State wages ยท Cost of living
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $72,950. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $66,380. Iowa has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($48,880).
National median
$48,880
Highest state median
$72,950
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$66,380
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $40,920Higher: $66,380Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $72,950 | +49.2% | 109.901 | $66,380 | 1 |
| North Dakota | $57,940 | +18.5% | 88.959 | $65,130 | 2 |
| Illinois | $62,280 | +27.4% | 99.958 | $62,310 | 3 |
| Iowa | $50,970 | +4.3% | 87.762 | $58,080 | 4 |
| Minnesota | $56,940 | +16.5% | 98.621 | $57,740 | 5 |
| Alaska | $57,830 | +18.3% | 102.359 | $56,500 | 6 |
| Vermont | $54,550 | +11.6% | 97.958 | $55,690 | 7 |
| Missouri | $50,030 | +2.4% | 90.817 | $55,090 | 8 |
| Arkansas | $47,660 | -2.5% | 86.937 | $54,820 | 9 |
| Nebraska | $49,150 | +0.6% | 90.103 | $54,550 | 10 |
| Washington | $57,950 | +18.6% | 107.013 | $54,150 | 11 |
| Kentucky | $48,530 | -0.7% | 90.159 | $53,830 | 12 |
| Mississippi | $46,240 | -5.4% | 86.953 | $53,180 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | $49,770 | +1.8% | 94.095 | $52,890 | 14 |
| Ohio | $49,050 | +0.3% | 92.774 | $52,870 | 15 |
| West Virginia | $47,090 | -3.7% | 89.497 | $52,620 | 16 |
| Maine | $50,920 | +4.2% | 97.05 | $52,470 | 17 |
| Tennessee | $48,070 | -1.7% | 91.87 | $52,320 | 18 |
| Alabama | $46,130 | -5.6% | 88.823 | $51,930 | 19 |
| Indiana | $48,460 | -0.9% | 93.329 | $51,920 | 20 |
| Massachusetts | $54,790 | +12.1% | 105.757 | $51,810 | 21 |
| Louisiana | $45,460 | -7.0% | 88.207 | $51,540 | 22 |
| Colorado | $52,600 | +7.6% | 103.052 | $51,040 | 23 |
| Kansas | $45,800 | -6.3% | 90.068 | $50,850 | 24 |
| Oklahoma | $44,490 | -9.0% | 87.843 | $50,650 | 25 |
| Utah | $49,660 | +1.6% | 98.864 | $50,230 | 26 |
| Georgia | $48,310 | -1.2% | 96.293 | $50,170 | 27 |
| Connecticut | $51,940 | +6.3% | 103.61 | $50,130 | 28 |
| New Hampshire | $52,100 | +6.6% | 104.165 | $50,020 | 29 |
| North Carolina | $47,180 | -3.5% | 94.326 | $50,020 | 29 |
| Michigan | $47,980 | -1.8% | 96.217 | $49,870 | 31 |
| South Dakota | $44,120 | -9.7% | 88.586 | $49,800 | 32 |
| Pennsylvania | $48,210 | -1.4% | 97.572 | $49,410 | 33 |
| Montana | $46,420 | -5.0% | 94.645 | $49,050 | 34 |
| Wyoming | $45,130 | -7.7% | 92.691 | $48,690 | 35 |
| New Jersey | $52,690 | +7.8% | 108.805 | $48,430 | 36 |
| Delaware | $48,090 | -1.6% | 99.808 | $48,180 | 37 |
| Maryland | $50,550 | +3.4% | 104.959 | $48,160 | 38 |
| New York | $51,940 | +6.3% | 107.921 | $48,130 | 39 |
| South Carolina | $44,710 | -8.5% | 93.749 | $47,690 | 40 |
| Oregon | $49,190 | +0.6% | 103.361 | $47,590 | 41 |
| Texas | $45,880 | -6.1% | 97.057 | $47,270 | 42 |
| Arizona | $46,710 | -4.4% | 100.677 | $46,400 | 43 |
| Virginia | $46,890 | -4.1% | 101.104 | $46,380 | 44 |
| Rhode Island | $47,130 | -3.6% | 102.28 | $46,080 | 45 |
| New Mexico | $42,020 | -14.0% | 92.212 | $45,570 | 46 |
| Nevada | $45,480 | -7.0% | 99.979 | $45,490 | 47 |
| California | $50,040 | +2.4% | 110.72 | $45,200 | 48 |
| Idaho | $43,110 | -11.8% | 95.494 | $45,140 | 49 |
| Hawaii | $49,180 | +0.6% | 109.951 | $44,730 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.