State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Nebraska, $89,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68.4% — not 105.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+105.4%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+68.4%
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
Nebraska
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $89,740
- p25
- $64,610
- p75
- $121,880
- p10
- $58,650
- p90
- $138,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.