The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio is shown in Table 1. The wage information of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 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 | $38,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,460.
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 | $51,020 | 4.61% | 19.40% |
| 2021 | $48,670 | -4.31% | - |
| 2020 | $50,770 | 3.98% | - |
| 2019 | $48,750 | 9.93% | - |
| 2018 | $43,910 | -2.12% | - |
| 2017 | $44,840 | 0.83% | - |
| 2016 | $44,470 | 2.36% | - |
| 2015 | $43,420 | 1.36% | - |
| 2014 | $42,830 | 3.55% | - |
| 2013 | $41,310 | 0.46% | - |
| 2012 | $41,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,020, Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor is the second highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Ohio, following the highest paying city Dayton (median annual salary of $51,820). Compared with Dayton, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dayton | |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor | |
| Columbus | |
| Toledo | |
| Akron | |
| Cincinnati-Middletown | |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | |
| Canton-Massillon | |
| Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | |
| Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mansfield | |
| Lima | |
| Springfield | |
| Sandusky | |
| Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area |