How much do Emergency Management Directors make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Percentile spread

For Emergency Management Directors, the published 10th percentile is $98,830 and the 90th percentile is $158,530. The difference is $59,700, which is 43.6% 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 $113,450 to the 75th at $136,930, covers $23,480.

The mean annual wage is $129,720, which sits below the median of $136,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 46.7% higher than the national median of $93,330 for Emergency Management Directors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $129,445, which is 38.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.6% higher than the Colorado median of $129,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $136,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Emergency Management Directors at $129,445 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Emergency Management Directors in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.