State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Oregon vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Oregon, $110,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 15.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.3%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $110,720
- p25
- $99,180
- p75
- $131,940
- p10
- $84,200
- p90
- $162,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.