State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Massachusetts, $44,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.4% — not 43.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.7%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+38.4%
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
Massachusetts
Security Guards
- Median
- $44,670
- p25
- $37,720
- p75
- $45,760
- p10
- $34,830
- p90
- $55,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.