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

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $58,670.

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

Local median pay is 16.5% above the national OEWS median of $50,340.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Portland is 105.4 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $58,670 has about the same purchasing power as $55,664 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, Portland

$58,670

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Middle half of wages roughly $48,950 to $68,340.

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

vs US median: +16.5%
US median: $50,340
Metro RPP: 105.4
Middle half: $48,950 to $68,340
OEWS employment: 2,080
SOC: 43-5032

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Portland pay a median $58,670 (May 2025), 16.5% above the US median of $50,340. At local prices (RPP 105.4), that median buys about what $55,664 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$58,670 in Portland buys about what $55,664 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 105.4, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 125.1 vs all-items 105.4 (US = 100, 2024).

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

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Portland	$58,670	$48,950 to $68,340	105.4
Denver	$55,610	$49,260 to $64,500	105.8
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 Portland?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $58,670.
How does Portland pay compare to the US median for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance?: Local median pay is 16.5% above the national OEWS median of $50,340.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Portland is 105.4 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $58,670 has about the same purchasing power as $55,664 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.