Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary — Reading, Pennsylvania

The average Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in Reading, Pennsylvania earns $54,710 a year.

$54,710 / year, mean
↑ 0.3% above national average 81th percentile in Pennsylvania

Reading pays well above most of Pennsylvania for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
220
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.4%
Cost of living 97 #83 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $312,348 #94 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $77,684 #58 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Reading ranks #83 for cost of living and #94 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $66,940 Seattle $64,950 San Francisco $64,660 New York $63,720 Bremerton $63,400 El Centro $62,630 Mount Vernon $62,400 Vallejo $60,980 Bellingham $60,880 Portland $60,820 Longview $60,690 Santa Rosa $60,400 Napa $60,170 Olympia $60,120 Chicago $60,100 Atlantic City $59,840 Decatur $59,390 Lebanon $59,190 Odessa $58,910 Stockton $58,630 Santa Cruz $58,450 Champaign $58,150 Springfield $57,780 Wenatchee $57,670 Los Angeles $57,530 Saginaw $57,350 Sacramento $57,240 Fresno $57,220 Vineland $57,210 Oxnard $57,100 Trenton $56,920 Modesto $56,830 San Diego $56,790 Harrisonburg $56,770 Kennewick $56,630 Lexington Park $56,390 Corvallis $56,310 Kokomo $56,190 Battle Creek $56,130 Bend $56,060 Salinas $56,010 Columbus $55,990 Chambersburg $55,880 Salem $55,750 Midland $55,550 Detroit $55,510 Visalia $55,460 Bloomington $55,360 Santa Maria $55,270 Spokane $55,220 Grand Rapids $55,200 Merced $55,060 Syracuse $54,970 Hanford $54,820 Redding $54,780 Lancaster $54,750 Reading $54,710 Traverse City $54,700 San Luis Obispo $54,670 Kankakee $54,620 Bakersfield $54,590 Philadelphia $54,590 Harrisburg $54,490 Gettysburg $54,440 Baltimore $54,200 Rockford $54,160 Yakima $54,150 Medford $54,130 Peoria $54,130 Riverside $53,860 Indianapolis $53,800 Kiryas Joel $53,740 Elkhart $53,650 Austin $53,630 Bowling Green $53,620 Louisville $53,560 Allentown $53,540 Lynchburg $53,520 Kingston $53,460 Albany $53,420 Chico $53,420 York $53,390 Staunton $53,380 Pittsburgh $53,270 Richmond $53,210 Albany $53,130 Yuba City $53,130 Fort Wayne $53,100 Beaumont $53,020 Elizabethtown $52,960 Ann Arbor $52,880 Lexington $52,870 Wildwood $52,830 Charlottesville $52,740 Paducah $52,570 Houston $52,400 College Station $52,350 Kalamazoo $52,350 Port St. Lucie $52,310 Naples $52,090 Jacksonville $52,000 Ocala $51,960 Fort Myers $51,890 Rochester $51,700 Muncie $51,690 South Bend $51,650 Dallas $51,620 Wheeling $51,550 Virginia Beach $51,410 Eugene $51,360 Amarillo $51,340 Williamsport $51,200 Lafayette $51,180 Corpus Christi $50,850 Evansville $50,840 Erie $50,690 Buffalo $50,660 State College $50,650 Monroe $50,570 Lakeland $50,560 Hagerstown $50,550 Palm Bay $50,460 Roanoke $50,420 Scranton $50,420 Salisbury $50,340 San Antonio $50,200 Flint $50,190 Dover $49,930 Sebastian $49,930 Utica $49,910 San Angelo $49,870 Miami $49,850 Michigan City $49,730 Muskegon $49,720 Altoona $49,550 Winchester $49,540 Ithaca $49,490 Waco $49,470 Huntington $49,440 Binghamton $49,420 Tampa $49,350 Victoria $49,280 Bloomington $49,040 Grants Pass $49,030 Owensboro $48,920 Lansing $48,870 Jackson $48,530 Crestview $48,520 Watertown $48,480 Terre Haute $48,420 Bay City $48,260 Longview $48,250 Orlando $47,960 Niles $47,890 Panama City $47,760 Tallahassee $47,540 Killeen $47,410 Pensacola $47,330 Punta Gorda $47,300 Wichita Falls $47,240 Charleston $47,230 Gainesville $46,990 Sarasota $46,980 Sebring $46,820 Homosassa Springs $46,810 Weirton $46,780 Morgantown $46,760 Sherman $46,680 Lubbock $46,590 Abilene $46,440 Elmira $46,330 Tyler $45,970 Johnstown $45,630 El Paso $45,590 Texarkana $45,490 Glens Falls $45,170 Deltona $44,330 Brownsville $44,320 McAllen $43,980 Beckley $43,590 Parkersburg $43,440 Blacksburg $43,090 Laredo $41,330 Eagle Pass $38,820
CityMean salaryvs. Reading
Abilene, Texas$46,440-15.1%
Albany, Oregon$53,420-2.4%
Albany, New York$53,130-2.9%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$53,540-2.1%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$49,550-9.4%
Amarillo, Texas$51,340-6.2%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$52,880-3.3%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$59,840+9.4%
Austin, Texas$53,630-2.0%
Bakersfield, California$54,590-0.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$54,200-0.9%
Battle Creek, Michigan$56,130+2.6%
Bay City, Michigan$48,260-11.8%
Beaumont, Texas$53,020-3.1%
Beckley, West Virginia$43,590-20.3%
Bellingham, Washington$60,880+11.3%
Bend, Oregon$56,060+2.5%
Binghamton, New York$49,420-9.7%
Blacksburg, Virginia$43,090-21.2%
Bloomington, Illinois$55,360+1.2%
Bloomington, Indiana$49,040-10.4%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$53,620-2.0%
Bremerton, Washington$63,400+15.9%
Brownsville, Texas$44,320-19.0%
Buffalo, New York$50,660-7.4%
Fort Myers, Florida$51,890-5.2%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$55,880+2.1%
Champaign, Illinois$58,150+6.3%
Charleston, West Virginia$47,230-13.7%
Charlottesville, Virginia$52,740-3.6%
Chicago, Illinois$60,100+9.9%
Chico, California$53,420-2.4%
College Station, Texas$52,350-4.3%
Columbus, Indiana$55,990+2.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$50,850-7.1%
Corvallis, Oregon$56,310+2.9%
Crestview, Florida$48,520-11.3%
Dallas, Texas$51,620-5.6%
Decatur, Illinois$59,390+8.6%
Deltona, Florida$44,330-19.0%
Detroit, Michigan$55,510+1.5%
Dover, Delaware$49,930-8.7%
Eagle Pass, Texas$38,820-29.0%
El Centro, California$62,630+14.5%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$52,960-3.2%
Elkhart, Indiana$53,650-1.9%
Elmira, New York$46,330-15.3%
El Paso, Texas$45,590-16.7%
Erie, Pennsylvania$50,690-7.3%
Eugene, Oregon$51,360-6.1%
Evansville, Indiana$50,840-7.1%
Flint, Michigan$50,190-8.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$53,100-2.9%
Fresno, California$57,220+4.6%
Gainesville, Florida$46,990-14.1%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$54,440-0.5%
Glens Falls, New York$45,170-17.4%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$55,200+0.9%
Grants Pass, Oregon$49,030-10.4%
Hagerstown, Maryland$50,550-7.6%
Hanford, California$54,820+0.2%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$54,490-0.4%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$56,770+3.8%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$46,810-14.4%
Houston, Texas$52,400-4.2%
Huntington, West Virginia$49,440-9.6%
Indianapolis, Indiana$53,800-1.7%
Ithaca, New York$49,490-9.5%
Jackson, Michigan$48,530-11.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$52,000-5.0%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$45,630-16.6%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$52,350-4.3%
Kankakee, Illinois$54,620-0.2%
Kennewick, Washington$56,630+3.5%
Killeen, Texas$47,410-13.3%
Kingston, New York$53,460-2.3%
Kiryas Joel, New York$53,740-1.8%
Kokomo, Indiana$56,190+2.7%
Lafayette, Indiana$51,180-6.5%
Lakeland, Florida$50,560-7.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$54,750+0.1%
Lansing, Michigan$48,870-10.7%
Laredo, Texas$41,330-24.5%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$59,190+8.2%
Lexington, Kentucky$52,870-3.4%
Lexington Park, Maryland$56,390+3.1%
Longview, Texas$48,250-11.8%
Longview, Washington$60,690+10.9%
Los Angeles, California$57,530+5.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$53,560-2.1%
Lubbock, Texas$46,590-14.8%
Lynchburg, Virginia$53,520-2.2%
McAllen, Texas$43,980-19.6%
Medford, Oregon$54,130-1.1%
Merced, California$55,060+0.6%
Miami, Florida$49,850-8.9%
Michigan City, Indiana$49,730-9.1%
Midland, Texas$55,550+1.5%
Modesto, California$56,830+3.9%
Monroe, Michigan$50,570-7.6%
Morgantown, West Virginia$46,760-14.5%
Mount Vernon, Washington$62,400+14.1%
Muncie, Indiana$51,690-5.5%
Muskegon, Michigan$49,720-9.1%
Napa, California$60,170+10.0%
Naples, Florida$52,090-4.8%
New York, New York$63,720+16.5%
Niles, Michigan$47,890-12.5%
Sarasota, Florida$46,980-14.1%
Ocala, Florida$51,960-5.0%
Odessa, Texas$58,910+7.7%
Olympia, Washington$60,120+9.9%
Orlando, Florida$47,960-12.3%
Owensboro, Kentucky$48,920-10.6%
Oxnard, California$57,100+4.4%
Paducah, Kentucky$52,570-3.9%
Palm Bay, Florida$50,460-7.8%
Panama City, Florida$47,760-12.7%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$43,440-20.6%
Pensacola, Florida$47,330-13.5%
Peoria, Illinois$54,130-1.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$54,590-0.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$53,270-2.6%
Portland, Oregon$60,820+11.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$52,310-4.4%
Punta Gorda, Florida$47,300-13.5%
Redding, California$54,780+0.1%
Richmond, Virginia$53,210-2.7%
Riverside, California$53,860-1.6%
Roanoke, Virginia$50,420-7.8%
Rochester, New York$51,700-5.5%
Rockford, Illinois$54,160-1.0%
Sacramento, California$57,240+4.6%
Saginaw, Michigan$57,350+4.8%
Salem, Oregon$55,750+1.9%
Salinas, California$56,010+2.4%
Salisbury, Maryland$50,340-8.0%
San Angelo, Texas$49,870-8.8%
San Antonio, Texas$50,200-8.2%
San Diego, California$56,790+3.8%
San Francisco, California$64,660+18.2%
San Jose, California$66,940+22.4%
San Luis Obispo, California$54,670-0.1%
Santa Cruz, California$58,450+6.8%
Santa Maria, California$55,270+1.0%
Santa Rosa, California$60,400+10.4%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$50,420-7.8%
Seattle, Washington$64,950+18.7%
Sebastian, Florida$49,930-8.7%
Sebring, Florida$46,820-14.4%
Sherman, Texas$46,680-14.7%
South Bend, Indiana$51,650-5.6%
Spokane, Washington$55,220+0.9%
Springfield, Illinois$57,780+5.6%
State College, Pennsylvania$50,650-7.4%
Staunton, Virginia$53,380-2.4%
Stockton, California$58,630+7.2%
Syracuse, New York$54,970+0.5%
Tallahassee, Florida$47,540-13.1%
Tampa, Florida$49,350-9.8%
Terre Haute, Indiana$48,420-11.5%
Texarkana, Texas$45,490-16.9%
Traverse City, Michigan$54,700-0.0%
Trenton, New Jersey$56,920+4.0%
Tyler, Texas$45,970-16.0%
Utica, New York$49,910-8.8%
Vallejo, California$60,980+11.5%
Victoria, Texas$49,280-9.9%
Vineland, New Jersey$57,210+4.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$51,410-6.0%
Visalia, California$55,460+1.4%
Waco, Texas$49,470-9.6%
Watertown, New York$48,480-11.4%
Weirton, West Virginia$46,780-14.5%
Wenatchee, Washington$57,670+5.4%
Wheeling, West Virginia$51,550-5.8%
Wichita Falls, Texas$47,240-13.7%
Wildwood, Florida$52,830-3.4%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$51,200-6.4%
Winchester, Virginia$49,540-9.4%
Yakima, Washington$54,150-1.0%
York, Pennsylvania$53,390-2.4%
Yuba City, California$53,130-2.9%
Gross salary
54,710/yr
Estimated take-home
44,460/yr
Est. total withheld
18.7%

Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 43-5032 SOC code
Official area Reading, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 39740 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
429,989