Emergency Management Directors Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Emergency Management Directors positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$86,130
National average
Salary Range
$51,260 – $160,420
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Emergency Management Directors Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $185,810 | $116,930 | $191,880 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $156,950 | $102,190 | $223,300 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $153,910 | $68,420 | $191,880 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $139,630 | $104,670 | $191,880 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $138,970 | $90,380 | $165,500 |
| Washington | $129,110 | $88,410 | $177,850 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $128,860 | $89,720 | $196,020 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $127,200 | $86,160 | $170,130 |
| California | $126,210 | $84,760 | $196,750 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $125,530 | $68,120 | $192,830 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $122,040 | $88,550 | $131,880 |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $119,070 | $64,470 | $161,910 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $117,530 | $54,140 | $168,650 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $117,160 | $77,730 | $163,280 |
| Massachusetts | $115,200 | $71,870 | $192,820 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $112,190 | $92,950 | $175,780 |
| New Mexico | $111,980 | $69,580 | $189,110 |
| Colorado | $109,710 | $77,400 | $169,280 |
| New Jersey | $108,780 | $63,840 | $169,140 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $107,250 | $72,020 | $169,910 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $106,870 | $83,710 | $153,490 |
| Oregon | $106,870 | $66,830 | $136,990 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $105,600 | $79,450 | $159,780 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $104,730 | $51,580 | $127,330 |
| Maryland | $104,270 | $66,530 | $161,460 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $103,710 | $65,740 | $144,530 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $103,630 | $61,650 | $176,400 |
| Connecticut | $103,390 | $66,780 | $174,210 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $101,950 | $71,030 | $168,750 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $101,870 | $59,250 | $155,720 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $101,870 | $62,510 | $168,710 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $100,740 | $81,020 | $145,230 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $100,450 | $57,360 | $136,300 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $99,930 | $64,440 | $144,230 |
| Minnesota | $99,600 | $64,040 | $152,370 |
| Alaska | $98,420 | $58,880 | $211,730 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $98,240 | $48,740 | $182,250 |
| Toledo, OH | $98,160 | $46,020 | $124,170 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $97,750 | $49,850 | $161,980 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $96,930 | $74,340 | $158,720 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $96,910 | $65,010 | $168,990 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $96,650 | $65,290 | $186,110 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $96,510 | $67,720 | $156,700 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $96,130 | $60,680 | $131,730 |
| Florida | $95,360 | $52,060 | $159,780 |
| Louisiana | $93,970 | $64,440 | $130,590 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $93,840 | $66,890 | $125,930 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $93,510 | $62,690 | $129,430 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $92,010 | $68,960 | $144,230 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $91,600 | $63,000 | $152,640 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $90,820 | $62,500 | $170,890 |
| Texas | $90,650 | $57,080 | $162,570 |
| Columbus, OH | $90,570 | $57,910 | $134,170 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $90,240 | $60,300 | $160,930 |
| New York | $90,130 | $64,060 | $185,740 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $89,680 | $56,760 | $171,790 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $89,290 | $55,800 | $132,160 |
| Rhode Island | $88,960 | $66,890 | $125,930 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $88,760 | $50,690 | $170,310 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $86,980 | $65,400 | $125,430 |
| Nebraska | $86,580 | $58,110 | $159,460 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $86,090 | $55,070 | $119,930 |
| Virginia | $85,690 | $60,630 | $168,720 |
| Ohio | $85,580 | $47,110 | $132,000 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $85,530 | $51,840 | $140,230 |
| North Carolina | $85,490 | $61,320 | $125,430 |
| Idaho | $85,280 | $73,800 | $131,880 |
| Richmond, VA | $84,920 | $60,630 | $122,820 |
| Birmingham, AL | $83,680 | $46,950 | $206,740 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $83,320 | $48,980 | $120,840 |
| Anchorage, AK | $83,280 | $58,880 | $211,730 |
| South Carolina | $82,780 | $55,540 | $131,080 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $82,570 | $56,450 | $130,380 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $82,570 | $50,640 | $137,000 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $82,300 | $51,830 | $154,600 |
| Nevada | $82,140 | $53,610 | $181,410 |
| Rochester, NY | $82,040 | $60,620 | $160,770 |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $81,900 | $59,170 | $114,640 |
| Maine | $81,450 | $51,050 | $124,950 |
| North Dakota | $81,280 | $60,720 | $107,280 |
| Vermont | $80,850 | $52,080 | $97,820 |
| Illinois | $80,590 | $49,880 | $168,350 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $80,370 | $58,240 | $161,220 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $80,250 | $60,110 | $123,940 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $80,240 | $50,670 | $145,050 |
| Utah | $79,750 | $58,550 | $123,940 |
| Arizona | $79,740 | $56,450 | $128,490 |
| Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $79,660 | $64,650 | $114,540 |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $79,540 | $54,370 | $106,370 |
| Knoxville, TN | $79,290 | $49,670 | $149,650 |
| Wisconsin | $79,150 | $52,490 | $108,850 |
| Tennessee | $78,720 | $49,670 | $140,850 |
| Pennsylvania | $78,190 | $50,590 | $125,740 |
| Michigan | $78,160 | $45,430 | $126,010 |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $77,720 | $52,490 | $98,240 |
| Kentucky | $77,230 | $43,200 | $122,590 |
| Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $77,060 | $51,200 | $108,850 |
| Cleveland, OH | $76,710 | $46,500 | $109,820 |
| Georgia | $75,280 | $45,570 | $135,110 |
| Missouri | $74,560 | $40,660 | $140,000 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $74,220 | $57,000 | $116,850 |
| New Hampshire | $72,630 | $49,680 | $114,130 |
| Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $71,980 | $34,780 | $156,870 |
| Montana | $71,360 | $49,380 | $113,100 |
| Montgomery, AL | $71,070 | $38,230 | $119,810 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $70,550 | $57,620 | $133,740 |
| Tulsa, OK | $69,150 | $40,320 | $109,620 |
| South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $67,960 | $41,800 | $93,680 |
| North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $67,610 | $40,300 | $107,950 |
| Columbia, SC | $66,770 | $55,350 | $124,560 |
| Wyoming | $66,340 | $50,390 | $116,570 |
| West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $66,330 | $46,590 | $85,580 |
| South Dakota | $65,710 | $46,730 | $98,800 |
| Iowa | $65,640 | $45,120 | $95,850 |
| Alabama | $65,570 | $39,300 | $136,830 |
| Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $64,010 | $44,190 | $95,470 |
| Indiana | $63,540 | $50,930 | $82,380 |
| Kansas | $62,830 | $32,830 | $110,070 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $62,480 | $46,000 | $101,920 |
| West Virginia | $61,780 | $46,500 | $91,870 |
| Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $60,000 | $24,680 | $98,450 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $59,990 | $45,250 | $143,070 |
| Oklahoma | $59,990 | $39,500 | $109,620 |
| North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $59,990 | $48,860 | $80,160 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $57,340 | $36,080 | $80,450 |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $56,350 | $56,350 | $70,690 |
| West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $55,940 | $48,430 | $65,420 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $55,520 | $32,720 | $87,360 |
| Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $55,120 | $36,750 | $102,230 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $54,000 | $46,980 | $74,380 |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $53,500 | $36,690 | $78,120 |
| Arkansas | $49,000 | $33,910 | $80,450 |
| Mississippi | $47,850 | $38,370 | $83,220 |
| Jackson, MS | $43,180 | $38,370 | $59,740 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Emergency Management Directors make?▾
The median annual salary for a Emergency Management Directors is $86,130, with a typical range of $51,260 – $160,420 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Emergency Management Directors?▾
Entry-level Emergency Management Directors positions typically start around $51,260 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Emergency Management Directorss earn the most?▾
Emergency Management Directorss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.
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