State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Maine, $39,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.1% — not 64.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.2%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+45.1%
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
Maine
Security Guards
- Median
- $39,100
- p25
- $34,760
- p75
- $45,360
- p10
- $31,470
- p90
- $51,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.