State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Rhode Island, $87,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 95.7% — not 110.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+110.2%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+95.7%
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
Rhode Island
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $87,690
- p25
- $78,540
- p75
- $134,410
- p10
- $72,160
- p90
- $156,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.