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

Tennessee Public Safety Telecommunicators salaries are 10% below the US national median of $50,730 per year.

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

Public Safety Telecommunicators salaries in Tennessee range from $33,220 (10th percentile) to $64,060 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary in Tennessee

SOC 43-5031 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Public Safety Telecommunicators in Tennessee is $45,730 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.99 per hour. This is 10% below the national median of $50,730. 1,780 people work as Public Safety Telecommunicators in Tennessee. Wages have grown 27% since 2019, when the median was $36,040.

Median Annual Salary

$45,730

Mean Annual

$46,630

Median Hourly

$21.99

Total Employed

1,780

Salary Distribution

$33k

10th

$38k

25th

$46k

Median

$52k

75th

$64k

90th

How This Compares

Tennessee

$45,730

this metro

United States

$50,730

you earn -10% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$45,730	$46,630	1,780
2023	$41,400	$42,930	1,330
2022	$37,760	$38,760	1,750
2021	$37,180	$37,980	2,320
2020	$36,830	$37,890	1,940
2019	$36,040	$37,750	1,860

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