State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In South Carolina, $93,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 28.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.4%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $93,680
- p25
- $67,390
- p75
- $128,050
- p10
- $57,910
- p90
- $143,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.