The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $32,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,020.
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 | $44,590 | 13.88% | 18.59% |
| 2021 | $38,400 | 3.54% | - |
| 2020 | $37,040 | -1.86% | - |
| 2019 | $37,730 | 6.89% | - |
| 2018 | $35,130 | 8.94% | - |
| 2017 | $31,990 | -14.00% | - |
| 2016 | $36,470 | -4.88% | - |
| 2015 | $38,250 | 4.13% | - |
| 2014 | $36,670 | -2.15% | - |
| 2013 | $37,460 | 3.10% | - |
| 2012 | $36,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,590, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $42,100). In comparison, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 5.6 percent (5.6%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |