316 metro areas

911 Dispatcher Salary by City (2026)

911 dispatchers earn the most in San Jose, CA, an average of $116,270 a year, against $56,740 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in San Jose, CA ($105,300 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $56,740BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $116,270San Jose, CA
Best after cost of living: $105,300San Jose, CA
Metro areas: 316With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for 911 dispatchers

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

San Jose, CA$116,270
San Francisco, CA$102,130
Santa Cruz, CA$88,570
San Luis Obispo, CA$88,320
Napa, CA$86,550
Vallejo, CA$85,200
Oxnard, CA$84,120
Seattle, WA$81,970
Santa Maria, CA$81,790
Olympia, WA$81,100

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for 911 dispatchers
Item	Value
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$116,270
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$102,130
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$88,570
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$88,320
Napa, CA	$86,550
Vallejo, CA	$85,200
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$84,120
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$81,970
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$81,790
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$81,100

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

San Jose, CA$116,270 nominal$105,300
San Francisco, CA$102,130 nominal$88,340
San Luis Obispo, CA$88,320 nominal$81,330
Santa Cruz, CA$88,570 nominal$80,590
Vallejo, CA$85,200 nominal$78,540
Olympia, WA$81,100 nominal$78,230
Napa, CA$86,550 nominal$76,900
Oxnard, CA$84,120 nominal$76,100
Rochester, MN$69,010 nominal$75,980
Medford, OR$76,810 nominal$75,720

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for 911 dispatchers
Item	Value
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$105,300
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$88,340
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$81,330
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$80,590
Vallejo, CA	$78,540
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$78,230
Napa, CA	$76,900
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$76,100
Rochester, MN	$75,980
Medford, OR	$75,720

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

911 Dispatcher salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

911 Dispatcher pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	San Jose, CA	$116,270	$80,520	$133,870	$105,300
2	San Francisco, CA	$102,130	$68,310	$118,810	$88,340
3	Santa Cruz, CA	$88,570	$64,520	$100,400	$80,590
4	San Luis Obispo, CA	$88,320	$71,880	$96,410	$81,330
5	Napa, CA	$86,550	$63,000	$98,130	$76,900
6	Vallejo, CA	$85,200	$66,540	$94,390	$78,540
7	Oxnard, CA	$84,120	$61,760	$95,120	$76,100
8	Seattle, WA	$81,970	$68,640	$88,520	$73,760
9	Santa Maria, CA	$81,790	$60,990	$92,020	$75,180
10	Olympia, WA	$81,100	$68,310	$87,380	$78,230
11	Santa Rosa, CA	$81,100	$60,880	$91,060	$75,240
12	Los Angeles, CA	$80,250	$59,050	$90,690	$70,660
13	Sacramento, CA	$80,100	$61,050	$89,480	$75,090
14	Portland, OR-WA	$79,270	$62,230	$87,670	$75,190
15	Anchorage, AK	$78,540	$53,040	$91,100	$74,500
16	San Diego, CA	$78,420	$61,860	$86,570	$70,090
17	Stockton, CA	$77,210	$57,240	$87,050	$73,470
18	Medford, OR	$76,810	$58,410	$85,880	$75,720
19	Salem, OR	$75,300	$56,850	$84,390	$72,650
20	Riverside, CA	$73,880	$57,620	$81,890	$69,410
21	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$73,010	$62,630	$78,120	$69,650
22	Eugene, OR	$72,320	$60,300	$78,250	$71,200
23	Spokane, WA	$72,300	$58,700	$79,000	$72,050
24	Kennewick, WA	$72,180	$59,090	$78,620	$72,120
25	Bellingham, WA	$71,800	$62,440	$76,420	$69,480
26	Fort Collins, CO	$71,530	$60,550	$76,940	$70,730
27	Racine, WI	$71,320	$61,480	$76,190	$74,320
28	Bend, OR	$70,970	$58,390	$77,170	$68,500
29	Redding, CA	$70,780	$57,890	$77,130	$70,300
30	Denver, CO	$70,700	$56,470	$77,710	$66,840
31	Yuba City, CA	$70,640	$52,370	$79,620	$67,770
32	Chicago, IL-IN	$69,800	$46,570	$81,240	$67,380
33	Rochester, MN	$69,010	$58,510	$74,190	$75,980
34	Bridgeport, CT	$68,450	$55,640	$74,760	$64,050
35	Barnstable Town, MA	$67,750	$53,910	$74,550	$68,890
36	Modesto, CA	$67,270	$51,270	$75,150	$64,620
37	Albany, OR	$66,890	$56,470	$72,010	$65,510
38	Des Moines, IA	$66,660	$53,600	$73,090	$72,690
39	Fresno, CA	$66,540	$44,950	$77,170	$65,130
40	Mankato, MN	$66,480	$60,030	$69,660	$73,090
41	Reno, NV	$66,350	$50,320	$74,260	$65,680
42	Boulder, CO	$65,620	$43,080	$76,710	$62,380
43	Chico, CA	$65,190	$52,250	$71,550	$64,420
44	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$64,810	$51,460	$71,410	$65,940
45	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$64,790	$54,890	$69,680	$71,490
46	Boston, MA-NH	$64,750	$53,160	$70,470	$59,810
47	Milwaukee, WI	$64,690	$57,620	$68,160	$66,730
48	New Haven, CT	$64,360	$50,980	$70,950	$61,550
49	Hartford, CT	$64,040	$51,460	$70,240	$62,330
50	Bakersfield, CA	$63,940	$49,090	$71,260	$63,380
51	Ithaca, NY	$63,790	$54,750	$68,220	$61,740
52	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$63,710	$49,130	$70,910	$58,510
53	Portland, ME	$63,610	$52,620	$69,010	$62,450
54	Duluth, MN-WI	$63,590	$44,100	$73,200	$71,640
55	Kiryas Joel, NY	$63,590	$46,760	$71,860	$58,110
56	Yakima, WA	$63,290	$51,500	$69,100	$66,240
57	Greeley, CO	$63,230	$51,880	$68,830	$63,120
58	Omaha, NE-IA	$63,070	$50,710	$69,160	$68,620
59	New York, NY-NJ	$62,980	$46,630	$71,050	$55,950
60	Springfield, IL	$62,960	$44,390	$72,110	$67,890
61	Merced, CA	$62,900	$45,360	$71,550	$64,000
62	El Centro, CA	$62,500	$46,470	$70,390	$65,670
63	Syracuse, NY	$62,420	$51,480	$67,810	$65,200
64	Appleton, WI	$62,340	$53,270	$66,810	$67,450
65	Kankakee, IL	$62,340	$48,300	$69,260	$64,670
66	Trenton, NJ	$62,210	$46,760	$69,830	$60,290
67	Amherst Town, MA	$62,070	$49,750	$68,140	$61,920
68	Burlington, VT	$62,000	$51,670	$67,080	$61,420
69	Columbus, OH	$61,880	$47,610	$68,930	$64,820
70	Baltimore, MD	$61,840	$49,480	$67,930	$59,180
71	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$61,650	$56,660	$64,080	$71,140
72	Phoenix, AZ	$61,420	$49,280	$67,390	$59,450
73	Glens Falls, NY	$61,340	$54,500	$64,690	$64,660
74	Norwich, CT	$61,260	$47,490	$68,040	$60,990
75	Las Vegas, NV	$61,190	$44,570	$69,390	$61,060
76	Ann Arbor, MI	$60,990	$48,480	$67,160	$60,460
77	Lexington Park, MD	$60,880	$50,360	$66,060	$60,420
78	Rochester, NY	$60,840	$50,880	$65,770	$62,700
79	Waterbury, CT	$60,590	$50,810	$65,420	$60,720
80	Albany, NY	$60,570	$47,900	$66,810	$60,830
81	Miami, FL	$60,570	$40,160	$70,600	$53,060
82	Madison, WI	$60,420	$47,300	$66,890	$62,100
83	Waterloo, IA	$60,400	$52,440	$64,330	$69,380
84	Worcester, MA	$60,320	$48,710	$66,040	$58,840
85	Austin, TX	$60,240	$49,230	$65,640	$61,430
86	Champaign, IL	$59,780	$45,260	$66,930	$64,480
87	North Port, FL	$59,680	$42,180	$68,310	$58,270
88	Oshkosh, WI	$59,510	$47,220	$65,560	$64,040
89	Colorado Springs, CO	$59,470	$49,300	$64,480	$59,050
90	Buffalo, NY	$59,220	$44,260	$66,560	$61,790
91	Eau Claire, WI	$59,200	$55,600	$60,960	$63,800
92	Rockford, IL	$59,180	$45,280	$66,020	$64,220
93	Hanford, CA	$59,130	$48,050	$64,600	$58,190
94	Atlantic City, NJ	$59,110	$45,300	$65,920	$59,790
95	Port St. Lucie, FL	$58,950	$49,300	$63,710	$58,820
96	Niles, MI	$58,780	$45,200	$65,480	$63,640
97	Ames, IA	$58,550	$50,960	$62,300	$65,910
98	Akron, OH	$58,510	$46,900	$64,230	$62,660
99	Salt Lake City, UT	$58,240	$49,610	$62,500	$57,740
100	Urban Honolulu, HI	$58,050	$45,200	$64,400	$52,320
101	Manchester, NH	$57,990	$47,570	$63,130	$54,890
102	Pueblo, CO	$57,970	$51,400	$61,210	$63,170
103	Boise City, ID	$57,930	$45,220	$64,190	$58,880
104	Kingston, NY	$57,910	$46,900	$63,320	$57,500
105	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$57,780	$47,900	$62,650	$56,340
106	Dallas, TX	$57,700	$46,340	$63,320	$55,970
107	Dayton, OH	$57,680	$43,080	$64,850	$62,230
108	Lansing, MI	$57,660	$45,910	$63,460	$60,700
109	Providence, RI-MA	$57,530	$47,260	$62,590	$56,530
110	Cleveland, OH	$57,430	$45,640	$63,230	$61,150
111	Savannah, GA	$57,430	$38,690	$66,660	$60,320
112	Midland, TX	$57,300	$43,780	$63,960	$59,820
113	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$57,240	$43,850	$63,860	$60,020
114	Provo, UT	$57,050	$44,950	$63,020	$58,080
115	Reading, PA	$56,970	$48,880	$60,940	$58,700
116	Iowa City, IA	$56,910	$47,170	$61,690	$62,190
117	St. George, UT	$56,870	$44,930	$62,750	$58,440
118	Amarillo, TX	$56,800	$45,970	$62,150	$61,860
119	Dover, DE	$56,680	$48,030	$60,920	$58,130
120	Bismarck, ND	$56,660	$50,560	$59,680	$62,250
121	Ogden, UT	$56,490	$46,570	$61,380	$56,290
122	Tampa, FL	$56,410	$43,410	$62,840	$55,910
123	Billings, MT	$56,260	$47,380	$60,650	$60,150
124	Toledo, OH	$56,160	$44,430	$61,920	$61,410
125	Naples, FL	$56,080	$39,920	$64,040	$54,340
126	Detroit, MI	$56,060	$42,760	$62,590	$55,890
127	Binghamton, NY	$56,040	$46,680	$60,630	$60,350
128	Helena, MT	$56,040	$46,990	$60,490	$58,570
129	Prescott Valley, AZ	$56,040	$48,300	$59,860	$57,040
130	Davenport, IA-IL	$55,890	$41,180	$63,130	$62,740
131	Bloomington, IL	$55,870	$46,740	$60,360	$59,730
132	Traverse City, MI	$55,680	$45,910	$60,490	$59,630
133	Orlando, FL	$55,660	$42,180	$62,300	$54,880
134	St. Cloud, MN	$55,560	$43,780	$61,340	$63,400
135	Idaho Falls, ID	$55,430	$45,140	$60,510	$58,710
136	St. Louis, MO-IL	$55,390	$43,970	$61,010	$58,250
137	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$55,200	$45,820	$59,820	$56,360
138	Springfield, OH	$55,160	$44,740	$60,300	$60,960
139	Pocatello, ID	$55,140	$47,720	$58,780	$62,020
140	Grand Rapids, MI	$55,100	$43,350	$60,880	$57,670
141	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$55,040	$38,880	$62,980	$59,710
142	Punta Gorda, FL	$54,870	$45,780	$59,340	$54,580
143	Bangor, ME	$54,790	$45,260	$59,470	$56,770
144	Richmond, VA	$54,660	$44,570	$59,630	$55,860
145	Fort Wayne, IN	$54,620	$43,760	$59,990	$59,000
146	Visalia, CA	$54,580	$38,960	$62,280	$54,680
147	Kansas City, MO-KS	$54,500	$43,720	$59,820	$58,890
148	Cape Coral, FL	$54,480	$42,350	$60,440	$53,230
149	Lake Havasu City, AZ	$54,370	$46,450	$58,280	$57,780
150	Shreveport, LA	$54,370	$35,420	$63,710	$64,140
151	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$54,290	$43,850	$59,430	$57,650
152	Springfield, MA	$54,270	$48,730	$56,970	$56,500
153	Nashville, TN	$54,140	$44,600	$58,840	$56,200
154	Lebanon, PA	$54,060	$39,400	$61,300	$58,000
155	Lafayette, IN	$53,890	$46,990	$57,280	$57,680
156	Sherman, TX	$53,890	$47,030	$57,260	$57,470
157	Lincoln, NE	$53,330	$46,860	$56,510	$58,230
158	Vineland, NJ	$53,250	$40,480	$59,550	$55,490
159	Lewiston, ME	$53,210	$42,000	$58,740	$56,170
160	Raleigh, NC	$53,020	$44,530	$57,180	$54,020
161	Sandusky, OH	$52,810	$41,480	$58,410	$59,150
162	Pittsburgh, PA	$52,790	$40,790	$58,700	$55,760
163	Harrisburg, PA	$52,640	$43,430	$57,180	$53,360
164	Lexington, KY	$52,640	$43,620	$57,080	$56,670
165	Elkhart, IN	$52,560	$47,900	$54,850	$58,190
166	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$52,560	$42,370	$57,600	$56,470
167	Houston, TX	$52,520	$43,910	$56,780	$53,250
168	Lakeland, FL	$52,500	$43,990	$56,680	$54,050
169	Lancaster, PA	$52,500	$44,490	$56,450	$53,430
170	Manhattan, KS	$52,500	$41,930	$57,700	$58,230
171	Evansville, IN	$52,480	$45,470	$55,930	$57,340
172	Saginaw, MI	$52,290	$40,460	$58,090	$57,530
173	Kenosha, WI	$52,210	$50,150	$53,210	$51,630
174	Indianapolis, IN	$52,100	$42,640	$56,780	$54,440
175	Tucson, AZ	$52,020	$44,390	$55,760	$53,690
176	Yuma, AZ	$52,020	$48,340	$53,830	$56,110
177	Logan, UT-ID	$52,000	$42,120	$56,870	$54,210
178	Ocala, FL	$51,880	$41,750	$56,850	$54,480
179	Cheyenne, WY	$51,770	$47,760	$53,730	$53,650
180	Erie, PA	$51,690	$38,360	$58,260	$56,830
181	Myrtle Beach, SC	$51,310	$41,870	$55,950	$54,790
182	Albuquerque, NM	$51,290	$42,040	$55,870	$53,680
183	Abilene, TX	$51,210	$38,420	$57,490	$56,670
184	Youngstown, OH	$51,150	$40,620	$56,330	$58,530
185	Hilton Head Island, SC	$51,000	$43,530	$54,680	$52,030
186	Flint, MI	$50,960	$38,020	$57,320	$54,780
187	Deltona, FL	$50,940	$44,280	$54,230	$51,260
188	San Antonio, TX	$50,790	$44,410	$53,930	$53,620
189	Oklahoma City, OK	$50,730	$36,860	$57,570	$56,110
190	Mansfield, OH	$50,630	$39,710	$55,990	$56,970
191	Charleston, SC	$50,520	$42,930	$54,270	$50,040
192	Gainesville, FL	$50,440	$40,000	$55,580	$52,140
193	Allentown, PA-NJ	$50,360	$41,930	$54,520	$50,380
194	Charlotte, NC-SC	$50,360	$41,390	$54,770	$51,730
195	Salisbury, MD	$50,230	$42,540	$54,040	$52,530
196	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$50,230	$40,390	$55,080	$58,100
197	Pittsfield, MA	$50,150	$42,310	$54,020	$52,730
198	Roanoke, VA	$50,040	$42,120	$53,930	$53,450
199	Chambersburg, PA	$50,000	$43,060	$53,410	$52,830
200	South Bend, IN-MI	$49,960	$43,160	$53,310	$53,800
201	Tyler, TX	$49,800	$38,940	$55,160	$54,040
202	Killeen, TX	$49,730	$39,560	$54,750	$54,570
203	Atlanta, GA	$49,480	$40,350	$53,980	$49,450
204	Panama City, FL	$49,230	$42,890	$52,350	$50,600
205	Jacksonville, FL	$49,210	$35,280	$56,080	$49,470
206	Peoria, IL	$49,110	$38,750	$54,230	$53,830
207	Baton Rouge, LA	$49,070	$36,590	$55,220	$54,050
208	College Station, TX	$49,050	$40,520	$53,250	$53,930
209	Lubbock, TX	$49,050	$40,520	$53,250	$53,710
210	Corpus Christi, TX	$49,030	$37,500	$54,700	$52,910
211	Sebring, FL	$49,030	$40,290	$53,330	$53,020
212	York, PA	$49,030	$43,580	$51,730	$51,070
213	Crestview, FL	$49,000	$42,540	$52,210	$50,500
214	Utica, NY	$49,000	$41,000	$52,940	$52,870
215	Dalton, GA	$48,920	$37,070	$54,770	$54,450
216	Greensboro, NC	$48,920	$39,480	$53,580	$52,680
217	Canton, OH	$48,670	$38,580	$53,660	$54,440
218	Lawton, OK	$48,670	$36,380	$54,720	$56,630
219	Topeka, KS	$48,670	$41,180	$52,350	$54,800
220	Pinehurst, NC	$48,530	$43,850	$50,840	$54,940
221	Waco, TX	$48,280	$39,120	$52,770	$52,170
222	Scranton, PA	$48,240	$40,000	$52,290	$51,560
223	Pensacola, FL	$48,150	$38,400	$52,960	$49,270
224	Staunton, VA	$47,990	$40,410	$51,710	$52,660
225	Tallahassee, FL	$47,920	$36,320	$53,620	$51,020
226	Charlottesville, VA	$47,690	$39,670	$51,650	$48,100
227	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$47,670	$38,360	$52,270	$55,190
228	Beaumont, TX	$47,650	$36,320	$53,230	$52,920
229	Palm Bay, FL	$47,590	$41,160	$50,750	$47,590
230	Columbia, MO	$47,550	$39,330	$51,580	$53,170
231	Terre Haute, IN	$47,400	$34,960	$53,520	$53,990
232	Rocky Mount, NC	$47,380	$39,060	$51,480	$53,830
233	Jackson, TN	$47,340	$39,040	$51,440	$55,350
234	Augusta, GA-SC	$47,320	$38,190	$51,810	$51,490
235	Burlington, NC	$47,300	$42,540	$49,650	$50,750
236	Winchester, VA-WV	$47,200	$38,000	$51,710	$48,940
237	Greenville, NC	$47,170	$41,330	$50,070	$53,360
238	New Orleans, LA	$47,170	$34,650	$53,330	$50,940
239	Fayetteville, AR	$46,840	$40,000	$50,210	$51,270
240	Johnstown, PA	$46,840	$38,730	$50,860	$54,510
241	Elizabethtown, KY	$46,700	$39,870	$50,040	$51,560
242	Asheville, NC	$46,630	$40,270	$49,770	$48,320
243	Clarksville, TN-KY	$46,610	$35,460	$52,100	$51,250
244	Lynchburg, VA	$46,550	$38,290	$50,630	$52,090
245	Jefferson City, MO	$46,490	$38,920	$50,210	$52,840
246	Springfield, MO	$45,990	$38,420	$49,710	$51,920
247	Warner Robins, GA	$45,860	$36,590	$50,420	$48,900
248	Wichita, KS	$45,860	$38,210	$49,630	$51,560
249	Birmingham, AL	$45,760	$34,340	$51,400	$49,930
250	Winston, NC	$45,760	$38,080	$49,550	$49,720
251	Laredo, TX	$45,700	$36,920	$50,040	$52,560
252	Beckley, WV	$45,680	$40,100	$48,400	$51,690
253	Longview, TX	$45,640	$36,170	$50,290	$51,000
254	Greenville, SC	$45,590	$38,480	$49,090	$48,880
255	San Angelo, TX	$45,570	$39,600	$48,530	$49,290
256	Fayetteville, NC	$45,470	$39,890	$48,210	$49,440
257	El Paso, TX	$45,240	$35,880	$49,860	$50,320
258	Tulsa, OK	$45,200	$36,050	$49,690	$50,660
259	Joplin, MO-KS	$45,160	$37,630	$48,860	$52,680
260	Tuscaloosa, AL	$45,120	$31,430	$51,850	$51,440
261	Wheeling, WV-OH	$45,090	$36,610	$49,250	$51,050
262	Auburn, AL	$45,070	$33,900	$50,560	$51,250
263	Blacksburg, VA	$44,970	$38,850	$47,960	$48,510
264	Jacksonville, NC	$44,760	$39,150	$47,510	$48,610
265	Huntsville, AL	$44,660	$35,300	$49,280	$47,980
266	Kingsport, TN-VA	$44,450	$36,770	$48,210	$51,420
267	Hickory, NC	$44,140	$37,980	$47,150	$49,880
268	Morristown, TN	$44,100	$35,960	$48,090	$51,060
269	Knoxville, TN	$43,970	$32,410	$49,670	$47,500
270	Alexandria, LA	$43,640	$30,240	$50,230	$50,930
271	Wichita Falls, TX	$43,620	$34,360	$48,190	$48,730
272	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$43,580	$35,190	$47,690	$50,630
273	Gainesville, GA	$43,580	$38,750	$45,950	$45,040
274	Valdosta, GA	$43,530	$36,230	$47,130	$49,310
275	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$43,430	$36,360	$46,920	$47,480
276	Decatur, AL	$43,430	$31,930	$49,090	$49,800
277	Lake Charles, LA	$43,010	$29,520	$49,670	$50,100
278	Enid, OK	$42,930	$36,090	$46,300	$50,940
279	Daphne, AL	$42,910	$36,050	$46,280	$45,320
280	Brunswick, GA	$42,680	$34,010	$46,950	$48,660
281	Slidell, LA	$42,640	$35,530	$46,130	$45,980
282	Bowling Green, KY	$42,540	$32,030	$47,720	$47,170
283	Little Rock, AR	$42,520	$34,510	$46,470	$47,580
284	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$42,350	$32,680	$47,110	$47,900
285	Anniston, AL	$42,200	$31,840	$47,320	$49,100
286	Mobile, AL	$41,970	$34,860	$45,470	$47,640
287	Morgantown, WV	$41,810	$37,250	$44,050	$44,800
288	Spartanburg, SC	$41,770	$34,300	$45,450	$45,880
289	Cleveland, TN	$41,750	$37,090	$44,050	$47,400
290	Charleston, WV	$41,600	$36,320	$44,200	$46,890
291	Columbia, SC	$41,480	$36,000	$44,180	$44,290
292	Florence, AL	$41,060	$30,330	$46,340	$48,410
293	Dothan, AL	$40,930	$30,530	$46,050	$48,820
294	McAllen, TX	$40,850	$32,320	$45,030	$47,560
295	Jonesboro, AR	$40,770	$35,280	$43,470	$47,480
296	Johnson City, TN	$40,750	$33,300	$44,410	$46,340
297	Bloomington, IN	$40,390	$32,840	$44,140	$42,480
298	Eagle Pass, TX	$40,140	$32,340	$43,970	$47,900
299	Texarkana, TX-AR	$39,560	$34,800	$41,890	$47,090
300	Hot Springs, AR	$39,210	$34,240	$41,660	$45,740
301	Houma, LA	$39,190	$30,280	$43,560	$46,050
302	Montgomery, AL	$38,960	$31,010	$42,870	$43,440
303	Macon, GA	$38,880	$35,210	$40,660	$43,920
304	Gulfport, MS	$38,690	$31,140	$42,410	$42,990
305	Florence, SC	$38,650	$33,050	$41,390	$44,540
306	Monroe, LA	$38,600	$31,160	$42,290	$46,170
307	Lafayette, LA	$38,380	$26,150	$44,410	$44,010
308	Gadsden, AL	$38,150	$31,570	$41,390	$44,540
309	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$37,460	$33,990	$39,190	$43,610
310	Columbus, GA-AL	$37,360	$32,860	$39,560	$41,840
311	Brownsville, TX	$37,250	$33,300	$39,190	$43,330
312	Jackson, MS	$36,550	$27,330	$41,080	$41,050
313	Hammond, LA	$36,440	$29,740	$39,750	$43,140
314	Parkersburg, WV	$35,710	$29,910	$38,580	$41,010
315	Albany, GA	$34,030	$27,310	$37,340	$38,820
316	San Juan, PR	$27,540	$25,130	$28,720	N/A

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Method

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

911 Dispatcher salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays 911 dispatchers the most?

San Jose, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $116,270 a year, followed by San Francisco, CA ($102,130), Santa Cruz, CA ($88,570), San Luis Obispo, CA ($88,320). The national mean is $56,740 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do 911 dispatchers earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in San Jose, CA ($105,300 at national prices, $116,270 nominal), San Francisco, CA ($88,340 at national prices, $102,130 nominal), San Luis Obispo, CA ($81,330 at national prices, $88,320 nominal).

How much do 911 dispatchers make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $62,980; Los Angeles, CA: $80,250; Chicago, IL-IN: $69,800; Dallas, TX: $57,700; Houston, TX: $52,520 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do 911 dispatchers earn the least?

Of the 316 metro areas with their own estimate, San Juan, PR has the lowest mean wage, $27,540.