State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: New Mexico vs South Dakota
Emergency Management Directors in New Mexico earn a median of $145,550. In South Dakota, $67,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 108.2% — not 116.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+116.7%
New Mexico vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+108.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $145,550
- p25
- $97,990
- p75
- $172,370
- p10
- $72,480
- p90
- $202,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
South Dakota
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $67,180
- p25
- $51,270
- p75
- $81,590
- p10
- $48,640
- p90
- $97,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.