State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In West Virginia, $60,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 148.3% — not 204.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+204.9%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+148.3%
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
West Virginia
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $60,460
- p25
- $49,990
- p75
- $75,690
- p10
- $36,630
- p90
- $97,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.