State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In New Jersey, $120,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.8% — not 52.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.4%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+50.8%
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
New Jersey
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $120,990
- p25
- $96,180
- p75
- $124,090
- p10
- $80,770
- p90
- $164,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.