State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In New Jersey, $120,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9% — not 7.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.5%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $120,990
- p25
- $96,180
- p75
- $124,090
- p10
- $80,770
- p90
- $164,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.