State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: District of Columbia vs Wyoming
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Wyoming, $39,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.2% — not 63.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.8%
District of Columbia vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+38.2%
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
Wyoming
Security Guards
- Median
- $39,200
- p25
- $35,530
- p75
- $48,010
- p10
- $30,350
- p90
- $67,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.