How much do Public Safety Telecommunicators make in Fort Wayne, IN?

Percentile spread

For Public Safety Telecommunicators, the published 10th percentile is $38,000 and the 90th percentile is $64,430. The difference is $26,430, which is 44.5% 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 $47,860 to the 75th at $59,460, covers $11,600.

The mean annual wage is $54,630, which sits below the median of $59,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Wayne, IN median is 12.1% higher than the national median of $53,040 for Public Safety Telecommunicators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,231, 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 21.2% higher than the Indiana median of $49,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Wayne, IN is 92.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Public Safety Telecommunicators at $64,231 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 Public Safety Telecommunicators. Fort Wayne, IN ranks 9th 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).).

• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 53 miles away, with a median of $49,610 and employment of 40. That median is 16.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,924, against $64,231 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $47,170 and employment of 120. That median is 20.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,798, against $64,231 here.
• Toledo, OH is 87 miles away, with a median of $58,900 and employment of 130. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,403, against $64,231 here.

Employment share

Public Safety Telecommunicators accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Wayne, IN (170 of 225,520). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (102,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 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.