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Dispatcher, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$25,680
25th Percentile Wage	$31,220
50th Percentile Wage	$41,270
75th Percentile Wage	$50,790
90th Percentile Wage	$60,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,680.

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	4-Year Growth
2022	$41,270	12.45%	16.50%
2021	$36,130	-14.34%	-
2020	$41,310	-9.63%	-
2019	$45,290	23.91%	-
2018	$34,460	-	-

Table 2. Compare Dispatcher, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,270 in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Lafayette and 31.8 percent (31.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Lafayette	$49,310
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux	$48,670
Lake Charles	$43,950
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area	$42,700
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	$41,550
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$41,270
Shreveport-Bossier City	$39,620
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area	$38,960
Baton Rouge	$38,180
Monroe	$36,900
Hammond	$33,690
Alexandria	$31,140
Hammond nonmetropolitan area	$29,130
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area	$28,150