Emergency Management Directors in Mississippi
Considering a career as an Emergency Management Director in Mississippi?
You’re in luck! Jobs for Emergency Management Directors in Mississippi are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Emergency Management Directors in Mississippi is growing faster than average.
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Emergency Management Directors in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
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How Many Emergency Management Directors Work in Mississippi?
In Mississippi, there were 140 people working as Emergency Management Directors in the year 2018.
There were 170 Emergency Management Directors employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The amount of Emergency Management Directors working in the state is similar to the average state.
Job Projections for Mississippi
Jobs for Emergency Management Directors in this state are growing at a rate of 5.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.9%.
Mississippi Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 10 annual job openings, and a total of 180 jobs for Mississippi Emergency Management Directors in 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 900 annual jobs and 10,900 total jobs in 2026.
What do Emergency Management Directors Make in Mississippi?
In 2018 wages for Emergency Management Directors ranged from $33,880 to $100,190 with $38,530 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.29 to $48.17. The median hourly rate was $18.53.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.87 an hour.
The hourly rate declined by $0.34.
The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.
Top Mississippi Metros for Emergency Management Directors
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Emergency Management Directors.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Jackson, MS | 50 | $38,210 |
Top States for Emergency Management Directors Employment
The table below shows the states where most Emergency Management Directors work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 840 | $115,610 |
New York | 680 | $88,310 |
Texas | 540 | $81,120 |
Pennsylvania | 440 | $65,380 |
Illinois | 420 | $77,880 |
Georgia | 390 | $63,580 |
Virginia | 350 | $82,860 |
Ohio | 340 | $68,930 |
Florida | 300 | $84,980 |
Indiana | 270 | $45,250 |
Oklahoma | 250 | $46,990 |
New Jersey | 240 | $95,330 |
District of Columbia | 210 | $134,790 |
Minnesota | 200 | $80,220 |
North Carolina | 200 | $72,620 |
South Carolina | 190 | $58,430 |
Kansas | 170 | $54,190 |
Arizona | 170 | $0 |
Missouri | 170 | $57,290 |
Alabama | 170 | $61,390 |
Below are the states where Emergency Management Directors get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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District of Columbia | $134,790 |
California | $115,610 |
Washington | $107,760 |
Maryland | $102,960 |
New Jersey | $95,330 |
Rhode Island | $89,210 |
New York | $88,310 |
Connecticut | $85,680 |
Florida | $84,980 |
Colorado | $84,430 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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