State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Oregon
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Oregon, $45,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.8% — not 41.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.1%
District of Columbia vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+32.8%
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
Oregon
Security Guards
- Median
- $45,500
- p25
- $39,680
- p75
- $48,420
- p10
- $36,500
- p90
- $58,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.