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
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$51,260
25th Percentile
$64,470
Median
$86,130
75th Percentile
$119,690
90th Percentile
$160,420
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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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
Highest Paying Metros
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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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