State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Florida vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Florida, $99,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.6% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.3%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $99,020
- p25
- $72,060
- p75
- $137,820
- p10
- $55,230
- p90
- $164,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.