The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $35,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,830.
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 | $40,100 | 4.44% | 17.18% |
| 2021 | $38,320 | -4.96% | - |
| 2020 | $40,220 | 2.54% | - |
| 2019 | $39,200 | 2.37% | - |
| 2018 | $38,270 | 2.09% | - |
| 2017 | $37,470 | 2.38% | - |
| 2016 | $36,580 | 1.42% | - |
| 2015 | $36,060 | 1.80% | - |
| 2014 | $35,410 | 2.80% | - |
| 2013 | $34,420 | 3.52% | - |
| 2012 | $33,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,100, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $46,060). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Roanoke | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Danville | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |