State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Wisconsin, $37,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.8% — not 71.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.5%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+46.8%
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
Wisconsin
Security Guards
- Median
- $37,440
- p25
- $35,030
- p75
- $46,210
- p10
- $30,410
- p90
- $54,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.