State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Kentucky, $74,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 102.5% — not 146.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+146.7%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+102.5%
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
Kentucky
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $74,730
- p25
- $44,990
- p75
- $93,100
- p10
- $39,710
- p90
- $109,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.