State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In South Dakota, $67,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 121.2% — not 174.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+174.4%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+121.2%
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 Dakota
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $67,180
- p25
- $51,270
- p75
- $81,590
- p10
- $48,640
- p90
- $97,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.