Salary by Metro

SOC 43-5032 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance wages by metro

National median annual wage

$50,340

10th percentile
$36,030
25th percentile
$42,750
Median
$50,340
75th percentile
$62,450
90th percentile
$78,140
Mean
$54,740

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 202,810.

That median is 1.3% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA100$39,500$64,890$87,320
Fairbanks-College, AK80$42,920$62,130$123,310
Fargo, ND-MN150$39,370$61,260$85,840
Barnstable Town, MA120$38,790$60,890$78,180
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA720$47,000$60,780$98,600
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI1,770$41,000$59,560$82,360
Duluth, MN-WI110$39,800$59,510$92,420
Lebanon, PA50$38,100$59,390$78,510
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,950$46,990$59,340$91,900
Lewiston-Auburn, ME60$41,650$59,160$75,720
Longview-Kelso, WA70$38,480$59,020$86,790
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INNot available$38,260$58,900$82,590
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA120$39,400$58,710$78,620
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI90$43,930$58,690$79,230
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA2,080$43,660$58,670$80,400
Portland-South Portland, ME260$38,990$58,620$81,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,010$45,430$58,610$93,530
Sheboygan, WI30$40,320$58,520$81,900
Rochester, MN110$40,220$58,350$75,350
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ11,590$39,970$58,180$100,160

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ11,590$39,970$58,180$100,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA7,700$39,630$52,170$80,520
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX7,170$33,360$48,030$76,890
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX5,720$33,780$48,550$75,870
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ4,200$38,020$48,280$69,220
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA3,690$32,770$48,930$74,700
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3,550$35,640$45,980$72,270
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,540$42,260$57,160$83,050
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD3,430$36,600$51,170$76,360
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA3,250$38,680$52,000$74,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,010$45,430$58,610$93,530
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,950$46,990$59,340$91,900
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2,440$43,750$56,560$79,860
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI2,310$36,420$50,600$81,820
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL2,290$33,270$45,180$66,150
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV2,210$34,630$47,210$73,850
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA2,080$43,660$58,670$80,400
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO2,000$44,260$55,610$80,930
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC1,830$38,640$50,520$74,740
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL1,820$35,840$45,090$65,210

States and territories

State estimates for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
District of Columbia300$45,000$72,260$99,870
Washington4,920$44,050$59,330$88,000
Minnesota2,760$39,420$59,220$82,360
North Dakota600$38,560$57,580$82,030
IllinoisNot available$37,380$57,240$83,600
Delaware670$37,710$57,170$68,640
Alaska570$39,530$56,730$96,920
Vermont260$40,430$56,360$73,780
New York11,160$36,720$55,810$105,780
Massachusetts3,510$42,460$55,690$84,150
Maine670$39,530$55,150$81,700
Oregon3,290$40,630$54,980$77,470
New Jersey6,420$39,730$54,590$79,890
Colorado3,470$40,430$54,070$79,420
Nebraska1,500$38,790$53,880$95,260
New Hampshire710$37,440$52,770$74,280
Hawaii950$37,760$52,570$88,250
California23,970$39,520$52,350$81,070
Wisconsin3,240$36,090$52,350$75,910
Missouri4,340$36,720$51,410$101,750
Maryland3,310$36,740$51,350$80,320
Utah2,040$36,550$51,010$74,870
Virginia5,830$38,370$50,710$71,910
Ohio5,720$35,540$50,320$76,430
Indiana4,090$35,740$50,060$74,960
Kentucky2,440$34,880$49,990$77,330
Pennsylvania6,670$36,090$49,960$76,180
Idaho1,430$30,630$49,660$78,630
Tennessee4,190$34,850$49,660$69,420
Michigan5,390$34,880$49,490$80,650
Rhode Island530$37,070$49,320$83,390
Georgia6,190$32,770$49,180$74,700
Alabama1,780$34,490$48,790$72,740
Wyoming240$32,130$48,690$82,330
North Carolina5,740$35,930$48,230$71,010
Connecticut2,220$41,600$47,960$80,370
Nevada2,840$34,860$47,920$77,600
Arizona5,690$37,450$47,880$68,900
South Carolina2,440$32,110$47,550$74,070
Texas23,920$32,130$47,320$74,760
Kansas1,670$32,400$47,170$72,480
Montana810$36,230$47,140$67,440
Arkansas1,780$30,020$47,130$65,160
Louisiana2,980$32,350$47,050$73,820
Iowa1,460$36,960$47,000$75,280
West Virginia880$28,600$46,620$71,970
Florida12,550$35,350$45,880$69,490
Mississippi2,000$28,620$45,660$71,930
Oklahoma2,180$31,170$44,950$71,760
New Mexico1,350$31,740$43,960$70,720
South Dakota860$30,510$43,920$55,900
Guam130$24,960$39,630$66,260
Virgin Islands30$32,130$33,870$59,300
Puerto Rico740$22,020$24,750$32,350

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance is $50,340. Employment is 202,810.

How does Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance is 1.3% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is highest on this page's list at $64,890.