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Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$22,830
25th Percentile Wage	$25,590
50th Percentile Wage	$25,890
75th Percentile Wage	$30,140
90th Percentile Wage	$34,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,830.

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	$25,890	-11.16%	10.54%
2021	$28,780	4.03%	-
2020	$27,620	6.84%	-
2019	$25,730	3.26%	-
2018	$24,890	6.07%	-
2017	$23,380	-5.43%	-
2016	$24,650	6.17%	-
2015	$23,130	4.41%	-
2014	$22,110	2.17%	-
2013	$21,630	-7.07%	-
2012	$23,160	-	-

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,890, Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Mississippi, following city of Gulfport-Biloxi (median annual salary of $30,320). Compared with the highest paying city Gulfport-Biloxi, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Gulfport-Biloxi	$30,320
Jackson	$29,990
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$29,490
Hattiesburg	$29,480
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$27,970
Pascagoula	$26,510
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$26,070
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$25,890