State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Iowa, $37,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.3% — not 73.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.2%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+38.3%
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
Iowa
Security Guards
- Median
- $37,080
- p25
- $34,480
- p75
- $45,590
- p10
- $30,350
- p90
- $59,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.