Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,200
25th Percentile Wage
$34,120
50th Percentile Wage
$42,370
75th Percentile Wage
$49,140
90th Percentile Wage
$57,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,200.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$42,370
-2.19% 5.36%
2016
$43,300
5.08% -
2015
$41,100
1.00% -
2014
$40,690
-0.57% -
2013
$40,920
2.00% -
2012
$40,100
- -

Table 2. Compare Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Central New York nonmetropolitan area with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,370 in Central New York nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Central New York nonmetropolitan area is 33.1 percent (33.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 7.9 percent (7.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Utica-Rome.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ithaca
$63,290
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$59,880
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$53,340
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$52,530
Kingston
$51,390
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$51,280
Rochester
$51,160
Syracuse
$50,470
Glens Falls
$49,250
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$48,890
Nassau-Suffolk
$48,740
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$47,450
Binghamton
$47,150
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$43,990
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$43,680
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$43,290
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$42,370
Elmira
$42,210
Utica-Rome
$39,040