State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In North Carolina, $93,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.6% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.2%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $93,840
- p25
- $78,010
- p75
- $118,920
- p10
- $66,800
- p90
- $129,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.