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 Specialist roles 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

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William Coker

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Lakeland
Work county: Polk
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121690105
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

William Coker is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Lakeland, Florida. 2024 total compensation came to $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Timothy Convery

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Clemmons
Work county: Forsyth
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 370937067
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Timothy Convery is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Clemmons, North Carolina. 2024 total compensation came to $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Stephen Dameron

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Gainesville
Work county: Alachua
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121130001
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Stephen Dameron is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Gainesville, Florida. 2024 total compensation came to $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Scot Devalk

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Solon
Work county: Johnson
Work state: Iowa

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 197910103
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Scot Devalk serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Solon, Iowa. Their 2024 pay totaled $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Andrea Dos Santos

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Chatham
Work county: Sangamon
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171600167
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Andrea Dos Santos holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Chatham, Illinois. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,553. Their pay grade is 11.

William Drake

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Harrison
Work county: Clare
Work state: Michigan

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 262180035
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

William Drake works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Harrison, Michigan. William earned $72,553 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Everette Elmore

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Clermont
Work county: Lake
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 120580069
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Everette Elmore serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Clermont, Florida. Their 2024 pay totaled $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Donna Fraley

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Mocksville
Work county: Davie
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 373090059
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Donna Fraley serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Mocksville, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Cynthia Gross

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Salida
Work county: Chaffee
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 082210015
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Cynthia Gross is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Salida, Colorado. 2024 total compensation came to $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Karen Ketchie

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Jacksonville
Work county: Duval
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121510031
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Karen Ketchie serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Jacksonville, Florida. Their 2024 pay totaled $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Meghan Lord

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Mount Dora
Work county: Lake
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122130069
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Meghan Lord is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Mount Dora, Florida. 2024 total compensation came to $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Lindsey Mericle

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Springfield
Work county: Greene
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297460077
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lindsey Mericle holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Springfield, Missouri. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,553. Their pay grade is 11.

Bradley Nuding

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Lamoine
Work county: Hancock
Work state: Maine

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 234342009
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Bradley Nuding works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Lamoine, Maine. Bradley earned $72,553 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Primus Ridgeway

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Mobile
Work county: Mobile
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012100097
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Primus Ridgeway works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Mobile, Alabama. Primus earned $72,553 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Nathaniel Robinette

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Rogersville
Work county: Hawkins
Work state: Tennessee

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 472080073
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Nathaniel Robinette works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Rogersville, Tennessee. Nathaniel earned $72,553 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Susan Simmons

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Minden
Work county: Webster
Work state: Louisiana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 221550119
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Susan Simmons is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Minden, Louisiana. 2024 total compensation came to $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Judith Torres-Kilgore

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Penuelas, Penuelas
Work state: No Data Reported

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: RQ0750000
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Judith Torres-Kilgore holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Penuelas, Penuelas, No Data Reported. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,553. Their pay grade is 11.

Robert Treasure

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Lincoln
Work county: Lancaster
Work state: Nebraska

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 312830109
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Robert Treasure works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Health and Human Services based in Lincoln, Nebraska. Robert earned $72,553 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Jarrett Watkins

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Summit
Work county: Pike
Work state: Mississippi

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 282480113
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jarrett Watkins is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Summit, Mississippi. 2024 total compensation came to $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Lawrence Shaw

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$70,685

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $70,685
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,685
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $70,685
Basic Pay (before locality): $53,043
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Lawrence Shaw serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Bethesda, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $70,685. They are classified at grade 09.

Kevin Carpenter

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$68,405

Sub-department: National Institutes of Health
Base pay: $68,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,405
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $68,405
Basic Pay (before locality): $51,332
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kevin Carpenter is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Health and Human Services based in Bethesda, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $68,405. They are classified at grade 09.