What are the main factors that influence an Emergency Response Specialist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Emergency Response Specialist's salary?

An Emergency Response Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $94,270 for beginners, reaching about $96,401 at mid-level, and approach $102,435 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Emergency Response Specialist?

Emergency Response Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Emergency Response Specialist roles are District of Columbia $109,712, California $109,296, Massachusetts $107,839. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Emergency Response Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Emergency Response Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Incident Response Specialist: $121,279; Emergency Response Manager: $118,739; Emergency Response Officer: $103,031; Emergency Preparedness Specialist: $99,500; Emergency Response Planning Specialist: $99,487.

How do different companies affect an Emergency Response Specialist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Emergency Response Specialist roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Emergency Response Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does an Emergency Response Specialist make in the United States?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Emergency Response Specialist in the United States is $99,090 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

However, an Emergency Response Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $113,577
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $89,866 to $106,673
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,468

10% $81,468

50% (Median) $99,090

90% $113,577

Emergency Response Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$106,673	$8,889	$2,051	$51
Average	$99,090	$8,257	$1,906	$48
25th Percentile	$89,866	$7,489	$1,728	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Emergency Response Specialist Salaries

An Emergency Response Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Emergency Response Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Emergency Response Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $94,270
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,980
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $96,401
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,870
Expert (over 8 years): $102,435

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Emergency Response Specialist	$94,270
Intermediate Level Emergency Response Specialist	$94,980
Senior Level Emergency Response Specialist	$96,401
Specialist Level Emergency Response Specialist	$99,870
Expert Level Emergency Response Specialist	$102,435

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How Do Emergency Response Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Emergency Response Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $109,712.
California: $109,296.
Massachusetts: $107,839.

District of Columbia $109,712 California $109,296 Massachusetts $107,839 Washington $107,443 New Jersey $107,403 Alaska $107,264 Connecticut $105,897 New York $105,342

Hawaii $103,568 Rhode Island $102,736 Maryland $102,171 Minnesota $101,398 Colorado $101,101 Illinois $101,002 Oregon $100,625 Delaware $100,348

New Hampshire $100,174 Virginia $99,783 Pennsylvania $98,644 Nevada $98,069 North Dakota $97,881 Michigan $97,583 Wisconsin $97,474 Vermont $97,256

Texas $96,652 Maine $96,612 Arizona $96,553 Ohio $96,483 Georgia $95,572 Indiana $95,116 Wyoming $95,027 Utah $94,888

Iowa $94,829 Kansas $94,353 Louisiana $94,214 North Carolina $94,165 Missouri $94,145 Florida $93,758 Montana $93,550 Nebraska $93,352

Kentucky $93,243 South Carolina $92,847 Tennessee $92,599 Idaho $92,500 New Mexico $91,777 Oklahoma $91,618 Alabama $91,034 South Dakota $90,053

Arkansas $89,517 West Virginia $89,230 Mississippi $88,368

Top Paying Cities for Emergency Response Specialists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $124,982
San Francisco: $123,613
Oakland: $121,008

San Jose, CA $124,982

San Francisco, CA $123,613

Oakland, CA $121,008

New York, NY $114,091

Paramus, NJ $112,703

Queens Village, NY $112,698

Passaic, NJ $112,604

Bergenfield, NJ $112,595

Stamford, CT $112,377

Huntington, NY $112,337

Newark, NJ $111,605

Bridgeport, CT $111,395

Vallejo, CA $111,198

New Brunswick, NJ $111,159

Petaluma, CA $111,099

Middlesex, NJ $110,911

Somerset, NJ $110,842

Santa Cruz, CA $110,713

Boston, MA $110,108

Monterey, CA $109,760

Seattle, WA $109,534

Santa Rosa, CA $109,514

Los Angeles, CA $109,484

Juneau, AK $109,226

Washington, DC $109,117

Orange, CA $108,765

Santa Ana, CA $108,503

Long Beach, CA $108,404

Anaheim, CA $108,384

Anchorage, AK $108,335

Santa Maria, CA $108,037

Everett, WA $108,017

Danbury, CT $107,669

Bremerton, WA $107,532

Tacoma, WA $107,175

New Suffolk, NY $107,173

Sacramento, CA $107,145

Santa Barbara, CA $107,036

Trenton, NJ $106,927

San Diego, CA $106,927

Brockton, MA $106,818

Fairbanks, AK $106,576

Lompoc, CA $106,323

Lowell, MA $106,243

Ventura, CA $106,224

Nashua, NH $106,204

Stockton, CA $106,194

Modesto, CA $105,471

Poughkeepsie, NY $105,253

Olympia, WA $105,065

Kennewick, WA $105,065

New Haven, CT $105,025

Lawrence, MA $104,668

Hartford, CT $104,569

Riverside, CA $104,549

New Bedford, MA $104,450

Richland, WA $104,450

Bakersfield, CA $104,312

San Bernardino, CA $104,272

New Britain, CT $104,262

Atlantic City, NJ $104,262

New London, CT $104,222

Norwich, CT $104,193

Portsmouth, NH $104,173

Boulder, CO $103,963

Portland, OR $103,826

Worcester, MA $103,816

Minneapolis, MN $103,509

Philadelphia, PA $103,370

Honolulu, HI $103,043

Saint Paul, MN $102,996

Vineland, NJ $102,974

Providence, RI $102,686

Chicago, IL $102,399

Bellingham, WA $102,280

Springfield, MA $102,201

Baltimore, MD $102,171

Chico, CA $101,923

Pittsfield, MA $101,656

Manchester, NH $101,468

Spokane, WA $101,032

Denver, CO $101,022

Albany, NY $100,556

Troy, NY $100,516

Nassau, NY $100,410

Schenectady, NY $100,308

Wilmington, DE $100,229

Burlington, VT $100,090

Salem, OR $100,051

Portland, ME $99,743

Yakima, WA $99,644

Rochester, MN $99,337

Reno, NV $99,288

Fresno, CA $99,288

Milwaukee, WI $99,198

Detroit, MI $99,099

Ann Arbor, MI $99,083

Allentown, PA $99,070

Colorado Springs, CO $98,901

Syracuse, NY $98,852

Carson City, NV $98,852

Houston, TX $98,713

Eugene, OR $98,663

Gary, IN $98,545

Springfield, OR $98,465

Bismarck, ND $98,445

Galveston, TX $98,376

Medford, OR $98,227

Fort Collins, CO $98,188

Concord, NH $98,138

Austin, TX $98,109

Mesa, AZ $97,900

Reading, PA $97,891

Phoenix, AZ $97,881

Dallas, TX $97,851

Saint Cloud, MN $97,756

Madison, WI $97,623

Utica, NY $97,355

Rochester, NY $97,197

Des Moines, IA $97,187

Raleigh, NC $97,177

Atlanta, GA $97,028

Battle Creek, MI $96,999

Salt Lake City, UT $96,969

Lancaster, PA $96,820

Harrisburg, PA $96,682

Kansas City, MO $96,583

Champaign, IL $96,563

Kansas City, KS $96,563

Fort Worth, TX $96,553

Columbus, OH $96,536

Boca Raton, FL $96,513

Pittsburgh, PA $96,474

Richmond, VA $96,434

Indianapolis, IN $96,414

Cleveland, OH $96,404

Las Vegas, NV $96,285

Cincinnati, OH $96,285

Petersburg, VA $96,137

Huntsville, AL $95,988

Lansing, MI $95,922

Lebanon, PA $95,909

Pueblo, CO $95,899

Appleton, WI $95,869

Buffalo, NY $95,829

Dayton, OH $95,800

Racine, WI $95,780

Charlotte, NC $95,770

Saint Louis, MO $95,740

York, PA $95,681

Elkhart, IN $95,681

Gastonia, NC $95,662

Billings, MT $95,638

Beaumont, TX $95,611

Lorain, OH $95,592

Benton Harbor, MI $95,572

Toledo, OH $95,552

Binghamton, NY $95,502

Rock Hill, SC $95,493

Rockford, IL $95,443

Springfield, IL $95,403

Elyria, OH $95,393

Fargo, ND $95,393

Flagstaff, AZ $95,324

Fort Lauderdale, FL $95,265

Duluth, MN $95,205

Miami, FL $95,205

Cheyenne, WY $95,136

Grand Forks, ND $95,136

Bangor, ME $94,918

Cedar Rapids, IA $94,809

Durham, NC $94,767

Louisville, KY $94,759

Grand Rapids, MI $94,739

Hialeah, FL $94,730

Casper, WY $94,591

Scranton, PA $94,472

New Orleans, LA $94,442

Virginia Beach, VA $94,432

Akron, OH $94,383

Peoria, IL $94,254

Sarasota, FL $94,234

Nashville, TN $94,165

Omaha, NE $94,165

Green Bay, WI $94,165

Baton Rouge, LA $94,115

Charleston, SC $94,095

Jamestown, NY $94,046

Davenport, IA $94,046

Tucson, AZ $93,996

Saint Petersburg, FL $93,937

Tampa, FL $93,917

Evansville, IN $93,858

Port Arthur, TX $93,858

Bradenton, FL $93,818

Santa Fe, NM $93,640

Orlando, FL $93,461

Clearwater, FL $93,431

Canton, OH $93,223

La Crosse, WI $93,223

Albuquerque, NM $93,164

Newport News, VA $93,154

High Point, NC $93,124

Ogden, UT $93,085

Corpus Christi, TX $93,005

Norfolk, VA $92,946

Laramie, WY $92,946

Rock Island, IL $92,886

Saginaw, MI $92,867

Jacksonville, FL $92,857

Salisbury, NC $92,837

Boise, ID $92,817

Moline, IL $92,768

Fort Myers, FL $92,738

Memphis, TN $92,718

Tulsa, OK $92,669

Waterloo, IA $92,609

Spartanburg, SC $92,510

Lincoln, NE $92,460

Fort Wayne, IN $92,441

Provo, UT $92,431

Cedar Falls, IA $92,312

San Antonio, TX $92,272

Greensboro, NC $92,233

South Bend, IN $92,223

Savannah, GA $92,114

Muskegon, MI $92,074

Birmingham, AL $92,064

Winston Salem, NC $92,016

Lake Charles, LA $91,777

Anderson, IN $91,757

Lexington, KY $91,727

Augusta, GA $91,697

Greenville, SC $91,697

Lima, OH $91,618

Wichita, KS $91,608

Tuscaloosa, AL $91,608

Columbia, SC $91,519

Springfield, OH $91,499

Asheville, NC $91,341

Bloomington, IN $91,271

Knoxville, TN $90,915

Shreveport, LA $90,905

Wilmington, NC $90,776

Roanoke, VA $90,776

Topeka, KS $90,598

Frankfort, KY $90,587

Oklahoma City, OK $90,518

Chillicothe, OH $90,479

Longview, TX $90,469

Melbourne, FL $90,459

Sioux Falls, SD $90,300

Mobile, AL $90,290

Terre Haute, IN $90,251

Altoona, PA $90,191

Amarillo, TX $90,122

Killeen, TX $90,092

Fayetteville, AR $90,013

Chattanooga, TN $89,983

Sioux City, IA $89,894

Idaho Falls, ID $89,874

Lynchburg, VA $89,795

Gainesville, FL $89,666

Portsmouth, OH $89,617

Little Rock, AR $89,597

Lafayette, LA $89,557

Youngstown, OH $89,557

Daytona Beach, FL $89,498

Clarksville, TN $89,488

Pensacola, FL $89,478

Temple, TX $89,471

Hopkinsville, KY $89,181

Erie, PA $89,161

Florence, SC $89,121

Charleston, WV $88,963

Great Falls, MT $88,913

Macon, GA $88,774

Tallahassee, FL $88,764

Fayetteville, NC $88,745

Waco, TX $88,725

Helena, MT $88,655

Pine Bluff, AR $88,618

Vincennes, IN $88,497

Lubbock, TX $88,457

Alamogordo, NM $88,398

Twin Falls, ID $88,309

Rapid City, SD $88,279

Jackson, MS $88,100

Huntington, WV $88,094

Greenville, MS $88,091

Parkersburg, WV $87,989

Montgomery, AL $87,972

Wichita Falls, TX $87,873

Springfield, MO $87,873

Biloxi, MS $87,823

Monroe, LA $87,724

Johnstown, PA $87,655

Sumter, SC $87,615

Columbus, GA $87,605

Pascagoula, MS $87,417

Abilene, TX $87,417

Kingsport, TN $87,159

Albany, GA $87,159

Gulfport, MS $87,129

Alexandria, LA $86,802

Fort Smith, AR $86,555

El Paso, TX $86,287

Las Cruces, NM $85,841

Harlingen, TX $85,590

Pocatello, ID $85,574

Florence, AL $85,445

Brownsville, TX $85,425

Mcallen, TX $85,217

Dothan, AL $85,078

Columbus, MS $84,490

Altus, OK $84,028

Lawton, OK $83,840

Pierre, SD $83,483

Emergency Response Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Emergency Response Specialist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average. In contrast, Emergency Response Specialist positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Emergency Response Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Emergency Response Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$133,523	$64.0	35%
Biotechnology	$123,614	$59.0	25%
Software & Networking	$123,614	$59.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$118,660	$57.0	20%
Aerospace & Defense	$113,705	$55.0	15%

Emergency Response Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Emergency Response Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$89,866

Average $99,090/year

$106,673

$7,489

Average $8,257/month

$8,889

$1,728

Average $1,906/week

$2,051

$43

Average $48/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$106,673	$8,889	$2,051	$51
Average	$99,090	$8,257	$1,906	$48
25th Percentile	$89,866	$7,489	$1,728	$43

Salary Trends for Emergency Response Specialist

Salaries for an Emergency Response Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $98,697 in 2023 to around $94,085 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Emergency Response Specialist salary trends, .

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Common company salaries for Emergency Response Specialist

Here are companies hiring for Emergency Response Specialist and their salaries, click below for more details.

C $128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc Biotechnology the United States

H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology the United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology the United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology the United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology the United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology the United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology the United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology the United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology the United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology the United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology the United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology the United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology the United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology the United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology the United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology the United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology the United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology the United States

O $86,468/per year

Onward Technology Biotechnology the United States

L $84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc Biotechnology the United States

E $84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd Biotechnology the United States

P $84,523/per year

Paerosol Biotechnology the United States

I $83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc Biotechnology the United States

S $82,815/per year

Stateside PPE Biotechnology the United States

D $82,041/per year

Digi Bio Biotechnology the United States

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