U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Homeland Security / Emergency Management Specialist

Job-title file

Emergency Management Specialist

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

10,736 employees hold this title in Department of Homeland Security. Median total compensation for the role is $84,722, below the department median of $107,590.

Employees: 10,736
Total payroll: $944.2M
Role median: $84,722
Agency median: $107,590
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$39,576$171,923+

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

How total compensation varies among the 10,736 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 Homeland Security pays a median base salary of $84,688 for this role, 9% below that figure — about the 42nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Homeland Security sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$54,210

$67,910

$93,330

$126,490

$166,430

Department of Homeland Security median · $84,688

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 Homeland Security’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 10,610 of 10,736 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Homeland Security is $84,722, 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 Homeland Security, the median of $84,722 ranks #27 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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Inti Bogari

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,042

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,042
Pay grade: 03
Work city: Herndon
Work county: Fairfax
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,042
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 511220059
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IT

At Department of Homeland Security, Inti Bogari serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Herndon, Virginia. Their 2024 pay totaled $119,042. They are classified at grade 03.

Jennifer Scott

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jennifer Scott works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Homeland Security based in Washington, District of Columbia. Jennifer earned $119,037 in 2024. Their pay grade is 12.

George Rodriguez

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Homeland Security, George Rodriguez serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $119,037. They are classified at grade 12.

Christopher Burnette

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Round Hill
Work county: Loudoun
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512130107
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Christopher Burnette holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Round Hill, Virginia. In 2024, their total compensation was $119,037. Their pay grade is 12.

Alice Clark

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Winchester
Work county: Winchester
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512640840
Length of Service (Years): 26
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Alice Clark is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Winchester, Virginia. 2024 total compensation came to $119,037. They are classified at grade 12.

Sharon Clifton

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Hyattsville
Work county: Prince George's
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240830033
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Sharon Clifton is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Hyattsville, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $119,037. They are classified at grade 12.

Marvin Dessaure

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Hyattsville
Work county: Prince George's
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240830033
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Marvin Dessaure holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Hyattsville, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $119,037. Their pay grade is 12.

Elizabeth Gonzalez

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Winchester
Work county: Winchester
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512640840
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Elizabeth Gonzalez works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Homeland Security based in Winchester, Virginia. Elizabeth earned $119,037 in 2024. Their pay grade is 12.

Sevi Gunal

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Sevi Gunal is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $119,037. They are classified at grade 12.

Shawn Nunez

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Homeland Security, Shawn Nunez serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $119,037. They are classified at grade 12.

William Sadowski

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Round Hill
Work county: Loudoun
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512130107
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Homeland Security, William Sadowski serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Round Hill, Virginia. Their 2024 pay totaled $119,037. They are classified at grade 12.

Janet Stacey

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

At Department of Homeland Security, Janet Stacey serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $119,037. They are classified at grade 12.

Shari Delage

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Alexandria
Work county: Alexandria
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 510040510
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

At Department of Homeland Security, Shari Delage serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Alexandria, Virginia. Their 2024 pay totaled $119,037. They are classified at grade 12.

Jessica Yates

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Round Hill
Work county: Loudoun
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512130107
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jessica Yates holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Round Hill, Virginia. In 2024, their total compensation was $119,037. Their pay grade is 12.

William Tombaugh

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,034

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,034
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,034
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Leavenworth
Work county: Leavenworth
Work state: Kansas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,034
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 203020103
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

William Tombaugh works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Homeland Security based in Leavenworth, Kansas. William earned $119,034 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Jason Smith

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,034

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,034
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,034
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Kansas City
Work county: Jackson
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,034
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 294120095
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Jason Smith holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Kansas City, Missouri. In 2024, their total compensation was $119,034. Their pay grade is 13.

Kimberly Eckes

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,034

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,034
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,034
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Kansas City
Work county: Jackson
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,034
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 294120095
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Kimberly Eckes works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Homeland Security based in Kansas City, Missouri. Kimberly earned $119,034 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Todd Tucker

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$119,034

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $119,034
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,034
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Kansas City
Work county: Jackson
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,034
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 294120095
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Todd Tucker holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Kansas City, Missouri. In 2024, their total compensation was $119,034. Their pay grade is 13.