State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: California vs District of Columbia
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In California, $43,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.1% — not 32.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.7%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-33.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Security Guards
- Median
- $43,240
- p25
- $37,180
- p75
- $46,760
- p10
- $36,010
- p90
- $57,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.