How much do Emergency Management Directors make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?

Percentile spread

For Emergency Management Directors, the published 10th percentile is $69,980 and the 90th percentile is $188,910. The difference is $118,930, which is 122.2% 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 $90,710 to the 75th at $188,910, covers $98,200.

The mean annual wage is $129,250, which sits above the median of $97,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY median is 4.3% higher than the national median of $93,330 for Emergency Management Directors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,571, which is 8.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.2% higher than the New York median of $92,570.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 95.844, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Emergency Management Directors at $101,571 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. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 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).).

• Rochester, NY is 62 miles away, with a median of $85,220 and employment of 30. That median is 12.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,824, against $101,571 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 130 miles away, with a median of $97,960 and employment of 30. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,317, against $101,571 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 186 miles away, with a median of $90,170 and employment of 90. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,246, against $101,571 here.