As an emergency management director in California the average salary varies from different locations in the state. The highest earners in this position work in the San Francisco Metropolitan area with an annual mean salary of $115,800 with the top 10 percent earners having an annual median salary of $155,030.
The top mean salaries for this position in California reside in the following areas:
- Los Angeles, Long Beach and Glendale at $109,150;
- Oakland, Fremont and Hayward at $112,100;
- San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara at $111,180.
According to the California Department of Emergency Services each of these areas also has a significant increase of up to 20 percent for those in the top tier of the industry.
With additional training and education these position holders also have the opportunity to earn more. The lowest earning areas of the state of California regarding salary is the San Diego, Carlsbad and San Marcos area with an average mean salary of $69,760. While this is significantly less, it is in direct relationship to the lower cost of living that is seen in these areas.
The information shown in these tables was furnished by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and represents salary data for both emergency management directors and hazardous materials removal workers in California’s major cities.
California Emergency Management Director Salaries
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale CA Metropolitan Division
120
52.48
109150
51.82
62.56
71.92
107790
130130
149590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA
170
49.82
103630
48.32
57.54
69.42
100510
119680
144390
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward CA Metropolitan Division
50
53.89
112100
50.15
58.55
79.78
104320
121790
165950
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario CA
70
41.80
86940
39.93
50.26
56.55
83050
104540
117620
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville CA
90
37.79
78610
31.94
44.59
55.64
66430
92740
115720
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos CA
70
33.54
69760
35.46
45.55
54.43
73750
94750
113220
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA
170
55.10
114610
52.68
58.89
74.53
109570
122490
155030
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City CA Metropolitan Division
110
55.67
115800
53.51
58.94
72.12
111310
122600
150010
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA
30
53.45
111180
50.33
62.05
81.65
104680
129060
169830
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine CA Metropolitan Division
50
43.41
90290
42.81
47.90
55.44
89040
99640
115320
California Hazardous Materials Removal Worker Salaries
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile
Annual median
Annual 75th percentile
Annual 90th percentile wage
Bakersfield-Delano CA
100
18.29
38050
17.01
20.92
26.72
35380
43510
55570
Fresno CA
80
16.88
35120
16.45
18.46
25.53
34220
38390
53090
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale CA Metropolitan Division
750
22.67
47160
22.23
28.53
35.59
46230
59340
74030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA
1140
22.11
45990
20.60
28.31
34.83
42860
58890
72440
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward CA Metropolitan Division
770
19.91
41410
19.66
21.66
23.00
40890
45060
47840
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura CA
Estimate Not Released
16.62
34560
16.17
17.65
19.55
33630
36720
40670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario CA
270
22.24
46260
22.19
25.99
28.39
46160
54070
59060
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville CA
190
18.40
38270
17.34
21.39
27.19
36060
44480
56550
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos CA
480
19.17
39870
19.03
22.05
26.6
39590
45870
55320
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA
1110
19.42
40390
18.79
21.43
23.42
39080
44570
48710
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City CA Metropolitan Division
340
18.29
38050
17.18
18.92
25.52
35740
39360
53090
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA
70
19.90
41400
19.42
21.99
27.27
40390
45740
56730
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine CA Metropolitan Division
390
21.02
43720
18.92
26.88
33.73
39360
55900
70160
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta CA
50
22.08
45930
21.54
26.53
31.49
44810
55180
65510
Vallejo-Fairfield CA
190
21.78
45300
20.81
27.10
33.53
43290
56370
69750
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
100
22.26
46300
19.07
30.47
34.65
39660
63370
72070
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