State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Kentucky, $35,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.8% — not 81.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+81.3%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+48.8%
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
Kentucky
Security Guards
- Median
- $35,420
- p25
- $31,440
- p75
- $40,370
- p10
- $28,450
- p90
- $50,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.