State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Florida
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Florida, $35,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68.3% — not 78.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+78.9%
District of Columbia vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+68.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Florida
Security Guards
- Median
- $35,900
- p25
- $32,340
- p75
- $39,510
- p10
- $29,470
- p90
- $46,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.