State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Missouri, $40,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.3% — not 59%.
Nominal pay gap
+59%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+31.3%
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
Missouri
Security Guards
- Median
- $40,390
- p25
- $36,040
- p75
- $48,020
- p10
- $31,040
- p90
- $68,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.