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Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont

The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Burlington-South Burlington 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 Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$38,390
25th Percentile Wage	$46,540
50th Percentile Wage	$47,110
75th Percentile Wage	$59,130
90th Percentile Wage	$62,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,390.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$47,110	-1.83%	16.81%
2021	$47,970	-0.38%	-
2020	$48,150	3.72%	-
2019	$46,360	1.06%	-
2018	$45,870	6.47%	-
2017	$42,900	3.12%	-
2016	$41,560	3.99%	-
2015	$39,900	0.95%	-
2014	$39,520	0.43%	-
2013	$39,350	0.41%	-
2012	$39,190	-	-

Table 2. Compare Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher Salary in Burlington-South Burlington with Other Vermont Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,110, Burlington-South Burlington is the lowest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Vermont, following city of Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $47,370). In comparison, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Burlington-South Burlington is .5 percent (.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$47,370
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$47,150
Burlington-South Burlington	$47,110