How much do Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance make in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL?

Percentile spread

For Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, the published 10th percentile is $34,490 and the 90th percentile is $64,440. The difference is $29,950, which is 66.7% 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 $39,130 to the 75th at $54,900, covers $15,770.

The mean annual wage is $48,520, which sits above the median of $44,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL median is 10.7% lower than the national median of $50,340 for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,305, which is 8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% lower than the Florida median of $45,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 97.031, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance at $46,305 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL ranks 10th of 16 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).).

• Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 48 miles away, with a median of $44,270 and employment of 180. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,304, against $46,305 here.
• Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is 48 miles away, with a median of $44,310 and employment of 90. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,541, against $46,305 here.
• Dothan, AL is 69 miles away, with a median of $45,810 and employment of 40. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,644, against $46,305 here.

Employment share

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (140 of 125,050). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (202,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 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.