State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Oklahoma, $60,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 141.5% — not 202.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+202.3%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+141.5%
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
Oklahoma
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $60,990
- p25
- $48,330
- p75
- $84,160
- p10
- $39,580
- p90
- $106,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.