State comparison · 2025
Emergency Management Directors salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn a median of $130,780. In Wisconsin, $77,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.9% — not 69.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.3%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+48.9%
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
Wisconsin
Emergency Management Directors
- Median
- $77,260
- p25
- $64,340
- p75
- $95,750
- p10
- $50,270
- p90
- $114,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.