State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Washington, $130,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.2% — not 41%.
Nominal pay gap
+41%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+37.2%
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
Washington
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $130,780
- p25
- $108,740
- p75
- $158,160
- p10
- $94,020
- p90
- $184,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.