Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary by location
National median: $50,340 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | state | $72,260 | +43.5% | 300 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $64,890 | +28.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $62,130 | +23.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $61,260 | +21.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $60,890 | +21.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $60,780 | +20.7% | 720 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $59,560 | +18.3% | 1,770 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $59,510 | +18.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Lebanon, PA | metropolitan | $59,390 | +18.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $59,340 | +17.9% | 2,950 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $59,330 | +17.9% | 4,920 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $59,220 | +17.6% | 2,760 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $59,160 | +17.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $59,020 | +17.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $58,900 | +17.0% | — | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $58,710 | +16.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $58,690 | +16.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $58,670 | +16.5% | 2,080 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $58,620 | +16.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $58,610 | +16.4% | 3,010 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $58,520 | +16.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $58,350 | +15.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $58,180 | +15.6% | 11,590 | 2025 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | metropolitan | $58,040 | +15.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $57,970 | +15.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $57,860 | +14.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $57,580 | +14.4% | 600 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $57,510 | +14.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $57,240 | +13.7% | — | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $57,170 | +13.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $57,170 | +13.6% | 670 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $57,160 | +13.5% | 3,540 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $57,140 | +13.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $57,140 | +13.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $57,120 | +13.5% | 250 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $57,100 | +13.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $56,850 | +12.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $56,820 | +12.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MO | metropolitan | $56,760 | +12.8% | 400 | 2025 |
| Decatur, IL | metropolitan | $56,740 | +12.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $56,730 | +12.7% | 570 | 2025 |
| Odessa, TX | metropolitan | $56,620 | +12.5% | 240 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $56,560 | +12.4% | 2,440 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $56,550 | +12.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $56,460 | +12.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $56,430 | +12.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $56,430 | +12.1% | 450 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $56,360 | +12.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $56,360 | +12.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Gettysburg, PA | metropolitan | $56,100 | +11.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Columbus, IN | metropolitan | $55,820 | +10.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $55,810 | +10.9% | 11,160 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $55,780 | +10.8% | 670 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $55,740 | +10.7% | 300 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $55,690 | +10.6% | 3,510 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $55,610 | +10.5% | 2,000 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $55,430 | +10.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $55,300 | +9.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $55,150 | +9.6% | 670 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $54,980 | +9.2% | 3,290 | 2025 |
| Jonesboro, AR | metropolitan | $54,960 | +9.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $54,950 | +9.2% | 950 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $54,900 | +9.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $54,820 | +8.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Twin Falls, ID | metropolitan | $54,740 | +8.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $54,590 | +8.4% | 6,420 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $54,580 | +8.4% | 610 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $54,320 | +7.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $54,250 | +7.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $54,200 | +7.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $54,150 | +7.6% | 290 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $54,070 | +7.4% | 3,470 | 2025 |
| St. Joseph, MO | metropolitan | $54,070 | +7.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $54,000 | +7.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $53,990 | +7.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $53,880 | +7.0% | 1,500 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $53,870 | +7.0% | 180 | 2025 |
| Joplin, MO | metropolitan | $53,840 | +7.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ID | metropolitan | $53,820 | +6.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $53,580 | +6.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Casper, WY | metropolitan | $53,550 | +6.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $53,490 | +6.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | metropolitan | $53,290 | +5.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $53,280 | +5.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $53,210 | +5.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $53,180 | +5.6% | 270 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $53,130 | +5.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $53,080 | +5.4% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $53,040 | +5.4% | 290 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $52,830 | +4.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $52,800 | +4.9% | 710 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $52,780 | +4.8% | 350 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $52,770 | +4.8% | 710 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $52,710 | +4.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $52,580 | +4.4% | 530 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $52,570 | +4.4% | 950 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $52,350 | +4.0% | 23,970 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $52,350 | +4.0% | 3,240 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $52,350 | +4.0% | 370 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $52,350 | +4.0% | 250 | 2025 |