State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Tennessee, $81,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 88.5% — not 125.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+125.4%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+88.5%
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
Tennessee
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $81,800
- p25
- $63,930
- p75
- $103,390
- p10
- $55,780
- p90
- $139,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.