State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In North Dakota, $76,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.5% — not 41.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.4%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-29.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $76,640
- p25
- $65,220
- p75
- $94,960
- p10
- $62,120
- p90
- $107,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.