The Washington State Emergency Management Agency (WSEMA) currently has a total of 160 employees on staff to respond to disasters and emergencies in the state. The average annual salary for directors of emergency services in Washington is $78.260, which equates to approximately $37.63 each hour.
When entering the profession, emergency management directors in Washington can expect to earn $48,440. Within a few years, Washington’s graduated pay scale will typically put these professionals in the 25th percentile of earners who bring home an average salary of $63,750.
Highly experienced professionals serving as emergency management directors in the Seattle-Tacoma area can earn a salary that ranges between $96,050 and $112,980 per year.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provided the information found in these tables, which represents salary data for emergency management directors and HAZMAT professionals in Washington’s major cities.
Washington 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
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro OR-WA
50
39.81
82800
39.36
44.87
63.16
81870
93330
131360
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA Metropolitan Division
70
41.38
86070
41.63
48.92
56.02
86590
101750
116520
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA
80
40.55
84350
40.27
47.98
55.80
83760
99800
116070
Washington 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
Bremerton-Silverdale WA
30
Estimate not released
Estimate not released
Estimate not released
Estimate not released
Estimate not released
Estimate not released
Estimate not released
Estimate not released
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland WA
290
27.05
56260
22.80
37.31
42.72
47430
77600
88860
Mount Vernon-Anacortes WA
Estimate not released
17.93
37290
17.34
18.58
22.41
36070
38650
46610
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro OR-WA
370
20.58
42810
19.59
24.48
28.51
40760
50910
59300
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA Metropolitan Division
450
27.85
57930
30.83
33.63
35.30
64130
69950
73430
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA
570
25.74
53540
29.39
32.91
35.02
61130
68440
72830
Tacoma WA Metropolitan Division
120
17.59
36580
17.42
19.93
21.99
36220
41460
45740
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