State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Texas
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Texas, $93,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 74.1% — not 97%.
Nominal pay gap
+97%
District of Columbia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+74.1%
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
Texas
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $93,570
- p25
- $69,920
- p75
- $130,620
- p10
- $58,320
- p90
- $163,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.