State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In North Dakota, $76,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 94.8% — not 140.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+140.5%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+94.8%
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
North Dakota
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $76,640
- p25
- $65,220
- p75
- $94,960
- p10
- $62,120
- p90
- $107,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.