State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Massachusetts, $123,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44% — not 49.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.6%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+44%
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
Massachusetts
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $123,250
- p25
- $97,490
- p75
- $159,640
- p10
- $81,100
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.