The salary statistics of emergency management directors are shown in Table 1. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of emergency management directors within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The emergency management directors annual salary statistics are from 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 | $40,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency management directors. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) emergency management directors is $141,230. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $74,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $40,430. Notice that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 249% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.
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 | $74,590 | 0.23% | 19.87% |
| 2018 | $74,420 | 2.23% | - |
| 2017 | $72,760 | 3.11% | - |
| 2016 | $70,500 | 4.50% | - |
| 2015 | $67,330 | 4.41% | - |
| 2014 | $64,360 | 2.45% | - |
| 2013 | $62,780 | 4.79% | - |
| 2012 | $59,770 | - | - |
The average salaries of emergency management directors in 13 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for emergency management directors occupations is the other services (except federal, state, and local government) sector with an annual salary $121,780. The lowest paying sector is the federal, state, and local government sector (annual salary $67,360).
From the above tables we note that not only emergency management directors salaries vary considerably based on one's education and experience, and the industry sectors, they also change considerably from state to state. In the following table we compare the median salary of emergency management directors in all 50 states of the United States. We note that the median annual salaries range from $33,260 to $139,280. The highest paying state for emergency management directors is District of Columbia with a median annual salary of $139,280. The lowest paying state is Puerto Rico with a median annual salary of $33,260. For more salary information of emergency management directors profession in a specific state, use the links in the table.