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Average Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, And Ambulance Salary in Harrisonburg, VA

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, And Ambulance in Harrisonburg, VA earn a median annual salary of $47,920, which is -2.0% compared to the national median. There are 70 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Harrisonburg, VA (metro area).

$47,920
Harrisonburg, VA median annual wage
$23/hour median
-2.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $48,880
70
Local employment
1.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.74
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,310
25th
$43,960
Median
$47,920
75th
$56,290
90th
$63,830

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Harrisonburg, VA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
94.9%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$50,500
Goods: 96.8%
Services: 88.5%
Rents: 82.3%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$64,250Compare10,800
Minot, ND$63,540Compare40
Janesville-Beloit, WI$61,410Compare100
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$60,270Compare70
Longview-Kelso, WA$59,860Compare50
Fargo, ND-MN$59,320Compare180

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Harrisonburg, VA

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$210,8600.91
Dentists, General$181,3401.29
Sales Managers$170,6600.55
Pharmacists$142,4701.17
Financial Managers$141,8200.43
Computer And Information Systems Managers$140,5200.23
Marketing Managers$136,4100.31
Industrial Production Managers$128,3200.76

Harrisonburg, VA has salary data for 267 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, And Ambulance in Harrisonburg, VA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, And Ambulance are projected to change by -0.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 18,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.