State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In West Virginia, $28,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 81.6% — not 123%.
Nominal pay gap
+123%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+81.6%
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
West Virginia
Security Guards
- Median
- $28,800
- p25
- $20,800
- p75
- $35,990
- p10
- $20,800
- p90
- $47,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.