The annual salary statistics of emergency management directors in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of emergency management directors in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $44,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $163,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency management directors in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $163,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency management directors from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $71,920 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2012 | $71,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $71,920, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is the lowest paying city for emergency management directors in state of Washington, following city of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $115,290). Compared with the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of emergency management directors in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland |