Compared with the local labor market
Emergency Management Specialist pay vs. Arkansas
Across all employers in Arkansas, the median wage for Emergency Management Directors — about 160 people — is $50,180. Department of Emergency Management pays a median base salary of $47,397 for this role, 6% below that figure — about the 43rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Department of Emergency Management sits in the local pay range
$35,280
$40,100
$50,180
$65,890
$82,240
Department of Emergency Management median · $47,397
The bar is the range of annual wages for Emergency Management Directors across every employer in Arkansas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Emergency Management’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Emergency Management Directors — about 13,500 people — is $93,330. Department of Emergency Management’s median base salary is 49% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$54,210
$67,910
$93,330
$126,490
$166,430
Department of Emergency Management median · $47,397
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Arkansas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Emergency Management is $47,397, 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 jurisdictions
Emergency Management Specialist beyond Arkansas
This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Arkansas, the median of $47,397 ranks #2 of 3. See Emergency Management Specialist across all of Arkansas →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
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.