State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Alaska, $101,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.7% — not 44.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-44.8%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-40.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $101,850
- p25
- $75,370
- p75
- $132,630
- p10
- $62,140
- p90
- $175,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
District of Columbia
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $184,350
- p25
- $141,710
- p75
- $195,190
- p10
- $89,990
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.