The annual salary statistics of emergency management directors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of emergency management directors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $69,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency management directors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency management directors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $104,190 | 7.12% | 16.89% |
| 2016 | $96,770 | 5.92% | - |
| 2015 | $91,040 | -0.22% | - |
| 2014 | $91,240 | 4.64% | - |
| 2013 | $87,010 | 0.48% | - |
| 2012 | $86,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $104,190, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for emergency management directors in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $115,290). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of emergency management directors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland |