The annual salary statistics of emergency management directors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of emergency management directors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $49,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $142,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency management directors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $142,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,770.
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 | $90,100 | 3.10% | 20.93% |
| 2018 | $87,310 | 7.18% | - |
| 2017 | $81,040 | 8.44% | - |
| 2016 | $74,200 | 6.50% | - |
| 2015 | $69,380 | -6.24% | - |
| 2014 | $73,710 | 0.61% | - |
| 2013 | $73,260 | 2.76% | - |
| 2012 | $71,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $90,100, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for emergency management directors in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $92,250). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of emergency management directors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |