How much do Emergency Management Directors make in Baton Rouge, LA?

Percentile spread

For Emergency Management Directors, the published 10th percentile is $72,110 and the 90th percentile is $166,730. The difference is $94,620, which is 89.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $83,840 to the 75th at $126,320, covers $42,480.

The mean annual wage is $107,830, which sits above the median of $106,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 13.8% higher than the national median of $93,330 for Emergency Management Directors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $117,008, which is 25.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10% higher than the Louisiana median of $96,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baton Rouge, LA is 90.780, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $106,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Emergency Management Directors at $117,008 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Emergency Management Directors. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 2nd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $103,810 and employment of 50. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,109, against $117,008 here.
• Jackson, MS is 144 miles away, with a median of $42,970 and employment of 100. That median is 59.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,255, against $117,008 here.
• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 186 miles away, with a median of $118,370 and employment of 40. That median is 11.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,455, against $117,008 here.

Employment share

Emergency Management Directors accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (30 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (13,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.