Average Salary and Benefits

• Hospital disaster coordinators earned average annual salaries of $56,000, according to July 2011 data from Indeed.com. Their salaries are usually based on experience, education, the size of the hospital and the location. Like other hospital workers, they receive benefits such as medical and life insurance, paid vacations and holidays and pension plans.
  
  

Salary by Place

• Hospital disaster coordinator salaries can vary significantly depending on the place. For example, those in Washington, D.C., earned the highest annual salaries at $63,000, according to Indeed.com. They earned closer to average salaries in Kentucky at $57,000 annually. They earned salaries below the national average in Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Louisiana at $51,000, $47,000 and $42,000 per year, respectively.
  
  

Highest-Paying Cities

• Hospital disaster coordinators usually earn higher salaries in cities with higher living costs. Some of these cities are on the East and West Coasts. For example, those in New York City earned the highest annual pay, among cities listed, at $68,000, according to Indeed.com. They earned nearly as much in San Francisco at $67,000 annually. Those in Boston earned annual salaries of $63,000. And they earned $58,000 per year in Chicago.
  
  

Job Outlook

• The number of jobs for medical and health services, including hospital disaster coordinators, is expected to increase 16 percent between 2008 and 2018, according to December 2009 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Much of the growth will be stimulated by the push by local governments to minimize casualties during natural disasters. Job growth will also be dictated by a growing population, especially among the elderly, who are more vulnerable during disasters. Similarly, health-care positions in general are expected to increase 22 percent during the same decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.