State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Pennsylvania, $81,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 100.8% — not 126.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+126.1%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+100.8%
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
Pennsylvania
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $81,550
- p25
- $62,350
- p75
- $103,220
- p10
- $54,800
- p90
- $135,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.