What is the median salary for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Baton Rouge?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Baton Rouge, LA is $46,930.

How does Baton Rouge pay compare to the US median for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance?

Local median pay is 6.8% below the national OEWS median of $50,340.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Baton Rouge is 90.8 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $46,930 has about the same purchasing power as $51,685 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, Baton Rouge

$46,930

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Baton Rouge, LA. Middle half of wages roughly $38,370 to $61,090.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −6.8%
US median: $50,340
Metro RPP: 90.8
Middle half: $38,370 to $61,090
OEWS employment: 500
SOC: 43-5032

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Baton Rouge pay a median $46,930 (May 2025), 6.8% below the US median of $50,340. At local prices (RPP 90.8), that median buys about what $51,685 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$46,930 in Baton Rouge buys about what $51,685 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 90.8, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 74.2 vs all-items 90.8 (US = 100, 2024).

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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Baton Rouge	$46,930	$38,370 to $61,090	90.8
Oklahoma City	$47,630	$37,580 to $61,270	90.4
San Francisco	$58,610	$49,250 to $71,620	115.6
Tulsa	$44,130	$37,200 to $52,760	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Baton Rouge?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Baton Rouge, LA is $46,930.
How does Baton Rouge pay compare to the US median for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance?: Local median pay is 6.8% below the national OEWS median of $50,340.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Baton Rouge is 90.8 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $46,930 has about the same purchasing power as $51,685 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.