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Public Safety Telecommunicators salary in Washington

The median public safety telecommunicators in Washington earns $78,850 a year, 49% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,358 a month.

10th percentile
$56,920
25th percentile
$66,500
Median percentile
$78,850
75th percentile
$84,640
90th percentile
$96,130

Based on 1,980 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

$64,301 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,850
Federal income tax−$8,517
Social Security + Medicare−$6,032
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,358
Every two weeks$2,473

Does it go far here?

$73,683Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

All public safety telecommunicators salaries · Take-home pay in Washington