State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Michigan vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Michigan, $87,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.3% — not 32.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.8%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-25.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $87,880
- p25
- $68,340
- p75
- $112,410
- p10
- $57,650
- p90
- $135,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.