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Dispatcher, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia

The annual salary statistics of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,450
25th Percentile Wage
$29,740
50th Percentile Wage
$39,380
75th Percentile Wage
$50,580
90th Percentile Wage
$63,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,450.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$39,380
-1.83% 4.42%
2016
$40,100
4.46% -
2015
$38,310
0.00% -
2014
$38,310
2.17% -
2013
$37,480
-0.43% -
2012
$37,640
- -

Table 2. Compare Dispatcher, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria with Other West Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,380 in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is in the middle of salary range for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 24.4 percent (24.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$52,090
Hagerstown-Martinsburg
$46,700
Winchester
$46,370
Weirton-Steubenville
$45,180
Charleston
$44,660
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$44,150
Wheeling
$43,160
Beckley
$42,440
Huntington-Ashland
$42,280
Morgantown
$39,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
$39,380
Cumberland
$37,850
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna
$36,450
Steubenville-Weirton
$28,890