State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Iowa, $73,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 99.8% — not 150.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+150.1%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+99.8%
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
Iowa
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $73,700
- p25
- $59,520
- p75
- $89,560
- p10
- $45,450
- p90
- $109,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.