State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: California vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In California, $129,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4% — not 0.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-0.7%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4%
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
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.