How does Public Safety Telecommunicators pay in Illinois compare to the national average?

Illinois Public Safety Telecommunicators salaries are 18% above the US national median of $50,730 per year.

What is the salary range for a Public Safety Telecommunicators in Illinois?

Public Safety Telecommunicators salaries in Illinois range from $37,990 (10th percentile) to $93,320 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary in Illinois

SOC 43-5031 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Public Safety Telecommunicators in Illinois is $59,860 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $28.78 per hour. This is 18% above the national median of $50,730. 3,730 people work as Public Safety Telecommunicators in Illinois. Wages have grown 16% since 2019, when the median was $51,720.

Median Annual Salary

$59,860

Mean Annual

$62,160

Median Hourly

$28.78

Total Employed

3,730

Salary Distribution

$38k

10th

$47k

25th

$60k

Median

$79k

75th

$93k

90th

How This Compares

Illinois

$59,860

this metro

United States

$50,730

you earn +18% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$59,860	$62,160	3,730
2023	$58,040	$59,550	3,660
2022	$58,500	$58,280	3,410
2021	$50,870	$54,140	3,610
2020	$55,500	$56,610	3,450
2019	$51,720	$53,100	3,560

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