Public Safety Telecommunicators salary
The median pay for public safety telecommunicators in the United States is $53,040 a year. About 102,500 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $37,320
- 25th percentile
- $45,210
- Median percentile
- $53,040
- 75th percentile
- $64,260
- 90th percentile
- $79,830
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $80,120
- Washington $78,850
- Oregon $71,980
- Alaska $66,660
- Minnesota $66,550
- Colorado $63,520
- Connecticut $62,410
- Massachusetts $61,720
- New York $61,450
- Illinois $61,260
- Nevada $60,040
- Wisconsin $60,000
- North Dakota $59,940
- Vermont $59,470
- New Jersey $59,240
- District of Columbia $59,080
- Maryland $58,910
- Rhode Island $58,310
- New Hampshire $58,240
- Ohio $58,100
- Maine $57,250
- Hawaii $57,020
- Iowa $56,770
- Arizona $56,600
- Utah $54,120
- Michigan $53,310
- Delaware $53,140
- Idaho $51,780
- Wyoming $50,600
- Virginia $50,490
- Nebraska $50,270
- Florida $50,170
- Texas $50,040
- Pennsylvania $49,890
- New Mexico $49,060
- Indiana $49,050
- South Dakota $47,900
- Montana $47,640
- Missouri $46,990
- North Carolina $46,550
- Tennessee $46,390
- Kentucky $45,670
- Kansas $45,110
- South Carolina $43,540
- Georgia $42,790
- West Virginia $40,490
- Oklahoma $39,890
- Alabama $38,960
- Louisiana $38,550
- Arkansas $38,240
- Mississippi $34,510
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $113,800
- San Francisco, CA $104,910
- San Luis Obispo, CA $90,930
- Olympia, WA $89,090
- Vallejo, CA $87,250
- Santa Cruz, CA $85,950
- Santa Maria, CA $84,410
- Anchorage, AK $83,870
- Oxnard, CA $83,840
- Napa, CA $82,830
- Santa Rosa, CA $81,990
- Portland, OR $81,160
- Stockton, CA $80,690
- Medford, OR $80,620
- Los Angeles, CA $80,370
- Seattle, WA $80,180
- Sacramento, CA $79,610
- Salem, OR $78,950
- San Diego, CA $78,950
- Racine, WI $78,050
- Kennewick, WA $78,030
- Riverside, CA $77,260
- Spokane, WA $76,640
- Bellingham, WA $76,340
- Eugene, OR $75,740
- Redding, CA $74,570
- Fort Collins, CO $72,880
- Boulder, CO $70,240
- Mankato, MN $70,190
- Rochester, MN $70,140
- Minneapolis, MN $69,220
- Denver, CO $68,620
- Albany, OR $68,280
- Chicago, IL $66,980
- Yuba City, CA $66,420
- Ithaca, NY $66,250
- Bend, OR $66,040
- Barnstable Town, MA $65,300
- Omaha, NE $64,940
- Merced, CA $64,570
- Hanford, CA $64,550
- Syracuse, NY $64,550
- Des Moines, IA $64,380
- Duluth, MN $64,010
- Hartford, CT $63,570
- Greeley, CO $63,520
- Chico, CA $63,440
- Norwich, CT $63,390
- Naples, FL $63,350
- Portland, ME $63,280
- Bakersfield, CA $63,240
- Yakima, WA $63,240
- New Haven, CT $63,070
- Bridgeport, CT $63,060
- Rochester, NY $63,030
- Glens Falls, NY $62,720
- Reno, NV $62,670
- Boston, MA $62,660
- Waterloo, IA $62,570
- Columbus, OH $62,490
- Lexington Park, MD $62,460
- Modesto, CA $62,460
- Cincinnati, OH $62,260
- Appleton, WI $62,240
- Milwaukee, WI $62,130
- Akron, OH $62,050
- Ann Arbor, MI $62,040
- Oshkosh, WI $62,030
- Austin, TX $61,790
- Amherst Town, MA $61,750
- Albany, NY $61,670
- Burlington, VT $61,600
- New York, NY $61,450
- Washington, DC $61,260
- Midland, TX $61,250
- Baltimore, MD $61,080
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $61,070
- Kankakee, IL $61,010
- Fresno, CA $60,870
- Trenton, NJ $60,480
- Eau Claire, WI $60,450
- Las Vegas, NV $60,450
- Buffalo, NY $60,380
- Grand Forks, ND $60,310
- Sioux Falls, SD $60,310
- St. Cloud, MN $60,160
- North Port, FL $60,060
- Kiryas Joel, NY $59,750
- Phoenix, AZ $59,710
- Dayton, OH $59,550
- Fort Wayne, IN $59,460
- Cleveland, OH $59,440
- Madison, WI $59,400
- Colorado Springs, CO $59,160
- Reading, PA $59,070
- Port St. Lucie, FL $58,980
- Toledo, OH $58,900
- Manchester, NH $58,860
- Worcester, MA $58,850
- Ames, IA $58,610
- Kingston, NY $58,590
- El Centro, CA $58,560
- Lansing, MI $58,560
- Waterbury, CT $58,310
- Dallas, TX $58,280
- Amarillo, TX $57,970
- Pittsburgh, PA $57,880
- Davenport, IA $57,860
- Pueblo, CO $57,710
- Sandusky, OH $57,680
- Springfield, OH $57,650
- Ogden, UT $57,470
- Providence, RI $57,400
- Springfield, IL $57,390
- Iowa City, IA $57,310
- Detroit, MI $57,130
- Miami, FL $57,110
- Philadelphia, PA $56,960
- Bloomington, IL $56,540
- St. Louis, MO $56,250