State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Nevada
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Nevada, $37,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.6% — not 72.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.1%
District of Columbia vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+56.6%
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
Nevada
Security Guards
- Median
- $37,310
- p25
- $34,610
- p75
- $44,600
- p10
- $29,140
- p90
- $48,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.