State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Massachusetts, $123,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 5.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.8%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $123,250
- p25
- $97,490
- p75
- $159,640
- p10
- $81,100
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.