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Dispatcher, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

The annual salary statistics of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Fort Smith, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Fort Smith 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 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$24,230
25th Percentile Wage	$30,140
50th Percentile Wage	$38,550
75th Percentile Wage	$54,850
90th Percentile Wage	$63,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Fort Smith, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,230.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$38,550	4.67%	24.23%
2021	$36,750	-0.84%	-
2020	$37,060	18.02%	-
2019	$30,380	2.93%	-
2018	$29,490	3.80%	-
2017	$28,370	-18.01%	-
2016	$33,480	10.90%	-
2015	$29,830	0.23%	-
2014	$29,760	7.69%	-
2013	$27,470	-6.33%	-
2012	$29,210	-	-

Table 2. Compare Dispatcher, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in Fort Smith with Other Oklahoma Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,550 in Fort Smith is in the middle of salary range for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in state of Oklahoma. In comparison, the annual salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Fort Smith is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area and 2.5 percent (2.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$46,270
Tulsa	$45,490
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$42,930
Oklahoma City	$42,930
Lawton	$42,110
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$40,790
Fort Smith	$38,550
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$37,580