Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in the Lafayette-West Lafayette Metro

The Lafayette-West Lafayette pay distribution spans from $34,620 at the 10th percentile to $63,810 at the 90th, a 1.8× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $40,780 and the 75th at $58,210, so half of Lafayette-West Lafayette-based dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide IN estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.