State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Tennessee, $36,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.1% — not 78.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+78.4%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+49.1%
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
Tennessee
Security Guards
- Median
- $36,000
- p25
- $30,850
- p75
- $40,620
- p10
- $29,310
- p90
- $51,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.