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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary in Staunton, VA

The median dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA earns $51,370 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,386 a month.

10th percentile
$39,850
25th percentile
$44,510
Median percentile
$51,370
75th percentile
$61,640
90th percentile
$66,400

Based on 90 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

$40,630 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,370
Federal income tax−$3,984
Social Security + Medicare−$3,930
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,825
Monthly take-home$3,386
Every two weeks$1,563

Does it go far here?

$56,371Median pay in Staunton, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.1 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,068 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Staunton, VA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$96,450
Registered Nurses$92,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,680
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,200
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,750
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$47,310
Office Clerks, General$43,630
Nursing Assistants$42,490

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