The annual salary statistics of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 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 | $58,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 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 $85,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,850.
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 | $74,210 | -3.19% | 27.07% |
| 2021 | $76,580 | 11.47% | - |
| 2020 | $67,800 | 2.05% | - |
| 2019 | $66,410 | 3.37% | - |
| 2018 | $64,170 | 3.72% | - |
| 2017 | $61,780 | 3.29% | - |
| 2016 | $59,750 | 0.13% | - |
| 2015 | $59,670 | 3.07% | - |
| 2014 | $57,840 | 1.57% | - |
| 2013 | $56,930 | 4.94% | - |
| 2012 | $54,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,210, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in state of Washington, followed by Tacoma (median annual salary $68,580). In comparison, the median annual salary of police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 7.6 percent (7.6%) higher than that in Tacoma.