The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $38,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,770 | 6.13% | 26.61% |
| 2021 | $59,860 | 1.20% | - |
| 2020 | $59,140 | 8.01% | - |
| 2019 | $54,400 | 2.04% | - |
| 2018 | $53,290 | 4.56% | - |
| 2017 | $50,860 | 0.29% | - |
| 2016 | $50,710 | 4.63% | - |
| 2015 | $48,360 | 2.03% | - |
| 2014 | $47,380 | -1.48% | - |
| 2013 | $48,080 | 2.66% | - |
| 2012 | $46,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,770, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Illinois, followed by Springfield (median annual salary $62,850). In comparison, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in Springfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Decatur | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Rockford | |
| Danville | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |