State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In South Carolina, $93,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.8% — not 96.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+96.8%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+67.8%
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
South Carolina
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $93,680
- p25
- $67,390
- p75
- $128,050
- p10
- $57,910
- p90
- $143,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.