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Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary by City
Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary by City (2024)
317 metro areas · National average: $52,738 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Public Safety Telecommunicators salaries across 317 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $114,870
$125,310
$72,270
$140,650
San Francisco, CA $101,610
$103,110
$62,010
$132,390
San Luis Obispo, CA $85,950
$87,870
$67,850
$98,880
Napa, CA $84,670
$84,260
$44,850
$105,250
Santa Rosa, CA $81,960
$83,110
$48,990
$98,180
Santa Cruz, CA $81,930
$79,720
$58,750
$103,400
Oxnard, CA $81,790
$81,420
$60,770
$98,510
Vallejo, CA $80,960
$87,220
$55,720
$98,160
Seattle, WA $79,960
$79,040
$65,810
$97,130
Anchorage, AK $79,540
$81,440
$51,190
$100,030
Portland, OR $78,090
$78,290
$61,220
$96,250
Olympia, WA $78,010
$80,930
$61,050
$86,510
Medford, OR $77,770
$77,990
$60,900
$95,860
Los Angeles, CA $77,720
$77,800
$46,570
$99,170
Sacramento, CA $77,600
$78,610
$54,080
$97,510
Santa Maria, CA $77,040
$80,810
$46,710
$96,100
Stockton, CA $75,450
$78,060
$53,280
$94,030
San Diego, CA $75,410
$78,590
$53,830
$90,270
Salem, OR $74,300
$71,870
$53,950
$98,640
Racine, WI $74,010
$77,930
$53,380
$77,930
Kennewick, WA $73,800
$75,480
$60,290
$90,220
Modesto, CA $73,740
$66,450
$40,450
$98,150
Riverside, CA $72,750
$76,350
$53,170
$93,210
Fairbanks, AK $72,040
$73,780
$56,690
$91,690
Minneapolis, MN $71,950
$72,360
$60,760
$84,830
Eugene, OR $71,920
$77,130
$56,780
$80,200
Bellingham, WA $71,680
$69,690
$63,240
$76,740
Spokane, WA $69,070
$73,000
$51,180
$78,050
Denver, CO $68,980
$66,990
$55,470
$82,770
Bend, OR $68,970
$63,890
$54,050
$80,470
Yuba City, CA $68,720
$64,490
$48,110
$86,590
Redding, CA $68,390
$67,090
$46,370
$84,260
Chicago, IL $68,180
$65,030
$41,280
$97,110
Fort Collins, CO $68,170
$73,000
$57,050
$77,150
Fresno, CA $67,690
$64,070
$39,970
$97,900
Bridgeport, CT $67,410
$65,710
$48,630
$90,910
Coeur d'Alene, ID $67,320
$64,500
$50,710
$94,290
Chico, CA $66,800
$63,690
$51,650
$84,260
Mount Vernon, WA $66,780
$62,660
$61,620
$74,580
Springfield, IL $66,130
$64,790
$40,270
$85,950
Rochester, MN $66,080
$64,210
$54,720
$77,540
Albany, OR $65,950
$65,770
$53,980
$80,600
Reno, NV $65,790
$61,810
$45,190
$85,260
Kankakee, IL $64,310
$68,370
$45,800
$82,820
Boulder, CO $63,200
$68,200
$40,220
$81,810
Hartford, CT $63,180
$63,360
$49,260
$78,870
Washington, DC $62,720
$60,860
$46,070
$79,420
El Centro, CA $62,680
$57,010
$47,380
$86,670
Ithaca, NY $62,510
$64,330
$46,680
$64,330
Kiryas Joel, NY $62,400
$59,320
$44,550
$82,150
St. Cloud, MN $62,250
$56,290
$51,840
$81,230
Yakima, WA $62,020
$61,680
$45,810
$75,290
Barnstable Town, MA $61,980
$60,670
$43,850
$74,700
New Haven, CT $61,900
$62,560
$40,460
$79,180
Syracuse, NY $61,680
$62,680
$44,610
$69,600
Sioux Falls, SD $61,640
$58,560
$47,700
$74,860
Champaign, IL $61,490
$58,470
$42,740
$86,260
Norwich, CT $61,460
$62,380
$47,760
$73,530
Boston, MA $61,380
$60,590
$48,530
$75,900
New York, NY $61,350
$59,440
$44,600
$80,910
Omaha, NE $61,150
$62,820
$47,680
$78,600
Phoenix, AZ $60,800
$60,310
$47,140
$80,880
Glens Falls, NY $60,380
$54,690
$52,870
$66,200
Portland, ME $60,290
$60,130
$48,410
$74,670
Miami, FL $60,220
$50,250
$31,210
$96,940
Waterbury, CT $60,070
$60,330
$46,890
$73,730
Bakersfield, CA $59,860
$61,410
$46,860
$76,580
Rochester, NY $59,860
$61,230
$46,380
$70,760
Urban Honolulu, HI $59,050
$53,300
$40,910
$67,400
Baltimore, MD $59,010
$60,330
$46,200
$72,970
Milwaukee, WI $59,010
$59,100
$52,190
$66,190
Columbus, OH $58,910
$60,680
$44,640
$73,990
Ann Arbor, MI $58,740
$59,740
$44,050
$71,700
Albany, NY $58,710
$60,620
$42,480
$73,360
Kingston, NY $58,620
$55,940
$41,330
$66,490
Hanford, CA $58,560
$62,680
$49,120
$65,250
Oshkosh, WI $58,500
$60,230
$44,500
$73,680
Boise City, ID $58,480
$60,010
$44,100
$73,760
Naples, FL $58,400
$61,520
$33,730
$75,100
Amherst Town, MA $58,350
$59,960
$47,070
$72,600
Provo, UT $58,150
$58,980
$47,780
$76,150
Buffalo, NY $58,000
$56,600
$43,030
$73,010
Worcester, MA $57,870
$57,420
$44,790
$74,520
Lexington Park, MD $57,860
$57,620
$47,470
$68,110
Appleton, WI $57,670
$60,200
$44,970
$65,670
Akron, OH $57,650
$61,150
$42,820
$68,890
Austin, TX $57,630
$59,670
$47,310
$74,120
Burlington, VT $57,350
$56,910
$45,310
$69,260
Iowa City, IA $56,990
$55,720
$49,180
$69,370
Philadelphia, PA $56,840
$55,310
$46,040
$67,820
Waterloo, IA $56,840
$60,750
$50,250
$60,750
Ames, IA $56,670
$56,700
$49,230
$66,100
Binghamton, NY $56,660
$57,980
$40,200
$69,960
Rockford, IL $56,660
$57,960
$30,620
$75,950
Madison, WI $56,570
$52,000
$44,160
$73,590
Grand Forks, ND $56,550
$57,640
$50,720
$66,760
Atlantic City, NJ $56,500
$50,720
$40,790
$82,480
Punta Gorda, FL $56,460
$51,640
$48,940
$74,120
Las Vegas, NV $56,370
$43,740
$43,690
$81,390
Cleveland, OH $56,270
$58,600
$43,490
$63,850
Port St. Lucie, FL $56,260
$54,330
$46,070
$68,330
Dayton, OH $56,120
$61,100
$38,460
$74,830
Flagstaff, AZ $56,000
$52,260
$40,700
$73,450
North Port, FL $55,960
$52,650
$30,610
$79,070
Eau Claire, WI $55,930
$58,240
$49,740
$64,980
Cincinnati, OH $55,880
$59,860
$39,710
$67,110
Salt Lake City, UT $55,630
$51,120
$46,410
$75,660
Lewiston, ME $55,580
$56,960
$46,780
$63,220
Dallas, TX $55,490
$54,330
$42,580
$71,230
Manchester, NH $55,360
$54,270
$44,590
$66,680
Lansing, MI $55,250
$53,830
$38,260
$63,340
Visalia, CA $54,970
$47,820
$37,880
$76,380
Bismarck, ND $54,950
$53,750
$45,950
$63,690
Prescott Valley, AZ $54,920
$51,650
$45,840
$64,750
Albuquerque, NM $54,820
$56,140
$47,240
$71,360
Reading, PA $54,780
$56,600
$46,800
$60,760
Traverse City, MI $54,390
$61,050
$38,320
$64,520
Green Bay, WI $54,300
$56,500
$45,580
$60,790
Midland, TX $54,230
$59,470
$39,520
$72,390
Toledo, OH $54,200
$57,190
$37,620
$69,520
Lebanon, PA $54,130
$55,080
$40,480
$65,250
Des Moines, IA $54,120
$55,990
$32,640
$76,400
Providence, RI $54,120
$53,410
$46,080
$62,920
Bloomington, IL $54,030
$54,900
$45,720
$60,260
Pocatello, ID $54,010
$51,090
$46,860
$59,080
Lake Havasu City, AZ $53,820
$51,300
$41,470
$65,560
Ogden, UT $53,800
$52,070
$45,100
$61,930
Richmond, VA $53,470
$51,650
$41,900
$61,490
Springfield, OH $53,440
$58,990
$40,770
$65,020
Idaho Falls, ID $53,330
$47,920
$42,100
$74,430
Pueblo, CO $53,310
$51,020
$49,720
$61,960
Billings, MT $53,300
$50,120
$46,610
$64,350
Bangor, ME $53,090
$50,680
$39,400
$63,270
Tampa, FL $53,060
$50,160
$36,570
$74,530
Lincoln, NE $52,930
$51,290
$44,700
$67,200
Davenport, IA $52,790
$51,480
$34,380
$65,480
Amarillo, TX $52,680
$55,630
$37,320
$62,130
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $52,610
$51,540
$39,830
$75,900
Virginia Beach, VA $52,550
$49,630
$40,820
$62,090
Pittsburgh, PA $52,400
$56,240
$37,140
$62,750
Detroit, MI $52,390
$49,820
$38,840
$67,850
Cape Coral, FL $52,300
$51,180
$33,780
$65,120
Hagerstown, MD $52,270
$51,850
$39,690
$63,240
Dover, DE $52,240
$50,760
$35,120
$60,780
Grand Rapids, MI $52,240
$49,320
$37,140
$70,960
St. George, UT $52,120
$53,710
$41,850
$63,630
Springfield, MA $52,060
$49,380
$46,670
$63,720
Ocala, FL $52,020
$51,570
$36,960
$72,570
Helena, MT $51,780
$49,390
$47,040
$59,460
St. Louis, MO $51,780
$49,410
$37,010
$65,540
Vineland, NJ $51,750
$48,860
$36,520
$68,050
La Crosse, WI $51,530
$49,120
$49,120
$61,870
Lafayette, IN $51,450
$49,110
$44,760
$57,070
Harrisburg, PA $51,390
$48,410
$42,360
$64,580
Lancaster, PA $51,360
$51,230
$43,750
$67,000
Williamsport, PA $51,280
$50,720
$38,990
$70,550
Orlando, FL $51,230
$49,870
$33,700
$73,590
Evansville, IN $51,200
$52,470
$38,630
$59,090
Sandusky, OH $51,150
$49,750
$37,440
$64,770
Kenosha, WI $51,130
$49,730
$49,730
$55,790
Lexington, KY $51,120
$49,990
$43,660
$57,060
Elkhart, IN $51,080
$48,170
$48,170
$55,340
Erie, PA $50,940
$50,350
$38,150
$63,200
Nashville, TN $50,910
$50,510
$39,780
$64,060
Kansas City, MO $50,890
$49,240
$37,970
$62,850
Tucson, AZ $50,830
$47,770
$40,170
$59,280
South Bend, IN $50,620
$52,550
$37,820
$64,580
Mansfield, OH $50,590
$50,770
$38,480
$63,040
Memphis, TN $50,590
$46,840
$33,580
$71,150
Saginaw, MI $50,440
$52,470
$37,740
$60,800
Houston, TX $50,330
$49,170
$39,620
$61,260
Lakeland, FL $50,180
$50,400
$37,850
$62,150
Dalton, GA $50,170
$48,280
$29,560
$59,630
Savannah, GA $49,950
$41,220
$34,920
$71,040
Indianapolis, IN $49,610
$48,200
$40,750
$60,120
Shreveport, LA $49,500
$46,810
$35,730
$74,700
State College, PA $49,410
$47,690
$38,070
$59,300
Pensacola, FL $49,280
$47,440
$39,500
$56,780
Baton Rouge, LA $49,230
$47,820
$35,470
$66,610
Youngstown, OH $49,150
$47,240
$36,660
$63,290
Peoria, IL $49,130
$51,100
$35,740
$64,440
Raleigh, NC $49,000
$48,490
$40,900
$62,090
Deltona, FL $48,990
$48,370
$38,070
$60,040
Salisbury, MD $48,990
$48,840
$39,120
$57,660
Sherman, TX $48,960
$49,270
$41,250
$58,150
Oklahoma City, OK $48,950
$47,300
$30,680
$74,620
Scranton, PA $48,770
$46,140
$37,710
$66,040
Allentown, PA $48,690
$47,790
$40,200
$60,510
Flint, MI $48,650
$51,790
$32,450
$60,540
Charleston, SC $48,590
$47,630
$35,750
$60,060
Sioux City, IA $48,590
$50,170
$36,360
$57,600
Canton, OH $48,560
$47,030
$37,560
$59,870
Yuma, AZ $48,350
$48,300
$40,720
$50,280
Palm Bay, FL $48,320
$47,930
$38,870
$59,710
Chambersburg, PA $48,200
$47,140
$41,860
$61,190
Beaumont, TX $48,170
$48,170
$34,090
$58,500
San Antonio, TX $48,140
$48,410
$39,100
$60,200
Greensboro, NC $48,130
$46,600
$37,300
$57,300
Tyler, TX $48,120
$48,010
$34,050
$59,570
Durham, NC $48,000
$46,710
$40,100
$58,740
Tuscaloosa, AL $47,940
$47,040
$32,090
$61,110
Utica, NY $47,870
$43,950
$38,280
$59,120
Pittsfield, MA $47,630
$47,690
$37,940
$56,050
Gainesville, FL $47,380
$49,770
$35,990
$59,540
Charlotte, NC $47,340
$46,580
$38,410
$57,870
Jackson, TN $47,290
$46,670
$38,340
$61,180
College Station, TX $47,230
$48,540
$37,510
$56,220
Harrisonburg, VA $47,220
$47,840
$39,380
$58,640
Atlanta, GA $47,170
$47,730
$37,650
$60,670
Roanoke, VA $47,010
$47,070
$38,090
$60,380
Columbia, MO $46,860
$47,270
$37,480
$58,500
Crestview, FL $46,770
$47,390
$36,960
$58,610
York, PA $46,720
$49,330
$42,600
$49,330
St. Joseph, MO $46,370
$44,150
$34,980
$62,250
Lima, OH $46,360
$44,220
$36,670
$61,300
Abilene, TX $46,350
$48,500
$29,460
$59,590
Corpus Christi, TX $46,160
$44,010
$32,480
$58,360
Lubbock, TX $46,140
$48,400
$37,300
$59,340
Hilton Head Island, SC $45,980
$44,700
$35,180
$58,370
Wilmington, NC $45,910
$45,560
$37,280
$51,880
Missoula, MT $45,890
$42,610
$38,210
$57,270
Charleston, WV $45,810
$44,780
$33,850
$59,420
Lawton, OK $45,810
$49,780
$26,420
$56,440
New Orleans, LA $45,750
$41,330
$33,250
$58,760
Panama City, FL $45,500
$46,680
$33,480
$56,290
Killeen, TX $45,470
$45,110
$37,480
$58,150
Terre Haute, IN $45,200
$45,130
$31,290
$57,810
Lynchburg, VA $45,110
$45,330
$37,290
$56,560
Huntsville, AL $45,060
$41,110
$35,000
$62,350
Warner Robins, GA $44,940
$47,190
$32,870
$63,370
Fayetteville, AR $44,930
$43,630
$36,670
$58,050
Charlottesville, VA $44,800
$41,380
$38,180
$51,130
Waco, TX $44,610
$43,900
$32,810
$55,840
Topeka, KS $44,600
$46,200
$37,350
$46,950
Asheville, NC $44,580
$45,040
$36,090
$51,060
Greenville, NC $44,580
$43,450
$36,890
$50,950
Wheeling, WV $44,580
$42,340
$35,800
$62,050
Clarksville, TN $44,560
$44,470
$30,120
$56,240
Rapid City, SD $44,550
$45,940
$37,630
$55,470
Myrtle Beach, SC $44,490
$41,340
$41,340
$51,840
Tulsa, OK $44,370
$44,250
$33,420
$60,260
Spartanburg, SC $44,220
$40,140
$37,040
$58,200
San Angelo, TX $44,150
$43,830
$37,870
$47,440
Weirton, WV $44,110
$44,290
$30,480
$61,020
Greenville, SC $44,100
$42,860
$35,630
$54,380
Jefferson City, MO $44,080
$39,600
$36,030
$60,220
Altoona, PA $43,930
$37,730
$30,420
$59,130
Birmingham, AL $43,890
$44,270
$30,900
$55,460
Fayetteville, NC $43,780
$42,160
$38,350
$53,260
Pinehurst, NC $43,780
$49,160
$31,230
$49,160
Blacksburg, VA $43,740
$45,180
$36,720
$51,450
Victoria, TX $43,670
$43,460
$35,660
$56,100
Laredo, TX $43,610
$39,840
$29,890
$55,660
Winston, NC $43,540
$42,660
$35,430
$52,520
Little Rock, AR $43,350
$41,510
$34,380
$51,890
Augusta, GA $43,280
$43,810
$36,180
$50,190
Winchester, VA $43,250
$45,410
$33,620
$46,680
Springfield, MO $43,240
$41,600
$36,210
$54,480
El Paso, TX $42,950
$45,300
$31,690
$53,610
Longview, TX $42,880
$41,840
$34,580
$59,260
Paducah, KY $42,710
$42,220
$34,340
$53,750
Elizabethtown, KY $42,660
$43,470
$34,340
$50,970
Decatur, AL $42,640
$38,520
$30,930
$59,850
Rocky Mount, NC $42,590
$40,050
$38,670
$53,370
Cape Girardeau, MO $42,450
$38,430
$32,220
$59,700
Wichita, KS $42,380
$40,680
$35,650
$50,350
Gainesville, GA $42,000
$40,650
$37,650
$45,010
Hickory, NC $42,000
$41,070
$37,060
$47,530
Alexandria, LA $41,860
$38,940
$28,240
$59,760
Chattanooga, TN $41,810
$39,290
$31,780
$55,920
Columbia, SC $41,760
$39,740
$33,540
$56,470
Knoxville, TN $41,660
$40,070
$27,600
$58,120
Huntington, WV $41,120
$40,270
$32,780
$54,540
Daphne, AL $41,070
$40,560
$32,310
$50,520
Bowling Green, KY $41,010
$39,680
$29,890
$57,960
Slidell, LA $40,930
$38,290
$32,790
$47,250
Joplin, MO $40,860
$39,610
$34,310
$56,790
Cleveland, TN $40,800
$38,880
$35,640
$47,400
Athens, GA $40,790
$41,320
$31,240
$51,660
Kingsport, TN $40,670
$38,810
$32,120
$48,770
Wichita Falls, TX $40,470
$41,150
$32,280
$48,500
Dothan, AL $40,200
$42,760
$29,510
$51,720
Morgantown, WV $40,010
$37,500
$35,930
$47,120
Lake Charles, LA $40,000
$38,830
$27,620
$60,250
Texarkana, TX $39,980
$39,060
$35,740
$44,210
Jacksonville, NC $39,970
$38,330
$35,870
$51,500
Hot Springs, AR $39,470
$38,890
$34,830
$43,040
Mobile, AL $39,350
$36,560
$32,000
$49,380
Beckley, WV $38,990
$39,520
$26,760
$46,920
Auburn, AL $38,940
$39,080
$23,630
$49,030
Florence, AL $38,910
$41,010
$25,950
$47,870
Bloomington, IN $38,650
$38,160
$31,110
$48,320
Anniston, AL $38,630
$37,600
$29,680
$51,720
Houma, LA $38,560
$37,570
$30,620
$48,230
Lafayette, LA $38,480
$37,840
$23,060
$60,260
McAllen, TX $38,190
$37,130
$28,080
$44,520
Rome, GA $38,170
$38,870
$31,520
$45,560
Jonesboro, AR $38,060
$37,450
$32,100
$44,640
Montgomery, AL $37,970
$37,440
$29,900
$49,260
Hammond, LA $37,760
$37,420
$29,490
$49,490
Monroe, LA $37,400
$36,400
$26,760
$48,020
Macon, GA $37,160
$35,450
$31,650
$44,520
Gulfport, MS $36,970
$34,260
$26,530
$51,290
Brownsville, TX $36,860
$36,840
$30,160
$41,940
Valdosta, GA $36,780
$35,110
$31,270
$45,000
Columbus, GA $36,560
$36,810
$29,750
$40,020
Johnson City, TN $36,510
$32,370
$30,250
$46,340
Morristown, TN $36,350
$34,600
$32,220
$43,240
Fort Smith, AR $35,730
$36,080
$31,080
$37,740
Florence, SC $35,710
$33,580
$26,930
$42,850
Gadsden, AL $35,100
$36,380
$24,530
$43,900
Hattiesburg, MS $34,250
$32,190
$28,060
$39,690
Jackson, MS $33,700
$33,690
$22,180
$43,490
Eagle Pass, TX $32,900
$33,020
$24,630
$47,500
Albany, GA $32,800
$31,700
$26,820
$41,880
Parkersburg, WV $31,280
$28,930
$28,930
$37,800
San Juan, PR $28,440
$29,400
$19,760
$34,570
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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