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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary in New Jersey

The median dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in New Jersey earns $54,590 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,609 a month.

10th percentile
$39,730
25th percentile
$46,400
Median percentile
$54,590
75th percentile
$64,450
90th percentile
$79,890

Based on 6,420 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

$43,314 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,590
Federal income tax−$4,371
Social Security + Medicare−$4,176
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,730
Monthly take-home$3,609
Every two weeks$1,666

Does it go far here?

$50,172Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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