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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Pittsburgh, PA earns $49,910 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,396 a month.

10th percentile
$36,650
25th percentile
$42,640
Median percentile
$49,910
75th percentile
$60,100
90th percentile
$76,150

Based on 1,290 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

$40,750 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,910
Federal income tax−$3,809
Social Security + Medicare−$3,818
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,532
Monthly take-home$3,396
Every two weeks$1,567

Does it go far here?

$52,719Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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