Louisville Metro 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

MetroSafe, part of Louisville Metro's Emergency Management Agency, is the 911 center of Louisville Metro, the merged government of Louisville and Jefferson County.1 119 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Louisville Metro in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $100,547, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Louisville Metro?

Average base pay, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$73,535

regular pay, before overtime and other pay

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$100,547

overtime and other pay included

Based on the 79 of 119 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$93,778
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$24,589
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Highest-paid title
$112,185
Telecommunications Supervisor, average total pay
911 dispatchers
119
79 of them worked the full year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Louisville Metro pay?

Each row is one title, from trainee to supervisor. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1 This employer's pay file has no official pay ranges, so none are shown.

  1. Communication Dispatcher (fire)5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Public Safety Telecommunicator I47 people
    $80,925
  3. Public Safety Telecommunicator II57 people
    $107,573
  4. Telecommunications Supervisor10 people
    $112,185

average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Louisville Metro

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Louisville Metro?

911 dispatchers at Louisville Metro who worked the full year earned an average of $100,547 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $93,778: half earned more, half less.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Louisville Metro earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $24,589 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $18,411: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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Sources for the Louisville Metro figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Louisville Metro at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who were already on Louisville Metro's payroll in 2024 and whose base pay in 2025 reached at least 90% of their own annual rate. The file has no hours or hire dates, so this is the closest sign of a full year. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. Louisville Metro Government, Louisville Metro KY Employee Salary Data (Louisville Open Data): title, department, annual rate, base pay, overtime, incentive and other pay of every Louisville Metro employee in 2025, and in 2024 to see who was already employed.

How we read the data