State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Arizona vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Arizona, $81,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.4% — not 37.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.3%
Arizona vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-33.4%
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
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 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.