State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Illinois vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Illinois, $83,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.4% — not 35.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.9%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-31.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $83,820
- p25
- $61,910
- p75
- $125,530
- p10
- $44,110
- p90
- $164,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.