The highest-paying states for emergency management directors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of emergency management directors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $139,280, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for emergency management directors. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $112,990). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of emergency management directors in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $139,280 |
$66,340 | 210 |
| 2 | Washington | $112,990 |
$72,720 | 150 |
| 3 | California | $109,900 |
$71,750 | 760 |
| 4 | Maryland | $98,460 |
$62,930 | 150 |
| 5 | New York | $89,850 |
$56,850 | 640 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $88,920 |
$52,300 | 310 |
| 7 | Colorado | $87,450 |
$48,520 | 170 |
| 8 | Alaska | $85,510 |
$56,150 | 130 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $85,120 |
$27,340 | 160 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $84,670 |
$57,840 | 70 |
| 11 | Virginia | $83,870 |
$53,710 | 290 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $83,810 |
$48,180 | 80 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $83,680 |
$47,980 | 130 |
| 14 | Texas | $83,340 |
$47,460 | 680 |
| 15 | New Mexico | $83,330 |
$47,130 | 110 |
| 16 | Florida | $83,110 |
$44,880 | 400 |
| 17 | Idaho | $82,200 |
$39,180 | 100 |
| 18 | Nevada | $79,470 |
$42,900 | 30 |
| 19 | Oregon | $79,260 |
$48,350 | 110 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $78,590 |
$50,350 | 230 |
| 21 | Ohio | $74,730 |
$45,820 | 350 |
| 22 | Tennessee | $73,820 |
$38,760 | 140 |
| 23 | Louisiana | $72,370 |
$48,000 | 90 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $72,030 |
$49,360 | 160 |
| 25 | Arizona | $71,760 |
$43,670 | 160 |
| 26 | North Dakota | $68,860 |
$39,060 | 40 |
| 27 | North Carolina | $68,670 |
$48,490 | 210 |
| 28 | Vermont | $68,480 |
$44,370 | 50 |
| 29 | Michigan | $68,230 |
$41,260 | 160 |
| 30 | Alabama | $66,390 |
$35,510 | 220 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $65,570 |
$43,420 | 400 |
| 32 | Illinois | $63,370 |
$28,650 | 550 |
| 33 | Georgia | $63,200 |
$37,140 | 350 |
| 34 | West Virginia | $62,940 |
$32,240 | 50 |
| 35 | Utah | $60,960 |
$45,850 | 110 |
| 36 | Iowa | $59,930 |
$40,460 | 150 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $59,640 |
$41,770 | 240 |
| 38 | Missouri | $57,610 |
$19,200 | 150 |
| 39 | New Hampshire | $57,300 |
$41,730 | 70 |
| 40 | Wyoming | $57,070 |
$40,340 | 40 |
| 41 | Maine | $56,600 |
$42,750 | 80 |
| 42 | Montana | $52,550 |
$33,980 | 40 |
| 43 | Kansas | $51,860 |
$33,250 | 200 |
| 44 | Nebraska | $51,130 |
$28,670 | 130 |
| 45 | South Dakota | $50,160 |
$34,830 | 100 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $48,320 |
$29,980 | 230 |
| 47 | Indiana | $47,390 |
$34,260 | 260 |
| 48 | Kentucky | $40,630 |
$20,000 | 150 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $39,380 |
$35,410 | 140 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $38,390 |
$19,450 | 140 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $33,260 |
$21,740 | 130 |