State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Arizona, $81,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.5% — not 55.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-55.5%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-51.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $81,970
- p25
- $66,040
- p75
- $102,820
- p10
- $60,280
- p90
- $145,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.