Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,640
25th Percentile Wage
$38,800
50th Percentile Wage
$48,740
75th Percentile Wage
$62,260
90th Percentile Wage
$74,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,640.

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
$48,740
-2.30% 17.19%
2016
$49,860
0.38% -
2015
$49,670
8.84% -
2014
$45,280
1.83% -
2013
$44,450
9.20% -
2012
$40,360
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Table 2. Compare Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,740 in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 19.9 percent (19.9%) 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