The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Elkhart-Goshen 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 | $33,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,240.
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 | $49,850 | 10.27% | 26.40% |
| 2020 | $44,730 | 22.00% | - |
| 2016 | $34,890 | 0.75% | - |
| 2015 | $34,630 | 2.63% | - |
| 2014 | $33,720 | -1.13% | - |
| 2013 | $34,100 | -7.60% | - |
| 2012 | $36,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,850, Elkhart-Goshen is the second highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Bloomington (median annual salary of $50,170). Compared with Bloomington, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Elkhart-Goshen is .6 percent (.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bloomington | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Columbus | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Muncie | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gary | |
| Kokomo | |
| Michigan City-La Porte |