Emergency Management Directors Salary in Syracuse, NY

Emergency Management Directors pay range in Syracuse

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,400 a year or less, while the top 10% make $190,340 or more. The middle half of emergency management directors in Syracuse earn between $88,540 and $124,500.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Emergency Management Directors pay in Syracuse vs. New York and the U.S.

Emergency management directors in Syracuse earn about the same as the New York average ($113,700) and 8% more than the U.S. average ($102,420). At the median the gap is +5% against the U.S. median of $93,330.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Emergency Management Directors salary after taxes in Syracuse

On the average salary of $110,510, a single filer in Syracuse takes home about $80,991 a year, or $6,749 a month and $3,115 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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Is Syracuse a good place for emergency management directors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Syracuse area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.7), so the average $110,510 buys what about $115,425 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Syracuse ($52,990). A typical home costs $264,903, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Emergency Management Directors salary in other New York cities

Syracuse ranks 3rd of 5 New York metro areas for this job; Buffalo pays the most ($129,250).

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Highest-paying cities for emergency management directors

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($189,540).

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