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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Victor De Jesus

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,967

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,967
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,967
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Honolulu
Work county: Honolulu
Work state: Hawaii

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,967
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 152400003
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Victor De Jesus works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Homeland Security based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Victor earned $132,967 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

William Alexander

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,900

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,900
Pay grade: 03
Work city: Valdosta
Work county: Lowndes
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,900
Basic Pay (before locality): $113,762
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 135680185
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IM

At Department of Homeland Security, William Alexander serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Valdosta, Georgia. Their 2024 pay totaled $132,900. They are classified at grade 03.

Eric Tipton

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,900

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,900
Pay grade: 03
Work city: Leland
Work county: Brunswick
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,900
Basic Pay (before locality): $113,762
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 372584019
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IM

Eric Tipton holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Leland, North Carolina. In 2024, their total compensation was $132,900. Their pay grade is 03.

Dirk Ubbink

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,879

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,879
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,879
Pay grade: 03
Work city: Jenison
Work county: Ottawa
Work state: Michigan

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,879
Basic Pay (before locality): $113,742
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 262505139
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IM

At Department of Homeland Security, Dirk Ubbink serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Jenison, Michigan. Their 2024 pay totaled $132,879. They are classified at grade 03.

Michelle Gonzalez

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,817

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,817
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,817
Pay grade: 03
Work city: Chicago
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,817
Basic Pay (before locality): $101,846
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171670031
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IT

Michelle Gonzalez is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Chicago, Illinois. 2024 total compensation came to $132,817. They are classified at grade 03.

Michael Debonis

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,807

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,807
Pay grade: 12
Work city: New York - New York
Work county: New York
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,807
Basic Pay (before locality): $96,770
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 364170061
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Michael Debonis works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Homeland Security based in New York - New York, New York. Michael earned $132,807 in 2024. Their pay grade is 12.

Frank Shockey

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,760

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,760
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,760
Basic Pay (before locality): $103,275
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Homeland Security, Frank Shockey serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their 2024 pay totaled $132,760. They are classified at grade 13.

John Donahue

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,760

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,760
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,760
Basic Pay (before locality): $103,275
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Homeland Security, John Donahue serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their 2024 pay totaled $132,760. They are classified at grade 13.

Betsy Hicks

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,760

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,760
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Rehoboth Beach
Work county: Sussex
Work state: Delaware

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,760
Basic Pay (before locality): $103,275
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 100410005
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Betsy Hicks holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. In 2024, their total compensation was $132,760. Their pay grade is 13.

Holly Hildebrand

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,760

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,760
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,760
Basic Pay (before locality): $103,275
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Holly Hildebrand works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Homeland Security based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Holly earned $132,760 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Joseph Suders

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,760

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,760
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,760
Basic Pay (before locality): $103,275
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Joseph Suders holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2024, their total compensation was $132,760. Their pay grade is 13.

Toni Knight

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,671

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,671
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Metairie
Work county: Jefferson
Work state: Louisiana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,671
Basic Pay (before locality): $113,575
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 221545051
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IM

At Department of Homeland Security, Toni Knight serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Metairie, Louisiana. Their 2024 pay totaled $132,671. They are classified at grade 05.

Thomas Sullivan

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,398

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,398
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Maynard
Work county: Middlesex
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,398
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250700017
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

At Department of Homeland Security, Thomas Sullivan serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Maynard, Massachusetts. Their 2024 pay totaled $132,398. They are classified at grade 13.

Daniel Kelleher

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,398

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,398
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Norfolk
Work county: Norfolk
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,398
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250877021
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Daniel Kelleher is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Norfolk, Massachusetts. 2024 total compensation came to $132,398. They are classified at grade 13.

Samuel Harvey

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,398

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,398
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Boston
Work county: Suffolk
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,398
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250120025
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Samuel Harvey holds the role of Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2024, their total compensation was $132,398. Their pay grade is 13.

Thomas Evans

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,398

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,398
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Maynard
Work county: Middlesex
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,398
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250700017
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Thomas Evans is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Maynard, Massachusetts. 2024 total compensation came to $132,398. They are classified at grade 13.

George Depaolo

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,398

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,398
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Swampscott
Work county: Essex
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,398
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 251267009
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

George Depaolo is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Swampscott, Massachusetts. 2024 total compensation came to $132,398. They are classified at grade 13.

Bruce Mclane

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,398

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,398
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Cambridge
Work county: Middlesex
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,398
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250170017
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Bruce Mclane works as a Emergency Management Specialist for Department of Homeland Security based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bruce earned $132,398 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Katherine Slonaker

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,398

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,398
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Maynard
Work county: Middlesex
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,398
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250700017
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Katherine Slonaker is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Maynard, Massachusetts. 2024 total compensation came to $132,398. They are classified at grade 13.

Gina Valentine

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,398

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,398
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Shrewsbury
Work county: Worcester
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,398
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 251172027
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IC

Gina Valentine is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. 2024 total compensation came to $132,398. They are classified at grade 13.

Robert Stegner

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,387

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,387
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,387
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Kansas City
Work county: Jackson
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,387
Basic Pay (before locality): $111,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 294120095
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Robert Stegner is a Emergency Management Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Kansas City, Missouri. 2024 total compensation came to $132,387. They are classified at grade 14.

Nephthalie Milfort

Emergency Management Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$132,316

Sub-department: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Base pay: $132,316
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,316
Pay grade: 03
Work city: Covington
Work county: Newton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $132,316
Basic Pay (before locality): $107,188
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 131380217
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0089
Pay Plan (OPM): IM

At Department of Homeland Security, Nephthalie Milfort serves as a Emergency Management Specialist based in Covington, Georgia. Their 2024 pay totaled $132,316. They are classified at grade 03.