State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Michigan, $87,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 83.6% — not 109.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+109.8%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+83.6%
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
Michigan
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $87,880
- p25
- $68,340
- p75
- $112,410
- p10
- $57,650
- p90
- $135,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.