Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$63,720avg. a year
$30.64 an hour · 11,590 employed
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $63,720 a year. That is $1,730 (3%) more than the New York average of $61,990. The U.S. average is $54,740.
$58,180Median pay
$30.64Average hourly
+3%vs. New York average
11,590Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1490 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$54,970
$26.43 an hour
2390 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$53,740
$25.84 an hour
390 jobs
Kingston, NY
$53,460
$25.70 an hour
4440 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$53,130
$25.54 an hour
5840 jobs
Rochester, NY
$51,700
$24.86 an hour
6500 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$50,660
$24.36 an hour
7160 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$49,910
$24.00 an hour
840 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$49,490
$23.79 an hour
9130 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$49,420
$23.76 an hour
1060 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$48,480
$23.31 an hour
1150 jobs
Elmira, NY
$46,330
$22.27 an hour
1250 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$45,170
$21.72 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $50,130 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $66,550 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | $64,330 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $61,560 |
| Public Safety Telecommunicators | $62,990 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | $65,680 |
Questions and answers
How much do dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $63,720 a year, and the median is $58,180. About 11,590 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $1,730 (3%) more than the New York average of $61,990.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.94 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-5032. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.