State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Ohio vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Ohio, $94,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 27.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.6%
Ohio vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $94,690
- p25
- $69,650
- p75
- $123,910
- p10
- $54,090
- p90
- $193,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.