Emergency Management Directors — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 49 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$86,130

Highest

$185,810

District of Columbia

Lowest

$47,850

Mississippi

Total Employment

12,450

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	District of Columbia	$185,810	130	+115.7%
2	Washington	$129,110	200	+49.9%
3	California	$126,210	1,080	+46.5%
4	Massachusetts	$115,200	180	+33.8%
5	New Mexico	$111,980	140	+30.0%
6	Colorado	$109,710	160	+27.4%
7	New Jersey	$108,780	400	+26.3%
8	Oregon	$106,870	110	+24.1%
9	Maryland	$104,270	150	+21.1%
10	Connecticut	$103,390	160	+20.0%
11	Minnesota	$99,600	180	+15.6%
12	Alaska	$98,420	100	+14.3%
13	Florida	$95,360	620	+10.7%
14	Louisiana	$93,970	190	+9.1%
15	Texas	$90,650	1,070	+5.2%
16	New York	$90,130	750	+4.6%
17	Rhode Island	$88,960	30	+3.3%
18	Nebraska	$86,580	130	+0.5%
19	Virginia	$85,690	410	-0.5%
20	Ohio	$85,580	260	-0.6%
21	North Carolina	$85,490	460	-0.7%
22	Idaho	$85,280	120	-1.0%
23	South Carolina	$82,780	300	-3.9%
24	Nevada	$82,140	0	-4.6%
25	Maine	$81,450	90	-5.4%
26	North Dakota	$81,280	40	-5.6%
27	Vermont	$80,850	40	-6.1%
28	Illinois	$80,590	460	-6.4%
29	Utah	$79,750	180	-7.4%
30	Arizona	$79,740	150	-7.4%
31	Wisconsin	$79,150	250	-8.1%
32	Tennessee	$78,720	410	-8.6%
33	Pennsylvania	$78,190	450	-9.2%
34	Michigan	$78,160	230	-9.3%
35	Kentucky	$77,230	150	-10.3%
36	Georgia	$75,280	480	-12.6%
37	Missouri	$74,560	200	-13.4%
38	New Hampshire	$72,630	60	-15.7%
39	Montana	$71,360	60	-17.1%
40	Wyoming	$66,340	30	-23.0%
41	South Dakota	$65,710	120	-23.7%
42	Iowa	$65,640	120	-23.8%
43	Alabama	$65,570	230	-23.9%
44	Indiana	$63,540	400	-26.2%
45	Kansas	$62,830	190	-27.1%
46	West Virginia	$61,780	110	-28.3%
47	Oklahoma	$59,990	280	-30.3%
48	Arkansas	$49,000	150	-43.1%
49	Mississippi	$47,850	240	-44.4%