State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In South Carolina, $35,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 54.4% — not 81.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+81.1%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+54.4%
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
South Carolina
Security Guards
- Median
- $35,460
- p25
- $30,130
- p75
- $38,220
- p10
- $27,420
- p90
- $48,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.