State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Montana vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Montana, $62,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.7% — not 52%.
Nominal pay gap
-52%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-45.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $62,770
- p25
- $56,050
- p75
- $79,830
- p10
- $51,290
- p90
- $100,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.