State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Arkansas, $35,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.5% — not 44.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-44.3%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-29.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Security Guards
- Median
- $35,770
- p25
- $29,750
- p75
- $41,210
- p10
- $28,870
- p90
- $57,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.