Emergency management directors earned salaries that ranged from $50,340 to $151,560 or more in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The majority of EMDs are employed by local government agencies (excluding schools and hospitals). These professionals earned average salaries of $84,740 in 2023. Emergency management directors who worked at state agencies (excluding schools and hospitals) earned $76,950, while those at federal agencies received $176,080.
Emergency management directors receive fringe benefits such as health insurance, paid sick and vacation days, access to an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan. Some employers provide child care support, reimbursement for job-related travel, and tuition assistance, among other perks.
- Airport Security Personnel
- Ambassadors
- Aviation Safety Inspectors
- Bail Bondsmen
- Bailiffs
- Bank Examiners
- Bodyguards
- Border Patrol Agents
- Bounty Hunters
- Campaign Workers
- City Managers
- Civil Engineers
- Congressional Aides
- Construction Inspectors
- Corrections Officers
- Crime Analysts
- Cryptographic Technicians
- Customs Officials
- Demographers
- Deputy U.S. Marshals
- Detectives
- Directors of Security
- Economists
- Emergency Medical Technicians
- Emergency Services Dispatchers
- EPA Special Agents
- FBI Agents
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- Fire Investigators
- Fire Protection Engineers
- Fire Safety Directors
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- Foreign Service Officers
- Forensic Experts
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- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
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- Interpreters
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- Lobbyists
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- Traffic Engineers
- Translators
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