State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Georgia vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Georgia, $83,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.3% — not 36.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.4%
Georgia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-29.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $83,200
- p25
- $63,840
- p75
- $110,190
- p10
- $50,110
- p90
- $152,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.