Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary in the US
A public safety telecommunicators earns a national median of $53,040 a year (mean $56,740) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #505 of 825.
How much does a public safety telecommunicators earn in the US?
A public safety telecommunicators in the United States earns a median of $53,040 a year (mean $56,740), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 4% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 102,500 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-5031), ranked #505 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$53,040
per year
Mean
$56,740
per year
Employment
102,500
US workers
National rank
#505
of 825 by median
What a public safety telecommunicators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a public safety telecommunicators (SOC 43-5031) earns a median annual wage of $53,040 and a mean (average) of $56,740. The median is the midpoint — half of public safety telecommunicators earn more and half earn less — and is 4% above 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 public safety telecommunicators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for public safety telecommunicators is $53,040, and the mean (average) is $56,740. The median is the midpoint — half of public safety telecommunicators earn more and half earn less.
- How does public safety telecommunicators pay compare to the US average?
- At $53,040, a public safety telecommunicators earns 4% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many public safety telecommunicators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 102,500 public safety telecommunicators employed nationally (SOC 43-5031), across all industries.
- Where does this public safety telecommunicators 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 43-5031. 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 43-5031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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