The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $38,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,830.
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 | $41,110 | 3.79% | 18.88% |
| 2020 | $39,550 | 6.70% | - |
| 2018 | $36,900 | -0.46% | - |
| 2017 | $37,070 | 2.59% | - |
| 2016 | $36,110 | 3.46% | - |
| 2015 | $34,860 | 3.27% | - |
| 2014 | $33,720 | 1.10% | - |
| 2013 | $33,350 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $33,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,110, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary of $44,830). Compared with Raleigh-Cary, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower.