Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Rochester, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,560
25th Percentile Wage
$50,030
50th Percentile Wage
$51,160
75th Percentile Wage
$65,100
90th Percentile Wage
$66,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,560.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$51,160
4.87% 14.54%
2021
$48,670
-1.87% -
2020
$49,580
7.20% -
2019
$46,010
5.32% -
2018
$43,560
2.73% -
2017
$42,370
-6.40% -
2016
$45,080
1.26% -
2015
$44,510
-0.09% -
2014
$44,550
0.63% -
2013
$44,270
1.24% -
2012
$43,720
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,160 in Rochester 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 Rochester is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 23.7 percent (23.7%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.