State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Colorado, $129,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25% — not 29.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.7%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-25%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $129,660
- p25
- $103,630
- p75
- $136,930
- p10
- $88,200
- p90
- $166,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.