State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Montana, $38,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.6% — not 66.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.9%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+43.6%
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
Montana
Security Guards
- Median
- $38,480
- p25
- $35,260
- p75
- $46,300
- p10
- $28,800
- p90
- $57,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.