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

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $45,090.

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

Local median pay is 10.4% below the national OEWS median of $50,340.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Tampa is 100.9 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $45,090 has about the same purchasing power as $44,688 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, Tampa

$45,090

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Middle half of wages roughly $39,110 to $59,010.

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

vs US median: −10.4%
US median: $50,340
Metro RPP: 100.9
Middle half: $39,110 to $59,010
OEWS employment: 1,820
SOC: 43-5032

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Tampa pay a median $45,090 (May 2025), 10.4% below the US median of $50,340. At local prices (RPP 100.9), that median buys about what $44,688 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$45,090 in Tampa buys about what $44,688 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 100.9, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 125.8 vs all-items 100.9 (US = 100, 2024).

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

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Tampa	$45,090	$39,110 to $59,010	100.9
Salt Lake City	$54,950	$46,860 to $61,860	100.9
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 Tampa?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $45,090.
How does Tampa pay compare to the US median for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance?: Local median pay is 10.4% below the national OEWS median of $50,340.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Tampa is 100.9 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $45,090 has about the same purchasing power as $44,688 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.