Public Safety Telecommunicators · SOC 43-5031
Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary in the Washington
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Washington
Figures describe the state of Washington as a whole.
Public Safety Telecommunicators in the Washington earned a median of $78,850 per year ($37.91 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $56,920 at the 10th percentile to $96,130 at the 90th. BLS estimates 1,980 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Public Safety Telecommunicators in the Washington earn more than $78,850 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $66,500 and $84,640.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $56,920 | $66,500 | $78,850 | $84,640 | $96,130 |
| Hourly | $27.37 | $31.97 | $37.91 | $40.69 | $46.22 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Washington$78,850 median for Washington; middle half earns $66,500 to $84,640
- United Statesnational$53,040 median for United States; middle half earns $45,210 to $64,260
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +49% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Washington
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for public safety telecommunicators, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Washingtonthis page$78,850 median for Washington; middle half earns $66,500 to $84,640
- $89,090 median for Olympia metro area; middle half earns $76,570 to $89,090
- $80,180 median for Seattle metro area; middle half earns $76,630 to $94,200
- $78,030 median for Kennewick metro area; middle half earns $62,320 to $78,030
- $76,640 median for Spokane metro area; middle half earns $60,580 to $80,690
- $76,340 median for Bellingham metro area; middle half earns $64,470 to $76,340
- $63,240 median for Yakima metro area; middle half earns $60,060 to $73,740
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.