State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Utah, $42,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.3% — not 50.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.4%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+35.3%
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
Utah
Security Guards
- Median
- $42,700
- p25
- $36,410
- p75
- $45,640
- p10
- $31,270
- p90
- $56,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.