Within Texas, emergency management professionals are situated at offices located in every major city however throughout the state. Emergency management director in Texas can expect to earn $64,380 per year on average. This equates to approximately $30.95 per hour.
Emergency management services are an important aspect of public service in Texas where both natural and manmade disasters are prevalent enough to affect the lives of each resident. The statewide agency, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, employs 680 emergency management directors at municipal branch offices throughout the state. Each major county also has its own office of emergency management (OEM) that is dedicated to providing emergency services on a countywide basis.
Due to the cost of living, taxes and other impacting factors, the average salary for each position within different parts of Texas can vary considerably. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provided salary data for emergency management directors at the municipal level to show this variance.
The information shown in this table was furnished by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and represents salary data for emergency management directors in Texas’ major cities.
Texas 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
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos TX
120
31.22
64930
28.57
39.76
45.83
59420
82700
95340
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX
160
33.47
69610
32.67
41.88
47.11
67940
87120
98000
Dallas-Plano-Irving TX Metropolitan Division
110
32.08
66730
30.73
40.44
44.65
63910
84120
92880
Fort Worth-Arlington TX Metropolitan Division
50
36.66
76250
36.90
46.27
53.67
76760
96250
111630
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX
130
38.20
79460
38.95
43.94
52.25
81020
91390
108670
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
40
20.14
41900
22.69
27.07
31.16
47190
56310
64810
Texas 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 wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Abilene TX
Estimate Not Received
14.30
29740
15.06
17.27
19.40
31320
35920
40360
Amarillo TX
140
27.96
58170
27.60
32.15
40.18
57410
66870
83570
Beaumont-Port Arthur TX
50
16.14
33570
16.12
17.36
18.10
33530
36100
37650
Corpus Christi TX
70
17.04
35440
16.31
18.17
23.62
33930
37790
49120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX
720
17.56
36520
16.22
20.64
25.17
33740
42930
52350
Dallas-Plano-Irving TX Metropolitan Division
470
18.23
37920
16.51
21.37
28.44
34350
44450
59160
El Paso TX
50
16.23
33750
15.99
18.19
21.46
33270
37830
44640
Fort Worth-Arlington TX Metropolitan Division
250
16.31
33930
15.68
19.85
22.03
32620
41290
45830
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX
1310
14.61
30390
13.89
16.71
20.26
28880
34760
42140
Longview TX
Estimate Not Received
16.94
35240
16.39
17.82
24.19
34090
37070
50310
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission TX
Estimate Not Received
14.37
29890
15.78
17.17
18.01
32820
35720
37460
Midland TX
Estimate Not Received
13.72
28530
13.99
16.45
18.04
29090
34210
37530
Odessa TX
80
15.88
33020
16.19
17.40
18.13
33670
36190
37710
San Antonio-New Braunfels TX
310
15.67
32590
15.02
18.55
21.51
31240
38570
44740
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
Estimate Not Received
14.25
29640
14.03
16.83
19.27
29190
35010
40070
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