State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Emergency Management Directors in District of Columbia earn a median of $184,350. In Wisconsin, $77,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 104.3% — not 138.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+138.6%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+104.3%
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
Wisconsin
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $77,260
- p25
- $64,340
- p75
- $95,750
- p10
- $50,270
- p90
- $114,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.