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Emergency Management Specialist federal salary series 0089

Full-time federal employees in the Emergency Management Specialist series earned a median of $111,344 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 2% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $94,654 and $133,142.

Median pay
$111,344
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$94,654–$133,142
25th–75th percentile
Employees
11,954
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2.2%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Emergency Management Specialist
All federal (full-time)

What shapes emergency management specialist pay

The most common grade with published pay is IC-12 (1,776 employees, median $107,038). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Homeland Security (9,953 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($142,084) and lowest in Maryland ($88,296), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 17% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Emergency Management Specialist pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Emergency Management Specialist pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-11 349 $88,996 $82,148–$97,426
GS-12 829 $110,395 $103,098–$119,485
GS-13 938 $134,963 $127,564–$146,143
GS-14 495 $163,104 $153,509–$172,754
GS-15 203 $195,488 $186,207–$197,200
IC-7 91 $56,685 $54,857–$57,736
IC-9 588 $71,335 $67,100–$75,332
IC-11 861 $87,128 $82,148–$93,874
IC-12 1,776 $107,038 $101,443–$113,526
IC-13 659 $127,283 $120,629–$135,010
IC-14 163 $153,366 $141,873–$163,104
IC-15 54 $182,497 $176,921–$195,594
IT-2 66 $97,546 $91,098–$103,223
IT-3 152 $123,060 $115,891–$132,848
IT-4 70 $139,975 $129,916–$151,902

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Emergency Management Specialist pay by agency

Emergency Management Specialist pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Homeland Security 9,953 $109,243 $92,491–$129,742
Department of Health and Human Services 291 $142,573 $119,897–$165,527
Department of Veterans Affairs 262 $108,762 $97,522–$127,998
Department of Agriculture 72 $134,580 $122,437–$153,606
Department of the Interior 58 $127,968 $109,474–$154,072
Department of Commerce 47 $171,937 $145,372–$194,606
Department of State 32 $158,322 $133,964–$158,322

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Emergency Management Specialist pay by state

The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Emergency Management Specialist pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Texas 1,687 $107,038 $86,599–$120,402
Florida 873 $101,443 $89,003–$115,320
District of Columbia 853 $142,084 $122,899–$163,104
Georgia 734 $119,897 $104,120–$135,069
Maryland 611 $88,296 $72,977–$105,829
California 535 $123,087 $111,306–$141,931
Virginia 528 $116,071 $96,843–$133,964
New York 378 $119,546 $101,751–$137,975
Louisiana 274 $101,443 $82,148–$110,395
Washington 254 $123,618 $107,310–$139,569

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved +2.2% from $108,978 in September 2025 to $111,344 in September 2026. Headcount went from 13,327 to 11,954 (−10.3%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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