The annual salary statistics of emergency management directors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of emergency management directors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $65,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency management directors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,330.
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 | $82,650 | 3.99% | 1.98% |
| 2018 | $79,350 | 4.49% | - |
| 2017 | $75,790 | 2.44% | - |
| 2016 | $73,940 | 1.30% | - |
| 2015 | $72,980 | -10.21% | - |
| 2014 | $80,430 | -1.83% | - |
| 2013 | $81,900 | 1.09% | - |
| 2012 | $81,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,650, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the highest paying city for emergency management directors in state of Virginia, followed by Richmond (median annual salary $72,460). In comparison, the median annual salary of emergency management directors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 12.3 percent (12.3%) higher than that in Richmond.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond |