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Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,700
25th Percentile Wage
$43,010
50th Percentile Wage
$50,470
75th Percentile Wage
$62,480
90th Percentile Wage
$76,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,700.

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
$50,470
4.36% 14.46%
2016
$48,270
1.33% -
2015
$47,630
6.51% -
2014
$44,530
2.09% -
2013
$43,600
0.99% -
2012
$43,170
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Table 2. Compare Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,470 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 12.8 percent (12.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 23.1 percent (23.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Barnstable Town
$57,850
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$52,560
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$52,430
Springfield
$50,670
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$50,470
Worcester
$50,250
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area
$49,290
Framingham
$49,070
New Bedford
$48,470
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$46,490
Peabody
$46,190
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$45,720
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$43,600
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$39,670
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$38,810