State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Louisiana, $96,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.2% — not 90.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+90.9%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+53.2%
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
Louisiana
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $96,550
- p25
- $72,110
- p75
- $118,500
- p10
- $58,900
- p90
- $144,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.