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

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$24,460
25th Percentile Wage	$25,560
50th Percentile Wage	$29,730
75th Percentile Wage	$34,180
90th Percentile Wage	$35,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 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 $35,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,460.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$29,730	5.95%	12.61%
2021	$27,960	13.09%	-
2020	$24,300	2.06%	-
2019	$23,800	0.63%	-
2018	$23,650	-0.55%	-
2017	$23,780	3.66%	-
2016	$22,910	3.93%	-
2015	$22,010	-10.22%	-
2014	$24,260	-5.73%	-
2013	$25,650	-1.29%	-
2012	$25,980	-	-

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,730 in Fort Smith is in the middle of salary range for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Oklahoma. In comparison, the annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Fort Smith is 25.6 percent (25.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Oklahoma City and .0 percent (.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lawton.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Oklahoma City	$39,940
Tulsa	$36,000
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$35,420
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$34,740
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$30,750
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$30,250
Fort Smith	$29,730
Lawton	$29,730