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911 Dispatcher / Public Safety Telecommunicator in Georgia

Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation lists 10 job classes for this work in the Georgia state pay plan: Dispatcher 1–4, Dispatcher 1 Non Exempt, Dispatcher 2 Non Exempt, +4 more.

$33,845 – $86,784
state pay plan range, a year
10
classes in the state plan
$42,790
median pay in GA, all employers
3,480
workers in GA (SOC 43-5031)

Sources: Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation, Georgia State Salary Plans (SWD and LAW) with Job Profiles — September 2026; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Georgia state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective September 17, 2025. These are the ranges Georgia sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Dispatcher 1
Class GST110
Grade LF
$33,845 – $55,482 a year
Dispatcher 1 Non Exempt
Class GST110NE
Grade LF
$33,845 – $55,482 a year
Dispatcher 2
Class GST111
Grade LG
$36,764 – $60,445 a year
Dispatcher 2 Non Exempt
Class GST111NE
Grade LG
$36,764 – $60,445 a year
Dispatcher 3
Class GST112
Grade LH
$44,010 – $69,734 a year
Dispatcher 3 Non Exempt
Class GST112NE
Grade LH
$44,010 – $69,734 a year
Dispatcher 4
Class GST113
Grade LI
$47,221 – $75,193 a year
Dispatcher 4 Non Exempt
Class GST113NE
Grade LI
$47,221 – $75,193 a year
Senior Dispatcher
Class GST114
Grade LK
$53,877 – $86,784 a year
Senior Dispatcher Non Exempt
Class GST114NE
Grade LK
$53,877 – $86,784 a year

Schedule: Georgia Law Enforcement Salary Plan (LAW), effective September 17, 2025. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation, Georgia State Salary Plans (SWD and LAW) with Job Profiles — September 2026. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Georgia, all employers Sourced

Public Safety Telecommunicators (SOC 43-5031) in Georgia, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureGA
Workers3,480
10th percentile$31,820
Median$42,790
90th percentile$59,760
National median, government employers$54,440

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Georgia

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national 911 Dispatcher / Public Safety Telecommunicator page.

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