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Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut

The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Northwestern Connecticut 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$44,490
25th Percentile Wage	$49,670
50th Percentile Wage	$54,730
75th Percentile Wage	$62,250
90th Percentile Wage	$65,100

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,490.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers from 2012 to 2016.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	4-Year Growth
2016	$54,730	7.69%	24.25%
2015	$50,520	2.79%	-
2014	$49,110	9.47%	-
2013	$44,460	6.75%	-
2012	$41,460	-	-

Table 2. Compare Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area with Other Connecticut Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,730 in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area is 14.0 percent (14.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk and 2.4 percent (2.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Waterbury.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk	$63,630
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford	$61,310
Danbury	$59,660
New Haven	$59,550
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$54,730
Waterbury	$53,390