The annual salary statistics of emergency management directors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of emergency management directors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $59,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $153,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency management directors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $153,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency management directors from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $94,660 | 6.61% | 28.23% |
| 2018 | $88,400 | 9.33% | - |
| 2017 | $80,150 | 5.86% | - |
| 2016 | $75,450 | -5.17% | - |
| 2015 | $79,350 | 4.07% | - |
| 2014 | $76,120 | -2.26% | - |
| 2013 | $77,840 | 12.72% | - |
| 2012 | $67,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $94,660, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for emergency management directors in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $96,190). Compared with Fort Worth-Arlington, the median annual salary of emergency management directors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 1.6 percent (1.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area |