State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Alaska vs New York
Security Guards in Alaska earn a median of $47,480. In New York, $44,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.1% — not 7.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.3%
Alaska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+13.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Security Guards
- Median
- $47,480
- p25
- $44,370
- p75
- $60,400
- p10
- $36,520
- p90
- $76,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
New York
Security Guards
- Median
- $44,240
- p25
- $37,210
- p75
- $51,850
- p10
- $35,650
- p90
- $60,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.