State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Louisiana, $96,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.4% — not 26.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.2%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $96,550
- p25
- $72,110
- p75
- $118,500
- p10
- $58,900
- p90
- $144,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.