State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Nebraska, $39,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.1% — not 61.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.2%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+32.1%
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
Nebraska
Security Guards
- Median
- $39,840
- p25
- $37,150
- p75
- $47,400
- p10
- $34,020
- p90
- $70,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.