State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Montana, $62,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 152.8% — not 193.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+193.7%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+152.8%
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
Montana
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $62,770
- p25
- $56,050
- p75
- $79,830
- p10
- $51,290
- p90
- $100,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.