The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $34,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,230.
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 | $40,600 | 6.26% | 15.42% |
| 2021 | $38,060 | -0.32% | - |
| 2020 | $38,180 | 1.49% | - |
| 2019 | $37,610 | 2.34% | - |
| 2018 | $36,730 | 1.17% | - |
| 2017 | $36,300 | 1.65% | - |
| 2016 | $35,700 | 2.94% | - |
| 2015 | $34,650 | -0.17% | - |
| 2014 | $34,710 | 2.33% | - |
| 2013 | $33,900 | -1.30% | - |
| 2012 | $34,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,600, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of South Carolina, followed by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort (median annual salary $40,260). In comparison, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is .8 percent (.8%) higher than that in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort.