State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Colorado, $45,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25% — not 29.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.7%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-25%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Security Guards
- Median
- $45,150
- p25
- $37,920
- p75
- $47,580
- p10
- $36,160
- p90
- $57,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.