As an emergency management director for PEMA (Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency), a worker can expect to earn a salary of $53,590 per year, on average, which comes to $25.77 when broken down hourly. Currently there are 175 full time workers and 141 part time workers serving the citizens of Pennsylvania’s emergency management needs at the director level. While the majority of the emergency management positions are centered in Dauphin County at the Harrisburg office, there are county and city level OEMs (Office of Emergency Management) that can be found in other heavily populated areas of the state.
Professionals can expect to earn more as they gain experience and training. When beginning their careers, salaries range between $31,830 and $38,910 per year. For workers in the 75th percentile, who represent those with extensive experience, the annual salary for this position is $62,500, while the career maximum average represented by the 90th percentile is $86,330.
The information shown in this table, which was originally published by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows the salaries that emergency management directors in Pennsylvania’s major cities earn.
Pennsylvania 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
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton PA-NJ
30
32.79
68210
29.69
40.45
57.77
61760
84140
120160
Newark-Union NJ-PA Metropolitan Division
140
40.03
83270
41.12
47.74
57.09
85530
99300
118740
Philadelphia PA Metropolitan Division
90
32.23
67030
30.78
41.09
53.00
64030
85460
110240
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD
140
35.47
73780
34.25
45.12
58.94
71240
93850
122600
Pittsburgh PA
70
25.04
52070
21.27
29.99
44.71
44240
62380
92990
Pennsylvania Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 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 wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton PA-NJ
150
17.04
35450
16.51
19.81
22.72
34330
41210
47260
Harrisburg-Carlisle PA
60
17.47
36340
15.83
20.10
25.85
32920
41820
53770
Newark-Union NJ-PA Metropolitan Division
340
24.15
50230
22.07
29.93
36.06
45910
62250
75000
Philadelphia PA Metropolitan Division
500
20.06
41730
18.93
23.88
28.96
39380
49670
60230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD
740
20.66
42980
19.34
24.78
30.25
40230
51540
62930
Pittsburgh PA
520
20.92
43510
18.43
26.84
32.46
38340
55830
67530
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre PA
Estimate Not Released
18.57
38620
17.29
20.49
29.64
35960
42610
61650
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman OH-PA
50
20.62
42900
17.83
28.69
34.06
37080
59680
70840
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
Estimate Not Released
18.74
38980
16.45
22.50
31.85
34210
46800
66260
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
100
19.77
41120
18.31
23.28
31.44
38090
48420
65400
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