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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Michael Sieng

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,767

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,767
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,767
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Sacramento
Work county: Sacramento
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,767
Basic Pay (before locality): $97,373
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063150067
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Michael Sieng is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Sacramento, California. 2024 total compensation came to $125,767. They are classified at grade 13.

Tina Rafftery

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,767

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,767
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,767
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Sacramento
Work county: Sacramento
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,767
Basic Pay (before locality): $97,373
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063150067
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Tina Rafftery works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Homeland Security based in Sacramento, California. Tina earned $125,767 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Tomer Hirschler

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,767

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,767
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,767
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Sacramento
Work county: Sacramento
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,767
Basic Pay (before locality): $97,373
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063150067
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Tomer Hirschler works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Homeland Security based in Sacramento, California. Tomer earned $125,767 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Francis Mensah

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,767

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,767
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,767
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Sacramento
Work county: Sacramento
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,767
Basic Pay (before locality): $97,373
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063150067
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Francis Mensah holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Sacramento, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $125,767. Their pay grade is 13.

David Gilder

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,685

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,685
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,685
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Lakewood
Work county: Jefferson
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,685
Basic Pay (before locality): $96,770
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 081435059
Length of Service (Years): 23
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

David Gilder is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Lakewood, Colorado. 2024 total compensation came to $125,685. They are classified at grade 12.

Michele Savage

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,685

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,685
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,685
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Lakewood
Work county: Jefferson
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,685
Basic Pay (before locality): $96,770
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 081435059
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

At Department of Homeland Security, Michele Savage serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Lakewood, Colorado. Their 2024 pay totaled $125,685. They are classified at grade 12.

Bryan Miller

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,650

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,650
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Winchester
Work county: Winchester
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,650
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,289
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512640840
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Bryan Miller works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Homeland Security based in Winchester, Virginia. Bryan earned $125,650 in 2024. Their pay grade is 12.

Winifred Ballenger

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,650

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,650
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Winchester
Work county: Winchester
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,650
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,289
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512640840
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Winifred Ballenger works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Homeland Security based in Winchester, Virginia. Winifred earned $125,650 in 2024. Their pay grade is 12.

Josephine Elliott

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,650

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,650
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Hyattsville
Work county: Prince George's
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,650
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,289
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240830033
Length of Service (Years): 25
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Homeland Security, Josephine Elliott serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Hyattsville, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $125,650. They are classified at grade 12.

Earl Galloway

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,650

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,650
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,650
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,289
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Earl Galloway is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $125,650. They are classified at grade 12.

Alicia Reid

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,650

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,650
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Round Hill
Work county: Loudoun
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,650
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,289
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512130107
Length of Service (Years): 23
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Alicia Reid is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Round Hill, Virginia. 2024 total compensation came to $125,650. They are classified at grade 12.

Barbara Sadhana

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,650

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,650
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Winchester
Work county: Winchester
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,650
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,289
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512640840
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Barbara Sadhana holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Winchester, Virginia. In 2024, their total compensation was $125,650. Their pay grade is 12.

Marshall Williams

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,650

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,650
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Hyattsville
Work county: Prince George's
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,650
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,289
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240830033
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Marshall Williams is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Hyattsville, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $125,650. They are classified at grade 12.

Michael Wilt

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,650

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,650
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,650
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,289
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 31
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Michael Wilt holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $125,650. Their pay grade is 12.

Gloria Harding

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$125,650

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $125,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,650
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Hyattsville
Work county: Prince George's
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,650
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,289
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240830033
Length of Service (Years): 37
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Gloria Harding holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Hyattsville, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $125,650. Their pay grade is 12.