New York 911 dispatcher salaries by employer, 2025
1,954 people worked as 911 dispatchers for New York City in fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025). Those who worked the full year earned an average of $88,486, overtime included. So far this page covers only New York City; more New York employers follow as we collect their pay data.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary in New York?
- 911 dispatchers
- 1,954
- 1,388 of them worked the full year
- Employers
- 1
- with 5 or more dispatchers
- Median total pay
- $84,742
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $15,394
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
What stands out in New York 911 dispatcher pay
Fire dispatchers earn more than police dispatchers.
Full-year Fire Alarm Dispatchers at the Fire Department averaged $106,427; Police Communications Technicians at the Police Department $81,128.1
Overtime adds an average of $15,394 a year.
Full-year dispatchers had an average base pay of $59,079 and an average total pay of $88,486. The middle dispatcher was paid $11,810 in overtime; a few work far more and pull the average up.1
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay in New York
How much do 911 dispatchers make in New York City?
Full-year dispatchers at New York City's Police and Fire Departments earned an average of $88,486 in fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), including an average of $15,394 in overtime. The middle dispatcher earned $84,742.
What does a Police Communications Technician earn?
Full-year Police Communications Technicians, the Police Department's dispatchers, averaged $81,128 in fiscal year 2025, overtime included. The city's current official range for the title runs from $59,559 to $68,883.
Sources for the New York 911 dispatcher figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at any point in fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025) counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people still employed at the end of June 2025 who worked at least 90% of a full year's regular hours at their title's standard week; for school staff, whose hours aren't recorded, regular pay of at least 90% of their own annual salary. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- City of New York, Citywide Payroll Data (Fiscal Year): titles, base salaries, regular pay, overtime and other pay of every city employee, fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025).
- City of New York, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Civil Service Titles: official minimum and maximum pay per title, current list (2026).