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Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,170
25th Percentile Wage
$41,800
50th Percentile Wage
$53,590
75th Percentile Wage
$68,180
90th Percentile Wage
$79,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,170.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$53,590
-4.14% 3.28%
2016
$55,810
9.77% -
2015
$50,360
2.42% -
2014
$49,140
-3.76% -
2013
$50,990
-1.65% -
2012
$51,830
- -

Table 2. Compare Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,590 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 23.8 percent (23.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$63,770
Springfield
$62,850
Decatur
$56,630
Kankakee-Bradley
$56,470
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$53,590
Champaign-Urbana
$53,390
Bloomington
$53,030
Carbondale-Marion
$52,870
Rockford
$52,720
Danville
$47,070
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$46,580
Peoria
$46,490
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$41,990
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$41,310
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$40,830