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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary in Colorado

The median dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Colorado earns $54,070 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,604 a month.

10th percentile
$40,430
25th percentile
$47,910
Median percentile
$54,070
75th percentile
$64,040
90th percentile
$79,420

Based on 3,470 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

$43,246 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,070
Federal income tax−$4,308
Social Security + Medicare−$4,136
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,379
Monthly take-home$3,604
Every two weeks$1,663

Does it go far here?

$52,469Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,761 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$344,270
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,320
Family Medicine Physicians$265,560
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$198,790
Pediatricians, General$196,440

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