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Dispatcher, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Waterloo-Cedar Falls 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 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$20,690
25th Percentile Wage	$31,190
50th Percentile Wage	$39,680
75th Percentile Wage	$55,870
90th Percentile Wage	$72,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,690.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$39,680	6.17%	9.65%
2021	$37,230	2.39%	-
2020	$36,340	0.61%	-
2019	$36,120	-15.48%	-
2017	$41,710	6.67%	-
2016	$38,930	4.73%	-
2015	$37,090	5.63%	-
2014	$35,000	-3.83%	-
2013	$36,340	1.35%	-
2012	$35,850	-	-

Table 2. Compare Dispatcher, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,680, Waterloo-Cedar Falls is the lowest paying city for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in state of Iowa, following city of Cedar Rapids (median annual salary of $56,820). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is about 30.2 percent (30.2%) lower than that of the highest paying city Cedar Rapids.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Cedar Rapids	$56,820
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$52,370
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island	$49,710
Dubuque	$49,250
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$49,030
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$47,280
Iowa City	$47,260
Des Moines-West Des Moines	$47,200
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$46,900
Waterloo-Cedar Falls	$39,680