Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary
The median pay for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in the United States is $50,340 a year. About 202,810 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $36,030
- 25th percentile
- $42,750
- Median percentile
- $50,340
- 75th percentile
- $62,450
- 90th percentile
- $78,140
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $72,260
- Washington $59,330
- Minnesota $59,220
- North Dakota $57,580
- Delaware $57,170
- Alaska $56,730
- Vermont $56,360
- New York $55,810
- Massachusetts $55,690
- Maine $55,150
- Oregon $54,980
- New Jersey $54,590
- Colorado $54,070
- Nebraska $53,880
- New Hampshire $52,770
- Hawaii $52,570
- California $52,350
- Wisconsin $52,350
- Missouri $51,410
- Maryland $51,350
- Utah $51,010
- Virginia $50,710
- Ohio $50,320
- Indiana $50,060
- Kentucky $49,990
- Pennsylvania $49,960
- Idaho $49,660
- Tennessee $49,660
- Michigan $49,490
- Rhode Island $49,320
- Georgia $49,180
- Alabama $48,790
- Wyoming $48,690
- North Carolina $48,230
- Connecticut $47,960
- Nevada $47,920
- Arizona $47,880
- South Carolina $47,550
- Texas $47,320
- Kansas $47,170
- Montana $47,140
- Arkansas $47,130
- Louisiana $47,050
- Iowa $47,000
- West Virginia $46,620
- Florida $45,880
- Mississippi $45,660
- Oklahoma $44,950
- New Mexico $43,960
- South Dakota $43,920
By metro area
- Bremerton, WA $64,890
- Fairbanks, AK $62,130
- Fargo, ND $61,260
- Barnstable Town, MA $60,890
- San Jose, CA $60,780
- Minneapolis, MN $59,560
- Duluth, MN $59,510
- Lebanon, PA $59,390
- Seattle, WA $59,340
- Lewiston, ME $59,160
- Longview, WA $59,020
- Olympia, WA $58,710
- Racine, WI $58,690
- Portland, OR $58,670
- Portland, ME $58,620
- San Francisco, CA $58,610
- Sheboygan, WI $58,520
- Rochester, MN $58,350
- New York, NY $58,180
- Harrisonburg, VA $58,040
- Kahului, HI $57,970
- Burlington, VT $57,860
- Mount Vernon, WA $57,510
- Janesville, WI $57,170
- Washington, DC $57,160
- Fond du Lac, WI $57,140
- Napa, CA $57,140
- Lincoln, NE $57,120
- Santa Cruz, CA $57,100
- Boulder, CO $56,850
- Bellingham, WA $56,820
- Springfield, MO $56,760
- Decatur, IL $56,740
- Odessa, TX $56,620
- Boston, MA $56,560
- Vineland, NJ $56,550
- Wausau, WI $56,460
- Vallejo, CA $56,430
- Worcester, MA $56,430
- Champaign, IL $56,360
- Gettysburg, PA $56,100
- Columbus, IN $55,820
- Stockton, CA $55,780
- Anchorage, AK $55,740
- Denver, CO $55,610
- Corvallis, OR $55,430
- St. Cloud, MN $55,300
- Jonesboro, AR $54,960
- Salt Lake City, UT $54,950
- Springfield, IL $54,900
- Kenosha, WI $54,820
- Twin Falls, ID $54,740
- Hartford, CT $54,580
- Bozeman, MT $54,320
- Santa Rosa, CA $54,250
- Kennewick, WA $54,200
- Green Bay, WI $54,150
- St. Joseph, MO $54,070
- Wenatchee, WA $54,000
- El Centro, CA $53,990
- Bend, OR $53,870
- Joplin, MO $53,840
- Lewiston, ID $53,820
- Greeley, CO $53,580
- Casper, WY $53,550
- Bangor, ME $53,490
- Elizabethtown, KY $53,290
- Oshkosh, WI $53,280
- San Luis Obispo, CA $53,210
- Trenton, NJ $53,180
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $53,130
- Memphis, TN $53,080
- Salem, OR $53,040
- Yakima, WA $52,830
- Omaha, NE $52,800
- Midland, TX $52,780
- Springfield, MA $52,710
- Boise City, ID $52,580
- Colorado Springs, CO $52,350
- Yuba City, CA $52,350
- Decatur, AL $52,310
- Battle Creek, MI $52,290
- Los Angeles, CA $52,170
- Dover, DE $52,140
- Gainesville, GA $52,070
- Riverside, CA $52,000
- Elkhart, IN $51,990
- Modesto, CA $51,990
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $51,950
- Cincinnati, OH $51,900
- Iowa City, IA $51,880
- Milwaukee, WI $51,860
- Salinas, CA $51,740
- Waterbury, CT $51,710
- San Diego, CA $51,670
- Columbus, OH $51,640
- Chambersburg, PA $51,600
- Anniston, AL $51,580
- Merced, CA $51,550
- Harrisburg, PA $51,410
- Lake Charles, LA $51,390
- Saginaw, MI $51,380
- York, PA $51,380
- Macon, GA $51,370
- Staunton, VA $51,370
- Charlottesville, VA $51,300
- Dubuque, IA $51,290
- Kingston, NY $51,280
- Great Falls, MT $51,240
- Kokomo, IN $51,200
- Philadelphia, PA $51,170
- Traverse City, MI $51,140
- Michigan City, IN $50,840
- Baltimore, MD $50,820
- Minot, ND $50,790
- Cleveland, TN $50,770
- Lexington Park, MD $50,760
- Bakersfield, CA $50,750
- Jackson, TN $50,720
- Rockford, IL $50,710