State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Mississippi, $48,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 200% — not 278.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+278.9%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+200%
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
Mississippi
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $48,650
- p25
- $42,160
- p75
- $70,660
- p10
- $38,250
- p90
- $96,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.