Lincoln, NE · SOC 43-5032

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in the Lincoln Metro

Compiled by WageDex

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Lincoln, NE BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$57,120

per year in the Lincoln metro

+13% above

National Median

$50,340

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$27.46/hr

median hourly

Employment

250

jobs in the Lincoln metro

The Lincoln pay distribution spans from $42,480 at the 10th percentile to $75,800 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 $49,230 and the 75th at $58,530, so half of Lincoln-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 Lincoln, NE 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 NE estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Lincoln Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$42,480

25th$49,230

Median$57,120

75th$58,530

90th$75,800

Top Paying Jobs in Lincoln

1. General Internal Medicine Physicians Small sample $369,980 2. Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric Small sample $365,830 3. Physicians, All Other $326,620 4. Chief Executives $217,780 5. Nurse Anesthetists $216,030 6. Family Medicine Physicians $209,990 7. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Small sample $208,180 8. Dentists, General $204,530 9. Pharmacists $149,590 10. Architectural and Engineering Managers $139,670

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

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How much do Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance make in the Lincoln metro area?

How much do Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance make in the Lincoln metro area? ▼

The median annual salary for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Lincoln, NE is $57,120 ($27.46/hour). The salary range spans from $42,480 at the 10th percentile to $75,800 at the 90th percentile.

How does Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance pay in the Lincoln metro compare nationally? ▼

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance pay in Lincoln, NE is +13% above the national median of $50,340. There are approximately 250 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance jobs in this metro area.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS data for the full Lincoln, NE wage area. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.