How much do Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance make in Roanoke, VA?

Percentile spread

For Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, the published 10th percentile is $36,610 and the 90th percentile is $65,830. The difference is $29,220, which is 62.1% 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 $41,490 to the 75th at $59,340, covers $17,850.

The mean annual wage is $50,420, which sits above the median of $47,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Roanoke, VA median is 6.5% lower than the national median of $50,340 for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,279, which is 0.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.2% lower than the Virginia median of $50,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Roanoke, VA is 93.618, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance at $50,279 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance. Roanoke, VA ranks 19th of 34 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).).

• Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is 34 miles away, with a median of $38,900 and employment of 140. That median is 17.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,959, against $50,279 here.
• Lynchburg, VA is 40 miles away, with a median of $49,990 and employment of 140. That median is 6.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,940, against $50,279 here.
• Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is 75 miles away, with a median of $51,370 and employment of 90. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,371, against $50,279 here.

Employment share

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Roanoke, VA (250 of 153,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (202,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 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.