Emergency Management Directors Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 157 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Emergency Management Directors

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
District of Columbia $185,810 130
San Jose, CA $173,540 50
San Francisco, CA $156,950 150
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $153,910 300
Seattle, WA $139,630 130
San Diego, CA $138,970 50

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $109,450 50
      Alaska $98,420 100
      Anchorage, AK $83,280 70
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $83,680 50
      Montgomery, AL $71,070 30
      Alabama $65,570 230
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $57,340 40
      Arkansas $49,000 150
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $82,570 100
      Arizona $79,740 150
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $173,540 50
      San Francisco, CA $156,950 150
      San Diego, CA $138,970 50
      Los Angeles, CA $128,860 310
      Riverside, CA $127,200 70
      California $126,210 1,080
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $119,990 30
      Sacramento, CA $100,740 260
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $112,190 90
      Colorado $109,710 160
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $103,390 160
      Hartford, CT $101,950 100
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $153,910 300
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Miami, FL $117,530 170
      Tallahassee, FL $110,550 30
      Jacksonville, FL $105,600 40
      Cape Coral, FL $104,730 40
      North Port, FL $100,150 30
      Florida $95,360 620
      Orlando, FL $89,680 60
      Tampa, FL $82,300 80
      North Florida $59,990 30
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $98,240 180
      Georgia $75,280 480
      South Georgia $67,960 40
      North Georgia $67,610 40
      Middle Georgia $60,000 30
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $71,000 60
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $65,640 120
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho Falls, ID $122,040 30
      Idaho $85,280 120
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $103,630 240
      Illinois $80,590 460
      West Central Illinois $62,480 30
      East Central Illinois $56,350 —
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $63,540 400
      Northern Indiana $62,980 30
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $62,830 190
      Kansas $55,520 110
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $78,050 40
      Kentucky $77,230 150
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $99,930 50
      Baton Rouge, LA $96,510 40
      Louisiana $93,970 190
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Worcester, MA $133,690 30
      Boston, MA-NH $125,530 140
      Massachusetts $115,200 180
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $107,250 60
      Maryland $104,270 150
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $81,450 90
      Southwest Maine $79,540 40
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $92,010 60
      Michigan $78,160 230
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $53,500 30
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $117,160 120
      Minnesota $99,600 180
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $88,760 60
      St. Louis, MO-IL $80,370 60
      Missouri $74,560 200
      Jefferson City, MO $70,750 50
      North Missouri $37,440 —
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mississippi $47,850 240
      Jackson, MS $43,180 90
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $71,360 60
      East-Central Montana $56,050 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Raleigh, NC $100,450 80
      Durham, NC $96,930 30
      Charlotte, NC-SC $86,980 90
      North Carolina $85,490 460
      Western North Carolina $81,900 40
      Central North Carolina $79,660 40
      Eastern North Carolina $74,220 40
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Dakota $81,280 40
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Nebraska $119,070 50
      Omaha, NE-IA $103,710 40
      Nebraska $86,580 130
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $72,630 60
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $108,780 400
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $111,980 140
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $136,510 30
      Nevada $82,140 —
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Syracuse, NY $97,960 30
      Buffalo, NY $97,350 —
      New York, NY-NJ $96,650 580
      New York $90,130 750
      Central East New York $82,210 40
      Rochester, NY $82,040 40
      Albany, NY $80,240 100
      Capital/Northern New York $71,980 40
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Toledo, OH $98,160 30
      Columbus, OH $90,570 60
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $86,090 50
      Ohio $85,580 260
      Cleveland, OH $76,710 40
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $69,150 50
      Northeast Oklahoma $64,010 30
      Oklahoma $59,990 280
      Oklahoma City, OK $59,990 80
      Southeast Oklahoma $55,120 50
      Northwest Oklahoma $53,410 30
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oregon $106,870 110
      Portland, OR-WA $106,870 50
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $185,810 130
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $97,750 170
      Pittsburgh, PA $89,290 80
      Allentown, PA-NJ $85,530 30
      Pennsylvania $78,190 450
      Harrisburg, PA $70,550 90
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $60,580 30
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $93,840 40
      Rhode Island $88,960 30
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $96,130 40
      South Carolina $82,780 300
      Columbia, SC $66,770 90
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West South Dakota $66,330 50
      South Dakota $65,710 120
      East South Dakota $54,000 40
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $90,240 140
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $83,320 90
      Knoxville, TN $79,290 50
      Tennessee $78,720 410
      West Tennessee $55,940 40
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Beaumont, TX $101,870 50
      Houston, TX $101,870 260
      Austin, TX $96,910 100
      San Antonio, TX $91,600 80
      Dallas, TX $90,820 270
      Texas $90,650 1,070
      Corpus Christi, TX $82,570 30
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $80,250 100
      Utah $79,750 180
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $93,510 50
      Virginia $85,690 410
      Richmond, VA $84,920 100
      Southside Virginia $82,990 40
      Southwest Virginia $77,210 30
      West Virginia $61,780 110
      Northern West Virginia $57,420 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $80,850 40
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $139,630 130
      Washington $129,110 200
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $90,780 30
      Wisconsin $79,150 250
      Northeastern Wisconsin $77,720 40
      Western Wisconsin $77,060 40
      South Central Wisconsin $73,600 30
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $66,340 30