State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Virginia vs Washington
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Virginia, $99,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.2% — not 23.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.6%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $99,860
- p25
- $79,420
- p75
- $132,530
- p10
- $67,190
- p90
- $179,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.