State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Arizona, $38,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.9% — not 40.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.4%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-34.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Security Guards
- Median
- $38,290
- p25
- $35,670
- p75
- $44,010
- p10
- $31,910
- p90
- $52,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
District of Columbia
Security Guards
- Median
- $64,210
- p25
- $45,510
- p75
- $74,200
- p10
- $36,600
- p90
- $78,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.