How much do Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance make in Asheville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, the published 10th percentile is $33,230 and the 90th percentile is $64,910. The difference is $31,680, which is 64.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $41,900 to the 75th at $55,670, covers $13,770.

The mean annual wage is $49,650, which sits above the median of $49,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 2% lower than the national median of $50,340 for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,095, which is 1.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% higher than the North Carolina median of $48,230.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance at $51,095 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance. Asheville, NC ranks 8th of 29 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Johnson City, TN is 47 miles away, with a median of $38,860 and employment of 70. That median is 21.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,195, against $51,095 here.
• Morristown, TN is 57 miles away, with a median of $50,200 and employment of 40. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,126, against $51,095 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $46,890 and employment of 170. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,991, against $51,095 here.

Employment share

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (180 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (202,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.76 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.