The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $34,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,010.
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 | $46,860 | 0.90% | 22.30% |
| 2021 | $46,440 | 9.58% | - |
| 2020 | $41,990 | -2.24% | - |
| 2019 | $42,930 | 1.86% | - |
| 2018 | $42,130 | 3.16% | - |
| 2017 | $40,800 | 4.26% | - |
| 2016 | $39,060 | 4.71% | - |
| 2015 | $37,220 | 1.80% | - |
| 2014 | $36,550 | -0.27% | - |
| 2013 | $36,650 | 0.65% | - |
| 2012 | $36,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,860, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary of $48,470). Compared with Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 3.3 percent (3.3%) lower.