Highest-paying Cities for Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers

The top 100 highest paying cities for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $105,160, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $99,540). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$105,160	$63,140	470
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$99,540	$60,280	1,030
3	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$79,790	$38,360	110
4	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$79,570	$48,620	130
5	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$79,390	$42,030	140
6	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$78,400	$60,610	140
7	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$76,430	$40,810	420
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$76,380	$46,130	2,080
9	Napa, California	$75,200	$45,670	30
10	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$74,780	$49,670	630
11	Stockton, California	$74,540	$47,980	110
12	Anchorage, Alaska	$74,280	$44,410	120
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$74,210	$58,850	550
14	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$73,630	$49,440	80
15	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$72,730	$48,120	90
16	Racine, Wisconsin	$70,190	$46,760	50
17	Medford, Oregon	$68,660	$49,230	70
18	Tacoma, Washington	$68,580	$37,180	150
19	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$67,570	$51,410	270
20	Corvallis, Oregon	$66,870	$48,850	30
21	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$66,090	$48,610	120
22	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$66,040	$47,970	490
23	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$65,470	$51,380	90
24	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$65,100	$53,780	60
25	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$65,090	$46,970	90
26	Salem, Oregon	$64,800	$48,640	170
27	Yuba City, California	$64,370	$41,670	30
28	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$64,180	$45,940	270
29	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$64,120	$51,130	570
30	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$64,120	$50,670	50
31	Bend, Oregon	$64,120	$51,690	40
32	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$63,950	$45,220	870
33	Fresno, California	$63,850	$44,060	260
34	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$63,770	$38,430	2,090
35	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$63,650	$51,750	630
36	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$63,630	$46,540	310
37	Ithaca, New York	$63,290	$44,530	40
38	Springfield, Illinois	$62,850	$38,880	90
39	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$62,180	$40,420	980
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$61,780	$38,750	1,510
41	Boulder, Colorado	$61,540	$39,730	70
42	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$61,310	$42,720	480
43	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$61,150	$32,090	50
44	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$61,080	$43,910	640
45	Salinas, California	$60,830	$45,120	50
46	Redding, California	$60,420	$41,520	80
47	Grand Junction, Colorado	$60,390	$36,360	50
48	Greeley, Colorado	$60,390	$47,970	80
49	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$60,030	$43,290	110
50	Rochester, Minnesota	$59,920	$49,330	90
51	Modesto, California	$59,910	$39,930	90
52	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$59,880	$38,830	7,130
53	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$59,860	$47,970	30
54	Danbury, Connecticut	$59,660	$45,620	50
55	New Haven, Connecticut	$59,550	$36,600	250
56	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$59,470	$45,010	570
57	Visalia-Porterville, California	$59,360	$52,010	90
58	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$59,320	$39,830	250
59	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$58,730	$45,430	110
60	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$58,500	$47,390	120
61	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$58,210	$38,200	160
62	Chico, California	$57,910	$43,200	90
63	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$57,870	$31,010	1,530
64	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$57,850	$46,410	110
65	Fairbanks, Alaska	$57,660	$51,650	50
66	Grants Pass, Oregon	$57,530	$37,290	30
67	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$57,110	$42,460	30
68	Decatur, Illinois	$56,630	$23,740	30
69	Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois	$56,470	$39,040	40
70	Spokane, Washington	$56,250	$41,310	100
71	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$56,170	$46,410	110
72	Madison, Wisconsin	$56,000	$42,120	200
73	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$55,600	$33,880	50
74	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$54,730	$44,490	40
75	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$54,460	$37,370	30
76	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$53,900	$36,520	50
77	Bellingham, Washington	$53,750	$42,940	50
78	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$53,590	$35,170	1,790
79	Longview, Washington	$53,570	$36,610	n/a
80	Yakima, Washington	$53,440	$42,080	70
81	Waterbury, Connecticut	$53,390	$34,640	40
82	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$53,390	$38,360	70
83	East Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$53,340	$36,000	30
84	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$53,090	$37,840	470
85	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$53,070	$49,110	70
86	Bloomington, Illinois	$53,030	$44,620	70
87	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$53,000	$40,440	100
88	Carbondale-Marion, Illinois	$52,870	$38,500	80
89	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$52,810	$42,000	60
90	Rockford, Illinois	$52,720	$45,340	100
91	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$52,560	$41,890	80
92	Albany, Oregon	$52,550	$43,670	30
93	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$52,540	$43,490	40
94	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$52,530	$36,660	310
95	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$52,460	$29,120	200
96	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$52,430	$40,690	1,660
97	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$52,430	$33,380	240
98	Pocatello, Idaho	$52,380	$40,850	30
99	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$52,350	$37,290	40
100	Pueblo, Colorado	$52,330	$44,780	70

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