State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Vermont, $45,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.7% — not 41%.
Nominal pay gap
+41%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+25.7%
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
Vermont
Security Guards
- Median
- $45,550
- p25
- $38,560
- p75
- $61,730
- p10
- $36,040
- p90
- $72,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.