The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $36,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $38,060 | -6.07% | 7.70% |
| 2020 | $40,370 | 3.84% | - |
| 2019 | $38,820 | 3.48% | - |
| 2018 | $37,470 | 2.05% | - |
| 2017 | $36,700 | 0.00% | - |
| 2016 | $36,700 | 0.82% | - |
| 2015 | $36,400 | 1.62% | - |
| 2014 | $35,810 | 0.70% | - |
| 2013 | $35,560 | 1.21% | - |
| 2012 | $35,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,060, Lewiston-Auburn is the lowest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Maine, following city of Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $51,060). Compared with the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Lewiston-Auburn is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston-Auburn |