State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Idaho, $38,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.7% — not 67.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.7%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+45.7%
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
Idaho
Security Guards
- Median
- $38,300
- p25
- $34,430
- p75
- $45,930
- p10
- $32,030
- p90
- $78,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.