Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary — Medford, Oregon

The average Public Safety Telecommunicators in Medford, Oregon earns $76,810 a year.

$76,810 / year, mean
↑ 28.5% above national average 83th percentile in Oregon

Medford pays well above most of Oregon for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's a substantial premium — this metro pays far more for public safety telecommunicators than the U.S. average. 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 Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.5%
Cost of living 101 #45 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $439,493 #37 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $71,443 #96 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Medford ranks #45 for cost of living and #37 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 $116,260 San Francisco $102,130 Santa Cruz $88,570 San Luis Obispo $88,310 Napa $86,540 Vallejo $85,200 Oxnard $84,120 Seattle $81,970 Santa Maria $81,780 Santa Rosa $81,100 Olympia $81,090 Los Angeles $80,250 Sacramento $80,100 Portland $79,280 San Diego $78,410 Stockton $77,220 Medford $76,810 Salem $75,290 Riverside $73,870 Eugene $72,330 Spokane $72,300 Kennewick $72,170 Bellingham $71,800 Bend $70,970 Redding $70,770 Yuba City $70,630 Chicago $69,800 Modesto $67,270 Albany $66,890 Fresno $66,540 Chico $65,190 Bakersfield $63,940 Ithaca $63,780 Kiryas Joel $63,580 Yakima $63,300 New York $62,990 Springfield $62,960 Merced $62,900 El Centro $62,500 Syracuse $62,420 Kankakee $62,340 Trenton $62,220 Baltimore $61,840 Glens Falls $61,330 Ann Arbor $60,990 Lexington Park $60,870 Rochester $60,850 Albany $60,570 Miami $60,560 Austin $60,230 Champaign $59,780 Sarasota $59,680 Buffalo $59,210 Rockford $59,180 Hanford $59,140 Atlantic City $59,110 Port St. Lucie $58,960 Niles $58,780 Kingston $57,900 Philadelphia $57,780 Dallas $57,710 Lansing $57,660 Midland $57,300 Reading $56,960 Amarillo $56,810 Dover $56,670 Tampa $56,420 Naples $56,090 Detroit $56,050 Binghamton $56,030 Bloomington $55,860 Traverse City $55,670 Orlando $55,660 Virginia Beach $55,200 Grand Rapids $55,090 Punta Gorda $54,870 Richmond $54,660 Fort Wayne $54,630 Visalia $54,580 Fort Myers $54,470 Hagerstown $54,290 Lebanon $54,060 Sherman $53,890 Lafayette $53,880 Vineland $53,250 Pittsburgh $52,780 Harrisburg $52,650 Lexington $52,640 Louisville $52,570 Elkhart $52,550 Houston $52,530 Lancaster $52,500 Lakeland $52,490 Evansville $52,480 Saginaw $52,280 Indianapolis $52,110 Ocala $51,870 Erie $51,690 Abilene $51,200 Flint $50,960 Deltona $50,940 San Antonio $50,790 Gainesville $50,440 Allentown $50,370 Salisbury $50,240 Roanoke $50,040 Chambersburg $50,000 South Bend $49,960 Tyler $49,800 Killeen $49,740 Panama City $49,230 Jacksonville $49,200 Peoria $49,120 College Station $49,040 Lubbock $49,040 Sebring $49,030 York $49,030 Corpus Christi $49,020 Crestview $49,010 Utica $49,000 Waco $48,270 Scranton $48,230 Pensacola $48,150 Staunton $47,980 Tallahassee $47,920 Charlottesville $47,690 Beaumont $47,640 Palm Bay $47,590 Terre Haute $47,400 Winchester $47,190 Johnstown $46,850 Elizabethtown $46,690 Lynchburg $46,550 Laredo $45,710 Beckley $45,670 Longview $45,640 San Angelo $45,580 El Paso $45,240 Wheeling $45,090 Blacksburg $44,960 Wichita Falls $43,620 Bowling Green $42,540 Huntington $42,340 Morgantown $41,810 Charleston $41,600 McAllen $40,840 Bloomington $40,400 Eagle Pass $40,140 Texarkana $39,550 Brownsville $37,250 Parkersburg $35,720
CityMean salaryvs. Medford
Abilene, Texas$51,200-33.3%
Albany, Oregon$66,890-12.9%
Albany, New York$60,570-21.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$50,370-34.4%
Amarillo, Texas$56,810-26.0%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$60,990-20.6%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$59,110-23.0%
Austin, Texas$60,230-21.6%
Bakersfield, California$63,940-16.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$61,840-19.5%
Beaumont, Texas$47,640-38.0%
Beckley, West Virginia$45,670-40.5%
Bellingham, Washington$71,800-6.5%
Bend, Oregon$70,970-7.6%
Binghamton, New York$56,030-27.1%
Blacksburg, Virginia$44,960-41.5%
Bloomington, Illinois$55,860-27.3%
Bloomington, Indiana$40,400-47.4%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$42,540-44.6%
Brownsville, Texas$37,250-51.5%
Buffalo, New York$59,210-22.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$54,470-29.1%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$50,000-34.9%
Champaign, Illinois$59,780-22.2%
Charleston, West Virginia$41,600-45.8%
Charlottesville, Virginia$47,690-37.9%
Chicago, Illinois$69,800-9.1%
Chico, California$65,190-15.1%
College Station, Texas$49,040-36.2%
Corpus Christi, Texas$49,020-36.2%
Crestview, Florida$49,010-36.2%
Dallas, Texas$57,710-24.9%
Deltona, Florida$50,940-33.7%
Detroit, Michigan$56,050-27.0%
Dover, Delaware$56,670-26.2%
Eagle Pass, Texas$40,140-47.7%
El Centro, California$62,500-18.6%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$46,690-39.2%
Elkhart, Indiana$52,550-31.6%
El Paso, Texas$45,240-41.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$51,690-32.7%
Eugene, Oregon$72,330-5.8%
Evansville, Indiana$52,480-31.7%
Flint, Michigan$50,960-33.7%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$54,630-28.9%
Fresno, California$66,540-13.4%
Gainesville, Florida$50,440-34.3%
Glens Falls, New York$61,330-20.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$55,090-28.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$54,290-29.3%
Hanford, California$59,140-23.0%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$52,650-31.5%
Houston, Texas$52,530-31.6%
Huntington, West Virginia$42,340-44.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$52,110-32.2%
Ithaca, New York$63,780-17.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$49,200-35.9%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$46,850-39.0%
Kankakee, Illinois$62,340-18.8%
Kennewick, Washington$72,170-6.0%
Killeen, Texas$49,740-35.2%
Kingston, New York$57,900-24.6%
Kiryas Joel, New York$63,580-17.2%
Lafayette, Indiana$53,880-29.9%
Lakeland, Florida$52,490-31.7%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$52,500-31.6%
Lansing, Michigan$57,660-24.9%
Laredo, Texas$45,710-40.5%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$54,060-29.6%
Lexington, Kentucky$52,640-31.5%
Lexington Park, Maryland$60,870-20.8%
Longview, Texas$45,640-40.6%
Los Angeles, California$80,250+4.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$52,570-31.6%
Lubbock, Texas$49,040-36.2%
Lynchburg, Virginia$46,550-39.4%
McAllen, Texas$40,840-46.8%
Merced, California$62,900-18.1%
Miami, Florida$60,560-21.2%
Midland, Texas$57,300-25.4%
Modesto, California$67,270-12.4%
Morgantown, West Virginia$41,810-45.6%
Napa, California$86,540+12.7%
Naples, Florida$56,090-27.0%
New York, New York$62,990-18.0%
Niles, Michigan$58,780-23.5%
Sarasota, Florida$59,680-22.3%
Ocala, Florida$51,870-32.5%
Olympia, Washington$81,090+5.6%
Orlando, Florida$55,660-27.5%
Oxnard, California$84,120+9.5%
Palm Bay, Florida$47,590-38.0%
Panama City, Florida$49,230-35.9%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$35,720-53.5%
Pensacola, Florida$48,150-37.3%
Peoria, Illinois$49,120-36.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$57,780-24.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$52,780-31.3%
Portland, Oregon$79,280+3.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$58,960-23.2%
Punta Gorda, Florida$54,870-28.6%
Reading, Pennsylvania$56,960-25.8%
Redding, California$70,770-7.9%
Richmond, Virginia$54,660-28.8%
Riverside, California$73,870-3.8%
Roanoke, Virginia$50,040-34.9%
Rochester, New York$60,850-20.8%
Rockford, Illinois$59,180-23.0%
Sacramento, California$80,100+4.3%
Saginaw, Michigan$52,280-31.9%
Salem, Oregon$75,290-2.0%
Salisbury, Maryland$50,240-34.6%
San Angelo, Texas$45,580-40.7%
San Antonio, Texas$50,790-33.9%
San Diego, California$78,410+2.1%
San Francisco, California$102,130+33.0%
San Jose, California$116,260+51.4%
San Luis Obispo, California$88,310+15.0%
Santa Cruz, California$88,570+15.3%
Santa Maria, California$81,780+6.5%
Santa Rosa, California$81,100+5.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$48,230-37.2%
Seattle, Washington$81,970+6.7%
Sebring, Florida$49,030-36.2%
Sherman, Texas$53,890-29.8%
South Bend, Indiana$49,960-35.0%
Spokane, Washington$72,300-5.9%
Springfield, Illinois$62,960-18.0%
Staunton, Virginia$47,980-37.5%
Stockton, California$77,220+0.5%
Syracuse, New York$62,420-18.7%
Tallahassee, Florida$47,920-37.6%
Tampa, Florida$56,420-26.5%
Terre Haute, Indiana$47,400-38.3%
Texarkana, Texas$39,550-48.5%
Traverse City, Michigan$55,670-27.5%
Trenton, New Jersey$62,220-19.0%
Tyler, Texas$49,800-35.2%
Utica, New York$49,000-36.2%
Vallejo, California$85,200+10.9%
Vineland, New Jersey$53,250-30.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$55,200-28.1%
Visalia, California$54,580-28.9%
Waco, Texas$48,270-37.2%
Wheeling, West Virginia$45,090-41.3%
Wichita Falls, Texas$43,620-43.2%
Winchester, Virginia$47,190-38.6%
Yakima, Washington$63,300-17.6%
York, Pennsylvania$49,030-36.2%
Yuba City, California$70,630-8.0%
Gross salary
76,810/yr
Estimated take-home
57,408/yr
Est. total withheld
25.3%

Single filer, federal + Oregon 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.

View cost of living in this state All Public Safety Telecommunicators salaries in Oregon → All Public Safety Telecommunicators salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for Medford

These notes add local color around Medford, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

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

Occupation 43-5031 SOC code
Official area Medford, OR BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 32780 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_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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Where this is

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Population (metro area)
222,563