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Emergency Management Director Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of emergency management directors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of emergency management directors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Emergency Management Directors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$89,120
25th Percentile Wage
$106,070
50th Percentile Wage
$137,600
75th Percentile Wage
$163,270
90th Percentile Wage
$198,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency management directors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $198,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $137,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $89,120.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency management directors from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$137,600
2.63% 19.11%
2016
$133,980
2.72% -
2015
$130,330
13.34% -
2014
$112,950
5.19% -
2013
$107,090
-3.94% -
2012
$111,310
- -

Table 2. Compare Emergency Management Director Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $137,600, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the highest paying city for emergency management directors in state of California, followed by Oakland-Fremont-Hayward (median annual salary $127,100). In comparison, the median annual salary of emergency management directors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 7.6 percent (7.6%) higher than that in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$137,600
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$127,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$126,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$119,750
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$117,470
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$116,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$109,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$106,660
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$93,700
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$92,340
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$89,300