The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $63,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,140.
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 | $105,160 | 5.00% | 34.12% |
| 2021 | $99,900 | 2.11% | - |
| 2020 | $97,790 | 0.55% | - |
| 2019 | $97,250 | 0.49% | - |
| 2018 | $96,770 | 11.53% | - |
| 2017 | $85,610 | 4.53% | - |
| 2016 | $81,730 | 4.83% | - |
| 2015 | $77,780 | 8.82% | - |
| 2014 | $70,920 | 2.55% | - |
| 2013 | $69,110 | -0.25% | - |
| 2012 | $69,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $105,160, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $99,540). In comparison, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 5.3 percent (5.3%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.