State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Indiana, $36,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.4% — not 76%.
Nominal pay gap
+76%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+49.4%
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
Indiana
Security Guards
- Median
- $36,490
- p25
- $31,240
- p75
- $44,440
- p10
- $29,850
- p90
- $59,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.