State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Mississippi, $29,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 74.2% — not 120%.
Nominal pay gap
+120%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+74.2%
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
Mississippi
Security Guards
- Median
- $29,180
- p25
- $26,940
- p75
- $35,430
- p10
- $21,690
- p90
- $42,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.