State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Kansas, $68,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 122.3% — not 171.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+171.1%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+122.3%
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
Kansas
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $68,000
- p25
- $58,720
- p75
- $90,870
- p10
- $48,970
- p90
- $113,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.