The annual salary statistics of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Wheeling, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Wheeling 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 | $26,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Wheeling, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,610.
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 | $43,160 | 2.85% | 21.04% |
| 2021 | $41,930 | -31.62% | - |
| 2020 | $55,190 | 5.53% | - |
| 2019 | $52,140 | -0.10% | - |
| 2018 | $52,190 | 21.48% | - |
| 2017 | $40,980 | 12.42% | - |
| 2016 | $35,890 | 0.61% | - |
| 2015 | $35,670 | -0.53% | - |
| 2014 | $35,860 | 2.87% | - |
| 2013 | $34,830 | 2.15% | - |
| 2012 | $34,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,160 in Wheeling 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 Wheeling is 17.1 percent (17.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 33.1 percent (33.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.