State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: New Mexico vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in New Mexico earn a median of $145,550. In Washington, $130,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.2% — not 11.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.3%
New Mexico vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+29.2%
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
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.