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

Iowa Public Safety Telecommunicators salaries are 3% above the US national median of $50,730 per year.

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

Public Safety Telecommunicators salaries in Iowa range from $32,640 (10th percentile) to $66,580 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary in Iowa

SOC 43-5031 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Public Safety Telecommunicators in Iowa is $52,380 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $25.18 per hour. This is 3% above the national median of $50,730. 940 people work as Public Safety Telecommunicators in Iowa. Wages have grown 12% since 2019, when the median was $46,690.

Median Annual Salary

$52,380

Mean Annual

$53,540

Median Hourly

$25.18

Total Employed

940

Salary Distribution

$33k

10th

$49k

25th

$52k

Median

$61k

75th

$67k

90th

How This Compares

Iowa

$52,380

this metro

United States

$50,730

you earn +3% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$52,380	$53,540	940
2023	$48,980	$49,730	1,120
2022	$47,330	$47,820	1,060
2021	$47,520	$47,780	890
2020	$46,760	$46,900	880
2019	$46,690	$46,820	920

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