Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in the US
A dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance earns a national median of $50,340 a year (mean $54,740) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #543 of 825.
How much does a dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance earn in the US?
A dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in the United States earns a median of $50,340 a year (mean $54,740), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 1% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 202,810 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-5032), ranked #543 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$50,340
per year
Mean
$54,740
per year
Employment
202,810
US workers
National rank
#543
of 825 by median
What a dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance (SOC 43-5032) earns a median annual wage of $50,340 and a mean (average) of $54,740. The median is the midpoint — half of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance earn more and half earn less — and is 1% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance is $50,340, and the mean (average) is $54,740. The median is the midpoint — half of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance earn more and half earn less.
- How does dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance pay compare to the US average?
- At $50,340, a dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance earns 1% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 202,810 dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance employed nationally (SOC 43-5032), across all industries.
- Where does this dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-5032. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-5032 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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