State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In New York, $44,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.5% — not 45.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.1%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+42.5%
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 York
Security Guards
- Median
- $44,240
- p25
- $37,210
- p75
- $51,850
- p10
- $35,650
- p90
- $60,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.