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Emergency Management Director Salary Information in Georgia

The average annual salaries for emergency management directors in the state of Georgia are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of emergency management directors among Georgia cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Emergency Management Directors in Georgia (2019 Survey)

Percentile bracket	Average annual salary
10th Percentile Wage	$37,140
25th Percentile Wage	$47,450
50th Percentile Wage	$63,200
75th Percentile Wage	$82,840
90th Percentile Wage	$124,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency management directors in Georgia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $37,140.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency management directors from 2012 to 2019.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	7-Year Growth
2019	$63,200	-0.60%	8.40%
2018	$63,580	-3.04%	-
2017	$65,510	0.26%	-
2016	$65,340	2.46%	-
2015	$63,730	5.59%	-
2014	$60,170	-3.31%	-
2013	$62,160	6.87%	-
2012	$57,890	-	-

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Emergency Management Directors in Georgia Cities (2019 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of emergency management directors in some Georgia cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of emergency management directors in state of Georgia ranges from $52,850 to $73,420. The highest paying area for emergency management directors in Georgia is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta with a median annual salary of $73,420. The second highest paying city/area in Georgia State is North Georgia nonmetropolitan area (mean annual salary $60,030). The lowest paying area is South Georgia nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $52,850.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta	$73,420
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$60,030
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$58,820
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$52,850

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