Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
United States. Estimated employment 202,810, with pages for 6 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-5032
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$50,340 · 50th
$36,03010th
$42,75025th
$50,34050th
$62,45075th
$78,14090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $58,180 | 11,590 |
| Syracuse, NY | $50,480 | 490 |
| Albany, NY | $49,670 | 440 |
| Buffalo, NY | $48,880 | 500 |
| Rochester, NY | $48,150 | 840 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $47,980 | 390 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 202,810 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 43-5032, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance. Mapped to our taxonomy as dispatchers-except-police-fire-and-ambulance.
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