The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,620.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $23,250 | -23.31% | 0.22% |
| 2021 | $28,670 | 12.87% | - |
| 2020 | $24,980 | 2.60% | - |
| 2019 | $24,330 | 0.66% | - |
| 2018 | $24,170 | -25.11% | - |
| 2017 | $30,240 | 6.32% | - |
| 2016 | $28,330 | -12.95% | - |
| 2015 | $32,000 | 26.66% | - |
| 2014 | $23,470 | -2.98% | - |
| 2013 | $24,170 | 4.01% | - |
| 2012 | $23,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,250, Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Alabama, following city of Tuscaloosa (median annual salary of $50,240). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area is about 53.7 percent (53.7%) lower than that of the highest paying city Tuscaloosa.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Huntsville | |
| Decatur | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Dothan | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Montgomery | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Mobile | |
| Gadsden | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |