Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Newark-Union 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 Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,630
25th Percentile Wage
$40,690
50th Percentile Wage
$47,900
75th Percentile Wage
$56,450
90th Percentile Wage
$63,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,630.

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
$47,900
2.09% 9.08%
2016
$46,900
2.32% -
2015
$45,810
1.29% -
2014
$45,220
-1.88% -
2013
$46,070
5.47% -
2012
$43,550
- -

Table 2. Compare Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Newark-Union with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,900 in Newark-Union is in the middle of salary range for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Newark-Union is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying East Stroudsburg and 37.8 percent (37.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gettysburg.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
East Stroudsburg
$52,540
Pittsburgh
$51,480
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$49,790
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$49,090
Williamsport
$49,070
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$48,510
Newark-Union
$47,900
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$47,040
Reading
$46,450
Lancaster
$46,140
State College
$45,550
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$44,650
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$43,550
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$43,490
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$40,950
York-Hanover
$40,800
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$40,690
Erie
$40,110
Altoona
$39,840
Lebanon
$38,320
Philadelphia
$38,180
Johnstown
$37,740
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$35,690
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$34,990
Gettysburg
$29,770