The highest-paying states for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance (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 dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $69,160, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance. It is followed by Illinois (average annual salary $54,560). 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 dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $69,160 |
$41,760 | 380 |
| 2 | Illinois | $54,560 |
$33,120 | 9,080 |
| 3 | Washington | $53,030 |
$36,020 | 5,030 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $52,980 |
$37,420 | 3,250 |
| 5 | Alaska | $52,000 |
$32,350 | 580 |
| 6 | North Dakota | $50,820 |
$37,160 | 530 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $49,350 |
$36,710 | 2,540 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $48,930 |
$36,140 | 2,960 |
| 9 | New York | $48,800 |
$34,520 | 11,320 |
| 10 | Wyoming | $48,770 |
$35,200 | 250 |
| 11 | Delaware | $48,760 |
$28,630 | 530 |
| 12 | Iowa | $48,610 |
$30,680 | 1,890 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $48,290 |
$32,920 | 6,730 |
| 14 | Colorado | $47,770 |
$29,970 | 3,630 |
| 15 | Nebraska | $47,110 |
$33,070 | 1,730 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $46,760 |
$37,440 | 490 |
| 17 | California | $46,760 |
$34,470 | 23,280 |
| 18 | Maine | $46,390 |
$33,730 | 850 |
| 19 | Missouri | $46,140 |
$28,750 | 3,130 |
| 20 | Virginia | $46,100 |
$29,330 | 5,330 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $46,030 |
$30,820 | 690 |
| 22 | Montana | $45,860 |
$31,200 | 670 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $45,850 |
$29,640 | 6,550 |
| 24 | Maryland | $45,710 |
$31,840 | 3,250 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $45,420 |
$28,790 | 3,470 |
| 26 | Utah | $45,210 |
$24,230 | 2,450 |
| 27 | Vermont | $44,980 |
$34,810 | 250 |
| 28 | Oregon | $44,680 |
$34,280 | 3,080 |
| 29 | Hawaii | $44,320 |
$33,150 | 850 |
| 30 | West Virginia | $44,200 |
$24,870 | 600 |
| 31 | Ohio | $43,940 |
$29,700 | 7,970 |
| 32 | Kansas | $43,680 |
$28,530 | 1,760 |
| 33 | Arkansas | $43,390 |
$26,360 | 1,360 |
| 34 | Indiana | $43,320 |
$28,910 | 4,090 |
| 35 | Kentucky | $43,030 |
$30,570 | 2,850 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $42,980 |
$27,530 | 2,320 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $42,370 |
$27,400 | 1,390 |
| 38 | North Carolina | $41,810 |
$28,640 | 6,780 |
| 39 | Texas | $40,880 |
$28,590 | 22,580 |
| 40 | Arizona | $40,860 |
$30,470 | 5,080 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $40,300 |
$24,980 | 2,020 |
| 42 | Georgia | $39,880 |
$24,400 | 7,500 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $39,800 |
$22,880 | 2,670 |
| 44 | Florida | $39,380 |
$29,230 | 12,700 |
| 45 | South Dakota | $39,310 |
$30,160 | 750 |
| 46 | Michigan | $39,070 |
$30,020 | 5,590 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $38,690 |
$27,030 | 2,680 |
| 48 | Virgin Islands | $38,360 |
$26,460 | 30 |
| 49 | Nevada | $38,210 |
$28,130 | 3,330 |
| 50 | Alabama | $37,900 |
$26,080 | 2,090 |
| 51 | Tennessee | $37,820 |
$27,800 | 4,180 |
| 52 | Idaho | $36,990 |
$29,910 | 1,300 |
| 53 | Guam | $35,260 |
$22,510 | 130 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $18,880 |
$17,680 | 980 |