State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In West Virginia, $60,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 80.9% — not 116.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+116.3%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+80.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $60,460
- p25
- $49,990
- p75
- $75,690
- p10
- $36,630
- p90
- $97,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.