The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $72,780, California is the highest paying state for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $64,610). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $72,780 |
$47,990 | 7,970 |
| 2 | Washington | $64,610 |
$45,110 | 1,310 |
| 3 | Oregon | $62,250 |
$46,340 | 890 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $60,910 |
$48,260 | 1,100 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $60,770 |
$42,990 | 1,350 |
| 6 | Illinois | $58,500 |
$35,700 | 3,410 |
| 7 | New York | $58,010 |
$38,980 | 5,610 |
| 8 | Alaska | $56,860 |
$48,350 | 310 |
| 9 | Nevada | $55,740 |
$39,630 | 490 |
| 10 | Colorado | $52,750 |
$40,340 | 1,400 |
| 11 | Maryland | $51,590 |
$40,140 | 1,700 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $51,550 |
$38,310 | 4,990 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $51,350 |
$40,290 | 2,540 |
| 14 | Hawaii | $51,060 |
$40,260 | 210 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $50,720 |
$42,270 | 1,570 |
| 16 | Arizona | $49,640 |
$39,450 | 1,600 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $48,950 |
$43,780 | 220 |
| 18 | Ohio | $48,930 |
$35,010 | 4,760 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $48,660 |
$37,140 | 3,290 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $47,900 |
$39,370 | 610 |
| 21 | Rhode Island | $47,760 |
$36,460 | 410 |
| 22 | Idaho | $47,740 |
$38,090 | 460 |
| 23 | Iowa | $47,330 |
$29,570 | 1,060 |
| 24 | Delaware | $47,230 |
$36,510 | 280 |
| 25 | Vermont | $47,150 |
$36,750 | 240 |
| 26 | Michigan | $47,120 |
$34,350 | 2,090 |
| 27 | Utah | $46,900 |
$38,560 | 730 |
| 28 | Maine | $46,730 |
$36,050 | 480 |
| 29 | Florida | $46,260 |
$34,600 | 5,280 |
| 30 | District of Columbia | $46,140 |
$32,070 | 80 |
| 31 | Wyoming | $43,490 |
$36,510 | 340 |
| 32 | Indiana | $42,020 |
$31,190 | 2,140 |
| 33 | Texas | $41,490 |
$30,670 | 7,830 |
| 34 | Nebraska | $41,350 |
$31,130 | 700 |
| 35 | Virginia | $40,180 |
$31,200 | 2,670 |
| 36 | Montana | $40,000 |
$32,540 | 590 |
| 37 | South Dakota | $39,450 |
$29,910 | 390 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $38,770 |
$30,160 | 700 |
| 39 | North Carolina | $38,700 |
$31,320 | 3,630 |
| 40 | Kansas | $37,890 |
$31,060 | 1,300 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $37,760 |
$28,660 | 1,750 |
| 42 | Missouri | $37,490 |
$28,480 | 2,100 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $37,270 |
$29,120 | 1,160 |
| 44 | West Virginia | $36,700 |
$26,720 | 940 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $36,620 |
$25,690 | 1,490 |
| 46 | Georgia | $36,350 |
$28,330 | 3,080 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $35,420 |
$22,360 | 1,760 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $34,240 |
$24,010 | 1,450 |
| 49 | Alabama | $33,960 |
$22,970 | 2,620 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $33,080 |
$25,500 | 1,300 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $28,930 |
$23,350 | 1,400 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $23,150 |
$17,680 | 200 |