State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Virginia, $43,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.4% — not 47.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.1%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+35.4%
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
Virginia
Security Guards
- Median
- $43,640
- p25
- $35,990
- p75
- $54,850
- p10
- $30,990
- p90
- $73,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.