Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 520 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Public Safety Telecommunicators

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $125,310 420
San Francisco, CA $103,110 1,130
San Luis Obispo, CA $87,870 70
Vallejo, CA $87,220 170
Napa, CA $84,260 60
Santa Rosa, CA $83,110 160

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $81,440 130
      Fairbanks, AK $73,780 50
      Alaska $63,390 420
      Alaska $57,010 250
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tuscaloosa, AL $47,040 170
      Birmingham, AL $44,270 500
      Dothan, AL $42,760 70
      Huntsville, AL $41,110 180
      Florence, AL $41,010 70
      Daphne, AL $40,560 90
      Auburn, AL $39,080 70
      Alabama $38,540 2,330
      Decatur, AL $38,520 50
      Anniston, AL $37,600 70
      Montgomery, AL $37,440 220
      Mobile, AL $36,560 250
      Gadsden, AL $36,380 50
      Northeast Alabama $36,190 170
      Southeast Alabama $36,050 150
      Northwest Alabama $35,430 90
      Southwest Alabama $31,890 130
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $43,630 190
      Little Rock, AR $41,510 270
      Hot Springs, AR $38,890 40
      Jonesboro, AR $37,450 40
      Arkansas $37,140 1,340
      West Arkansas $36,610 190
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $36,080 70
      North Arkansas $35,890 210
      South Arkansas $33,900 160
      East Arkansas $28,580 130
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $60,310 900
      Arizona $54,270 1,630
      Flagstaff, AZ $52,260 40
      Prescott Valley, AZ $51,650 100
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $51,300 70
      Yuma, AZ $48,300 60
      Arizona $47,990 200
      Tucson, AZ $47,770 260
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $125,310 420
      San Francisco, CA $103,110 1,130
      San Luis Obispo, CA $87,870 70
      Vallejo, CA $87,220 170
      Napa, CA $84,260 60
      Santa Rosa, CA $83,110 160
      Oxnard, CA $81,420 160
      Santa Maria, CA $80,810 100
      Santa Cruz, CA $79,720 110
      Sacramento, CA $78,610 670
      San Diego, CA $78,590 690
      California $78,210 8,510
      Stockton, CA $78,060 160
      Los Angeles, CA $77,800 2,160
      Riverside, CA $76,350 850
      Redding, CA $67,090 100
      Modesto, CA $66,450 120
      Merced, CA $64,570 120
      Yuba City, CA $64,490 40
      Fresno, CA $64,070 290
      Chico, CA $63,690 80
      Hanford, CA $62,680 40
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $62,390 100
      Bakersfield, CA $61,410 200
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $60,960 160
      North Coast Region of California $60,950 120
      El Centro, CA $57,010 40
      Visalia, CA $47,820 120
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Collins, CO $73,000 70
      Boulder, CO $68,200 80
      Denver, CO $66,990 680
      Northwest Colorado $64,060 80
      Greeley, CO $63,520 60
      Colorado $62,460 1,460
      Colorado Springs, CO $59,160 160
      Southwest Colorado $55,230 80
      Pueblo, CO $51,020 70
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $43,830 120
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $65,710 330
      Hartford, CT $63,360 660
      Connecticut $63,210 1,700
      New Haven, CT $62,560 280
      Norwich, CT $62,380 140
      Waterbury, CT $60,330 170
      Connecticut $59,620 60
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $60,860 1,230
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $52,450 260
      Dover, DE $50,760 40
      Sussex Delaware $46,540 80
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $61,520 70
      Port St. Lucie, FL $54,330 110
      North Port, FL $52,650 220
      Punta Gorda, FL $51,640 80
      Ocala, FL $51,570 80
      Cape Coral, FL $51,180 230
      Jacksonville, FL $51,110 480
      Lakeland, FL $50,400 190
      Miami, FL $50,250 1,830
      Tampa, FL $50,160 810
      Sebring, FL $49,930 40
      Orlando, FL $49,870 780
      Gainesville, FL $49,770 140
      Florida $48,860 6,290
      Deltona, FL $48,370 130
      Palm Bay, FL $47,930 140
      Pensacola, FL $47,440 130
      Crestview, FL $47,390 130
      Panama City, FL $46,680 70
      Tallahassee, FL $45,910 90
      South Florida $43,320 70
      North Florida $36,050 150
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dalton, GA $48,280 40
      Atlanta, GA $47,730 1,490
      Warner Robins, GA $47,190 90
      Augusta, GA-SC $43,810 130
      Athens, GA $41,320 70
      Savannah, GA $41,220 140
      Gainesville, GA $40,650 60
      Brunswick, GA $40,560 30
      Georgia $40,500 3,370
      Rome, GA $38,870 40
      North Georgia $37,840 260
      Columbus, GA-AL $36,810 120
      Middle Georgia $36,140 200
      Macon, GA $35,450 100
      Valdosta, GA $35,110 50
      East Georgia $34,730 200
      South Georgia $32,440 270
      Albany, GA $31,700 70
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $54,790 210
      Urban Honolulu, HI $53,300 130
      Hawaii / Kauai $51,850 60
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Waterloo, IA $60,750 40
      Ames, IA $56,700 40
      Des Moines, IA $55,990 250
      Iowa City, IA $55,720 40
      Iowa $52,380 940
      Southeast Iowa $52,000 120
      Northwest Iowa $51,750 120
      Davenport, IA-IL $51,480 70
      Northeast Iowa $51,290 70
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $50,170 60
      Southwest Iowa $47,800 90
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $64,500 40
      Boise City, ID $60,010 150
      Idaho $51,090 610
      Pocatello, ID $51,090 30
      Southeast-Central Idaho $49,830 160
      Idaho Falls, ID $47,920 50
      Northwestern Idaho $46,820 120
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kankakee, IL $68,370 40
      Chicago, IL-IN $65,030 2,130
      Springfield, IL $64,790 130
      Illinois $59,860 3,730
      Champaign, IL $58,470 90
      Rockford, IL $57,960 100
      Bloomington, IL $54,900 60
      Peoria, IL $51,100 110
      Northwest Illinois $49,770 160
      South Illinois $49,120 250
      West Central Illinois $46,000 270
      East Central Illinois $45,470 150
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Wayne, IN $59,460 170
      South Bend, IN-MI $52,550 80
      Evansville, IN $52,470 50
      Lafayette, IN $49,110 60
      Indiana $48,200 1,940
      Indianapolis, IN $48,200 370
      Elkhart, IN $48,170 40
      Northern Indiana $47,110 250
      Southern Indiana $45,690 270
      Terre Haute, IN $45,130 60
      Central Indiana $40,600 200
      Bloomington, IN $38,160 60
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manhattan, KS $51,640 40
      Topeka, KS $46,200 100
      Kansas $40,680 1,290
      Wichita, KS $40,680 160
      Kansas $37,840 730
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $51,540 240
      Lexington, KY $49,990 140
      Elizabethtown, KY $43,470 50
      Paducah, KY-IL $42,220 40
      Kentucky $40,000 1,490
      Bowling Green, KY $39,680 70
      Central Kentucky $36,030 210
      West Kentucky $33,550 230
      South Central Kentucky $30,020 180
      East Kentucky $28,920 190
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $47,820 270
      Shreveport, LA $46,810 120
      New Orleans, LA $41,330 200
      Alexandria, LA $38,940 70
      Lake Charles, LA $38,830 60
      Louisiana $38,830 1,730
      Slidell, LA $38,290 110
      Lafayette, LA $37,840 70
      Houma, LA $37,570 110
      Hammond, LA $37,420 60
      Monroe, LA $36,400 90
      Northeast Louisiana $36,060 150
      Central Louisiana $34,900 260
      Southwest Louisiana $32,750 160
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $61,290 40
      Barnstable Town, MA $60,670 130
      Boston, MA-NH $60,590 1,790
      Amherst Town, MA $59,960 100
      Massachusetts $59,310 2,920
      Worcester, MA $57,420 510
      Springfield, MA $49,380 210
      Pittsfield, MA $47,690 60
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $60,330 830
      Lexington Park, MD $57,620 50
      Maryland $56,760 1,540
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $51,850 100
      Maryland $49,890 140
      Salisbury, MD $48,840 40
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $60,130 210
      Lewiston, ME $56,960 50
      Maine $52,620 620
      Bangor, ME $50,680 80
      Northeast Maine $50,030 120
      Southwest Maine $46,640 140
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Traverse City, MI $61,050 40
      Ann Arbor, MI $59,740 110
      Niles, MI $55,130 40
      Lansing, MI $53,830 70
      Saginaw, MI $52,470 40
      Flint, MI $51,790 110
      Detroit, MI $49,820 1,100
      Grand Rapids, MI $49,320 310
      Michigan $49,320 2,350
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $48,240 70
      Southern Michigan $47,800 100
      Northern Michigan $47,320 130
      Mid Michigan $44,660 100
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $72,360 640
      Mankato, MN $70,190 30
      Minnesota $64,920 1,180
      Rochester, MN $64,210 80
      Duluth, MN-WI $64,010 100
      Southeast Minnesota $62,850 80
      Northwest Minnesota $58,750 160
      Southwest Minnesota $57,310 80
      St. Cloud, MN $56,290 40
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $49,410 1,020
      Kansas City, MO-KS $49,240 810
      Columbia, MO $47,270 70
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $44,150 50
      Missouri $43,840 2,440
      Springfield, MO $41,600 170
      Joplin, MO-KS $39,610 60
      Jefferson City, MO $39,600 80
      Southwest Missouri $39,300 130
      North Missouri $39,280 120
      Central Missouri $38,990 140
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $38,430 50
      Southeast Missouri $35,050 220
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $34,260 170
      Jackson, MS $33,690 270
      Upper East Mississippi $33,470 240
      Mississippi $33,280 1,380
      Hattiesburg, MS $32,190 110
      West Delta Mississippi $30,110 180
      Lower East Mississippi $29,540 180
      Lower West Mississippi $28,710 120
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $50,120 50
      Helena, MT $49,390 50
      Montana $48,440 550
      West Montana $47,520 100
      Southwest Montana $47,440 50
      East-Central Montana $45,880 210
      Missoula, MT $42,610 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pinehurst, NC $49,160 —
      Raleigh, NC $48,490 330
      Burlington, NC $48,160 70
      Durham, NC $46,710 240
      Greensboro, NC $46,600 210
      Charlotte, NC-SC $46,580 760
      Wilmington, NC $45,560 160
      Asheville, NC $45,040 100
      North Carolina $44,370 3,640
      Greenville, NC $43,450 100
      Winston, NC $42,660 220
      Fayetteville, NC $42,160 100
      Hickory, NC $41,070 170
      Central North Carolina $40,260 280
      Rocky Mount, NC $40,050 50
      Western North Carolina $39,780 420
      Eastern North Carolina $38,690 330
      Jacksonville, NC $38,330 50
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $57,640 30
      West North Dakota $57,020 110
      Bismarck, ND $53,750 50
      North Dakota $52,770 290
      East North Dakota $48,880 90
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $62,820 230
      Lincoln, NE $51,290 80
      Nebraska $48,660 770
      Northeast Nebraska $45,500 170
      South Nebraska $44,790 210
      Northwest Nebraska $40,460 50
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central New Hampshire $54,630 80
      Manchester, NH $54,270 140
      New Hampshire $53,850 610
      Northern New Hampshire $50,200 130
      Southwestern New Hampshire $49,630 130
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $60,480 240
      New Jersey $58,760 3,940
      Atlantic City, NJ $50,720 220
      Vineland, NJ $48,860 60
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $56,140 270
      New Mexico $48,560 690
      Eastern New Mexico $41,530 150
      Northern New Mexico $38,930 170
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $61,810 180
      Nevada $51,760 1,170
      Balance of Nevada $49,980 90
      Las Vegas, NV $43,740 870
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ithaca, NY $64,330 30
      Syracuse, NY $62,680 280
      Rochester, NY $61,230 460
      Albany, NY $60,620 340
      New York $59,440 5,620
      New York, NY-NJ $59,440 5,870
      Kiryas Joel, NY $59,320 240
      Binghamton, NY $57,980 50
      Buffalo, NY $56,600 360
      Kingston, NY $55,940 110
      Southwest New York $54,800 230
      Glens Falls, NY $54,690 50
      Central East New York $50,780 190
      Capital/Northern New York $48,820 190
      Utica, NY $43,950 70
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Akron, OH $61,150 270
      Dayton, OH $61,100 330
      Columbus, OH $60,680 710
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $59,860 650
      Springfield, OH $58,990 70
      Cleveland, OH $58,600 1,120
      Toledo, OH $57,190 130
      Ohio $56,770 4,490
      Mansfield, OH $50,770 60
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $49,750 200
      Sandusky, OH $49,750 50
      West Northwestern Ohio $49,030 210
      Eastern Ohio $47,800 150
      Youngstown, OH $47,240 120
      Canton, OH $47,030 160
      Southern Ohio $44,840 250
      Lima, OH $44,220 50
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawton, OK $49,780 60
      Oklahoma City, OK $47,300 410
      Tulsa, OK $44,250 380
      Enid, OK $39,240 30
      Oklahoma $37,000 1,990
      Southwest Oklahoma $36,000 190
      Northwest Oklahoma $34,060 190
      Northeast Oklahoma $32,300 300
      Southeast Oklahoma $31,110 430
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $78,290 460
      Medford, OR $77,990 80
      Eugene, OR $77,130 80
      Salem, OR $71,870 150
      Oregon $70,690 980
      Albany, OR $65,770 30
      Coast Oregon $64,650 90
      Bend, OR $63,890 50
      Eastern Oregon $57,750 90
      Central Oregon $54,650 40
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $56,710 60
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reading, PA $56,600 90
      Pittsburgh, PA $56,240 740
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $55,310 1,710
      Lebanon, PA $55,080 30
      Lancaster, PA $51,230 100
      Williamsport, PA $50,720 30
      Erie, PA $50,350 110
      Pennsylvania $49,330 3,490
      York, PA $49,330 80
      Harrisburg, PA $48,410 130
      Central Pennsylvania $48,270 150
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $47,840 130
      Allentown, PA-NJ $47,790 230
      State College, PA $47,690 40
      Chambersburg, PA $47,140 40
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $46,690 180
      Scranton, PA $46,140 150
      Johnstown, PA $45,100 40
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $42,960 120
      Altoona, PA $37,730 40
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $29,400 100
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $54,540 400
      Providence, RI-MA $53,410 620
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $47,630 250
      Hilton Head Island, SC $44,700 50
      Greenville, SC $42,860 210
      Myrtle Beach, SC $41,340 100
      South Carolina $40,140 1,370
      Spartanburg, SC $40,140 50
      Columbia, SC $39,740 180
      Northwestern South Carolina $36,720 100
      Southern South Carolina $36,370 90
      Florence, SC $33,580 100
      Northeastern South Carolina $31,570 110
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $58,560 50
      Rapid City, SD $45,940 60
      East South Dakota $45,480 220
      South Dakota $45,180 460
      West South Dakota $43,180 120
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $50,510 500
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,840 350
      Jackson, TN $46,670 90
      North Central Tennessee $45,730 —
      Tennessee $45,730 1,780
      East Tennessee $45,510 60
      Clarksville, TN-KY $44,470 80
      South Central Tennessee $40,370 110
      Knoxville, TN $40,070 180
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $39,290 110
      Cleveland, TN $38,880 40
      Kingsport, TN-VA $38,810 80
      West Tennessee $37,380 180
      Morristown, TN $34,600 30
      Johnson City, TN $32,370 50
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $59,670 610
      Midland, TX $59,470 50
      Amarillo, TX $55,630 80
      Dallas, TX $54,330 1,910
      Sherman, TX $49,270 40
      Houston, TX $49,170 1,470
      College Station, TX $48,540 60
      Abilene, TX $48,500 50
      San Antonio, TX $48,410 520
      Texas $48,410 7,660
      Lubbock, TX $48,400 110
      Beaumont, TX $48,170 120
      Tyler, TX $48,010 70
      El Paso, TX $45,300 200
      Killeen, TX $45,110 80
      Corpus Christi, TX $44,010 170
      Waco, TX $43,900 100
      San Angelo, TX $43,830 40
      Victoria, TX $43,460 50
      Northwestern Region of Texas $43,080 230
      Hill Country Region of Texas $42,570 200
      Longview, TX $41,840 100
      Wichita Falls, TX $41,150 60
      North Region of Texas $40,040 350
      Laredo, TX $39,840 70
      Eastern Region of Texas $39,750 160
      Texarkana, TX-AR $39,060 50
      Border Region of Texas $38,990 80
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $38,720 200
      McAllen, TX $37,130 230
      Brownsville, TX $36,840 90
      Eagle Pass, TX $33,020 30
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $61,200 —
      Provo, UT $58,980 70
      High Desert Utah $55,990 90
      St. George, UT $53,710 50
      Ogden, UT $52,070 200
      Utah $51,760 840
      Salt Lake City, UT $51,120 360
      Logan, UT-ID $48,380 40
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $51,650 440
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $49,630 480
      Virginia $48,450 2,930
      Harrisonburg, VA $47,840 50
      Roanoke, VA $47,070 150
      Staunton, VA $45,490 40
      Winchester, VA-WV $45,410 60
      Lynchburg, VA $45,330 110
      Blacksburg, VA $45,180 70
      Northwest Virginia $41,510 130
      Charlottesville, VA $41,380 70
      Southside Virginia $40,630 170
      Northeast Virginia $40,450 120
      West Virginia $38,650 860
      Northern West Virginia $38,170 140
      Southwest Virginia $37,170 220
      Southern West Virginia $31,930 160
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $56,910 150
      Southern Vermont $56,910 70
      Vermont $55,330 270
      Northern Vermont $51,820 40
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Olympia, WA $80,930 100
      Seattle, WA $79,040 1,350
      Washington $77,310 2,580
      Kennewick, WA $75,480 60
      Spokane, WA $73,000 380
      Bellingham, WA $69,690 70
      Western Washington $65,790 100
      Mount Vernon, WA $62,660 40
      Yakima, WA $61,680 90
      Eastern Washington $50,270 100
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Racine, WI $77,930 60
      Oshkosh, WI $60,230 50
      Appleton, WI $60,200 60
      Milwaukee, WI $59,100 420
      Eau Claire, WI $58,240 50
      Green Bay, WI $56,500 80
      Western Wisconsin $55,980 100
      Wisconsin $54,340 1,680
      Madison, WI $52,000 290
      South Central Wisconsin $51,440 130
      Northeastern Wisconsin $50,130 180
      Kenosha, WI $49,730 40
      La Crosse, WI-MN $49,120 50
      Northwestern Wisconsin $47,370 70
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $44,780 160
      Weirton, WV-OH $44,290 30
      Wheeling, WV-OH $42,340 90
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $40,270 180
      Beckley, WV $39,520 40
      Morgantown, WV $37,500 50
      Parkersburg, WV $28,930 50
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $49,520 50
      Eastern Wyoming $49,140 140
      Wyoming $47,150 350
      Western Wyoming $45,460 140