State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Illinois, $83,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 100.1% — not 119.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+119.9%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+100.1%
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
Illinois
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $83,820
- p25
- $61,910
- p75
- $125,530
- p10
- $44,110
- p90
- $164,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.