Public Safety Telecommunicators pay in New York

In New York, the median pay for public safety telecommunicators is $29.54 an hour ($61,450 a year). About 5,470 people work in this job there.

$29.54Median hourly pay

$49,710–$66,960Middle half of workers, yearly

5,470People in this job in New York

That is 16% higher than the U.S. median ($53,040). New York ranks 9th of 51 states and territories for this job’s median pay.

Pay range for public safety telecommunicators in New York

Earns more than	Hourly	Yearly
10% of workers	$22.09	$45,950
25% of workers	$23.90	$49,710
Half of workers (median)	$29.54	$61,450
75% of workers	$32.19	$66,960
90% of workers	$38.28	$79,630

Public Safety Telecommunicators pay in New York metro areas

Metro area	Median yearly pay	People in this job
Ithaca	$66,250	30
Syracuse	$64,550	280
Rochester	$63,030	440
Glens Falls	$62,720	50
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$61,670	350
New York-Newark-Jersey City	$61,450	5,760
Buffalo-Cheektowaga	$60,380	380
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh	$59,750	280
Kingston	$58,590	100
Binghamton	$54,400	40
Utica-Rome	$45,260	70

New York unemployment rate: 4.3% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for public safety telecommunicators

Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
Related work experience most have: None (O*NET)
Training on the job: Moderate-term on-the-job training (BLS)
Job outlook: +3.7% over ten years, about as fast as average · about 9,000 openings a year (BLS)

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Job	Median yearly pay
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$92,790
Emergency Medical Technicians	$48,400
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$55,810
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$59,890
Paramedics	$73,200
Airfield Operations Specialists	$42,000
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$45,330
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,230

Other job titles for this job

Communications OperatorPolice Communications OperatorEmergency OperatorProtective Signal OperatorCall Person911 Dispatcher911 Emergency Dispatcher911 Emergency Services Dispatcher911 Operator911 TelecommunicatorAlarm OperatorAmbulance Dispatcher

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. Figures are for wage and salary workers and do not include the self-employed. The median is the middle wage: half earn more, half earn less. Other job titles: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.