The annual salary statistics of emergency management directors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of emergency management directors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $53,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $149,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency management directors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $149,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,020.
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 | $88,570 | -4.45% | 7.56% |
| 2018 | $92,510 | 0.67% | - |
| 2017 | $91,890 | 2.73% | - |
| 2016 | $89,380 | 5.77% | - |
| 2015 | $84,220 | 1.18% | - |
| 2014 | $83,230 | -3.47% | - |
| 2013 | $86,120 | 4.93% | - |
| 2012 | $81,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $88,570 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for emergency management directors in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of emergency management directors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 18.8 percent (18.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland |