Glens Falls, NY · SOC 43-5031
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Glens Falls
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$62,720
per year in Glens Falls
+18% above
National Median
$53,040
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$30.15/hr
median hourly
Employment
50
jobs in Glens Falls
BLS metro-level wage data places Public Safety Telecommunicators pay in Glens Falls, NY at a median of $62,720 per year ($30.15/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $53,040, Glens Falls pays +18% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 50 public safety telecommunicatorss are employed across the Glens Falls MSA in SOC 43-5031.
The Glens Falls pay distribution spans from $54,410 at the 10th percentile to $71,030 at the 90th — a 1.3× 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 $54,410 and the 75th at $63,110, so half of Glens Falls-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 Glens Falls, 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 Glens Falls
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$54,410
25th Percentile
$54,410
Median
$62,720
75th Percentile
$63,110
90th Percentile
$71,030
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