State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Maryland vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Maryland, $107,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 18%.
Nominal pay gap
-18%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $107,200
- p25
- $85,890
- p75
- $146,810
- p10
- $68,600
- p90
- $176,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.