State comparison · 2024
Emergency Management Directors salary: Alabama vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Alabama, $65,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.6% — not 49.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-49.9%
Alabama vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-39.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $65,570
- p25
- $47,360
- p75
- $91,260
- p10
- $39,300
- p90
- $136,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Washington
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $130,780
- p25
- $108,740
- p75
- $158,160
- p10
- $94,020
- p90
- $184,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. 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.