Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary

Median Salary
$50,340
per year
Hourly Rate
$24.20
per hour
Employment
202,810
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$36,030
25th percentile
$42,750
Median
$50,340
75th percentile
$62,450
90th percentile
$78,140

💰 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$72,260+43.5%
Washington$59,330+17.9%
Minnesota$59,220+17.6%
North Dakota$57,580+14.4%
Illinois$57,240+13.7%
Delaware$57,170+13.6%
Alaska$56,730+12.7%
Vermont$56,360+12.0%
New York$55,810+10.9%
Massachusetts$55,690+10.6%
Maine$55,150+9.6%
Oregon$54,980+9.2%
New Jersey$54,590+8.4%
Colorado$54,070+7.4%
Nebraska$53,880+7.0%
New Hampshire$52,770+4.8%
Hawaii$52,570+4.4%
California$52,350+4.0%
Wisconsin$52,350+4.0%
Missouri$51,410+2.1%
Maryland$51,350+2.0%
Utah$51,010+1.3%
Virginia$50,710+0.7%
Ohio$50,320-0.0%
Indiana$50,060-0.6%
Kentucky$49,990-0.7%
Pennsylvania$49,960-0.8%
Idaho$49,660-1.4%
Tennessee$49,660-1.4%
Michigan$49,490-1.7%
Rhode Island$49,320-2.0%
Georgia$49,180-2.3%
Alabama$48,790-3.1%
Wyoming$48,690-3.3%
North Carolina$48,230-4.2%
Connecticut$47,960-4.7%
Nevada$47,920-4.8%
Arizona$47,880-4.9%
South Carolina$47,550-5.5%
Texas$47,320-6.0%
Kansas$47,170-6.3%
Montana$47,140-6.4%
Arkansas$47,130-6.4%
Louisiana$47,050-6.5%
Iowa$47,000-6.6%
West Virginia$46,620-7.4%
Florida$45,880-8.9%
Mississippi$45,660-9.3%
Oklahoma$44,950-10.7%
New Mexico$43,960-12.7%
South Dakota$43,920-12.8%

🏙️ Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$64,890+28.9%
Fairbanks-College, AK$62,130+23.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$61,260+21.7%
Barnstable Town, MA$60,890+21.0%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$60,780+20.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$59,560+18.3%
Duluth, MN-WI$59,510+18.2%
Lebanon, PA$59,390+18.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$59,340+17.9%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$59,160+17.5%
Longview-Kelso, WA$59,020+17.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$58,900+17.0%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$58,710+16.6%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$58,690+16.6%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$58,670+16.5%
Portland-South Portland, ME$58,620+16.4%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$58,610+16.4%
Sheboygan, WI$58,520+16.2%
Rochester, MN$58,350+15.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$58,180+15.6%
Harrisonburg, VA$58,040+15.3%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$57,970+15.2%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$57,860+14.9%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$57,510+14.2%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$57,170+13.6%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$57,160+13.5%
Fond du Lac, WI$57,140+13.5%
Napa, CA$57,140+13.5%
Lincoln, NE$57,120+13.5%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$57,100+13.4%
Boulder, CO$56,850+12.9%
Bellingham, WA$56,820+12.9%
Springfield, MO$56,760+12.8%
Decatur, IL$56,740+12.7%
Odessa, TX$56,620+12.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$56,560+12.4%
Vineland, NJ$56,550+12.3%
Wausau, WI$56,460+12.2%
Vallejo, CA$56,430+12.1%
Worcester, MA$56,430+12.1%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$56,360+12.0%
Gettysburg, PA$56,100+11.4%
Columbus, IN$55,820+10.9%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$55,780+10.8%
Anchorage, AK$55,740+10.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$55,610+10.5%
Corvallis, OR$55,430+10.1%
St. Cloud, MN$55,300+9.9%
Jonesboro, AR$54,960+9.2%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$54,950+9.2%
Springfield, IL$54,900+9.1%
Kenosha, WI$54,820+8.9%
Twin Falls, ID$54,740+8.7%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$54,580+8.4%
Bozeman, MT$54,320+7.9%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$54,250+7.8%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$54,200+7.7%
Green Bay, WI$54,150+7.6%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$54,070+7.4%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$54,000+7.3%
El Centro, CA$53,990+7.3%
Bend, OR$53,870+7.0%
Joplin, MO-KS$53,840+7.0%
Lewiston, ID-WA$53,820+6.9%
Greeley, CO$53,580+6.4%
Casper, WY$53,550+6.4%
Bangor, ME$53,490+6.3%
Elizabethtown, KY$53,290+5.9%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$53,280+5.8%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$53,210+5.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$53,180+5.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$53,130+5.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$53,080+5.4%
Salem, OR$53,040+5.4%
Yakima, WA$52,830+4.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$52,800+4.9%
Midland, TX$52,780+4.8%
Springfield, MA$52,710+4.7%
Boise City, ID$52,580+4.4%
Colorado Springs, CO$52,350+4.0%
Yuba City, CA$52,350+4.0%
Decatur, AL$52,310+3.9%
Battle Creek, MI$52,290+3.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$52,170+3.6%
Dover, DE$52,140+3.6%
Gainesville, GA$52,070+3.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$52,000+3.3%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$51,990+3.3%
Modesto, CA$51,990+3.3%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$51,950+3.2%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$51,900+3.1%
Iowa City, IA$51,880+3.1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$51,860+3.0%
Salinas, CA$51,740+2.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$51,710+2.7%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$51,670+2.6%
Columbus, OH$51,640+2.6%
Chambersburg, PA$51,600+2.5%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$51,580+2.5%
Merced, CA$51,550+2.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$51,410+2.1%
Lake Charles, LA$51,390+2.1%
Saginaw, MI$51,380+2.1%
York-Hanover, PA$51,380+2.1%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$51,370+2.0%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$51,370+2.0%
Charlottesville, VA$51,300+1.9%
Dubuque, IA$51,290+1.9%
Kingston, NY$51,280+1.9%
Great Falls, MT$51,240+1.8%
Kokomo, IN$51,200+1.7%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$51,170+1.6%
Traverse City, MI$51,140+1.6%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$50,840+1.0%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$50,820+1.0%
Minot, ND$50,790+0.9%
Cleveland, TN$50,770+0.9%
Lexington Park, MD$50,760+0.8%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$50,750+0.8%
Jackson, TN$50,720+0.8%
Rockford, IL$50,710+0.7%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$50,700+0.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$50,660+0.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$50,640+0.6%
Lancaster, PA$50,630+0.6%
Visalia, CA$50,610+0.5%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$50,600+0.5%
Redding, CA$50,600+0.5%
Ocala, FL$50,560+0.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$50,550+0.4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$50,520+0.4%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$50,490+0.3%
Syracuse, NY$50,480+0.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$50,460+0.2%
Savannah, GA$50,390+0.1%
Bloomington, IL$50,360+0.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$50,350+0.0%
Flagstaff, AZ$50,320-0.0%
Morristown, TN$50,200-0.3%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$50,200-0.3%
Idaho Falls, ID$50,180-0.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$50,130-0.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$50,060-0.6%
Madison, WI$50,020-0.6%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$50,000-0.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$50,000-0.7%
Lynchburg, VA$49,990-0.7%
St. George, UT$49,970-0.7%
Wheeling, WV-OH$49,940-0.8%
Paducah, KY-IL$49,920-0.8%
Reading, PA$49,920-0.8%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$49,920-0.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$49,910-0.9%
Cedar Rapids, IA$49,890-0.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$49,880-0.9%
Richmond, VA$49,830-1.0%
Reno, NV$49,820-1.0%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$49,790-1.1%
Clarksville, TN-KY$49,750-1.2%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$49,740-1.2%
Monroe, MI$49,730-1.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$49,700-1.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,680-1.3%
Ogden, UT$49,680-1.3%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$49,670-1.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$49,650-1.4%
Grand Island, NE$49,590-1.5%
Fresno, CA$49,580-1.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$49,570-1.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$49,570-1.5%
Dalton, GA$49,520-1.6%
Medford, OR$49,470-1.7%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$49,450-1.8%
Winston-Salem, NC$49,420-1.8%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$49,410-1.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$49,400-1.9%
Appleton, WI$49,370-1.9%
Cleveland, OH$49,340-2.0%
Asheville, NC$49,310-2.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$49,310-2.0%
Knoxville, TN$49,290-2.1%
Victoria, TX$49,270-2.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$49,250-2.2%
Bowling Green, KY$49,180-2.3%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$49,180-2.3%
Rocky Mount, NC$49,120-2.4%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$49,090-2.5%
Lafayette, LA$49,070-2.5%
San Angelo, TX$49,070-2.5%
Ann Arbor, MI$49,030-2.6%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$48,990-2.7%
Toledo, OH$48,990-2.7%
Bloomington, IN$48,970-2.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$48,930-2.8%
Spartanburg, SC$48,890-2.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$48,880-2.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$48,880-2.9%
Montgomery, AL$48,790-3.1%
Amarillo, TX$48,780-3.1%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$48,750-3.2%
Kankakee, IL$48,730-3.2%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$48,710-3.2%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$48,690-3.3%
Helena, MT$48,690-3.3%
Ames, IA$48,680-3.3%
Akron, OH$48,650-3.4%
Jacksonville, FL$48,630-3.4%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$48,550-3.6%
Hattiesburg, MS$48,530-3.6%
Salisbury, MD$48,530-3.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$48,520-3.6%
Bismarck, ND$48,510-3.6%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$48,440-3.8%
Pittsfield, MA$48,430-3.8%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$48,410-3.8%
Jackson, MS$48,370-3.9%
Albany, OR$48,310-4.0%
Grand Junction, CO$48,310-4.0%
New Haven, CT$48,310-4.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$48,310-4.0%
Flint, MI$48,300-4.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$48,280-4.1%
Albany, GA$48,220-4.2%
Terre Haute, IN$48,210-4.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$48,200-4.3%
Chico, CA$48,160-4.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$48,160-4.3%
Pueblo, CO$48,150-4.4%
Rochester, NY$48,150-4.4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$48,140-4.4%
Birmingham, AL$48,110-4.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$48,030-4.6%
Springfield, OH$48,030-4.6%
Peoria, IL$48,010-4.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$47,980-4.7%
Erie, PA$47,960-4.7%
Jefferson City, MO$47,920-4.8%
Grants Pass, OR$47,900-4.8%
Evansville, IN$47,890-4.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$47,860-4.9%
Eau Claire, WI$47,850-4.9%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$47,850-4.9%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$47,730-5.2%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$47,690-5.3%
Kansas City, MO-KS$47,660-5.3%
Williamsport, PA$47,660-5.3%
Oklahoma City, OK$47,630-5.4%
Columbia, SC$47,550-5.5%
Port St. Lucie, FL$47,550-5.5%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$47,540-5.6%
Cheyenne, WY$47,490-5.7%
Greenville, NC$47,380-5.9%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$47,380-5.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$47,350-5.9%
Mankato, MN$47,300-6.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$47,210-6.2%
Corpus Christi, TX$47,200-6.2%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,200-6.2%
Topeka, KS$47,170-6.3%
Rome, GA$47,140-6.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,140-6.4%
Muncie, IN$47,130-6.4%
Roanoke, VA$47,070-6.5%
Altoona, PA$47,010-6.6%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$46,970-6.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$46,930-6.8%
Huntsville, AL$46,900-6.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$46,890-6.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$46,800-7.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$46,700-7.2%
Winchester, VA-WV$46,660-7.3%
State College, PA$46,640-7.4%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$46,620-7.4%
Morgantown, WV$46,620-7.4%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$46,610-7.4%
Niles, MI$46,570-7.5%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$46,450-7.7%
Warner Robins, GA$46,420-7.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$46,390-7.8%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$46,370-7.9%
Mansfield, OH$46,370-7.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$46,360-7.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$46,330-8.0%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$46,320-8.0%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$46,280-8.1%
Wilmington, NC$46,270-8.1%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$46,200-8.2%
Manhattan, KS$46,110-8.4%
Charleston, WV$46,100-8.4%
Tucson, AZ$46,000-8.6%
Florence, SC$45,980-8.7%
Jackson, MI$45,980-8.7%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$45,980-8.7%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$45,930-8.8%
Missoula, MT$45,820-9.0%
Dothan, AL$45,810-9.0%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$45,810-9.0%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$45,790-9.0%
Burlington, NC$45,760-9.1%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$45,740-9.1%
Valdosta, GA$45,740-9.1%
Fayetteville, NC$45,680-9.3%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$45,620-9.4%
Lima, OH$45,610-9.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$45,490-9.6%
Columbia, MO$45,440-9.7%
Jacksonville, NC$45,440-9.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$45,410-9.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$45,180-10.3%
Bay City, MI$45,140-10.3%
Johnstown, PA$45,140-10.3%
Mobile, AL$45,140-10.3%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$45,140-10.3%
Wichita, KS$45,140-10.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$45,090-10.4%
Tallahassee, FL$45,080-10.4%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$44,990-10.6%
Binghamton, NY$44,980-10.6%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$44,930-10.7%
Rapid City, SD$44,900-10.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$44,830-10.9%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$44,790-11.0%
Goldsboro, NC$44,740-11.1%
Tuscaloosa, AL$44,740-11.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$44,730-11.1%
Gainesville, FL$44,710-11.2%
Owensboro, KY$44,690-11.2%
Billings, MT$44,660-11.3%
Farmington, NM$44,660-11.3%
Punta Gorda, FL$44,510-11.6%
Homosassa Springs, FL$44,380-11.8%
Las Cruces, NM$44,360-11.9%
Waco, TX$44,320-12.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$44,310-12.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$44,270-12.1%
Tulsa, OK$44,130-12.3%
Yuma, AZ$44,090-12.4%
Longview, TX$43,990-12.6%
Texarkana, TX-AR$43,980-12.6%
Ithaca, NY$43,890-12.8%
Pocatello, ID$43,790-13.0%
Albuquerque, NM$43,710-13.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$43,550-13.5%
Lubbock, TX$43,540-13.5%
Killeen-Temple, TX$43,520-13.5%
Hammond, LA$43,480-13.6%
El Paso, TX$43,420-13.7%
Columbus, GA-AL$42,980-14.6%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$42,930-14.7%
Santa Fe, NM$42,900-14.8%
Tyler, TX$42,480-15.6%
Glens Falls, NY$42,430-15.7%
Alexandria, LA$42,410-15.8%
Lawton, OK$42,270-16.0%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$42,060-16.4%
Sebring, FL$42,050-16.5%
Monroe, LA$42,010-16.5%
Logan, UT-ID$41,600-17.4%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$41,600-17.4%
Wichita Falls, TX$41,530-17.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$41,450-17.7%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$40,660-19.2%
Abilene, TX$40,050-20.4%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$39,880-20.8%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$39,870-20.8%
Elmira, NY$39,640-21.3%
Guam$39,630-21.3%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,500-21.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$39,050-22.4%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$39,040-22.4%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$38,900-22.7%
Johnson City, TN$38,860-22.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$38,490-23.5%
Laredo, TX$38,140-24.2%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$37,440-25.6%
Beckley, WV$36,320-27.9%
Eagle Pass, TX$34,520-31.4%
Virgin Islands$33,870-32.7%
Puerto Rico$24,750-50.8%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$24,750-50.8%
Mayaguez, PR$23,960-52.4%
Ponce, PR$22,270-55.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.