Medical and Health Services Managers
Median $123,860
Occupation · SOC 11-9161
Emergency Management Directors: pay and where the jobs are
What emergency management directors earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$93,330 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $102,420
- Median hourly wage
- $44.87
- Mean hourly wage
- $49.24
- Employment
- 13,500
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 11-9161.
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How much do emergency management directors make?
The median annual wage for emergency management directors was $93,330 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $54,210 and the highest-paid 10% more than $166,430. As an hourly rate, the median is $44.87. About 13,500 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in District of Columbia ($184,350), New Mexico ($145,550) and Washington ($130,780). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in New Mexico.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for emergency management directors looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $54,210 | $26.06 | $4,518 | $3,811 |
| 25th percentile | $67,910 | $32.65 | $5,659 | $4,717 |
| Median | $93,330 | $44.87 | $7,778 | $6,207 |
| 75th percentile | $126,490 | $60.81 | $10,541 | $8,143 |
| 90th percentile | $166,430 | $80.02 | $13,869 | $10,418 |
Emergency Management Directors: pay by state
47 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$113,812 take-home in national prices
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$113,346 take-home in national prices
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$92,363 take-home in national prices
Where a median emergency management director paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 150 | $184,350 | $89,990 | $195,190 | $124,568 | $113,346 |
| New Mexico | 170 | $145,550 | $72,480 | $202,090 | $104,948 | $113,812 |
| Washington | 180 | $130,780 | $94,020 | $184,740 | $98,840 | $92,363 |
| California | 1,170 | $129,910 | $90,130 | $199,020 | $90,534 | $81,768 |
| Colorado | Not published | $129,660 | $88,200 | $166,810 | $94,321 | $91,528 |
| Massachusetts | 220 | $123,250 | $81,100 | $195,190 | $88,998 | $84,153 |
| New Jersey | 490 | $120,990 | $80,770 | $164,110 | $87,731 | $80,631 |
| Connecticut | 180 | $113,380 | $74,880 | $174,880 | $82,473 | $79,600 |
| Oregon | 120 | $110,720 | $84,200 | $162,380 | $77,708 | $75,182 |
| Maryland | 150 | $107,200 | $68,600 | $176,480 | $79,438 | $75,685 |
| Minnesota | 190 | $106,880 | $73,880 | $163,960 | $77,805 | $78,893 |
| Nevada | 60 | $105,570 | $69,360 | $206,420 | $83,098 | $83,116 |
| Alaska | 120 | $101,850 | $62,140 | $175,270 | $80,210 | $78,362 |
| Virginia | 450 | $99,860 | $67,190 | $179,140 | $74,154 | $73,344 |
| Idaho | 80 | $99,720 | $77,310 | $137,000 | $74,806 | $78,336 |
| Florida | 720 | $99,020 | $55,230 | $164,260 | $78,491 | $75,899 |
| Louisiana | 180 | $96,550 | $58,900 | $144,000 | $74,243 | $84,169 |
| Ohio | 250 | $94,690 | $54,090 | $193,060 | $73,277 | $78,984 |
| North Carolina | 420 | $93,840 | $66,800 | $129,980 | $71,611 | $75,919 |
| South Carolina | 330 | $93,680 | $57,910 | $143,460 | $70,838 | $75,561 |
| Texas | 1,210 | $93,570 | $58,320 | $163,820 | $74,656 | $76,920 |
| New York | 790 | $92,570 | $67,120 | $188,910 | $69,101 | $64,029 |
| Nebraska | 120 | $89,740 | $58,650 | $138,610 | $68,758 | $76,311 |
| Michigan | 220 | $87,880 | $57,650 | $135,810 | $67,169 | $69,810 |
| Rhode Island | 30 | $87,690 | $72,160 | $156,310 | $66,884 | $65,393 |
| Utah | 170 | $84,860 | $60,950 | $124,870 | $64,852 | $65,598 |
| Maine | 80 | $84,050 | $57,590 | $124,970 | $63,543 | $65,475 |
| Illinois | 450 | $83,820 | $44,110 | $164,100 | $63,793 | $63,820 |
| Georgia | 430 | $83,200 | $50,110 | $152,120 | $63,958 | $66,420 |
| Arizona | 160 | $81,970 | $60,280 | $145,990 | $64,840 | $64,404 |
| Tennessee | 370 | $81,800 | $55,780 | $139,420 | $66,376 | $72,250 |
| Pennsylvania | 520 | $81,550 | $54,800 | $135,870 | $63,640 | $65,223 |
| New Hampshire | 50 | $77,420 | $57,470 | $117,560 | $63,295 | $60,764 |
| Wisconsin | 240 | $77,260 | $50,270 | $114,940 | $60,105 | $63,877 |
| North Dakota | 80 | $76,640 | $62,120 | $107,440 | $62,511 | $70,269 |
| Missouri | 310 | $75,660 | $37,440 | $148,870 | $59,438 | $65,448 |
| Kentucky | 150 | $74,730 | $39,710 | $109,210 | $58,905 | $65,334 |
| Hawaii | 90 | $74,290 | $61,620 | $142,820 | $56,879 | $51,731 |
| Iowa | 130 | $73,700 | $45,450 | $109,790 | $58,529 | $66,691 |
| Kansas | 140 | $68,000 | $48,970 | $113,500 | $53,673 | $59,592 |
| South Dakota | 120 | $67,180 | $48,640 | $97,850 | $56,091 | $63,318 |
| Wyoming | 50 | $64,370 | $49,920 | $108,610 | $53,901 | $58,152 |
| Montana | 90 | $62,770 | $51,290 | $100,640 | $50,422 | $53,275 |
| Oklahoma | 310 | $60,990 | $39,580 | $106,130 | $48,986 | $55,766 |
| West Virginia | 120 | $60,460 | $36,630 | $97,160 | $48,874 | $54,610 |
| Arkansas | 160 | $50,180 | $35,280 | $82,240 | $41,131 | $47,311 |
| Mississippi | 230 | $48,650 | $38,250 | $96,680 | $40,056 | $46,067 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 11-9161. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.