State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Utah vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Utah, $84,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.8% — not 35.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.1%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-29.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $84,860
- p25
- $66,000
- p75
- $98,220
- p10
- $60,950
- p90
- $124,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.