Public Safety Telecommunicators in the Punta Gorda Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Public Safety Telecommunicators pay in Punta Gorda, FL at a median of $53,180 per year ($25.57/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $53,040, the metro estimate is same as. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 50 public safety telecommunicators are employed across the Punta Gorda MSA in SOC 43-5031.

The Punta Gorda pay distribution spans from $44,260 at the 10th percentile to $76,960 at the 90th, a 1.7× 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 $50,370 and the 75th at $59,730, so half of Punta Gorda-based public safety telecommunicators earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Punta Gorda, FL 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 FL estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.