U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Health and Human Services / Emergency Management Specialist

Job-title file

Emergency Management Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

381 employees hold this title in Department of Health and Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $116,400, below the department median of $129,759.

Employees: 381
Total payroll: $45.8M
Role median: $116,400
Agency median: $129,759
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$68,405$191,900+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 381 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Emergency Management Specialist pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Emergency Management Directors — about 13,500 people — is $93,330. Department of Health and Human Services pays a median base salary of $116,400 for this role, 25% above that figure — about the 67th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Health and Human Services sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$54,210

$67,910

$93,330

$126,490

$166,430

Department of Health and Human Services median · $116,400

The bar is the range of annual wages for Emergency Management Directors across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Health and Human Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Health and Human Services is $116,400, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Emergency Management Specialist is held in 29 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Health and Human Services, the median of $116,400 ranks #23 of 29.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

$188,739 · 5

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

$171,923 · 1

Department of Commerce

$165,768 · 65

U.S.Agency for Global Media

$162,629 · 1

Federal Communications Commission

$157,982 · 1

Social Security Administration

$153,336 · 5

Environmental Protection Agency

$149,465 · 13

Railroad Retirement Board

$146,226 · 1

Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

$144,588 · 18

Department of State

$142,800 · 48

General Services Administration

$142,340 · 50

Smithsonian Institution

$139,395 · 3

Median total compensation for the Emergency Management Specialist role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Emergency Management Specialist beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $88,281 ranks #1 of 3. See Emergency Management Specialist across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Arkansas

$47,397 · 9

Utah

$383 · 19

Median total compensation for comparable Emergency Management Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

Page 1

David Foster

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$147,637

Sub-department: Administration for Children and Families
Base pay: $147,637
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $147,637
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Austin
Work county: Travis
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $147,637
Basic Pay (before locality): $123,041
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 480330453
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

David Foster holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Austin, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $147,637. Their pay grade is 15.

John Brown

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$146,352

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $146,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146,352
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: De Kalb
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $146,352
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280089
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

John Brown works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Atlanta, Georgia. John earned $146,352 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Eric Marble

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$146,352

Sub-department: Centers for Disease Control and Preventn
Base pay: $146,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146,352
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: De Kalb
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $146,352
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280089
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Eric Marble serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Atlanta, Georgia. Their 2024 pay totaled $146,352. They are classified at grade 14.

Elias Bouloubassis

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$145,489

Sub-department: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Base pay: $145,489
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,489
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Woodlawn
Work county: Baltimore
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $145,489
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241698005
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Elias Bouloubassis is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Woodlawn, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $145,489. They are classified at grade 13.

Kim Danek

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$145,489

Sub-department: Administration for Children and Families
Base pay: $145,489
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,489
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $145,489
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Kim Danek serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $145,489. They are classified at grade 13.

Daniel Houlahan

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$144,799

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $144,799
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,799
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Kansas City
Work county: Clay
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $144,799
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 294120047
Length of Service (Years): 25
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Daniel Houlahan serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Kansas City, Missouri. Their 2024 pay totaled $144,799. They are classified at grade 14.

Patrick Lindner

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$144,799

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $144,799
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,799
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Kansas City
Work county: Clay
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $144,799
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 294120047
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Patrick Lindner is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Kansas City, Missouri. 2024 total compensation came to $144,799. They are classified at grade 14.

Claudia Miron

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$144,067

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $144,067
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,067
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Placitas
Work county: Sandoval
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $144,067
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350632043
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Claudia Miron is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Placitas, New Mexico. 2024 total compensation came to $144,067. They are classified at grade 14.

Lissa Snyders

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$144,042

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $144,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,042
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $144,042
Basic Pay (before locality): $108,091
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lissa Snyders works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. Lissa earned $144,042 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Rhibano Dokong

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$144,042

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $144,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,042
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $144,042
Basic Pay (before locality): $108,091
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Rhibano Dokong is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $144,042. They are classified at grade 14.

Tanapume Vongchan

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$144,042

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $144,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,042
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $144,042
Basic Pay (before locality): $108,091
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Tanapume Vongchan holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $144,042. Their pay grade is 14.