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Dispatcher, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,020
25th Percentile Wage
$30,690
50th Percentile Wage
$39,520
75th Percentile Wage
$54,810
90th Percentile Wage
$70,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,020.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$39,520
7.24% 6.98%
2013
$36,660
-0.27% -
2012
$36,760
- -

Table 2. Compare Dispatcher, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,520 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is in the middle of salary range for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 26.5 percent (26.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 8.9 percent (8.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$53,750
Vallejo-Fairfield
$53,100
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$52,640
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$50,670
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$50,630
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$49,760
El Centro
$49,020
Stockton
$48,480
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$47,960
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$47,590
Visalia-Porterville
$47,290
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$47,250
Modesto
$47,080
Napa
$47,030
Chico
$46,870
Salinas
$46,820
Merced
$46,770
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$46,580
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$46,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$46,040
Yuba City
$45,710
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$45,480
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$45,450
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$45,170
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$44,900
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$44,890
Bakersfield-Delano
$44,760
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$43,980
Madera-Chowchilla
$43,810
Fresno
$43,720
Hanford-Corcoran
$43,520
Redding
$42,450
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$40,890
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$39,990
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$39,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$37,530
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,630
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$36,000