The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage information of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale 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 | $40,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,500.
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 | $50,680 | 6.87% | 12.43% |
| 2021 | $47,200 | 6.21% | - |
| 2020 | $44,270 | 7.66% | - |
| 2019 | $40,880 | 5.26% | - |
| 2018 | $38,730 | -28.07% | - |
| 2017 | $49,600 | 2.84% | - |
| 2016 | $48,190 | 0.10% | - |
| 2015 | $48,140 | 3.39% | - |
| 2014 | $46,510 | 1.70% | - |
| 2013 | $45,720 | 2.93% | - |
| 2012 | $44,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,680, Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is the highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Arizona, followed by Flagstaff (median annual salary $49,040). In comparison, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is 3.2 percent (3.2%) higher than that in Flagstaff.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Tucson | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Prescott | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Yuma | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |