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Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median public safety telecommunicators in the US earns $53,040 per year (102,500 employed). Gross pay is highest in California ($80,120) and lowest in Mississippi ($34,510) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Public Safety Telecommunicators pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Public Safety Telecommunicators in California $80,120 $61,973 $5,164 77.4% 8,520
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Washington $78,850 $64,301 $5,358 81.5% 1,980
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Oregon $71,980 $53,999 $4,500 75% 1,110
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Alaska $66,660 $55,725 $4,644 83.6% 390
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Minnesota $66,550 $52,646 $4,387 79.1% 1,460
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Colorado $63,520 $51,132 $4,261 80.5% 1,800
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Connecticut $62,410 $50,443 $4,204 80.8% 1,820
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Massachusetts $61,720 $48,906 $4,076 79.2% 2,790
Public Safety Telecommunicators in New York $61,450 $48,834 $4,069 79.5% 5,470
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Illinois $61,260 $48,515 $4,043 79.2% 4,350
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Nevada $60,040 $50,422 $4,202 84% 1,010
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Wisconsin $60,000 $48,531 $4,044 80.9% 1,820
Public Safety Telecommunicators in North Dakota $59,940 $50,342 $4,195 84% 270
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Vermont $59,470 $48,406 $4,034 81.4% 280
Public Safety Telecommunicators in New Jersey $59,240 $48,053 $4,004 81.1% 4,010
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Washington DC $59,080 $47,257 $3,938 80% 60
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Maryland $58,910 $47,080 $3,923 79.9% 1,610
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Rhode Island $58,310 $47,462 $3,955 81.4% 370
Public Safety Telecommunicators in New Hampshire $58,240 $48,976 $4,081 84.1% 560
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Ohio $58,100 $48,048 $4,004 82.7% 4,550
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Maine $57,250 $45,498 $3,791 79.5% 730
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Hawaii $57,020 $45,192 $3,766 79.3% 170
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Iowa $56,770 $46,289 $3,857 81.5% 980
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Arizona $56,600 $46,452 $3,871 82.1% 1,790
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Utah $54,120 $43,230 $3,603 79.9% 880
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Michigan $53,310 $43,000 $3,583 80.7% 2,100
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Delaware $53,140 $42,606 $3,550 80.2% 260
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Idaho $51,780 $42,149 $3,512 81.4% 580
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Wyoming $50,600 $42,837 $3,570 84.7% 350
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Virginia $50,490 $40,660 $3,388 80.5% 3,050
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Nebraska $50,270 $41,164 $3,430 81.9% 750
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Florida $50,170 $42,492 $3,541 84.7% 6,090
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Texas $50,040 $42,387 $3,532 84.7% 7,730
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Pennsylvania $49,890 $40,735 $3,395 81.6% 3,620
Public Safety Telecommunicators in New Mexico $49,060 $40,457 $3,371 82.5% 640
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Indiana $49,050 $40,174 $3,348 81.9% 2,150
Public Safety Telecommunicators in South Dakota $47,900 $40,668 $3,389 84.9% 420
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Montana $47,640 $38,976 $3,248 81.8% 560
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Missouri $46,990 $38,665 $3,222 82.3% 2,750
Public Safety Telecommunicators in North Carolina $46,550 $38,234 $3,186 82.1% 3,730
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Tennessee $46,390 $39,454 $3,288 85% 1,840
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Kentucky $45,670 $37,395 $3,116 81.9% 1,350
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Kansas $45,110 $36,708 $3,059 81.4% 1,370
Public Safety Telecommunicators in South Carolina $43,540 $35,709 $2,976 82% 1,490
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Georgia $42,790 $34,964 $2,914 81.7% 3,480
Public Safety Telecommunicators in West Virginia $40,490 $33,599 $2,800 83% 880
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Oklahoma $39,890 $32,982 $2,749 82.7% 1,930
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Alabama $38,960 $31,801 $2,650 81.6% 2,230
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Louisiana $38,550 $32,385 $2,699 84% 1,470
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Arkansas $38,240 $31,627 $2,636 82.7% 1,460
Public Safety Telecommunicators in Mississippi $34,510 $29,260 $2,438 84.8% 1,430
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