Emergency Management Directors in Washington

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You’re in luck! Jobs for Emergency Management Directors in Washington are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Emergency Management Directors in Washington is growing faster than average.

• Emergency Management Directors in Washington earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Emergency Management Directors Work in Washington?

There were approximately 120 workers employed as Emergency Management Directors in this state in 2018.

There were 160 Emergency Management Directors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 140 Emergency Management Directors working in it, which means Washington has fewer Emergency Management Directors than average.

Job Projections for Washington

Jobs for Emergency Management Directors in this state are growing at a rate of 12.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.9%.

Washington Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 20 annual job openings, and a total of 180 jobs for Washington Emergency Management Directors in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 900 annual jobs and 10,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Emergency Management Directors Make in Washington?

In 2018 wages for Emergency Management Directors ranged from $69,200 to $164,010 with $107,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $33.27 to $78.85. The median hourly rate was $51.81.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $43.57 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $8.24.

The median salary in Washington is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Washington Metros for Emergency Management Directors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Emergency Management Directors.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	70	$107,440
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	40	$92,510

Top States for Emergency Management Directors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Emergency Management Directors work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	840	$115,610
New York	680	$88,310
Texas	540	$81,120
Pennsylvania	440	$65,380
Illinois	420	$77,880
Georgia	390	$63,580
Virginia	350	$82,860
Ohio	340	$68,930
Florida	300	$84,980
Indiana	270	$45,250
Oklahoma	250	$46,990
New Jersey	240	$95,330
District of Columbia	210	$134,790
Minnesota	200	$80,220
North Carolina	200	$72,620
South Carolina	190	$58,430
Kansas	170	$54,190
Arizona	170	$0
Missouri	170	$57,290
Alabama	170	$61,390

Below are the states where Emergency Management Directors get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$134,790
California	$115,610
Washington	$107,760
Maryland	$102,960
New Jersey	$95,330
Rhode Island	$89,210
New York	$88,310
Connecticut	$85,680
Florida	$84,980
Colorado	$84,430

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.