The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $37,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,700.
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 | $48,470 | 2.62% | 25.56% |
| 2021 | $47,200 | 8.81% | - |
| 2020 | $43,040 | 1.16% | - |
| 2019 | $42,540 | 3.27% | - |
| 2018 | $41,150 | 1.92% | - |
| 2017 | $40,360 | 3.49% | - |
| 2016 | $38,950 | 2.05% | - |
| 2015 | $38,150 | 4.59% | - |
| 2014 | $36,400 | 1.15% | - |
| 2013 | $35,980 | -0.28% | - |
| 2012 | $36,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,470, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Texas, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary $46,860). In comparison, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 3.3 percent (3.3%) higher than that in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.