Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary

Median Salary
$53,040
per year
Hourly Rate
$25.50
per hour
Employment
102,500
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$37,320
25th percentile
$45,210
Median
$53,040
75th percentile
$64,260
90th percentile
$79,830

💰 Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
California$80,120+51.1%
Washington$78,850+48.7%
Oregon$71,980+35.7%
Alaska$66,660+25.7%
Minnesota$66,550+25.5%
Colorado$63,520+19.8%
Connecticut$62,410+17.7%
Massachusetts$61,720+16.4%
New York$61,450+15.9%
Illinois$61,260+15.5%
Nevada$60,040+13.2%
Wisconsin$60,000+13.1%
North Dakota$59,940+13.0%
Vermont$59,470+12.1%
New Jersey$59,240+11.7%
District of Columbia$59,080+11.4%
Maryland$58,910+11.1%
Rhode Island$58,310+9.9%
New Hampshire$58,240+9.8%
Ohio$58,100+9.5%
Maine$57,250+7.9%
Hawaii$57,020+7.5%
Iowa$56,770+7.0%
Arizona$56,600+6.7%
Utah$54,120+2.0%
Michigan$53,310+0.5%
Delaware$53,140+0.2%
Idaho$51,780-2.4%
Wyoming$50,600-4.6%
Virginia$50,490-4.8%
Nebraska$50,270-5.2%
Florida$50,170-5.4%
Texas$50,040-5.7%
Pennsylvania$49,890-5.9%
New Mexico$49,060-7.5%
Indiana$49,050-7.5%
South Dakota$47,900-9.7%
Montana$47,640-10.2%
Missouri$46,990-11.4%
North Carolina$46,550-12.2%
Tennessee$46,390-12.5%
Kentucky$45,670-13.9%
Kansas$45,110-15.0%
South Carolina$43,540-17.9%
Georgia$42,790-19.3%
West Virginia$40,490-23.7%
Oklahoma$39,890-24.8%
Alabama$38,960-26.5%
Louisiana$38,550-27.3%
Arkansas$38,240-27.9%
Mississippi$34,510-34.9%

🏙️ Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$113,800+114.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$104,910+97.8%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$90,930+71.4%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$89,090+68.0%
Vallejo, CA$87,250+64.5%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$85,950+62.0%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$84,410+59.1%
Anchorage, AK$83,870+58.1%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$83,840+58.1%
Napa, CA$82,830+56.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$81,990+54.6%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$81,160+53.0%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$80,690+52.1%
Medford, OR$80,620+52.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$80,370+51.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$80,180+51.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$79,610+50.1%
Salem, OR$78,950+48.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$78,950+48.8%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$78,050+47.2%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$78,030+47.1%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$77,260+45.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$76,640+44.5%
Bellingham, WA$76,340+43.9%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$75,740+42.8%
Redding, CA$74,570+40.6%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$72,880+37.4%
Boulder, CO$70,240+32.4%
Mankato, MN$70,190+32.3%
Rochester, MN$70,140+32.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$69,220+30.5%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$68,620+29.4%
Albany, OR$68,280+28.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$66,980+26.3%
Yuba City, CA$66,420+25.2%
Ithaca, NY$66,250+24.9%
Bend, OR$66,040+24.5%
Barnstable Town, MA$65,300+23.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$64,940+22.4%
Merced, CA$64,570+21.7%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$64,550+21.7%
Syracuse, NY$64,550+21.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$64,380+21.4%
Duluth, MN-WI$64,010+20.7%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$63,570+19.9%
Greeley, CO$63,520+19.8%
Chico, CA$63,440+19.6%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$63,390+19.5%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$63,350+19.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$63,280+19.3%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$63,240+19.2%
Yakima, WA$63,240+19.2%
New Haven, CT$63,070+18.9%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$63,060+18.9%
Rochester, NY$63,030+18.8%
Glens Falls, NY$62,720+18.3%
Reno, NV$62,670+18.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$62,660+18.1%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$62,570+18.0%
Columbus, OH$62,490+17.8%
Lexington Park, MD$62,460+17.8%
Modesto, CA$62,460+17.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$62,260+17.4%
Appleton, WI$62,240+17.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$62,130+17.1%
Akron, OH$62,050+17.0%
Ann Arbor, MI$62,040+17.0%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$62,030+16.9%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$61,790+16.5%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$61,750+16.4%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$61,670+16.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$61,600+16.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$61,450+15.9%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$61,260+15.5%
Midland, TX$61,250+15.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$61,080+15.2%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$61,070+15.1%
Kankakee, IL$61,010+15.0%
Fresno, CA$60,870+14.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$60,480+14.0%
Eau Claire, WI$60,450+14.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$60,450+14.0%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$60,380+13.8%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,310+13.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$60,310+13.7%
St. Cloud, MN$60,160+13.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$60,060+13.2%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$59,750+12.7%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$59,710+12.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$59,550+12.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$59,460+12.1%
Cleveland, OH$59,440+12.1%
Madison, WI$59,400+12.0%
Colorado Springs, CO$59,160+11.5%
Reading, PA$59,070+11.4%
Port St. Lucie, FL$58,980+11.2%
Toledo, OH$58,900+11.0%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$58,860+11.0%
Worcester, MA$58,850+11.0%
Ames, IA$58,610+10.5%
Kingston, NY$58,590+10.5%
El Centro, CA$58,560+10.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$58,560+10.4%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$58,310+9.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$58,280+9.9%
Amarillo, TX$57,970+9.3%
Pittsburgh, PA$57,880+9.1%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$57,860+9.1%
Pueblo, CO$57,710+8.8%
Sandusky, OH$57,680+8.7%
Springfield, OH$57,650+8.7%
Ogden, UT$57,470+8.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$57,400+8.2%
Springfield, IL$57,390+8.2%
Iowa City, IA$57,310+8.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$57,130+7.7%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$57,110+7.7%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$56,960+7.4%
Bloomington, IL$56,540+6.6%
St. Louis, MO-IL$56,250+6.1%
Billings, MT$56,130+5.8%
Traverse City, MI$55,550+4.7%
Boise City, ID$55,410+4.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$55,360+4.4%
Pocatello, ID$55,310+4.3%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$55,140+4.0%
Niles, MI$55,130+3.9%
Bismarck, ND$54,490+2.7%
Binghamton, NY$54,400+2.6%
Rockford, IL$54,130+2.1%
Evansville, IN$54,040+1.9%
Saginaw, MI$54,000+1.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$53,820+1.5%
Sherman-Denison, TX$53,790+1.4%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$53,590+1.0%
Helena, MT$53,540+0.9%
Dover, DE$53,490+0.8%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$53,390+0.7%
Richmond, VA$53,390+0.7%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$53,360+0.6%
Lebanon, PA$53,350+0.6%
Flint, MI$53,310+0.5%
Punta Gorda, FL$53,180+0.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$53,040+0.0%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$53,020-0.0%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$52,840-0.4%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$52,840-0.4%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$52,810-0.4%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$52,700-0.6%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$52,670-0.7%
Erie, PA$52,620-0.8%
Bangor, ME$52,380-1.2%
Albuquerque, NM$52,290-1.4%
Mansfield, OH$52,290-1.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$52,070-1.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$52,020-1.9%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$51,980-2.0%
Kansas City, MO-KS$51,940-2.1%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$51,870-2.2%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$51,860-2.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$51,670-2.6%
Manhattan, KS$51,640-2.6%
Abilene, TX$51,480-2.9%
Lawton, OK$51,270-3.3%
Gainesville, FL$51,260-3.4%
St. George, UT$51,260-3.4%
Kenosha, WI$51,180-3.5%
Jacksonville, FL$51,110-3.6%
Springfield, MA$51,050-3.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$51,020-3.8%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$50,860-4.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$50,800-4.2%
York-Hanover, PA$50,770-4.3%
Yuma, AZ$50,680-4.4%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$50,630-4.5%
Vineland, NJ$50,320-5.1%
Salisbury, MD$50,290-5.2%
Lincoln, NE$50,270-5.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$50,200-5.4%
Peoria, IL$50,090-5.6%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$50,040-5.7%
Lubbock, TX$50,030-5.7%
Sebring, FL$49,930-5.9%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$49,900-5.9%
Idaho Falls, ID$49,820-6.1%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$49,790-6.1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$49,780-6.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$49,730-6.2%
Dalton, GA$49,720-6.3%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$49,610-6.5%
Cheyenne, WY$49,520-6.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$49,240-7.2%
Visalia, CA$49,240-7.2%
Tucson, AZ$49,200-7.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$49,170-7.3%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$49,080-7.5%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$48,990-7.6%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$48,920-7.8%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$48,890-7.8%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$48,860-7.9%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$48,820-8.0%
Killeen-Temple, TX$48,750-8.1%
Tyler, TX$48,710-8.2%
Columbia, MO$48,680-8.2%
Warner Robins, GA$48,600-8.4%
Baton Rouge, LA$48,550-8.5%
Chambersburg, PA$48,550-8.5%
Rocky Mount, NC$48,530-8.5%
Topeka, KS$48,510-8.5%
Roanoke, VA$48,470-8.6%
Canton-Massillon, OH$48,430-8.7%
Logan, UT-ID$48,380-8.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$48,380-8.8%
Beckley, WV$48,320-8.9%
Pittsfield, MA$48,180-9.2%
Burlington, NC$48,160-9.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$48,080-9.4%
Ocala, FL$48,050-9.4%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$48,050-9.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$47,880-9.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$47,570-10.3%
Birmingham, AL$47,390-10.7%
Lake Charles, LA$47,280-10.9%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,170-11.1%
Waco, TX$47,170-11.1%
Lynchburg, VA$47,140-11.1%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$47,120-11.2%
Jacksonville, NC$47,110-11.2%
Lancaster, PA$46,970-11.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$46,930-11.5%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$46,870-11.6%
El Paso, TX$46,860-11.7%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$46,750-11.9%
Springfield, MO$46,600-12.1%
College Station-Bryan, TX$46,580-12.2%
Asheville, NC$46,550-12.2%
Greenville, NC$46,490-12.3%
Jefferson City, MO$46,430-12.5%
Savannah, GA$46,420-12.5%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$46,380-12.6%
Corpus Christi, TX$46,260-12.8%
Wichita Falls, TX$46,220-12.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$46,180-12.9%
Winston-Salem, NC$46,090-13.1%
Alexandria, LA$46,080-13.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$45,990-13.3%
Tallahassee, FL$45,910-13.4%
Wichita, KS$45,750-13.7%
Fayetteville, NC$45,670-13.9%
Winchester, VA-WV$45,670-13.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$45,650-13.9%
Elizabethtown, KY$45,570-14.1%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$45,490-14.2%
Terre Haute, IN$45,450-14.3%
San Angelo, TX$45,360-14.5%
Tulsa, OK$45,340-14.5%
Charlottesville, VA$45,320-14.6%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$45,260-14.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$45,260-14.7%
Joplin, MO-KS$45,110-15.0%
Johnstown, PA$45,100-15.0%
Longview, TX$44,930-15.3%
Knoxville, TN$44,700-15.7%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$44,630-15.9%
Jackson, TN$44,450-16.2%
Tuscaloosa, AL$44,070-16.9%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$43,970-17.1%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$43,870-17.3%
Huntsville, AL$43,680-17.6%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$43,220-18.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$43,140-18.7%
Gainesville, GA$43,070-18.8%
Morgantown, WV$43,010-18.9%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$42,880-19.2%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$42,210-20.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$42,140-20.6%
Johnson City, TN$41,570-21.6%
Laredo, TX$41,390-22.0%
Wheeling, WV-OH$41,370-22.0%
Spartanburg, SC$41,340-22.1%
Florence, SC$41,040-22.6%
Columbia, SC$40,930-22.8%
Jonesboro, AR$40,930-22.8%
Bowling Green, KY$40,840-23.0%
Bloomington, IN$40,800-23.1%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$40,560-23.5%
Dothan, AL$40,450-23.7%
Mobile, AL$40,220-24.2%
Texarkana, TX-AR$40,220-24.2%
Hot Springs, AR$40,200-24.2%
Morristown, TN$40,050-24.5%
Cleveland, TN$40,040-24.5%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$39,730-25.1%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$39,650-25.2%
Charleston, WV$39,460-25.6%
Valdosta, GA$39,400-25.7%
Enid, OK$39,240-26.0%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,060-26.4%
Montgomery, AL$38,560-27.3%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$38,420-27.6%
Gadsden, AL$38,050-28.3%
Columbus, GA-AL$37,910-28.5%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$37,290-29.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$37,290-29.7%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$37,220-29.8%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$37,020-30.2%
Lafayette, LA$36,500-31.2%
Decatur, AL$36,200-31.7%
Jackson, MS$35,790-32.5%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$35,770-32.6%
Monroe, LA$35,040-33.9%
Eagle Pass, TX$34,140-35.6%
Albany, GA$33,470-36.9%
Hammond, LA$31,930-39.8%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$29,910-43.6%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$27,140-48.8%
Puerto Rico$26,620-49.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.