The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $31,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,720.
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 | $40,260 | 4.07% | 12.25% |
| 2020 | $38,620 | 4.04% | - |
| 2018 | $37,060 | 4.67% | - |
| 2016 | $35,330 | -4.90% | - |
| 2015 | $37,060 | 4.67% | - |
| 2012 | $35,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,260, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is the second highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $40,600). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is .8 percent (.8%) lower.