Binghamton, NY · SOC 43-5031
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Binghamton
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$54,400
per year in Binghamton
+3% above
National Median
$53,040
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$26.15/hr
median hourly
Employment
40
jobs in Binghamton
BLS metro-level wage data places Public Safety Telecommunicators pay in Binghamton, NY at a median of $54,400 per year ($26.15/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $53,040, Binghamton pays +3% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 40 public safety telecommunicatorss are employed across the Binghamton MSA in SOC 43-5031.
The Binghamton pay distribution spans from $48,110 at the 10th percentile to $71,690 at the 90th — a 1.5× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $49,430 and the 75th at $59,750, so half of Binghamton-based public safety telecommunicatorss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Binghamton, NY covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide NY data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Binghamton
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$48,110
25th Percentile
$49,430
Median
$54,400
75th Percentile
$59,750
90th Percentile
$71,690
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