State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Minnesota, $43,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.8% — not 48%.
Nominal pay gap
+48%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+32.8%
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
Minnesota
Security Guards
- Median
- $43,380
- p25
- $37,020
- p75
- $46,110
- p10
- $33,760
- p90
- $65,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.