State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Louisiana, $32,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.8% — not 99.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+99.2%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+59.8%
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
Louisiana
Security Guards
- Median
- $32,240
- p25
- $29,430
- p75
- $38,310
- p10
- $23,660
- p90
- $49,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.