State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: California vs District of Columbia
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In California, $129,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30% — not 29.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.5%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-30%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $129,910
- p25
- $105,320
- p75
- $163,130
- p10
- $90,130
- p90
- $199,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.