Public Safety Telecommunicators — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 51 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$50,730

Highest

$78,210

California

Lowest

$33,280

Mississippi

Total Employment

101,150

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	California	$78,210	8,510	+54.2%
2	Washington	$77,310	2,580	+52.4%
3	Oregon	$70,690	980	+39.3%
4	Minnesota	$64,920	1,180	+28.0%
5	Alaska	$63,390	420	+25.0%
6	Connecticut	$63,210	1,700	+24.6%
7	Colorado	$62,460	1,460	+23.1%
8	Illinois	$59,860	3,730	+18.0%
9	New York	$59,440	5,620	+17.2%
10	Massachusetts	$59,310	2,920	+16.9%
11	New Jersey	$58,760	3,940	+15.8%
12	Ohio	$56,770	4,490	+11.9%
13	Maryland	$56,760	1,540	+11.9%
14	District of Columbia	$56,710	60	+11.8%
15	Vermont	$55,330	270	+9.1%
16	Hawaii	$54,790	210	+8.0%
17	Rhode Island	$54,540	400	+7.5%
18	Wisconsin	$54,340	1,680	+7.1%
19	Arizona	$54,270	1,630	+7.0%
20	New Hampshire	$53,850	610	+6.2%
21	North Dakota	$52,770	290	+4.0%
22	Maine	$52,620	620	+3.7%
23	Delaware	$52,450	260	+3.4%
24	Iowa	$52,380	940	+3.3%
25	Nevada	$51,760	1,170	+2.0%
26	Utah	$51,760	840	+2.0%
27	Idaho	$51,090	610	+0.7%
28	Pennsylvania	$49,330	3,490	-2.8%
29	Michigan	$49,320	2,350	-2.8%
30	Florida	$48,860	6,290	-3.7%
31	Nebraska	$48,660	770	-4.1%
32	New Mexico	$48,560	690	-4.3%
33	Virginia	$48,450	2,930	-4.5%
34	Montana	$48,440	550	-4.5%
35	Texas	$48,410	7,660	-4.6%
36	Indiana	$48,200	1,940	-5.0%
37	Wyoming	$47,150	350	-7.1%
38	Tennessee	$45,730	1,780	-9.9%
39	South Dakota	$45,180	460	-10.9%
40	North Carolina	$44,370	3,640	-12.5%
41	Missouri	$43,840	2,440	-13.6%
42	Kansas	$40,680	1,290	-19.8%
43	Georgia	$40,500	3,370	-20.2%
44	South Carolina	$40,140	1,370	-20.9%
45	Kentucky	$40,000	1,490	-21.2%
46	Louisiana	$38,830	1,730	-23.5%
47	West Virginia	$38,650	860	-23.8%
48	Alabama	$38,540	2,330	-24.0%
49	Arkansas	$37,140	1,340	-26.8%
50	Oklahoma	$37,000	1,990	-27.1%
51	Mississippi	$33,280	1,380	-34.4%