State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In North Carolina, $93,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68.6% — not 96.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+96.5%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+68.6%
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
North Carolina
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $93,840
- p25
- $78,010
- p75
- $118,920
- p10
- $66,800
- p90
- $129,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.