43 Series · SOC 43-5032
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $50,340
- Median / year
- $78,140
- Top 10% earn
- -0.9%
- Growth '23–'33
- 202,810
- US workers
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance earn a median of $50,340 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $50,340, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $36,030 (10th percentile) to $78,140 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 202,810 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($72,260), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance earn a median of $50,340, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 34% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #20 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 0.9% by 2033.
- $50,340
- Median annual wage
- Top 66%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #20 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $72,260. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance (SOC 43-5032) pays a national median of $50,340 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $36,030 at the 10th percentile to $78,140 at the 90th, with a mean of $54,740 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 202,810 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 510 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -0.9% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 18,500 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $72,260, which is +44% above the national figure. The top metro is Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA at $64,890 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 202,810 jobs Median $50,340/yr
Median Salary
$50,340
per year
Median Hourly
$24.20/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$54,740
average
Employment
202,810
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$50,340 Bottom 34% higher than 34% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 43-series occupations with growth data, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance sits on the slower-growing side at -0.9% growth and $50,340 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-0.9%
Declining
Annual Openings
18,500
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Active Listening 4.0
Speaking 4.0
Monitoring 3.9
Coordination 3.9
Reading Comprehension 3.8
Time Management 3.8
Writing 3.1
Critical Thinking 3.1
Social Perceptiveness 3.1
Service Orientation 3.1
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.3
Public Safety and Security 4.0
Administration and Management 3.9
Administrative 3.7
English Language 3.5
Transportation 3.5
Personnel and Human Resources 3.3
Computers and Electronics 3.1
Education and Training 2.8
Psychology 2.5
Key Tasks
- ▸ Schedule or dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles to appropriate locations, according to customer requests, specifications, or needs, using radios or telephones.
- ▸ Prepare daily work and run schedules.
- ▸ Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, problems, or requests for service or equipment.
- ▸ Relay work orders, messages, or information to or from work crews, supervisors, or field inspectors, using telephones or two-way radios.
- ▸ Oversee all communications within specifically assigned territories.
- ▸ Receive or prepare work orders.
- ▸ Record and maintain files or records of customer requests, work or services performed, charges, expenses, inventory, or other dispatch information.
- ▸ Arrange for necessary repairs to restore service and schedules.
- ▸ Monitor personnel or equipment locations and utilization to coordinate service and schedules.
- ▸ Determine types or amounts of equipment, vehicles, materials, or personnel required, according to work orders or specifications.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$36,030
25th Percentile
$42,750
Median
$50,340
75th Percentile
$62,450
90th Percentile
$78,140
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $72,260 | +44% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $59,330 | +18% above national |
| 3 | Minnesota | $59,220 | +18% above national |
| 4 | North Dakota | $57,580 | +14% above national |
| 5 | Illinois | $57,240 | +14% above national |
| 6 | Delaware | $57,170 | +14% above national |
| 7 | Alaska | $56,730 | +13% above national |
| 8 | Vermont | $56,360 | +12% above national |
| 9 | New York | $55,810 | +11% above national |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $55,690 | +11% above national |
| 11 | Maine | $55,150 | +10% above national |
| 12 | Oregon | $54,980 | +9% above national |
| 13 | New Jersey | $54,590 | +8% above national |
| 14 | Colorado | $54,070 | +7% above national |
| 15 | Nebraska | $53,880 | +7% above national |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $52,770 | +5% above national |
| 17 | Hawaii | $52,570 | +4% above national |
| 18 | California | $52,350 | +4% above national |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $52,350 | +4% above national |
| 20 | Missouri | $51,410 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Maryland | $51,350 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Utah | $51,010 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Virginia | $50,710 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Ohio | $50,320 | same as national |
| 25 | Indiana | $50,060 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Kentucky | $49,990 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $49,960 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Idaho | $49,660 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Tennessee | $49,660 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Michigan | $49,490 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Rhode Island | $49,320 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Georgia | $49,180 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Alabama | $48,790 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Wyoming | $48,690 | 3% below national |
| 35 | North Carolina | $48,230 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Connecticut | $47,960 | 5% below national |
| 37 | Nevada | $47,920 | 5% below national |
| 38 | Arizona | $47,880 | 5% below national |
| 39 | South Carolina | $47,550 | 6% below national |
| 40 | Texas | $47,320 | 6% below national |
| 41 | Kansas | $47,170 | 6% below national |
| 42 | Montana | $47,140 | 6% below national |
| 43 | Arkansas | $47,130 | 6% below national |
| 44 | Louisiana | $47,050 | 7% below national |
| 45 | Iowa | $47,000 | 7% below national |
| 46 | West Virginia | $46,620 | 7% below national |
| 47 | Florida | $45,880 | 9% below national |
| 48 | Mississippi | $45,660 | 9% below national |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $44,950 | 11% below national |
| 50 | New Mexico | $43,960 | 13% below national |
| 51 | South Dakota | $43,920 | 13% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $39,630 | 21% below national |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $33,870 | 33% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $24,750 | 51% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $64,890 | +29% above national |
| 2 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $64,160 | +27% above national |
| 3 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $62,650 | +24% above national |
| 4 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $62,370 | +24% above national |
| 5 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $62,130 | +23% above national |
| 6 | Fargo, ND-MN | $61,260 | +22% above national |
| 7 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $61,010 | +21% above national |
| 8 | Barnstable Town, MA | $60,890 | +21% above national |
| 9 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $60,780 | +21% above national |
| 10 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $59,560 | +18% above national |
| 11 | Duluth, MN-WI | $59,510 | +18% above national |
| 12 | Lebanon, PA | $59,390 | +18% above national |
| 13 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $59,340 | +18% above national |
| 14 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $59,160 | +18% above national |
| 15 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $59,020 | +17% above national |
| 16 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $58,920 | +17% above national |
| 17 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $58,900 | +17% above national |
| 18 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $58,830 | +17% above national |
| 19 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $58,710 | +17% above national |
| 20 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,710 | +17% above national |
| 21 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $58,690 | +17% above national |
| 22 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $58,670 | +17% above national |
| 23 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $58,620 | +16% above national |
| 24 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $58,610 | +16% above national |
| 25 | Sheboygan, WI | $58,520 | +16% above national |
| 26 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $58,430 | +16% above national |
| 27 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $58,370 | +16% above national |
| 28 | Rochester, MN | $58,350 | +16% above national |
| 29 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $58,180 | +16% above national |
| 30 | Harrisonburg, VA | $58,040 | +15% above national |
| 31 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $57,970 | +15% above national |
| 32 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $57,860 | +15% above national |
| 33 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $57,510 | +14% above national |
| 34 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $57,430 | +14% above national |
| 35 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $57,170 | +14% above national |
| 36 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $57,160 | +14% above national |
| 37 | Fond du Lac, WI | $57,140 | +14% above national |
| 38 | Napa, CA | $57,140 | +14% above national |
| 39 | Lincoln, NE | $57,120 | +13% above national |
| 40 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $57,100 | +13% above national |
| 41 | Boulder, CO | $56,850 | +13% above national |
| 42 | Bellingham, WA | $56,820 | +13% above national |
| 43 | Springfield, MO | $56,760 | +13% above national |
| 44 | Decatur, IL | $56,740 | +13% above national |
| 45 | Odessa, TX | $56,620 | +12% above national |
| 46 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $56,620 | +12% above national |
| 47 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $56,560 | +12% above national |
| 48 | Vineland, NJ | $56,550 | +12% above national |
| 49 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $56,540 | +12% above national |
| 50 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $56,510 | +12% above national |
| 51 | Wausau, WI | $56,460 | +12% above national |
| 52 | Vallejo, CA | $56,430 | +12% above national |
| 53 | Worcester, MA | $56,430 | +12% above national |
| 54 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $56,360 | +12% above national |
| 55 | Gettysburg, PA | $56,100 | +11% above national |
| 56 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $56,010 | +11% above national |
| 57 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $55,920 | +11% above national |
| 58 | Columbus, IN | $55,820 | +11% above national |
| 59 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $55,780 | +11% above national |
| 60 | Anchorage, AK | $55,740 | +11% above national |
| 61 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $55,680 | +11% above national |
| 62 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $55,650 | +11% above national |
| 63 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $55,610 | +10% above national |
| 64 | Corvallis, OR | $55,430 | +10% above national |
| 65 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $55,430 | +10% above national |
| 66 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $55,350 | +10% above national |
| 67 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $55,310 | +10% above national |
| 68 | St. Cloud, MN | $55,300 | +10% above national |
| 69 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $55,280 | +10% above national |
| 70 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $54,990 | +9% above national |
| 71 | Jonesboro, AR | $54,960 | +9% above national |
| 72 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $54,950 | +9% above national |
| 73 | Springfield, IL | $54,900 | +9% above national |
| 74 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $54,870 | +9% above national |
| 75 | Kenosha, WI | $54,820 | +9% above national |
| 76 | Twin Falls, ID | $54,740 | +9% above national |
| 77 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $54,580 | +8% above national |
| 78 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $54,570 | +8% above national |
| 79 | Bozeman, MT | $54,320 | +8% above national |
| 80 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $54,250 | +8% above national |
| 81 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $54,200 | +8% above national |
| 82 | Green Bay, WI | $54,150 | +8% above national |
| 83 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $54,090 | +7% above national |
| 84 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $54,070 | +7% above national |
| 85 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $54,000 | +7% above national |
| 86 | El Centro, CA | $53,990 | +7% above national |
| 87 | Bend, OR | $53,870 | +7% above national |
| 88 | Joplin, MO-KS | $53,840 | +7% above national |
| 89 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $53,830 | +7% above national |
| 90 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $53,820 | +7% above national |
| 91 | Greeley, CO | $53,580 | +6% above national |
| 92 | Casper, WY | $53,550 | +6% above national |
| 93 | Bangor, ME | $53,490 | +6% above national |
| 94 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $53,320 | +6% above national |
| 95 | Elizabethtown, KY | $53,290 | +6% above national |
| 96 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $53,280 | +6% above national |
| 97 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $53,210 | +6% above national |
| 98 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $53,180 | +6% above national |
| 99 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $53,130 | +6% above national |
| 100 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $53,080 | +5% above national |
| 101 | Salem, OR | $53,040 | +5% above national |
| 102 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $53,040 | +5% above national |
| 103 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $53,020 | +5% above national |
| 104 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $52,940 | +5% above national |
| 105 | Yakima, WA | $52,830 | +5% above national |
| 106 | Omaha, NE-IA | $52,800 | +5% above national |
| 107 | Midland, TX | $52,780 | +5% above national |
| 108 | Springfield, MA | $52,710 | +5% above national |
| 109 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $52,710 | +5% above national |
| 110 | Boise City, ID | $52,580 | +4% above national |
| 111 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $52,540 | +4% above national |
| 112 | Colorado Springs, CO | $52,350 | +4% above national |
| 113 | Yuba City, CA | $52,350 | +4% above national |
| 114 | Decatur, AL | $52,310 | +4% above national |
| 115 | Battle Creek, MI | $52,290 | +4% above national |
| 116 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $52,170 | +4% above national |
| 117 | Dover, DE | $52,140 | +4% above national |
| 118 | Gainesville, GA | $52,070 | +3% above national |
| 119 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $52,000 | +3% above national |
| 120 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | +3% above national |
| 121 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | +3% above national |
| 122 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $51,990 | +3% above national |
| 123 | Modesto, CA | $51,990 | +3% above national |
| 124 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $51,990 | +3% above national |
| 125 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $51,990 | +3% above national |
| 126 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $51,950 | +3% above national |
| 127 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $51,900 | +3% above national |
| 128 | Iowa City, IA | $51,880 | +3% above national |
| 129 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $51,860 | +3% above national |
| 130 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $51,830 | +3% above national |
| 131 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $51,830 | +3% above national |
| 132 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $51,800 | +3% above national |
| 133 | Salinas, CA | $51,740 | +3% above national |
| 134 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $51,710 | +3% above national |
| 135 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $51,670 | +3% above national |
| 136 | Columbus, OH | $51,640 | +3% above national |
| 137 | Chambersburg, PA | $51,600 | +3% above national |
| 138 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $51,580 | +2% above national |
| 139 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $51,570 | +2% above national |
| 140 | Merced, CA | $51,550 | +2% above national |
| 141 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $51,480 | +2% above national |
| 142 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $51,410 | +2% above national |
| 143 | Lake Charles, LA | $51,390 | +2% above national |
| 144 | Saginaw, MI | $51,380 | +2% above national |
| 145 | York-Hanover, PA | $51,380 | +2% above national |
| 146 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $51,370 | +2% above national |
| 147 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $51,370 | +2% above national |
| 148 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $51,310 | +2% above national |
| 149 | Charlottesville, VA | $51,300 | +2% above national |
| 150 | Dubuque, IA | $51,290 | +2% above national |
| 151 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $51,290 | +2% above national |
| 152 | Kingston, NY | $51,280 | +2% above national |
| 153 | Great Falls, MT | $51,240 | +2% above national |
| 154 | Kokomo, IN | $51,200 | +2% above national |
| 155 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $51,170 | +2% above national |
| 156 | Traverse City, MI | $51,140 | +2% above national |
| 157 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $51,140 | +2% above national |
| 158 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $51,080 | +1% above national |
| 159 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $51,040 | +1% above national |
| 160 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $50,950 | +1% above national |
| 161 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $50,940 | +1% above national |
| 162 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $50,920 | +1% above national |
| 163 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $50,860 | +1% above national |
| 164 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $50,860 | +1% above national |
| 165 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $50,840 | +1% above national |
| 166 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $50,820 | +1% above national |
| 167 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $50,800 | +1% above national |
| 168 | Minot, ND | $50,790 | +1% above national |
| 169 | Cleveland, TN | $50,770 | +1% above national |
| 170 | Lexington Park, MD | $50,760 | +1% above national |
| 171 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $50,750 | +1% above national |
| 172 | Jackson, TN | $50,720 | +1% above national |
| 173 | Rockford, IL | $50,710 | +1% above national |
| 174 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $50,700 | +1% above national |
| 175 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $50,660 | +1% above national |
| 176 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $50,640 | +1% above national |
| 177 | Lancaster, PA | $50,630 | +1% above national |
| 178 | Visalia, CA | $50,610 | +1% above national |
| 179 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $50,600 | +1% above national |
| 180 | Redding, CA | $50,600 | +1% above national |
| 181 | Ocala, FL | $50,560 | same as national |
| 182 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $50,560 | same as national |
| 183 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $50,550 | same as national |
| 184 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $50,520 | same as national |
| 185 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $50,490 | same as national |
| 186 | Syracuse, NY | $50,480 | same as national |
| 187 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $50,460 | same as national |
| 188 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $50,420 | same as national |
| 189 | Savannah, GA | $50,390 | same as national |
| 190 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $50,390 | same as national |
| 191 | Bloomington, IL | $50,360 | same as national |
| 192 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $50,350 | same as national |
| 193 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $50,340 | same as national |
| 194 | Flagstaff, AZ | $50,320 | same as national |
| 195 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $50,240 | same as national |
| 196 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $50,220 | same as national |
| 197 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $50,210 | same as national |
| 198 | Morristown, TN | $50,200 | same as national |
| 199 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $50,200 | same as national |
| 200 | Idaho Falls, ID | $50,180 | same as national |
| 201 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $50,170 | same as national |
| 202 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $50,130 | same as national |
| 203 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $50,090 | same as national |
| 204 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $50,060 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $50,040 | 1% below national |
| 206 | Madison, WI | $50,020 | 1% below national |
| 207 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $50,000 | 1% below national |
| 208 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $50,000 | 1% below national |
| 209 | Lynchburg, VA | $49,990 | 1% below national |
| 210 | St. George, UT | $49,970 | 1% below national |
| 211 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $49,940 | 1% below national |
| 212 | Paducah, KY-IL | $49,920 | 1% below national |
| 213 | Reading, PA | $49,920 | 1% below national |
| 214 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $49,920 | 1% below national |
| 215 | Pittsburgh, PA | $49,910 | 1% below national |
| 216 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $49,890 | 1% below national |
| 217 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $49,880 | 1% below national |
| 218 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $49,860 | 1% below national |
| 219 | Richmond, VA | $49,830 | 1% below national |
| 220 | Reno, NV | $49,820 | 1% below national |
| 221 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $49,810 | 1% below national |
| 222 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $49,800 | 1% below national |
| 223 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $49,790 | 1% below national |
| 224 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $49,750 | 1% below national |
| 225 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $49,750 | 1% below national |
| 226 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $49,740 | 1% below national |
| 227 | Monroe, MI | $49,730 | 1% below national |
| 228 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $49,700 | 1% below national |
| 229 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $49,680 | 1% below national |
| 230 | Ogden, UT | $49,680 | 1% below national |
| 231 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $49,670 | 1% below national |
| 232 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $49,650 | 1% below national |
| 233 | Grand Island, NE | $49,590 | 1% below national |
| 234 | Fresno, CA | $49,580 | 2% below national |
| 235 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $49,570 | 2% below national |
| 236 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $49,570 | 2% below national |
| 237 | Dalton, GA | $49,520 | 2% below national |
| 238 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $49,480 | 2% below national |
| 239 | Medford, OR | $49,470 | 2% below national |
| 240 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $49,450 | 2% below national |
| 241 | Winston-Salem, NC | $49,420 | 2% below national |
| 242 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $49,410 | 2% below national |
| 243 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $49,400 | 2% below national |
| 244 | Appleton, WI | $49,370 | 2% below national |
| 245 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $49,370 | 2% below national |
| 246 | Cleveland, OH | $49,340 | 2% below national |
| 247 | Asheville, NC | $49,310 | 2% below national |
| 248 | Fort Wayne, IN | $49,310 | 2% below national |
| 249 | Knoxville, TN | $49,290 | 2% below national |
| 250 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $49,280 | 2% below national |
| 251 | Victoria, TX | $49,270 | 2% below national |
| 252 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $49,270 | 2% below national |
| 253 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $49,250 | 2% below national |
| 254 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $49,250 | 2% below national |
| 255 | Bowling Green, KY | $49,180 | 2% below national |
| 256 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $49,180 | 2% below national |
| 257 | Rocky Mount, NC | $49,120 | 2% below national |
| 258 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $49,090 | 2% below national |
| 259 | Lafayette, LA | $49,070 | 3% below national |
| 260 | San Angelo, TX | $49,070 | 3% below national |
| 261 | Ann Arbor, MI | $49,030 | 3% below national |
| 262 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $48,990 | 3% below national |
| 263 | Toledo, OH | $48,990 | 3% below national |
| 264 | Bloomington, IN | $48,970 | 3% below national |
| 265 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $48,950 | 3% below national |
| 266 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $48,930 | 3% below national |
| 267 | Spartanburg, SC | $48,890 | 3% below national |
| 268 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $48,880 | 3% below national |
| 269 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $48,880 | 3% below national |
| 270 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $48,840 | 3% below national |
| 271 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $48,830 | 3% below national |
| 272 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $48,810 | 3% below national |
| 273 | Montgomery, AL | $48,790 | 3% below national |
| 274 | Amarillo, TX | $48,780 | 3% below national |
| 275 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $48,770 | 3% below national |
| 276 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $48,750 | 3% below national |
| 277 | Kankakee, IL | $48,730 | 3% below national |
| 278 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $48,710 | 3% below national |
| 279 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $48,690 | 3% below national |
| 280 | Helena, MT | $48,690 | 3% below national |
| 281 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $48,690 | 3% below national |
| 282 | Ames, IA | $48,680 | 3% below national |
| 283 | Akron, OH | $48,650 | 3% below national |
| 284 | Jacksonville, FL | $48,630 | 3% below national |
| 285 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $48,550 | 4% below national |
| 286 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $48,550 | 4% below national |
| 287 | Hattiesburg, MS | $48,530 | 4% below national |
| 288 | Salisbury, MD | $48,530 | 4% below national |
| 289 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $48,520 | 4% below national |
| 290 | Bismarck, ND | $48,510 | 4% below national |
| 291 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $48,440 | 4% below national |
| 292 | Pittsfield, MA | $48,430 | 4% below national |
| 293 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $48,420 | 4% below national |
| 294 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $48,410 | 4% below national |
| 295 | Jackson, MS | $48,370 | 4% below national |
| 296 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $48,360 | 4% below national |
| 297 | Albany, OR | $48,310 | 4% below national |
| 298 | Grand Junction, CO | $48,310 | 4% below national |
| 299 | New Haven, CT | $48,310 | 4% below national |
| 300 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $48,310 | 4% below national |
| 301 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $48,310 | 4% below national |
| 302 | Flint, MI | $48,300 | 4% below national |
| 303 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $48,280 | 4% below national |
| 304 | Albany, GA | $48,220 | 4% below national |
| 305 | Terre Haute, IN | $48,210 | 4% below national |
| 306 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $48,200 | 4% below national |
| 307 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $48,200 | 4% below national |
| 308 | Chico, CA | $48,160 | 4% below national |
| 309 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $48,160 | 4% below national |
| 310 | Pueblo, CO | $48,150 | 4% below national |
| 311 | Rochester, NY | $48,150 | 4% below national |
| 312 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $48,140 | 4% below national |
| 313 | Birmingham, AL | $48,110 | 4% below national |
| 314 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $48,030 | 5% below national |
| 315 | Springfield, OH | $48,030 | 5% below national |
| 316 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $48,020 | 5% below national |
| 317 | Peoria, IL | $48,010 | 5% below national |
| 318 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $47,980 | 5% below national |
| 319 | Erie, PA | $47,960 | 5% below national |
| 320 | Jefferson City, MO | $47,920 | 5% below national |
| 321 | Grants Pass, OR | $47,900 | 5% below national |
| 322 | Evansville, IN | $47,890 | 5% below national |
| 323 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $47,880 | 5% below national |
| 324 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $47,860 | 5% below national |
| 325 | Eau Claire, WI | $47,850 | 5% below national |
| 326 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $47,850 | 5% below national |
| 327 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $47,730 | 5% below national |
| 328 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,720 | 5% below national |
| 329 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $47,690 | 5% below national |
| 330 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $47,660 | 5% below national |
| 331 | Williamsport, PA | $47,660 | 5% below national |
| 332 | Oklahoma City, OK | $47,630 | 5% below national |
| 333 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $47,620 | 5% below national |
| 334 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,570 | 6% below national |
| 335 | Columbia, SC | $47,550 | 6% below national |
| 336 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $47,550 | 6% below national |
| 337 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $47,540 | 6% below national |
| 338 | Cheyenne, WY | $47,490 | 6% below national |
| 339 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $47,480 | 6% below national |
| 340 | Greenville, NC | $47,380 | 6% below national |
| 341 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $47,380 | 6% below national |
| 342 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $47,350 | 6% below national |
| 343 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $47,330 | 6% below national |
| 344 | Mankato, MN | $47,300 | 6% below national |
| 345 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,210 | 6% below national |
| 346 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $47,210 | 6% below national |
| 347 | Corpus Christi, TX | $47,200 | 6% below national |
| 348 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $47,200 | 6% below national |
| 349 | Topeka, KS | $47,170 | 6% below national |
| 350 | Rome, GA | $47,140 | 6% below national |
| 351 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $47,140 | 6% below national |
| 352 | Muncie, IN | $47,130 | 6% below national |
| 353 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,110 | 6% below national |
| 354 | Roanoke, VA | $47,070 | 6% below national |
| 355 | Altoona, PA | $47,010 | 7% below national |
| 356 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $46,970 | 7% below national |
| 357 | Baton Rouge, LA | $46,930 | 7% below national |
| 358 | Huntsville, AL | $46,900 | 7% below national |
| 359 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $46,890 | 7% below national |
| 360 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $46,800 | 7% below national |
| 361 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $46,790 | 7% below national |
| 362 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $46,700 | 7% below national |
| 363 | Winchester, VA-WV | $46,660 | 7% below national |
| 364 | State College, PA | $46,640 | 7% below national |
| 365 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $46,620 | 7% below national |
| 366 | Morgantown, WV | $46,620 | 7% below national |
| 367 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $46,610 | 7% below national |
| 368 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $46,610 | 7% below national |
| 369 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $46,610 | 7% below national |
| 370 | Niles, MI | $46,570 | 7% below national |
| 371 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $46,540 | 8% below national |
| 372 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $46,450 | 8% below national |
| 373 | Warner Robins, GA | $46,420 | 8% below national |
| 374 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $46,390 | 8% below national |
| 375 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $46,370 | 8% below national |
| 376 | Mansfield, OH | $46,370 | 8% below national |
| 377 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $46,360 | 8% below national |
| 378 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $46,330 | 8% below national |
| 379 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $46,320 | 8% below national |
| 380 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $46,290 | 8% below national |
| 381 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $46,280 | 8% below national |
| 382 | Wilmington, NC | $46,270 | 8% below national |
| 383 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $46,200 | 8% below national |
| 384 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $46,200 | 8% below national |
| 385 | Manhattan, KS | $46,110 | 8% below national |
| 386 | Charleston, WV | $46,100 | 8% below national |
| 387 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $46,080 | 8% below national |
| 388 | Tucson, AZ | $46,000 | 9% below national |
| 389 | Florence, SC | $45,980 | 9% below national |
| 390 | Jackson, MI | $45,980 | 9% below national |
| 391 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $45,980 | 9% below national |
| 392 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $45,960 | 9% below national |
| 393 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $45,930 | 9% below national |
| 394 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,870 | 9% below national |
| 395 | Missoula, MT | $45,820 | 9% below national |
| 396 | Dothan, AL | $45,810 | 9% below national |
| 397 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $45,810 | 9% below national |
| 398 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $45,810 | 9% below national |
| 399 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $45,790 | 9% below national |
| 400 | Burlington, NC | $45,760 | 9% below national |
| 401 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $45,740 | 9% below national |
| 402 | Valdosta, GA | $45,740 | 9% below national |
| 403 | Fayetteville, NC | $45,680 | 9% below national |
| 404 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $45,620 | 9% below national |
| 405 | Lima, OH | $45,610 | 9% below national |
| 406 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $45,560 | 9% below national |
| 407 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $45,490 | 10% below national |
| 408 | Columbia, MO | $45,440 | 10% below national |
| 409 | Jacksonville, NC | $45,440 | 10% below national |
| 410 | Utica-Rome, NY | $45,410 | 10% below national |
| 411 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $45,240 | 10% below national |
| 412 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,220 | 10% below national |
| 413 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $45,180 | 10% below national |
| 414 | Bay City, MI | $45,140 | 10% below national |
| 415 | Johnstown, PA | $45,140 | 10% below national |
| 416 | Mobile, AL | $45,140 | 10% below national |
| 417 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $45,140 | 10% below national |
| 418 | Wichita, KS | $45,140 | 10% below national |
| 419 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $45,090 | 10% below national |
| 420 | Tallahassee, FL | $45,080 | 10% below national |
| 421 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,020 | 11% below national |
| 422 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $44,990 | 11% below national |
| 423 | Binghamton, NY | $44,980 | 11% below national |
| 424 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $44,970 | 11% below national |
| 425 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $44,930 | 11% below national |
| 426 | Rapid City, SD | $44,900 | 11% below national |
| 427 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $44,830 | 11% below national |
| 428 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $44,790 | 11% below national |
| 429 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $44,770 | 11% below national |
| 430 | Goldsboro, NC | $44,740 | 11% below national |
| 431 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $44,740 | 11% below national |
| 432 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $44,730 | 11% below national |
| 433 | Gainesville, FL | $44,710 | 11% below national |
| 434 | Owensboro, KY | $44,690 | 11% below national |
| 435 | Billings, MT | $44,660 | 11% below national |
| 436 | Farmington, NM | $44,660 | 11% below national |
| 437 | Punta Gorda, FL | $44,510 | 12% below national |
| 438 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $44,470 | 12% below national |
| 439 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $44,460 | 12% below national |
| 440 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $44,380 | 12% below national |
| 441 | Las Cruces, NM | $44,360 | 12% below national |
| 442 | Waco, TX | $44,320 | 12% below national |
| 443 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $44,310 | 12% below national |
| 444 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $44,270 | 12% below national |
| 445 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $44,230 | 12% below national |
| 446 | Tulsa, OK | $44,130 | 12% below national |
| 447 | Yuma, AZ | $44,090 | 12% below national |
| 448 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,080 | 12% below national |
| 449 | Longview, TX | $43,990 | 13% below national |
| 450 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $43,980 | 13% below national |
| 451 | Ithaca, NY | $43,890 | 13% below national |
| 452 | Pocatello, ID | $43,790 | 13% below national |
| 453 | Albuquerque, NM | $43,710 | 13% below national |
| 454 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $43,710 | 13% below national |
| 455 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $43,680 | 13% below national |
| 456 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $43,550 | 13% below national |
| 457 | Lubbock, TX | $43,540 | 14% below national |
| 458 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $43,520 | 14% below national |
| 459 | Hammond, LA | $43,480 | 14% below national |
| 460 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $43,440 | 14% below national |
| 461 | El Paso, TX | $43,420 | 14% below national |
| 462 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $43,360 | 14% below national |
| 463 | Columbus, GA-AL | $42,980 | 15% below national |
| 464 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $42,930 | 15% below national |
| 465 | Santa Fe, NM | $42,900 | 15% below national |
| 466 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $42,850 | 15% below national |
| 467 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $42,840 | 15% below national |
| 468 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $42,840 | 15% below national |
| 469 | Tyler, TX | $42,480 | 16% below national |
| 470 | Glens Falls, NY | $42,430 | 16% below national |
| 471 | Alexandria, LA | $42,410 | 16% below national |
| 472 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $42,340 | 16% below national |
| 473 | Lawton, OK | $42,270 | 16% below national |
| 474 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $42,060 | 16% below national |
| 475 | Sebring, FL | $42,050 | 16% below national |
| 476 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $42,040 | 16% below national |
| 477 | Monroe, LA | $42,010 | 17% below national |
| 478 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $41,980 | 17% below national |
| 479 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $41,750 | 17% below national |
| 480 | Logan, UT-ID | $41,600 | 17% below national |
| 481 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $41,600 | 17% below national |
| 482 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $41,600 | 17% below national |
| 483 | Wichita Falls, TX | $41,530 | 18% below national |
| 484 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $41,480 | 18% below national |
| 485 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $41,450 | 18% below national |
| 486 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $41,130 | 18% below national |
| 487 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $40,660 | 19% below national |
| 488 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $40,570 | 19% below national |
| 489 | Abilene, TX | $40,050 | 20% below national |
| 490 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $39,880 | 21% below national |
| 491 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $39,870 | 21% below national |
| 492 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $39,830 | 21% below national |
| 493 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $39,750 | 21% below national |
| 494 | Elmira, NY | $39,640 | 21% below national |
| 495 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $39,500 | 22% below national |
| 496 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $39,050 | 22% below national |
| 497 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $39,040 | 22% below national |
| 498 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $38,900 | 23% below national |
| 499 | Johnson City, TN | $38,860 | 23% below national |
| 500 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $38,490 | 24% below national |
| 501 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $38,430 | 24% below national |
| 502 | Laredo, TX | $38,140 | 24% below national |
| 503 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $37,440 | 26% below national |
| 504 | Beckley, WV | $36,320 | 28% below national |
| 505 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,060 | 28% below national |
| 506 | Eagle Pass, TX | $34,520 | 31% below national |
| 507 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $32,750 | 35% below national |
| 508 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $24,750 | 51% below national |
| 509 | Mayaguez, PR | $23,960 | 52% below national |
| 510 | Ponce, PR | $22,270 | 56% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance make? ▼
The median annual salary for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance is $50,340 ($24.20/hour). The salary range spans from $36,030 at the 10th percentile to $78,140 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance at $72,260/year, which is +44% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance? ▼
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1 per 100 workers.
Is Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance a good career? ▼
Employment for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance is projected to decline 0.9% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 18,500 openings are projected each year.
How does Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance pay vary by state? ▼
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $72,260/year, while New Mexico pays the least at $43,960/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance is Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA at $64,890/year. BLS reports wage data for 510 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $62,450/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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