State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In South Dakota, $37,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.3% — not 72.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.8%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+39.3%
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 Dakota
Security Guards
- Median
- $37,150
- p25
- $32,190
- p75
- $45,190
- p10
- $30,060
- p90
- $59,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.