The annual salary statistics of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $37,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $56,420 | 2.39% | 21.64% |
| 2021 | $55,070 | -2.45% | - |
| 2020 | $56,420 | 11.82% | - |
| 2019 | $49,750 | 1.05% | - |
| 2018 | $49,230 | 4.12% | - |
| 2017 | $47,200 | -4.98% | - |
| 2016 | $49,550 | 13.10% | - |
| 2015 | $43,060 | -5.13% | - |
| 2014 | $45,270 | 4.93% | - |
| 2013 | $43,040 | -2.72% | - |
| 2012 | $44,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,420, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Mount Vernon-Anacortes (median annual salary of $61,030). Compared with Mount Vernon-Anacortes, the median annual salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 7.6 percent (7.6%) lower.