State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Pennsylvania, $37,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.9% — not 73.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.3%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+53.9%
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
Pennsylvania
Security Guards
- Median
- $37,050
- p25
- $34,570
- p75
- $44,300
- p10
- $30,050
- p90
- $54,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.