Dispatcher, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

The annual salary statistics of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,980
25th Percentile Wage
$31,090
50th Percentile Wage
$39,270
75th Percentile Wage
$47,740
90th Percentile Wage
$55,810

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,980.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$39,270
2.52% 14.62%
2016
$38,280
6.45% -
2015
$35,810
0.08% -
2014
$35,780
-2.93% -
2013
$36,830
8.96% -
2012
$33,530
- -

Table 2. Compare Dispatcher, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,270 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Odessa
$48,230
Midland
$44,690
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$43,270
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$42,760
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$42,760
Fort Worth-Arlington
$42,570
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,330
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$39,840
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$39,710
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$39,320
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$39,320
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$39,280
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$39,270
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$39,080
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$39,060
Longview
$38,900
Waco
$38,210
Sherman-Denison
$38,070
Corpus Christi
$37,950
Laredo
$37,740
Wichita Falls
$37,610
Tyler
$37,580
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,560
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,390
Lubbock
$36,940
El Paso
$36,410
Victoria
$36,330
Amarillo
$36,100
Abilene
$35,770
Brownsville-Harlingen
$35,680
San Angelo
$35,450
Texarkana-Texarkana
$35,030
College Station-Bryan
$34,790