State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Virginia, $99,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 69.8% — not 84.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+84.6%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+69.8%
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
Virginia
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $99,860
- p25
- $79,420
- p75
- $132,530
- p10
- $67,190
- p90
- $179,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.