Becoming an Emergency Manager via Online Education?
At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths.
Kaplan University, one of the highest ranking online
schools,
is a US school (accredited) offering emergency management courses to train individuals
to become top-notch
emergency management coordinators,
EMTs,
paramedics,
emergency managers,
emergency medical technicians,
emergency management system directors, etc.
Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 13,060 people employed as
emergency management specialists alone in America, and their average annual salary is
$56,900.
Colleges and universities like Kaplan University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into
this
field.
Emergency Manager Salary Information
Category: Emergency management specialists
| Total # Employed in the US |
13,060 |
| Average Hourly Wage: |
$27.36/hr |
| Hourly Wage Range |
| PERCENTILE |
| 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% |
| $13.64 |
$18.73 |
$25.28 |
$34.01 |
$43.43 |
|
| Average Yearly Salary |
$56,900 |
| Yearly Salary Range |
| PERCENTILE |
| 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% |
| $28,370 |
$38,950 |
$52,590 |
$70,750 |
$90,340 |
|
| Employment Demographics |
| % OF WORKERS WITH |
| < High School Diploma |
High School Diploma |
Some College |
Associate Degree |
Bachelor Degree |
Master Degree |
Doctoral Degree |
| 1.9% |
15.5% |
23.1% |
11.6% |
32.3% |
12.9% |
2.7% |
|
Emergency management specialists — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
| STATE | Average Hourly Wage | Average Annual Salary |
|---|
| Colorado |
$37.81/hr
|
$78,650
|
| Missouri |
$36.33/hr
|
$75,570
|
| Mississippi |
$33.11/hr
|
$68,870
|
| Tennessee |
$32.1/hr
|
$66,760
|
| Florida |
$31.97/hr
|
$66,500
|
| New York |
$31.66/hr
|
$65,850
|
| Delaware |
$30.89/hr
|
$64,260
|
| Connecticut |
$30.31/hr
|
$63,050
|
| Alaska |
$30.25/hr
|
$62,920
|
| Montana |
$29.36/hr
|
$61,070
|
| Virginia |
$28.57/hr
|
$59,430
|
| North Dakota |
$28.18/hr
|
$58,620
|
| Arkansas |
$28.15/hr
|
$58,550
|
| Nebraska |
$28.05/hr
|
$58,350
|
| New Mexico |
$27.96/hr
|
$58,150
|
| Oklahoma |
$27.92/hr
|
$58,080
|
| Wisconsin |
$27.6/hr
|
$57,410
|
| Hawaii |
$27.15/hr
|
$56,460
|
| Washington |
$26.16/hr
|
$54,420
|
| Puerto Rico |
$26.15/hr
|
$54,390
|
| South Carolina |
$26.03/hr
|
$54,140
|
| Oregon |
$26.01/hr
|
$54,090
|
| Indiana |
$25.63/hr
|
$53,300
|
| Guam |
$25.38/hr
|
$52,790
|
| Idaho |
$25.01/hr
|
$52,020
|
| Iowa |
$24.72/hr
|
$51,410
|
| Ohio |
$23.97/hr
|
$49,850
|
| Alabama |
$23.81/hr
|
$49,520
|
| New Hampshire |
$23.66/hr
|
$49,220
|
| Michigan |
$23.21/hr
|
$48,290
|
| Kansas |
$23.13/hr
|
$48,110
|
| South Dakota |
$23.06/hr
|
$47,970
|
| Utah |
$22.65/hr
|
$47,100
|
| North Carolina |
$22.12/hr
|
$46,000
|
| Massachusetts |
$22.05/hr
|
$45,860
|
| Pennsylvania |
$21.2/hr
|
$44,090
|
| Louisiana |
$20.25/hr
|
$42,130
|
| Kentucky |
$19.92/hr
|
$41,440
|
| Maine |
$19.87/hr
|
$41,320
|
| Nevada |
$18.86/hr
|
$39,220
|
| California |
$18.68/hr
|
$38,860
|
| New Jersey |
$18.59/hr
|
$38,670
|
| Maryland |
$17.88/hr
|
$37,190
|
| West Virginia |
$17.82/hr
|
$37,060
|
