State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Maryland, $107,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 64.3% — not 72%.
Nominal pay gap
+72%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+64.3%
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
Maryland
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $107,200
- p25
- $85,890
- p75
- $146,810
- p10
- $68,600
- p90
- $176,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.