11 Series · SOC 11-9161

Emergency Management Directors

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$86,130

per year

Median Hourly

$41.41/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$97,700

average

Employment

12,570

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$51,260$64,470$86,130$119,690$160,420
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$24.64$30.99$41.41$57.54$77.12
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$51,260

25th Percentile

$64,470

Median

$86,130

75th Percentile

$119,690

90th Percentile

$160,420

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 District of Columbia $185,810 +116% above national
2 Washington $129,110 +50% above national
3 California $126,210 +47% above national
4 Massachusetts $115,200 +34% above national
5 New Mexico $111,980 +30% above national
6 Colorado $109,710 +27% above national
7 New Jersey $108,780 +26% above national
8 Oregon $106,870 +24% above national
9 Maryland $104,270 +21% above national
10 Connecticut $103,390 +20% above national
11 Minnesota $99,600 +16% above national
12 Alaska $98,420 +14% above national
13 Florida $95,360 +11% above national
14 Louisiana $93,970 +9% above national
15 Texas $90,650 +5% above national
16 New York $90,130 +5% above national
17 Rhode Island $88,960 +3% above national
18 Nebraska $86,580 +1% above national
19 Virginia $85,690 1% below national
20 Ohio $85,580 1% below national
21 North Carolina $85,490 1% below national
22 Idaho $85,280 1% below national
23 South Carolina $82,780 4% below national
24 Nevada $82,140 5% below national
25 Maine $81,450 5% below national
26 North Dakota $81,280 6% below national
27 Vermont $80,850 6% below national
28 Illinois $80,590 6% below national
29 Utah $79,750 7% below national
30 Arizona $79,740 7% below national
31 Wisconsin $79,150 8% below national
32 Tennessee $78,720 9% below national
33 Pennsylvania $78,190 9% below national
34 Michigan $78,160 9% below national
35 Kentucky $77,230 10% below national
36 Georgia $75,280 13% below national
37 Missouri $74,560 13% below national
38 New Hampshire $72,630 16% below national
39 Montana $71,360 17% below national
40 Wyoming $66,340 23% below national
41 South Dakota $65,710 24% below national
42 Iowa $65,640 24% below national
43 Alabama $65,570 24% below national
44 Indiana $63,540 26% below national
45 Kansas $62,830 27% below national
46 West Virginia $61,780 28% below national
47 Oklahoma $59,990 30% below national
48 Arkansas $49,000 43% below national
49 Mississippi $47,850 44% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $156,950 +82% above national
2 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $153,910 +79% above national
3 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $139,630 +62% above national
4 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $138,970 +61% above national
5 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $128,860 +50% above national
6 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $127,200 +48% above national
7 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $125,530 +46% above national
8 Idaho Falls, ID $122,040 +42% above national
9 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $119,070 +38% above national
10 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $117,530 +36% above national
11 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $117,160 +36% above national
12 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $112,190 +30% above national
13 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $107,250 +25% above national
14 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $106,870 +24% above national
15 Jacksonville, FL $105,600 +23% above national
16 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $104,730 +22% above national
17 Omaha, NE-IA $103,710 +20% above national
18 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $103,630 +20% above national
19 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $101,950 +18% above national
20 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $101,870 +18% above national
21 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $101,870 +18% above national
22 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $100,740 +17% above national
23 Raleigh-Cary, NC $100,450 +17% above national
24 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $99,930 +16% above national
25 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $98,240 +14% above national
26 Toledo, OH $98,160 +14% above national
27 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $97,750 +13% above national
28 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $96,930 +13% above national
29 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $96,910 +13% above national
30 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $96,650 +12% above national
31 Baton Rouge, LA $96,510 +12% above national
32 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $96,130 +12% above national
33 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $93,840 +9% above national
34 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $93,510 +9% above national
35 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $92,010 +7% above national
36 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $91,600 +6% above national
37 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $90,820 +5% above national
38 Columbus, OH $90,570 +5% above national
39 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $90,240 +5% above national
40 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $89,680 +4% above national
41 Pittsburgh, PA $89,290 +4% above national
42 Kansas City, MO-KS $88,760 +3% above national
43 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $86,980 +1% above national
44 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $86,090 same as national
45 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $85,530 1% below national
46 Richmond, VA $84,920 1% below national
47 Birmingham, AL $83,680 3% below national
48 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $83,320 3% below national
49 Anchorage, AK $83,280 3% below national
50 Corpus Christi, TX $82,570 4% below national
51 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $82,570 4% below national
52 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $82,300 4% below national
53 Rochester, NY $82,040 5% below national
54 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,900 5% below national
55 St. Louis, MO-IL $80,370 7% below national
56 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $80,250 7% below national
57 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $80,240 7% below national
58 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $79,660 8% below national
59 Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $79,540 8% below national
60 Knoxville, TN $79,290 8% below national
61 Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $77,720 10% below national
62 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $77,060 11% below national
63 Cleveland, OH $76,710 11% below national
64 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $74,220 14% below national
65 Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $71,980 16% below national
66 Montgomery, AL $71,070 17% below national
67 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $70,550 18% below national
68 Tulsa, OK $69,150 20% below national
69 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,960 21% below national
70 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $67,610 22% below national
71 Columbia, SC $66,770 22% below national
72 West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,330 23% below national
73 Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $64,010 26% below national
74 West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,480 27% below national
75 Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,000 30% below national
76 Oklahoma City, OK $59,990 30% below national
77 North Florida nonmetropolitan area $59,990 30% below national
78 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $57,340 33% below national
79 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,350 35% below national
80 West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,940 35% below national
81 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $55,520 36% below national
82 Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,120 36% below national
83 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,000 37% below national
84 Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,500 38% below national
85 Jackson, MS $43,180 50% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.