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Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Northwest Minnesota 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 Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$39,970
25th Percentile Wage	$47,980
50th Percentile Wage	$50,470
75th Percentile Wage	$59,650
90th Percentile Wage	$60,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,970.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$50,470	6.48%	17.85%
2021	$47,200	0.87%	-
2020	$46,790	2.20%	-
2019	$45,760	4.04%	-
2018	$43,910	-0.16%	-
2017	$43,980	6.68%	-
2016	$41,040	2.14%	-
2015	$40,160	-0.40%	-
2014	$40,320	-1.51%	-
2013	$40,930	-1.29%	-
2012	$41,460	-	-

Table 2. Compare Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area with Other Minnesota Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,470 in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Minnesota. In comparison, the annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Rochester and 12.3 percent (12.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Rochester	$59,920
Mankato-North Mankato	$59,860
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$53,070
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$51,670
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$50,470
St Cloud	$47,920
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$44,270