Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary by City

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fairbanks, AK $57,87080
      Alaska $57,830620
      Anchorage, AK $57,680350
      Alaska $57,220170
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Alabama $48,720100
      Birmingham, AL $47,410380
      Decatur, AL $47,14040
      Northwest Alabama $46,92060
      Northeast Alabama $46,900130
      Southwest Alabama $46,84060
      Huntsville, AL $46,500150
      Tuscaloosa, AL $46,22080
      Alabama $46,1301,630
      Anniston, AL $45,95040
      Dothan, AL $45,81040
      Auburn, AL $45,35050
      Montgomery, AL $43,830130
      Mobile, AL $43,680140
      Florence, AL $43,24050
      Daphne, AL $41,58060
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Arkansas $49,930100
      South Arkansas $49,900130
      North Arkansas $49,210170
      Little Rock, AR $47,670490
      Arkansas $47,6601,910
      Fayetteville, AR $46,720510
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $46,430170
      Jonesboro, AR $45,58080
      East Arkansas $44,66060
      Hot Springs, AR $34,60040
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $52,83090
      Phoenix, AZ $47,3003,950
      Arizona $46,960230
      Arizona $46,7105,340
      Tucson, AZ $45,050560
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $45,04090
      Yuma, AZ $44,490130
      Sierra Vista, AZ $44,36060
      Prescott Valley, AZ $43,810110
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $54,930160
      Colorado Springs, CO $54,790430
      Colorado $52,6004,220
      Denver, CO $52,6002,540
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $52,15060
      Southwest Colorado $51,910130
      Greeley, CO $50,670210
      Northwest Colorado $49,520240
      Fort Collins, CO $46,940230
      Pueblo, CO $46,47090
      Grand Junction, CO $46,200100
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $55,880460
      New Haven, CT $53,100310
      Waterbury, CT $52,150250
      Connecticut $51,9402,010
      Hartford, CT $50,810650
      Connecticut $48,40060
      Norwich, CT $43,170170
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $53,4803,100
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $48,090530
      Sussex Delaware $47,140120
      Dover, DE $44,98080
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Florida $47,480110
      Wildwood, FL $46,92040
      North Florida $45,460140
      Gainesville, FL $44,870150
      Jacksonville, FL $44,8101,080
      North Port, FL $44,810330
      Lakeland, FL $44,430410
      Naples, FL $44,200170
      Pensacola, FL $43,680190
      Port St. Lucie, FL $42,810200
      Ocala, FL $42,800170
      Tampa, FL $42,7401,860
      Cape Coral, FL $42,490400
      Miami, FL $42,4903,490
      Florida $42,32012,320
      Sebastian, FL $42,08040
      Crestview, FL $40,980130
      Palm Bay, FL $40,620220
      Panama City, FL $40,20080
      Orlando, FL $40,1802,110
      Punta Gorda, FL $39,05080
      Tallahassee, FL $38,300120
      Homosassa Springs, FL $38,28030
      Deltona, FL $38,120230
      Sebring, FL $37,71030
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gainesville, GA $50,400190
      Atlanta, GA $49,8803,950
      North Georgia $49,840210
      East Georgia $49,390140
      Valdosta, GA $48,48070
      Georgia $48,3106,830
      Savannah, GA $47,880340
      Dalton, GA $47,410130
      Middle Georgia $47,330150
      Warner Robins, GA $46,51080
      Albany, GA $45,880130
      South Georgia $44,970260
      Augusta, GA-SC $44,790250
      Columbus, GA-AL $44,620100
      Rome, GA $43,64050
      Athens, GA $43,09080
      Macon, GA $40,230220
      Brunswick, GA $40,07060
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $39,630130
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $51,030120
      Kahului, HI $50,620130
      Hawaii $49,180860
      Urban Honolulu, HI $48,600
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ames, IA $56,51040
      Cedar Rapids, IA $56,290170
      Dubuque, IA $54,86060
      Iowa City, IA $54,85080
      Northeast Iowa $52,130110
      Northwest Iowa $51,990140
      Iowa $50,9701,540
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $50,260100
      Davenport, IA-IL $49,510180
      Des Moines, IA $49,200390
      Southeast Iowa $47,050200
      Southwest Iowa $46,21080
      Waterloo, IA $45,37070
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ID-WA $52,25030
      Boise City, ID $51,330410
      Twin Falls, ID $45,760120
      Idaho Falls, ID $44,840130
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,03050
      Idaho $43,1101,200
      Pocatello, ID $42,23040
      Northwestern Idaho $40,54080
      Southeast-Central Idaho $33,170320
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $64,25010,800
      Illinois $62,280
      Northwest Illinois $55,700220
      Peoria, IL $55,230150
      East Central Illinois $52,440150
      Champaign, IL $52,050100
      Kankakee, IL $49,93050
      Decatur, IL $49,39070
      Rockford, IL $48,850
      Bloomington, IL $47,54050
      Springfield, IL $46,52090
      West Central Illinois $45,950260
      South Illinois $45,540160
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kokomo, IN $51,20040
      Southern Indiana $50,280320
      Indiana $48,4604,590
      Indianapolis, IN $48,4201,600
      Elkhart, IN $48,400130
      Northern Indiana $48,250240
      Michigan City, IN $48,24040
      Lafayette, IN $48,010150
      Columbus, IN $47,15040
      Evansville, IN $46,960170
      Central Indiana $46,900230
      South Bend, IN-MI $46,810120
      Terre Haute, IN $46,81070
      Fort Wayne, IN $46,010350
      Muncie, IN $45,10040
      Bloomington, IN $43,36060
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $47,12030
      Kansas $45,8001,810
      Topeka, KS $45,780110
      Manhattan, KS $45,57040
      Wichita, KS $43,830420
      Kansas $39,800400
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Paducah, KY-IL $52,16090
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $51,6401,070
      Lexington, KY $50,100250
      Elizabethtown, KY $48,53060
      Kentucky $48,5302,590
      Bowling Green, KY $47,75080
      Owensboro, KY $44,53070
      West Kentucky $42,720170
      Central Kentucky $41,610120
      South Central Kentucky $40,370200
      East Kentucky $40,14090
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Slidell, LA $49,670110
      Lake Charles, LA $49,410130
      Lafayette, LA $47,640430
      Houma, LA $47,470180
      Southwest Louisiana $47,360140
      Northeast Louisiana $45,72090
      Louisiana $45,4602,980
      Baton Rouge, LA $45,090490
      Shreveport, LA $44,680340
      New Orleans, LA $44,590670
      Alexandria, LA $43,83050
      Central Louisiana $43,71090
      Hammond, LA $36,59080
      Monroe, LA $32,910100
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $56,4301,980
      Massachusetts $54,7902,830
      Barnstable Town, MA $54,660110
      Worcester, MA $52,140330
      Massachusetts $51,91030
      Springfield, MA $50,860170
      Amherst Town, MA $48,77050
      Pittsfield, MA $47,56050
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salisbury, MD $51,32090
      Maryland $50,5503,640
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $50,290140
      Baltimore, MD $50,0201,710
      Lexington Park, MD $49,99070
      Maryland $49,630210
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ME $54,70060
      Portland, ME $54,240290
      Maine $50,920720
      Northeast Maine $49,00060
      Bangor, ME $47,660100
      Southwest Maine $47,590160
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Traverse City, MI $51,44060
      Grand Rapids, MI $50,790670
      Battle Creek, MI $50,60060
      Ann Arbor, MI $50,200140
      Niles, MI $49,45060
      Saginaw, MI $49,280100
      Monroe, MI $48,29070
      Southern Michigan $48,240140
      Lansing, MI $48,060210
      Michigan $47,9805,570
      Northern Michigan $47,560140
      Kalamazoo, MI $47,510110
      Flint, MI $47,480150
      Detroit, MI $47,4402,750
      Mid Michigan $47,300210
      Jackson, MI $45,98060
      Muskegon, MI $45,47060
      Bay City, MI $44,88030
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $42,120190
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Minnesota $61,150230
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $57,2901,930
      Minnesota $56,9403,120
      Southwest Minnesota $53,120140
      Northeast Minnesota $52,60040
      Duluth, MN-WI $51,960140
      Rochester, MN $51,410110
      Mankato, MN $50,12090
      St. Cloud, MN $49,970160
      Northwest Minnesota $48,880150
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, MO $56,760400
      North Missouri $56,73080
      Southeast Missouri $53,790160
      Joplin, MO-KS $50,850150
      St. Louis, MO-IL $50,5201,530
      Missouri $50,0303,560
      Kansas City, MO-KS $49,9901,410
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $49,34060
      Central Missouri $48,640130
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $48,60070
      Southwest Missouri $46,80070
      Jefferson City, MO $45,46090
      Columbia, MO $43,16090
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower West Mississippi $49,140210
      Jackson, MS $47,140410
      Upper East Mississippi $47,140370
      Hattiesburg, MS $47,12090
      Mississippi $46,2402,070
      Lower East Mississippi $38,190220
      Gulfport, MS $37,380190
      West Delta Mississippi $36,480170
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $48,450140
      East-Central Montana $48,09090
      Great Falls, MT $47,52040
      Helena, MT $47,26070
      Montana $46,420800
      Bozeman, MT $44,98070
      Southwest Montana $43,33040
      Missoula, MT $42,500110
      West Montana $38,720150
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Raleigh, NC $51,190740
      Durham, NC $50,860210
      Charlotte, NC-SC $48,1401,750
      North Carolina $47,1805,430
      Greenville, NC $47,05040
      Hickory, NC $47,030160
      Greensboro, NC $46,870430
      Winston, NC $46,740360
      Burlington, NC $46,68060
      Wilmington, NC $46,470240
      Asheville, NC $46,440200
      Fayetteville, NC $45,670170
      Rocky Mount, NC $45,30040
      Goldsboro, NC $44,74030
      Central North Carolina $44,390230
      Western North Carolina $43,320330
      Eastern North Carolina $42,490210
      Pinehurst, NC $40,64040
      Jacksonville, NC $38,85050
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minot, ND $63,54040
      Fargo, ND-MN $59,320180
      West North Dakota $58,400240
      North Dakota $57,940670
      East North Dakota $56,65080
      Bismarck, ND $51,09060
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,71070
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $56,440260
      Nebraska $49,1501,520
      Omaha, NE-IA $47,700700
      Northeast Nebraska $45,400140
      Northwest Nebraska $44,27060
      South Nebraska $44,270180
      Grand Island, NE $40,04050
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central New Hampshire $53,030110
      New Hampshire $52,100630
      Manchester, NH $50,260200
      Northern New Hampshire $49,82070
      Southwestern New Hampshire $47,16050
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $52,6906,180
      Vineland, NJ $52,53090
      Trenton, NJ $51,570190
      Atlantic City, NJ $48,600210
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $43,690290
      Albuquerque, NM $43,020570
      New Mexico $42,0201,230
      Farmington, NM $39,22080
      Northern New Mexico $38,07070
      Las Cruces, NM $37,700140
      Santa Fe, NM $37,46040
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Carson City, NV $50,80050
      Balance of Nevada $49,090210
      Reno, NV $48,090530
      Nevada $45,4803,300
      Las Vegas, NV $44,7102,490
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $55,24012,070
      Kingston, NY $53,64080
      New York $51,94011,510
      Rochester, NY $51,020750
      Kiryas Joel, NY $50,660420
      Southwest New York $50,340150
      Syracuse, NY $49,040480
      Albany, NY $48,910380
      Buffalo, NY $48,850540
      Utica, NY $48,530110
      Capital/Northern New York $46,020130
      Central East New York $45,890150
      Watertown, NY $45,57060
      Binghamton, NY $45,390130
      Ithaca, NY $42,54040
      Elmira, NY $41,51050
      Glens Falls, NY $34,93050
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Ohio $54,970170
      Springfield, OH $54,79060
      West Northwestern Ohio $53,810340
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $50,640260
      Columbus, OH $49,9501,340
      Ohio $49,0506,010
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $48,8701,200
      Eastern Ohio $48,720150
      Canton, OH $48,620170
      Cleveland, OH $48,5201,030
      Dayton, OH $48,240400
      Akron, OH $48,050380
      Toledo, OH $47,600280
      Mansfield, OH $46,32050
      Youngstown, OH $44,940190
      Lima, OH $41,56060
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $45,220820
      Oklahoma City, OK $44,970960
      Northeast Oklahoma $44,690180
      Oklahoma $44,4902,670
      Enid, OK $44,39040
      Southwest Oklahoma $43,910100
      Northwest Oklahoma $41,530140
      Southeast Oklahoma $41,170270
      Lawton, OK $40,76070
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $52,0502,180
      Corvallis, OR $51,52050
      Bend, OR $49,610180
      Salem, OR $49,560280
      Oregon $49,1903,430
      Eastern Oregon $47,240110
      Albany, OR $46,950120
      Grants Pass, OR $46,94040
      Medford, OR $46,900180
      Coast Oregon $46,080180
      Eugene, OR $45,750220
      Central Oregon $42,32090
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $72,950340
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $23,180720
      Ponce, PR $22,16050
      Mayaguez, PR $21,74050
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $47,710840
      Rhode Island $47,130640
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $46,650350
      South Dakota $44,120640
      East South Dakota $43,610150
      Rapid City, SD $39,86070
      West South Dakota $39,50050
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $50,5001,070
      Morristown, TN $49,81090
      Knoxville, TN $49,710510
      Jackson, TN $49,290170
      Nashville, TN $48,2101,210
      Tennessee $48,0704,370
      South Central Tennessee $48,030180
      Clarksville, TN-KY $47,600180
      East Tennessee $47,560150
      Cleveland, TN $47,51050
      North Central Tennessee $46,900110
      West Tennessee $46,070220
      Kingsport, TN-VA $45,030150
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $38,240410
      Johnson City, TN $38,22050
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Midland, TX $57,970380
      Odessa, TX $54,080260
      Northwestern Region of Texas $50,560440
      Beaumont, TX $48,890240
      Austin, TX $47,8101,530
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $47,630200
      Longview, TX $47,350220
      Houston, TX $47,2505,810
      Dallas, TX $46,9406,990
      Corpus Christi, TX $46,030320
      Texas $45,88024,180
      Killeen, TX $45,440240
      North Region of Texas $45,000470
      College Station, TX $44,940130
      San Antonio, TX $44,7701,710
      Sherman, TX $44,17070
      Eastern Region of Texas $44,020160
      Hill Country Region of Texas $42,650240
      Wichita Falls, TX $42,42090
      Waco, TX $41,910160
      El Paso, TX $41,890890
      San Angelo, TX $41,83060
      Abilene, TX $41,530110
      Tyler, TX $41,240170
      Lubbock, TX $40,340240
      Victoria, TX $40,34090
      Amarillo, TX $40,040220
      Brownsville, TX $39,620190
      Laredo, TX $38,740650
      Eagle Pass, TX $37,79040
      Border Region of Texas $37,67090
      McAllen, TX $37,320480
      Texarkana, TX-AR $36,63090
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $60,760
      Ogden, UT $51,070330
      St. George, UT $50,150240
      Utah $49,6602,110
      Salt Lake City, UT $48,750980
      High Desert Utah $47,640220
      Provo, UT $46,270230
      Logan, UT-ID $33,91060
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern West Virginia $57,37080
      Lynchburg, VA $51,990150
      Charlottesville, VA $49,310100
      Winchester, VA-WV $48,85070
      Northern West Virginia $48,740130
      Staunton, VA $48,50080
      Harrisonburg, VA $47,92070
      West Virginia $47,090650
      Virginia $46,8905,400
      Roanoke, VA $46,690280
      Richmond, VA $46,4901,060
      Southside Virginia $46,200120
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $46,1401,010
      Northeast Virginia $41,60090
      Northwest Virginia $41,60080
      Southwest Virginia $41,600150
      Blacksburg, VA $38,900130
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $39,45030
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $56,160110
      Vermont $54,550300
      Southern Vermont $52,52090
      Northern Vermont $52,20090
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mount Vernon, WA $60,27070
      Longview, WA $59,86050
      Seattle, WA $59,0303,220
      Olympia, WA $58,120130
      Bellingham, WA $58,060130
      Washington $57,9505,360
      Bremerton, WA $57,600110
      Eastern Washington $56,750120
      Western Washington $56,220200
      Kennewick, WA $56,200210
      Yakima, WA $54,040140
      Wenatchee, WA $50,08060
      Spokane, WA $49,990380
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Janesville, WI $61,410100
      Kenosha, WI $55,69090
      Racine, WI $53,25080
      Fond du Lac, WI $52,33060
      Wausau, WI $52,10080
      Western Wisconsin $51,460150
      Sheboygan, WI $50,50040
      Green Bay, WI $50,250270
      Milwaukee, WI $50,110920
      Oshkosh, WI $49,92090
      Wisconsin $49,7703,350
      La Crosse, WI-MN $49,650180
      Northeastern Wisconsin $49,550270
      Appleton, WI $49,030140
      Madison, WI $48,450320
      Northwestern Wisconsin $48,02040
      Eau Claire, WI $45,720120
      South Central Wisconsin $45,660190
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Weirton, WV-OH $47,34030
      Wheeling, WV-OH $47,14080
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $47,090130
      Charleston, WV $45,750130
      Parkersburg, WV $37,80040
      Morgantown, WV $36,94030
      Beckley, WV $36,32090
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $57,68040
      Casper, WY $48,16030
      Wyoming $45,130240
      Western Wyoming $44,82090
      Eastern Wyoming $44,65070