What are the main factors that influence a Dispatchers's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Dispatchers's salary?

A Dispatchers's salary grows with experience: a Dispatcher I (0-1 years)earns $41,127, a Dispatchers (1-3 years)earns $48,101, a Lead Dispatcher (3-5 years)earns $56,210,

What are the highest paying states for a Dispatchers?

Dispatchers salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Dispatchers roles are District of Columbia $52,466, California $52,267, Massachusetts $51,570. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How do different companies affect a Dispatchers's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Dispatchers roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Dispatchers Salary in the United States

How much does a Dispatchers make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Dispatchers in the United States is $47,386 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, a Dispatchers's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,206
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,952 to $53,050
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,826

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Dispatchers Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,050	$4,421	$1,020	$26
Average	$47,386	$3,949	$911	$23
25th Percentile	$43,952	$3,663	$845	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Dispatchers Salaries

A Dispatchers's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Dispatchers Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Dispatchers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,466.
California: $52,267.
Massachusetts: $51,570.

District of Columbia $52,466 California $52,267 Massachusetts $51,570 Washington $51,381 New Jersey $51,362 Alaska $51,295 Connecticut $50,641 New York $50,376

Hawaii $49,528 Rhode Island $49,130 Maryland $48,860 Minnesota $48,490 Colorado $48,348 Illinois $48,301 Oregon $48,120 Delaware $47,988

New Hampshire $47,904 Virginia $47,718 Pennsylvania $47,173 Nevada $46,898 North Dakota $46,808 Michigan $46,666 Wisconsin $46,614 Vermont $46,509

Texas $46,220 Maine $46,201 Arizona $46,173 Ohio $46,140 Georgia $45,704 Indiana $45,486 Wyoming $45,443 Utah $45,377

Iowa $45,348 Kansas $45,121 Louisiana $45,055 North Carolina $45,031 Missouri $45,021 Florida $44,837 Montana $44,737 Nebraska $44,642

Kentucky $44,590 South Carolina $44,401 Tennessee $44,282 Idaho $44,235 New Mexico $43,889 Oklahoma $43,813 Alabama $43,534 South Dakota $43,064

Arkansas $42,809 West Virginia $42,671 Mississippi $42,259

Top Paying Cities for Dispatchers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $59,768
San Francisco: $59,114
Oakland: $57,868

San Jose, CA $59,768

San Francisco, CA $59,114

Oakland, CA $57,868

New York, NY $54,560

Paramus, NJ $53,896

Queens Village, NY $53,894

Passaic, NJ $53,849

Bergenfield, NJ $53,845

Stamford, CT $53,740

Huntington, NY $53,721

Newark, NJ $53,371

Bridgeport, CT $53,271

Vallejo, CA $53,177

New Brunswick, NJ $53,158

Petaluma, CA $53,129

Middlesex, NJ $53,039

Somerset, NJ $53,006

Santa Cruz, CA $52,944

Boston, MA $52,655

Monterey, CA $52,489

Seattle, WA $52,380

Santa Rosa, CA $52,371

Los Angeles, CA $52,357

Juneau, AK $52,234

Washington, DC $52,181

Orange, CA $52,013

Santa Ana, CA $51,888

Long Beach, CA $51,840

Anaheim, CA $51,831

Anchorage, AK $51,807

Santa Maria, CA $51,665

Everett, WA $51,655

Danbury, CT $51,489

Bremerton, WA $51,423

Tacoma, WA $51,253

New Suffolk, NY $51,252

Sacramento, CA $51,238

Santa Barbara, CA $51,186

Trenton, NJ $51,134

San Diego, CA $51,134

Brockton, MA $51,082

Fairbanks, AK $50,966

Lompoc, CA $50,845

Lowell, MA $50,807

Ventura, CA $50,798

Nashua, NH $50,788

Stockton, CA $50,784

Modesto, CA $50,438

Poughkeepsie, NY $50,333

Olympia, WA $50,243

Kennewick, WA $50,243

New Haven, CT $50,224

Lawrence, MA $50,054

Hartford, CT $50,006

Riverside, CA $49,997

New Bedford, MA $49,950

Richland, WA $49,950

Bakersfield, CA $49,883

San Bernardino, CA $49,864

New Britain, CT $49,860

Atlantic City, NJ $49,860

New London, CT $49,841

Norwich, CT $49,826

Portsmouth, NH $49,817

Boulder, CO $49,716

Portland, OR $49,651

Worcester, MA $49,646

Minneapolis, MN $49,499

Philadelphia, PA $49,433

Honolulu, HI $49,277

Saint Paul, MN $49,254

Vineland, NJ $49,244

Providence, RI $49,106

Chicago, IL $48,969

Bellingham, WA $48,912

Springfield, MA $48,874

Baltimore, MD $48,860

Chico, CA $48,741

Pittsfield, MA $48,613

Manchester, NH $48,523

Spokane, WA $48,315

Denver, CO $48,310

Albany, NY $48,087

Troy, NY $48,068

Nassau, NY $48,018

Schenectady, NY $47,969

Wilmington, DE $47,931

Burlington, VT $47,865

Salem, OR $47,846

Portland, ME $47,699

Yakima, WA $47,651

Rochester, MN $47,504

Reno, NV $47,481

Fresno, CA $47,481

Milwaukee, WI $47,438

Detroit, MI $47,391

Ann Arbor, MI $47,383

Allentown, PA $47,377

Colorado Springs, CO $47,296

Syracuse, NY $47,272

Carson City, NV $47,272

Houston, TX $47,206

Eugene, OR $47,182

Gary, IN $47,125

Springfield, OR $47,087

Bismarck, ND $47,078

Galveston, TX $47,045

Medford, OR $46,974

Fort Collins, CO $46,955

Concord, NH $46,931

Austin, TX $46,917

Mesa, AZ $46,817

Reading, PA $46,813

Phoenix, AZ $46,808

Dallas, TX $46,794

Saint Cloud, MN $46,748

Madison, WI $46,685

Utica, NY $46,557

Rochester, NY $46,481

Des Moines, IA $46,476

Raleigh, NC $46,471

Atlanta, GA $46,400

Battle Creek, MI $46,386

Salt Lake City, UT $46,372

Lancaster, PA $46,301

Harrisburg, PA $46,235

Kansas City, MO $46,187

Champaign, IL $46,178

Kansas City, KS $46,178

Fort Worth, TX $46,173

Columbus, OH $46,165

Boca Raton, FL $46,154

Pittsburgh, PA $46,135

Richmond, VA $46,116

Indianapolis, IN $46,107

Cleveland, OH $46,102

Las Vegas, NV $46,045

Cincinnati, OH $46,045

Petersburg, VA $45,974

Huntsville, AL $45,903

Lansing, MI $45,871

Lebanon, PA $45,865

Pueblo, CO $45,860

Appleton, WI $45,846

Buffalo, NY $45,827

Dayton, OH $45,813

Racine, WI $45,803

Charlotte, NC $45,799

Saint Louis, MO $45,784

York, PA $45,756

Elkhart, IN $45,756

Gastonia, NC $45,747

Billings, MT $45,736

Beaumont, TX $45,723

Lorain, OH $45,713

Benton Harbor, MI $45,704

Toledo, OH $45,694

Binghamton, NY $45,671

Rock Hill, SC $45,666

Rockford, IL $45,642

Springfield, IL $45,623

Elyria, OH $45,619

Fargo, ND $45,619

Flagstaff, AZ $45,585

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,557

Duluth, MN $45,528

Miami, FL $45,528

Cheyenne, WY $45,495

Grand Forks, ND $45,495

Bangor, ME $45,391

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,339

Durham, NC $45,319

Louisville, KY $45,315

Grand Rapids, MI $45,306

Hialeah, FL $45,301

Casper, WY $45,235

Scranton, PA $45,178

New Orleans, LA $45,164

Virginia Beach, VA $45,159

Akron, OH $45,135

Peoria, IL $45,074

Sarasota, FL $45,064

Nashville, TN $45,031

Omaha, NE $45,031

Green Bay, WI $45,031

Baton Rouge, LA $45,007

Charleston, SC $44,998

Jamestown, NY $44,974

Davenport, IA $44,974

Tucson, AZ $44,950

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,922

Tampa, FL $44,912

Evansville, IN $44,884

Port Arthur, TX $44,884

Bradenton, FL $44,865

Santa Fe, NM $44,780

Orlando, FL $44,694

Clearwater, FL $44,680

Canton, OH $44,581

La Crosse, WI $44,581

Albuquerque, NM $44,552

Newport News, VA $44,548

High Point, NC $44,533

Ogden, UT $44,514

Corpus Christi, TX $44,476

Norfolk, VA $44,448

Laramie, WY $44,448

Rock Island, IL $44,420

Saginaw, MI $44,410

Jacksonville, FL $44,405

Salisbury, NC $44,396

Boise, ID $44,386

Moline, IL $44,363

Fort Myers, FL $44,349

Memphis, TN $44,339

Tulsa, OK $44,315

Waterloo, IA $44,287

Spartanburg, SC $44,240

Lincoln, NE $44,216

Fort Wayne, IN $44,206

Provo, UT $44,202

Cedar Falls, IA $44,145

San Antonio, TX $44,126

Greensboro, NC $44,107

South Bend, IN $44,102

Savannah, GA $44,050

Muskegon, MI $44,031

Birmingham, AL $44,026

Winston Salem, NC $44,003

Lake Charles, LA $43,889

Anderson, IN $43,879

Lexington, KY $43,865

Augusta, GA $43,851

Greenville, SC $43,851

Lima, OH $43,813

Wichita, KS $43,808

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,808

Columbia, SC $43,766

Springfield, OH $43,756

Asheville, NC $43,680

Bloomington, IN $43,647

Knoxville, TN $43,477

Shreveport, LA $43,472

Wilmington, NC $43,410

Roanoke, VA $43,410

Topeka, KS $43,325

Frankfort, KY $43,320

Oklahoma City, OK $43,287

Chillicothe, OH $43,268

Longview, TX $43,263

Melbourne, FL $43,259

Sioux Falls, SD $43,183

Mobile, AL $43,178

Terre Haute, IN $43,159

Altoona, PA $43,131

Amarillo, TX $43,098

Killeen, TX $43,083

Fayetteville, AR $43,045

Chattanooga, TN $43,031

Sioux City, IA $42,989

Idaho Falls, ID $42,979

Lynchburg, VA $42,941

Gainesville, FL $42,880

Portsmouth, OH $42,856

Little Rock, AR $42,846

Lafayette, LA $42,827

Youngstown, OH $42,827

Daytona Beach, FL $42,799

Clarksville, TN $42,794

Pensacola, FL $42,790

Temple, TX $42,786

Hopkinsville, KY $42,647

Erie, PA $42,638

Florence, SC $42,619

Charleston, WV $42,543

Great Falls, MT $42,519

Macon, GA $42,453

Tallahassee, FL $42,448

Fayetteville, NC $42,439

Waco, TX $42,429

Helena, MT $42,396

Pine Bluff, AR $42,378

Vincennes, IN $42,320

Lubbock, TX $42,301

Alamogordo, NM $42,273

Twin Falls, ID $42,230

Rapid City, SD $42,216

Jackson, MS $42,131

Huntington, WV $42,128

Greenville, MS $42,126

Parkersburg, WV $42,078

Montgomery, AL $42,069

Wichita Falls, TX $42,022

Springfield, MO $42,022

Biloxi, MS $41,998

Monroe, LA $41,951

Johnstown, PA $41,918

Sumter, SC $41,899

Columbus, GA $41,894

Pascagoula, MS $41,804

Abilene, TX $41,804

Kingsport, TN $41,681

Albany, GA $41,681

Gulfport, MS $41,667

Alexandria, LA $41,510

Fort Smith, AR $41,392

El Paso, TX $41,264

Las Cruces, NM $41,050

Harlingen, TX $40,930

Pocatello, ID $40,923

Florence, AL $40,861

Brownsville, TX $40,851

Mcallen, TX $40,752

Dothan, AL $40,686

Columbus, MS $40,404

Altus, OK $40,183

Lawton, OK $40,093

Pierre, SD $39,923

What Skills Can Increase a Dispatchers's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 19.25% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Computer Systems (Mentioned in 1.5% Job Postings): A computer system is a set of integrated devices that input, output, process, and store data and information. Computer systems are currently built around at least one digital processing device.
Guest Service (Mentioned in 1.14% Job Postings): Guest services is a division of the hospitality industry. The goal of guest services is to provide customers with an enjoyable experience, primarily in the hotel and spa industry, sports facilities, and event venues.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	19.25%
Computer Systems	1.5%
Guest Service	1.14%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Dispatchers's salary.

Event Management: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Catering: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Event Management	$53,072	12%
Coaching	$53,072	12%
Catering	$52,125	10%
Analysis	$51,651	9%
Aviation	$51,177	8%
Leadership	$49,281	4%

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Dispatchers Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Dispatchers roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Dispatchers positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Dispatchers as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Dispatchers

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$59,232	$28.0	25%
Software & Networking	$56,863	$27.0	20%
Insurance	$52,125	$25.0	10%
Pharmaceuticals	$52,125	$25.0	10%
Chemicals	$49,755	$24.0	5%

How Education impacts a Dispatchers's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Dispatchers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Dispatchers with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $45,179 and $48,870).

Dispatchers Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Dispatchers

No Diploma 2.3%

High School 54.5%

Associates 16.5%

Bachelors 24.9%

Masters 1.5%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.3%
High School	54.5%
Associates	16.5%
Bachelors	24.9%
Masters	1.5%
Doctorate	0.3%

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Dispatchers Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Dispatchers's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$43,952

Average $47,386/year

$53,050

$3,663

Average $3,949/month

$4,421

$845

Average $911/week

$1,020

$21

Average $23/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,050	$4,421	$1,020	$26
Average	$47,386	$3,949	$911	$23
25th Percentile	$43,952	$3,663	$845	$21

Salary Trends for Dispatchers

Salaries for a Dispatchers can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,338 in 2023 to around $44,878 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Dispatchers salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Dispatchers Over Time

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2023

$47,338

2024

$45,891

2025

$44,878

2026

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Dispatchers?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Dispatchers roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

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