DC Security Officer Minimum Wage
Security Officers working in DC office buildings are entitled to $24.75 in total hourly compensation!
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DC Security Officer Minimum Wage
Security Officers working in DC office buildings are entitled to $24.75 in total hourly compensation!
100% Confidential. We’re Not Paid Unless You Are.
Total Minimum Hourly Compensation for DC “Security Officers” who work in “Office Buildings”
Minimum Base Wage
Minimum Fringe Benefit
Minimum Total Pay
The Law Says…
In DC, there is a law that sets a higher minimum wage for “security officers” who work in “office buildings”!
The Enhanced Professional Security Amendment Act of 2008 created a special minimum wage for certain District of Columbia security guards. This wage is higher than the regular minimum wage. This wage is specifically described by D.C. code § 32–1003(h)
To qualify, you must be a “security officer.” According to DC Regulations, a “security officer” is any person privately employed to perform tasks such as:
- Preventing the theft, misappropriation, or concealment of goods
- Preventing damage to real or personal property
- Preventing assaults or disorders at meetings, events, or performances, or
- Preventing similar illegal occurrences.
To qualify, you must also work in an “office building.” According to DC Law, an “office building” is “any commercial property where the primary functions are the transaction of administrative, business, civic, or professional services.” Residential facilities, libraries, museums, and schools are not “office buildings.”
In summary…
If you (a) work in DC, (b) as a security guard, (c) in an office building, you may be entitled to a special minimum wage that is much higher than the normal DC minimum wage.
DC Security Officer Minimum Wage from 2019-2025
Since 2019, total compensation for security officers in Washington, DC, including both hourly wages and required fringe benefits, has risen by more than $3.50 an hour.
That means stronger paychecks, better benefits, and fairer treatment for the workers who keep DC’s office buildings safe. But only if they stand up for themselves and demand to be paid what the law requires!
| Period | Hourly Wage | Fringe Benefits | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 | $16.69 | $4.48 | $21.17 |
| July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 | $17.28 | $4.54 | $21.82 |
| July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 | $17.28 | $4.54 | $21.82 |
| July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 | $18.06 | $4.60 | $22.66 |
| July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 | $19.39 | $4.80 | $24.19 |
| July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 | $19.39 | $4.98 | $24.37 |
| July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 | $19.39 | $5.36 | $24.75 |
| From July 1, 2026 | $20.31 | $5.55 | $25.86 |
| Period | Hourly Wage | Fringe Benefits | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/01/2019 to 06/30/2020 | $16.69 | $4.48 | $21.17 |
| 07/01/2020 to 06/30/2021 | $17.28 | $4.54 | $21.82 |
| 07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022 | $17.28 | $4.54 | $21.82 |
| 07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023 | $18.06 | $4.60 | $22.66 |
| 07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024 | $19.39 | $4.80 | $24.19 |
| 07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025 | $19.39 | $4.98 | $24.37 |
| 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026 | $19.39 | $5.36 | $24.75 |
| From 07/01/2026 | $20.31 | $5.55 | $25.86 |
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DCWageLaw has been fighting for the rights of DC security guards for years.
We have filed more cases seeking minimum and overtime wages on behalf of “security officers” in the District of Columbia than any other firm, and we have had many victories along the way:
- Teferra v. United Am. Sec., LLC, 2023-CAB-005518 (D.C. Super. Ct. 2023)
- Gatling v. CSI Corp. of D.C., 2023-CAB-004356 (D.C. Super. Ct. 2023)
- Williams v. United Am. Sec., LLC, 1:23-cv-03830-ABJ (D.D.C. 2023)
- Rivas v. United Am. Sec., LLC, 1:23-cv-03748 (D.D.C. 2023)
- Chang v. United Am. Sec., LLC, 1:24-cv-02377 (D.D.C. 2024)
- Merritt v. United Am. Sec., LLC, 1:24-cv-03592 (D.D.C. 2024)
- Rivas v. United Am. Sec., LLC, 1:25-cv-00839 (D.D.C. 2025)
- Martinez v. United Am. Sec., LLC, 1:25-cv-01369 (D.D.C. 2025)
- Washington v. Universal Prot. Serv., LLC, 1:25-cv-01179 (D.D.C. 2025)
- Chang v. United Am. Sec., LLC, 1:25-cv-02696 (D.D.C. 2025)
- Chighali v. Alexander Sec. Consultants, LLC, 2025-CAB-005192 (D.C. Super. Ct. 2025)
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