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Emergency Management Directors Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 47 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median emergency management directors in the US earns $93,330 per year (13,500 employed). Gross pay is highest in Washington DC ($184,350) and lowest in Mississippi ($48,650) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Emergency Management Directors pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Emergency Management Directors in Washington DC $184,350 $124,568 $10,381 67.6% 150
Emergency Management Directors in New Mexico $145,550 $104,949 $8,746 72.1% 170
Emergency Management Directors in Washington $130,780 $100,654 $8,388 77% 180
Emergency Management Directors in California $129,910 $92,208 $7,684 71% 1,170
Emergency Management Directors in Colorado $129,660 $94,892 $7,908 73.2% —
Emergency Management Directors in Massachusetts $123,250 $89,565 $7,464 72.7% 220
Emergency Management Directors in New Jersey $120,990 $88,428 $7,369 73.1% 490
Emergency Management Directors in Connecticut $113,380 $83,932 $6,994 74% 180
Emergency Management Directors in Oregon $110,720 $77,863 $6,489 70.3% 120
Emergency Management Directors in Maryland $107,200 $79,515 $6,626 74.2% 150
Emergency Management Directors in Minnesota $106,880 $78,276 $6,523 73.2% 190
Emergency Management Directors in Nevada $105,570 $83,099 $6,925 78.7% 60
Emergency Management Directors in Alaska $101,850 $80,482 $6,707 79% 120
Emergency Management Directors in Virginia $99,860 $74,154 $6,179 74.3% 450
Emergency Management Directors in Idaho $99,720 $74,806 $6,234 75% 80
Emergency Management Directors in Florida $99,020 $78,491 $6,541 79.3% 720
Emergency Management Directors in Louisiana $96,550 $74,243 $6,187 76.9% 180
Emergency Management Directors in Ohio $94,690 $73,623 $6,135 77.8% 250
Emergency Management Directors in North Carolina $93,840 $71,611 $5,968 76.3% 420
Emergency Management Directors in South Carolina $93,680 $70,270 $5,856 75% 330
Emergency Management Directors in Texas $93,570 $74,657 $6,221 79.8% 1,210
Emergency Management Directors in New York $92,570 $69,532 $5,794 75.1% 790
Emergency Management Directors in Nebraska $89,740 $68,759 $5,730 76.6% 120
Emergency Management Directors in Michigan $87,880 $67,170 $5,597 76.4% 220
Emergency Management Directors in Rhode Island $87,690 $67,849 $5,654 77.4% 30
Emergency Management Directors in Utah $84,860 $64,710 $5,393 76.3% 170
Emergency Management Directors in Maine $84,050 $63,445 $5,287 75.5% 80
Emergency Management Directors in Illinois $83,820 $63,793 $5,316 76.1% 450
Emergency Management Directors in Georgia $83,200 $63,666 $5,306 76.5% 430
Emergency Management Directors in Arizona $81,970 $64,656 $5,388 78.9% 160
Emergency Management Directors in Tennessee $81,800 $66,376 $5,531 81.1% 370
Emergency Management Directors in Pennsylvania $81,550 $63,697 $5,308 78.1% 520
Emergency Management Directors in New Hampshire $77,420 $63,295 $5,275 81.8% 50
Emergency Management Directors in Wisconsin $77,260 $60,468 $5,039 78.3% 240
Emergency Management Directors in North Dakota $76,640 $62,511 $5,209 81.6% 80
Emergency Management Directors in Missouri $75,660 $59,438 $4,953 78.6% 310
Emergency Management Directors in Kentucky $74,730 $58,905 $4,909 78.8% 150
Emergency Management Directors in Hawaii $74,290 $56,977 $4,748 76.7% 90
Emergency Management Directors in Iowa $73,700 $58,529 $4,877 79.4% 130
Emergency Management Directors in Kansas $68,000 $53,673 $4,473 78.9% 140
Emergency Management Directors in South Dakota $67,180 $56,091 $4,674 83.5% 120
Emergency Management Directors in Wyoming $64,370 $53,901 $4,492 83.7% 50
Emergency Management Directors in Montana $62,770 $50,422 $4,202 80.3% 90
Emergency Management Directors in Oklahoma $60,990 $48,986 $4,082 80.3% 310
Emergency Management Directors in West Virginia $60,460 $48,775 $4,065 80.7% 120
Emergency Management Directors in Arkansas $50,180 $40,755 $3,396 81.2% 160
Emergency Management Directors in Mississippi $48,650 $40,056 $3,338 82.3% 230
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