State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In New Mexico, $43,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.4% — not 48.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.2%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+24.4%
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
New Mexico
Security Guards
- Median
- $43,320
- p25
- $35,570
- p75
- $53,530
- p10
- $30,220
- p90
- $64,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.