State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Utah, $84,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 95.5% — not 117.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+117.2%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+95.5%
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
Utah
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $84,860
- p25
- $66,000
- p75
- $98,220
- p10
- $60,950
- p90
- $124,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.