According to the New York OEM there was a substantial raise given to all behind the scenes workers at the emergency management services in the state after the 2012 hurricane that devastated much of the state.
Some of the average salaries in New York regions are as follows:
- Albany, Schenectady, Troy: $72,970
- Nassau, Suffolk: $76,650
- Northern New Jersey, Long Island: $85,130
- White Plains, Wayne: $89,320
- Capital/Northern New York: $56,690
When workers reach the 90th percentile in this career they can expect to earn up to 20 percent more than the average salary for the state.
According to the state of New York’s website, additional training is being offered to ensure the resources are in place for a well-organized response to any natural or manmade disaster that comes along. .
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 New York’s major cities.
New York 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
Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY
70
35.08
72970
34.39
40.64
45.03
71520
84530
93650
Nassau-Suffolk NY Metropolitan Division
30
36.85
76650
34.95
46.32
55.54
72700
96350
115530
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA
440
40.93
85130
40.45
50.22
62.23
84130
104460
129440
New York-White Plains-Wayne NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
190
42.94
89320
40.64
52.47
64.46
84530
109140
134070
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
30
27.25
56690
26.92
31.76
37.12
56000
66070
77210
New York 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
Annual 90th percentile wage
Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY
180
21.11
43920
20.25
22.24
28.92
42110
46270
60140
Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY
330
22.00
45760
19.84
27.66
36.90
41260
57530
76750
Nassau-Suffolk NY Metropolitan Division
550
27.26
56700
29.87
34.22
37.03
62120
71170
77010
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA
2870
26.92
56000
29.36
33.75
36.60
61060
70200
76130
New York-White Plains-Wayne NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
1770
28.15
58550
30.64
34.27
37.52
63720
71280
78040
Rochester NY
370
17.87
37170
16.84
19.13
23.48
35030
39800
48840
Syracuse NY
430
19.67
40910
17.53
22.45
31.15
36470
46700
64780
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
90
23.88
49660
29.45
32.77
34.76
61270
68170
72310
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