State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Idaho, $99,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.6% — not 84.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+84.9%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+60.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Idaho
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $99,720
- p25
- $85,230
- p75
- $126,940
- p10
- $77,310
- p90
- $137,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.