State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In South Dakota, $67,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38% — not 48.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-48.6%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-38%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $67,180
- p25
- $51,270
- p75
- $81,590
- p10
- $48,640
- p90
- $97,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.