Emergency Management Directors Salary in the US
A emergency management directors earns a national median of $93,330 a year (mean $102,420) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #170 of 825.
How much does a emergency management directors earn in the US?
A emergency management directors in the United States earns a median of $93,330 a year (mean $102,420), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 83% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 13,500 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-9161), ranked #170 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$93,330
per year
Mean
$102,420
per year
Employment
13,500
US workers
National rank
#170
of 825 by median
What a emergency management directors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a emergency management directors (SOC 11-9161) earns a median annual wage of $93,330 and a mean (average) of $102,420. The median is the midpoint — half of emergency management directors earn more and half earn less — and is 83% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a emergency management directors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for emergency management directors is $93,330, and the mean (average) is $102,420. The median is the midpoint — half of emergency management directors earn more and half earn less.
- How does emergency management directors pay compare to the US average?
- At $93,330, a emergency management directors earns 83% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many emergency management directors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 13,500 emergency management directors employed nationally (SOC 11-9161), across all industries.
- Where does this emergency management directors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 11-9161. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 11-9161 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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