How much do Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance make in Wausau, WI?

Percentile spread

For Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, the published 10th percentile is $38,480 and the 90th percentile is $72,800. The difference is $34,320, which is 60.8% 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 $47,490 to the 75th at $65,900, covers $18,410.

The mean annual wage is $55,410, which sits below the median of $56,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wausau, WI median is 12.2% higher than the national median of $50,340 for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,938, which is 21.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.9% higher than the Wisconsin median of $52,350.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wausau, WI is 92.651, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance at $60,938 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance. Wausau, WI ranks 7th of 19 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).).

• Eau Claire, WI is 75 miles away, with a median of $47,850 and employment of 80. That median is 15.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,565, against $60,938 here.
• Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $53,280 and employment of 70. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,334, against $60,938 here.
• Appleton, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $49,370 and employment of 130. That median is 12.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,420, against $60,938 here.

Employment share

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Wausau, WI (80 of 69,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (202,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.88 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.