The salary statistics of emergency management directors in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare emergency management director salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency management directors in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) emergency management directors is $127,620. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $67,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid emergency management directors is $37,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency management directors in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $67,330 | 2.79% | 20.02% |
| 2017 | $65,450 | 1.83% | - |
| 2016 | $64,250 | 6.43% | - |
| 2015 | $60,120 | 4.57% | - |
| 2014 | $57,370 | 2.95% | - |
| 2013 | $55,680 | 3.29% | - |
| 2012 | $53,850 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].