Emergency Management Directors salary
The median pay for emergency management directors in the United States is $93,330 a year. About 13,500 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $54,210
- 25th percentile
- $67,910
- Median percentile
- $93,330
- 75th percentile
- $126,490
- 90th percentile
- $166,430
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $184,350
- New Mexico $145,550
- Washington $130,780
- California $129,910
- Massachusetts $123,250
- New Jersey $120,990
- Connecticut $113,380
- Oregon $110,720
- Maryland $107,200
- Minnesota $106,880
- Nevada $105,570
- Alaska $101,850
- Virginia $99,860
- Idaho $99,720
- Florida $99,020
- Louisiana $96,550
- Ohio $94,690
- North Carolina $93,840
- South Carolina $93,680
- Texas $93,570
- New York $92,570
- Nebraska $89,740
- Michigan $87,880
- Rhode Island $87,690
- Utah $84,860
- Maine $84,050
- Illinois $83,820
- Georgia $83,200
- Arizona $81,970
- Tennessee $81,800
- Pennsylvania $81,550
- New Hampshire $77,420
- Wisconsin $77,260
- North Dakota $76,640
- Missouri $75,660
- Kentucky $74,730
- Hawaii $74,290
- Iowa $73,700
- Kansas $68,000
- South Dakota $67,180
- Wyoming $64,370
- Montana $62,770
- Oklahoma $60,990
- West Virginia $60,460
- Arkansas $50,180
- Mississippi $48,650
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $173,540
- Washington, DC $163,220
- San Francisco, CA $161,180
- Seattle, WA $155,320
- Las Vegas, NV $136,510
- Riverside, CA $136,270
- Jacksonville, FL $135,910
- Worcester, MA $133,690
- Los Angeles, CA $130,020
- Miami, FL $130,020
- Boston, MA $126,570
- Portland, OR $119,870
- Beaumont, TX $118,370
- San Diego, CA $117,070
- Minneapolis, MN $111,950
- Hartford, CT $111,350
- Tallahassee, FL $110,550
- Detroit, MI $109,140
- Houston, TX $109,140
- Sacramento, CA $107,430
- Baton Rouge, LA $106,220
- Baltimore, MD $105,230
- Omaha, NE $104,880
- Raleigh, NC $104,620
- Atlanta, GA $103,830
- New Orleans, LA $103,810
- Philadelphia, PA $103,120
- Charlotte, NC $101,300
- Chicago, IL $101,130
- New York, NY $100,980
- Austin, TX $100,920
- Durham, NC $100,830
- North Port, FL $100,150
- Tampa, FL $98,830
- Virginia Beach, VA $97,990
- Syracuse, NY $97,960
- Providence, RI $97,610
- Dallas, TX $96,650
- Charleston, SC $94,330
- Kansas City, MO $93,260
- Nashville, TN $93,260
- Orlando, FL $93,190
- Richmond, VA $92,940
- Milwaukee, WI $90,780
- Pittsburgh, PA $90,170
- San Antonio, TX $89,200
- Anchorage, AK $88,970
- Allentown, PA $88,890
- Birmingham, AL $88,510
- Cincinnati, OH $88,040
- Memphis, TN $86,670
- Phoenix, AZ $85,760
- Knoxville, TN $85,480
- Rochester, NY $85,220
- St. Louis, MO $83,390
- Albany, NY $82,640
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $78,050
- Harrisburg, PA $76,940
- Oklahoma City, OK $71,330
- Columbia, SC $71,110
- Urban Honolulu, HI $71,000
- Jefferson City, MO $70,750
- Tulsa, OK $65,460
- Little Rock, AR $56,890
- Jackson, MS $42,970