State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Iowa vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Iowa, $73,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.3% — not 43.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.6%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-31.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $73,700
- p25
- $59,520
- p75
- $89,560
- p10
- $45,450
- p90
- $109,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.