The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 | $37,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $53,090 | 3.86% | 7.82% |
| 2016 | $51,040 | 0.41% | - |
| 2015 | $50,830 | -0.61% | - |
| 2014 | $51,140 | 2.66% | - |
| 2013 | $49,780 | 1.69% | - |
| 2012 | $48,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,090, West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is the second highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach (median annual salary of $61,780). Compared with Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower.