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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary in Baltimore, MD

The median dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $50,820 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,330 a month.

10th percentile
$36,710
25th percentile
$42,040
Median percentile
$50,820
75th percentile
$60,970
90th percentile
$76,860

Based on 1,510 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$39,965 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,820
Federal income tax−$3,918
Social Security + Medicare−$3,888
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$3,049
Monthly take-home$3,330
Every two weeks$1,537

Does it go far here?

$48,638Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

All dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland