The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $23,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,070.
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 | $37,670 | -24.00% | 11.04% |
| 2021 | $46,710 | 11.82% | - |
| 2020 | $41,190 | 9.20% | - |
| 2019 | $37,400 | -24.84% | - |
| 2018 | $46,690 | 1.29% | - |
| 2017 | $46,090 | 4.82% | - |
| 2016 | $43,870 | 17.12% | - |
| 2015 | $36,360 | 8.39% | - |
| 2014 | $33,310 | 2.82% | - |
| 2013 | $32,370 | -3.52% | - |
| 2012 | $33,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,670, South Bend-Mishawaka is the lowest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Michigan, following city of Flint (median annual salary of $51,110). Compared with the highest paying city Flint, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in South Bend-Mishawaka is 26.3 percent (26.3%) lower.