Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Public Safety Telecommunicators positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$50,730

National average

Salary Range

$35,640 – $78,110

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$125,310$72,270$140,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$103,110$62,010$132,390
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$87,870$67,850$98,880
Vallejo, CA$87,220$55,720$98,160
Napa, CA$84,260$44,850$105,250
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$83,110$48,990$98,180
Anchorage, AK$81,440$51,190$100,030
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$81,420$60,770$98,510
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$80,930$61,050$86,510
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$80,810$46,710$96,100
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$79,720$58,750$103,400
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$79,040$65,810$97,130
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$78,610$54,080$97,510
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$78,590$53,830$90,270
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$78,290$61,220$96,250
California$78,210$48,380$108,760
Stockton-Lodi, CA$78,060$53,280$94,030
Medford, OR$77,990$60,900$95,860
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$77,930$53,380$77,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$77,800$46,570$99,170
Washington$77,310$56,740$93,080
Eugene-Springfield, OR$77,130$56,780$80,200
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$76,350$53,170$93,210
Kennewick-Richland, WA$75,480$60,290$90,220
Fairbanks-College, AK$73,780$56,690$91,690
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$73,000$51,180$78,050
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$73,000$57,050$77,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$72,360$60,760$84,830
Salem, OR$71,870$53,950$98,640
Oregon$70,690$50,460$95,860
Bellingham, WA$69,690$63,240$76,740
Kankakee, IL$68,370$45,800$82,820
Boulder, CO$68,200$40,220$81,810
Redding, CA$67,090$46,370$84,260
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$66,990$55,470$82,770
Modesto, CA$66,450$40,450$98,150
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$65,790$48,620$69,380
Albany, OR$65,770$53,980$80,600
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$65,710$48,630$90,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$65,030$41,280$97,110
Minnesota$64,920$52,620$83,380
Springfield, IL$64,790$40,270$85,950
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$64,650$47,760$67,900
Coeur d'Alene, ID$64,500$50,710$94,290
Yuba City, CA$64,490$48,110$86,590
Ithaca, NY$64,330$46,680$64,330
Rochester, MN$64,210$54,720$77,540
Fresno, CA$64,070$39,970$97,900
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$64,060$46,970$77,160
Bend, OR$63,890$54,050$80,470
Chico, CA$63,690$51,650$84,260
Alaska$63,390$45,830$100,030
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$63,360$49,260$78,870
Connecticut$63,210$48,330$78,870
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$62,850$52,870$67,560
Omaha, NE-IA$62,820$47,680$78,600
Syracuse, NY$62,680$44,610$69,600
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$62,680$49,120$65,250
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$62,660$61,620$74,580
New Haven, CT$62,560$40,460$79,180
Colorado$62,460$45,010$81,060
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$62,390$49,570$84,260
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$62,380$47,760$73,530
Reno, NV$61,810$45,190$85,260
Yakima, WA$61,680$45,810$75,290
Naples-Marco Island, FL$61,520$33,730$75,100
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$61,410$46,860$76,580
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$61,290$50,770$84,290
Rochester, NY$61,230$46,380$70,760
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$61,200$44,260$84,340
Akron, OH$61,150$42,820$68,890
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$61,100$38,460$74,830
Traverse City, MI$61,050$38,320$64,520
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$60,960$46,830$84,260
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$60,950$47,490$82,770
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$60,860$46,070$79,420
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$60,750$50,250$60,750
Columbus, OH$60,680$44,640$73,990
Barnstable Town, MA$60,670$43,850$74,700
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$60,620$42,480$73,360
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$60,590$48,530$75,900
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$60,330$46,890$73,730
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$60,330$46,200$72,970
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$60,310$47,140$80,880
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$60,230$44,500$73,680
Appleton, WI$60,200$44,970$65,670
Portland-South Portland, ME$60,130$48,410$74,670
Boise City, ID$60,010$44,100$73,760
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$59,960$47,070$72,600
Illinois$59,860$37,990$93,320
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$59,860$39,710$67,110
Ann Arbor, MI$59,740$44,050$71,700
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$59,670$47,310$74,120
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$59,620$46,940$71,800
Midland, TX$59,470$39,520$72,390
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59,440$44,600$80,910
New York$59,440$44,230$79,960
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$59,320$44,550$82,150
Massachusetts$59,310$46,820$75,250
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$59,100$52,190$66,190
Springfield, OH$58,990$40,770$65,020
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$58,980$47,780$76,150
New Jersey$58,760$42,130$79,110
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$58,750$45,990$71,850
Cleveland, OH$58,600$43,490$63,850
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$58,560$47,700$74,860
Champaign-Urbana, IL$58,470$42,740$86,260
Eau Claire, WI$58,240$49,740$64,980
Binghamton, NY$57,980$40,200$69,960
Rockford, IL$57,960$30,620$75,950
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$57,750$42,280$80,550
Grand Forks, ND-MN$57,640$50,720$66,760
Lexington Park, MD$57,620$47,470$68,110
Worcester, MA$57,420$44,790$74,520
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$57,310$46,000$72,400
Toledo, OH$57,190$37,620$69,520
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$57,020$43,830$61,610
El Centro, CA$57,010$47,380$86,670
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$57,010$45,830$71,360
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$56,960$46,780$63,220
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$56,910$45,310$69,260
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$56,910$46,060$68,200
Ohio$56,770$38,590$67,110
Maryland$56,760$44,990$72,970
District of Columbia$56,710$39,080$65,580
Ames, IA$56,700$49,230$66,100
Reading, PA$56,600$46,800$60,760
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$56,600$43,030$73,010
Green Bay, WI$56,500$45,580$60,790
St. Cloud, MN$56,290$51,840$81,230
Pittsburgh, PA$56,240$37,140$62,750
Albuquerque, NM$56,140$47,240$71,360
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$55,990$32,640$76,400
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$55,990$42,380$69,330
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$55,980$48,490$66,460
Kingston, NY$55,940$41,330$66,490
Iowa City, IA$55,720$49,180$69,370
Amarillo, TX$55,630$37,320$62,130
Vermont$55,330$46,060$69,240
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$55,310$46,040$67,820
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$55,230$50,890$67,670
Lebanon, PA$55,080$40,480$65,250
Bloomington, IL$54,900$45,720$60,260
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$54,800$41,200$64,810
Hawaii$54,790$42,900$67,400
Glens Falls, NY$54,690$52,870$66,200
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$54,650$48,930$65,490
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$54,630$49,050$66,930
Rhode Island$54,540$43,590$63,320
Wisconsin$54,340$46,080$69,360
Port St. Lucie, FL$54,330$46,070$68,330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$54,330$42,580$71,230
Arizona$54,270$41,080$77,180
Manchester-Nashua, NH$54,270$44,590$66,680
New Hampshire$53,850$42,820$65,190
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$53,830$38,260$63,340
Bismarck, ND$53,750$45,950$63,690
St. George, UT$53,710$41,850$63,630
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$53,410$46,080$62,920
Urban Honolulu, HI$53,300$40,910$67,400
North Dakota$52,770$45,850$64,410
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$52,650$30,610$79,070
Maine$52,620$40,230$70,610
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$52,550$37,820$64,580
Saginaw, MI$52,470$37,740$60,800
Evansville, IN$52,470$38,630$59,090
Delaware$52,450$41,350$80,210
Iowa$52,380$32,640$66,580
Flagstaff, AZ$52,260$40,700$73,450
Ogden, UT$52,070$45,100$61,930
Madison, WI$52,000$44,160$73,590
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$52,000$48,070$58,010
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$51,850$39,690$63,240
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$51,850$51,850$65,070
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$51,820$40,800$67,440
Flint, MI$51,790$32,450$60,540
Nevada$51,760$43,690$81,420
Utah$51,760$45,110$68,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$51,750$41,980$54,380
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$51,650$45,840$64,750
Richmond, VA$51,650$41,900$61,490
Punta Gorda, FL$51,640$48,940$74,120
Ocala, FL$51,570$36,960$72,570
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$51,540$39,830$75,900
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$51,480$34,380$65,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$51,440$46,480$64,300
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$51,300$41,470$65,560
Lincoln, NE$51,290$44,700$67,200
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$51,290$39,120$57,810
Lancaster, PA$51,230$43,750$67,000
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$51,180$33,780$65,120
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$51,120$46,410$75,660
Peoria, IL$51,100$35,740$64,440
Pocatello, ID$51,090$46,860$59,080
Idaho$51,090$42,100$74,880
Pueblo, CO$51,020$49,720$61,960
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$50,780$40,150$64,540
Mansfield, OH$50,770$38,480$63,040
Dover, DE$50,760$35,120$60,780
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$50,720$40,790$82,480
Williamsport, PA$50,720$38,990$70,550
Bangor, ME$50,680$39,400$63,270
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$50,510$39,780$64,060
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$50,400$37,850$62,150
Erie, PA$50,350$38,150$63,200
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$50,270$46,690$69,000
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$50,250$31,210$96,940
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$50,200$40,060$63,340
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$50,170$36,360$57,600
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$50,160$36,570$74,530
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$50,130$40,640$60,270
Billings, MT$50,120$46,610$64,350
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$50,030$39,490$57,720
Lexington-Fayette, KY$49,990$43,660$57,060
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$49,980$38,600$77,380
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$49,890$42,760$63,730
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$49,870$33,700$73,590
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$49,830$41,840$74,880
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$49,820$38,840$67,850
Lawton, OK$49,780$26,420$56,440
Gainesville, FL$49,770$35,990$59,540
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$49,770$39,540$83,930
Sandusky, OH$49,750$37,440$64,770
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$49,750$37,130$62,050
Kenosha, WI$49,730$49,730$55,790
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$49,630$40,820$62,090
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$49,630$39,450$63,480
St. Louis, MO-IL$49,410$37,010$65,540
Helena, MT$49,390$47,040$59,460
Springfield, MA$49,380$46,670$63,720
Pennsylvania$49,330$38,200$63,200
York-Hanover, PA$49,330$42,600$49,330
Michigan$49,320$38,130$66,410
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$49,320$37,140$70,960
Sherman-Denison, TX$49,270$41,250$58,150
Kansas City, MO-KS$49,240$37,970$62,850
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$49,170$39,620$61,260
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$49,160$31,230$49,160
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$49,140$36,400$62,700
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$49,120$49,120$61,870
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$49,120$36,850$75,540
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$49,110$44,760$57,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$49,030$38,190$60,550
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$48,880$47,210$58,910
Vineland, NJ$48,860$36,520$68,050
Florida$48,860$33,530$75,450
Salisbury, MD$48,840$39,120$57,660
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$48,820$41,020$59,180
Nebraska$48,660$37,960$63,430
New Mexico$48,560$36,500$63,480
College Station-Bryan, TX$48,540$37,510$56,220
Abilene, TX$48,500$29,460$59,590
Raleigh-Cary, NC$48,490$40,900$62,090
Virginia$48,450$37,170$72,310
Montana$48,440$38,210$60,080
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$48,410$39,100$60,200
Texas$48,410$35,950$62,130
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$48,410$42,360$64,580
Lubbock, TX$48,400$37,300$59,340
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$48,370$38,070$60,040
Yuma, AZ$48,300$40,720$50,280
Dalton, GA$48,280$29,560$59,630
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$48,270$38,220$64,580
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$48,240$41,600$58,050
Indiana$48,200$37,610$61,130
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$48,200$40,750$60,120
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$48,170$34,090$58,500
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$48,170$48,170$55,340
Tyler, TX$48,010$34,050$59,570
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$47,990$37,280$56,510
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$47,930$38,870$59,710
Idaho Falls, ID$47,920$42,100$74,430
Harrisonburg, VA$47,840$39,380$58,640
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$47,840$35,950$61,820
Visalia, CA$47,820$37,880$76,380
Baton Rouge, LA$47,820$35,470$66,610
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$47,800$29,360$56,350
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$47,800$37,960$59,860
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$47,800$35,770$63,290
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$47,790$40,200$60,510
Tucson, AZ$47,770$40,170$59,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,730$37,650$60,670
Pittsfield, MA$47,690$37,940$56,050
State College, PA$47,690$38,070$59,300
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$47,630$35,750$60,060
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$47,520$37,950$59,920
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$47,440$39,500$56,780
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$47,440$40,480$59,920
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$47,390$36,960$58,610
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$47,370$45,040$59,570
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$47,320$38,940$58,050
Oklahoma City, OK$47,300$30,680$74,620
Columbia, MO$47,270$37,480$58,500
Youngstown-Warren, OH$47,240$36,660$63,290
Warner Robins, GA$47,190$32,870$63,370
Wyoming$47,150$37,400$65,930
Chambersburg, PA$47,140$41,860$61,190
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$47,110$33,530$57,050
Roanoke, VA$47,070$38,090$60,380
Tuscaloosa, AL$47,040$32,090$61,110
Canton-Massillon, OH$47,030$37,560$59,870
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$46,840$33,580$71,150
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$46,820$38,460$74,880
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$46,810$35,730$74,700
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$46,710$40,100$58,740
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$46,690$35,380$61,630
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$46,680$33,480$56,290
Jackson, TN$46,670$38,340$61,180
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$46,640$38,510$58,290
Greensboro-High Point, NC$46,600$37,300$57,300
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,580$38,410$57,870
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$46,540$40,540$58,280
Topeka, KS$46,200$37,350$46,950
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$46,140$37,710$66,040
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$46,000$33,430$59,920
Rapid City, SD$45,940$37,630$55,470
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$45,880$36,770$60,290
Tennessee$45,730$33,220$64,060
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$45,730$35,530$55,230
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$45,690$36,940$59,740
Wilmington, NC$45,560$37,280$51,880
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$45,510$35,470$58,690
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$45,500$39,200$59,640
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$45,480$34,800$49,720
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$45,470$32,870$61,100
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$45,460$38,550$79,130
Winchester, VA-WV$45,410$33,620$46,680
Lynchburg, VA$45,330$37,290$56,560
El Paso, TX$45,300$31,690$53,610
South Dakota$45,180$34,800$58,560
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$45,180$36,720$51,450
Terre Haute, IN$45,130$31,290$57,810
Killeen-Temple, TX$45,110$37,480$58,150
Asheville, NC$45,040$36,090$51,060
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$44,840$30,520$65,260
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$44,790$37,570$51,030
Charleston, WV$44,780$33,850$59,420
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$44,700$35,180$58,370
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$44,660$36,970$52,400
Clarksville, TN-KY$44,470$30,120$56,240
North Carolina$44,370$36,470$57,040
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$44,290$30,480$61,020
Birmingham, AL$44,270$30,900$55,460
Tulsa, OK$44,250$33,420$60,260
Lima, OH$44,220$36,670$61,300
St. Joseph, MO-KS$44,150$34,980$62,250
Corpus Christi, TX$44,010$32,480$58,360
Utica-Rome, NY$43,950$38,280$59,120
Waco, TX$43,900$32,810$55,840
Missouri$43,840$31,580$61,460
San Angelo, TX$43,830$37,870$47,440
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$43,830$36,710$56,990
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$43,810$36,180$50,190
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$43,740$43,690$81,390
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$43,630$36,670$58,050
Elizabethtown, KY$43,470$34,340$50,970
Victoria, TX$43,460$35,660$56,100
Greenville, NC$43,450$36,890$50,950
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$43,320$33,500$65,640
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$43,180$33,090$49,390
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$43,080$35,450$53,180
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$42,960$31,660$56,600
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$42,860$35,630$54,380
Dothan, AL$42,760$29,510$51,720
Winston-Salem, NC$42,660$35,430$52,520
Missoula, MT$42,610$38,210$57,270
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$42,570$36,380$51,590
Wheeling, WV-OH$42,340$35,800$62,050
Paducah, KY-IL$42,220$34,340$53,750
Fayetteville, NC$42,160$38,350$53,260
Longview, TX$41,840$34,580$59,260
Springfield, MO$41,600$36,210$54,480
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$41,530$33,800$64,210
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$41,510$34,380$51,890
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$41,510$35,640$50,420
Charlottesville, VA$41,380$38,180$51,130
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$41,340$41,340$51,840
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$41,330$33,250$58,760
Athens-Clarke County, GA$41,320$31,240$51,660
Savannah, GA$41,220$34,920$71,040
Wichita Falls, TX$41,150$32,280$48,500
Huntsville, AL$41,110$35,000$62,350
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$41,070$37,060$47,530
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$41,010$25,950$47,870
Wichita, KS$40,680$35,650$50,350
Kansas$40,680$30,520$56,830
Gainesville, GA$40,650$37,650$45,010
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$40,630$33,940$48,920
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$40,600$35,350$51,790
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$40,560$32,310$50,520
Georgia$40,500$30,290$54,190
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$40,460$34,570$47,410
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$40,450$35,640$52,410
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$40,370$32,840$55,230
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$40,270$32,780$54,540
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$40,260$34,930$50,690
Spartanburg, SC$40,140$37,040$58,200
South Carolina$40,140$32,320$55,900
Knoxville, TN$40,070$27,600$58,120
Rocky Mount, NC$40,050$38,670$53,370
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$40,040$34,600$51,880
Kentucky$40,000$28,280$57,960
Laredo, TX$39,840$29,890$55,660
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$39,780$30,340$47,660
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$39,750$32,950$48,660
Columbia, SC$39,740$33,540$56,470
Bowling Green, KY$39,680$29,890$57,960
Joplin, MO-KS$39,610$34,310$56,790
Jefferson City, MO$39,600$36,030$60,220
Beckley, WV$39,520$26,760$46,920
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$39,300$28,460$49,230
Chattanooga, TN-GA$39,290$31,780$55,920
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$39,280$28,650$55,330
Auburn-Opelika, AL$39,080$23,630$49,030
Texarkana, TX-AR$39,060$35,740$44,210
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$38,990$32,000$49,920
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$38,990$29,490$48,570
Alexandria, LA$38,940$28,240$59,760
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$38,930$31,870$61,940
Hot Springs, AR$38,890$34,830$43,040
Cleveland, TN$38,880$35,640$47,400
Rome, GA$38,870$31,520$45,560
Louisiana$38,830$28,070$58,610
Lake Charles, LA$38,830$27,620$60,250
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$38,810$32,120$48,770
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$38,720$30,220$48,380
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$38,690$32,640$47,640
West Virginia$38,650$28,930$51,850
Alabama$38,540$29,480$52,980
Decatur, AL$38,520$30,930$59,850
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$38,430$32,220$59,700
Jacksonville, NC$38,330$35,870$51,500
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$38,290$32,790$47,250
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$38,170$27,760$47,670
Bloomington, IN$38,160$31,110$48,320
Lafayette, LA$37,840$23,060$60,260
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$37,840$31,390$48,340
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$37,840$29,260$49,650
Altoona, PA$37,730$30,420$59,130
Anniston-Oxford, AL$37,600$29,680$51,720
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$37,570$30,620$48,230
Morgantown, WV$37,500$35,930$47,120
Jonesboro, AR$37,450$32,100$44,640
Montgomery, AL$37,440$29,900$49,260
Hammond, LA$37,420$29,490$49,490
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$37,380$28,090$45,730
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$37,170$30,400$46,920
Arkansas$37,140$28,580$46,450
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$37,130$28,080$44,520
Oklahoma$37,000$27,720$57,510
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$36,840$30,160$41,940
Columbus, GA-AL$36,810$29,750$40,020
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$36,720$32,800$48,270
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$36,610$29,920$42,150
Mobile, AL$36,560$32,000$49,380
Monroe, LA$36,400$26,760$48,020
Gadsden, AL$36,380$24,530$43,900
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$36,370$29,790$46,940
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$36,190$26,540$47,190
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$36,140$29,540$45,480
Fort Smith, AR-OK$36,080$31,080$37,740
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$36,060$26,510$56,030
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$36,050$24,840$38,540
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$36,050$31,200$46,860
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$36,030$27,940$50,420
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$36,000$26,580$44,980
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$35,890$28,470$38,050
Macon-Bibb County, GA$35,450$31,650$44,520
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$35,430$26,030$38,540
Valdosta, GA$35,110$31,270$45,000
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$35,050$29,090$65,750
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$34,900$23,760$47,600
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$34,730$25,640$39,420
Morristown, TN$34,600$32,220$43,240
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$34,260$26,530$51,290
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$34,060$27,900$40,880
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$33,900$26,520$41,670
Jackson, MS$33,690$22,180$43,490
Florence, SC$33,580$26,930$42,850
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$33,550$27,300$50,920
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$33,470$27,700$45,470
Mississippi$33,280$25,930$45,080
Eagle Pass, TX$33,020$24,630$47,500
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$32,750$26,940$44,880
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$32,440$28,660$50,510
Johnson City, TN$32,370$30,250$46,340
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$32,300$26,950$45,650
Hattiesburg, MS$32,190$28,060$39,690
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$31,930$28,480$39,740
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$31,890$24,040$38,980
Albany, GA$31,700$26,820$41,880
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$31,570$27,810$47,670
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$31,110$27,580$46,630
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$30,110$22,870$45,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$30,020$23,100$49,850
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$29,540$24,960$36,570
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$29,400$19,760$34,570
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$28,930$28,930$37,800
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$28,920$22,880$52,690
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$28,710$25,980$45,080
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$28,580$26,840$38,000
Puerto Rico$26,460$19,760$34,570

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Public Safety Telecommunicators make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Public Safety Telecommunicators is $50,730, with a typical range of $35,640 – $78,110 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Public Safety Telecommunicators?β–Ύ

Entry-level Public Safety Telecommunicators positions typically start around $35,640 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Public Safety Telecommunicatorss earn the most?β–Ύ

Public Safety Telecommunicatorss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.