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911 Dispatcher / Public Safety Telecommunicator in Maryland

Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM) lists 4 job classes for this work in the Maryland state pay plan: MSP Emergency Dispatcher TRN, MSP Emergency Dispatcher I–III.

$52,354 – $106,155
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$58,910
median pay in MD, all employers
1,610
workers in MD (SOC 43-5031)

Sources: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Maryland state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Maryland sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
MSP Emergency Dispatcher TRN
Class 3784
Grade ASTD 0012
$52,354 – $82,572 a year
24 steps
  • Step 5: $52,354 a year
  • Step 6: $53,402 a year
  • Step 7: $54,470 a year
  • Step 8: $55,561 a year
  • Step 9: $56,672 a year
  • Step 10: $57,806 a year
  • Step 11: $58,963 a year
  • Step 12: $60,142 a year
  • Step 13: $61,346 a year
  • Step 14: $62,573 a year
  • Step 15: $63,825 a year
  • Step 16: $65,102 a year
  • Step 17: $66,404 a year
  • Step 18: $67,732 a year
  • Step 19: $69,087 a year
  • Step 20: $70,470 a year
  • Step 21: $71,880 a year
  • Step 22: $73,318 a year
  • Step 23: $74,785 a year
  • Step 24: $76,281 a year
  • Step 25: $77,807 a year
  • Step 26: $79,364 a year
  • Step 27: $80,952 a year
  • Step 28: $82,572 a year
MSP Emergency Dispatcher I
Class 3785
Grade ASTD 0014
$59,305 – $93,533 a year
24 steps
  • Step 5: $59,305 a year
  • Step 6: $60,491 a year
  • Step 7: $61,701 a year
  • Step 8: $62,936 a year
  • Step 9: $64,195 a year
  • Step 10: $65,479 a year
  • Step 11: $66,790 a year
  • Step 12: $68,126 a year
  • Step 13: $69,489 a year
  • Step 14: $70,880 a year
  • Step 15: $72,298 a year
  • Step 16: $73,744 a year
  • Step 17: $75,220 a year
  • Step 18: $76,725 a year
  • Step 19: $78,260 a year
  • Step 20: $79,826 a year
  • Step 21: $81,423 a year
  • Step 22: $83,052 a year
  • Step 23: $84,713 a year
  • Step 24: $86,408 a year
  • Step 25: $88,137 a year
  • Step 26: $89,900 a year
  • Step 27: $91,699 a year
  • Step 28: $93,533 a year
MSP Emergency Dispatcher II
Class 3786
Grade ASTD 0015
$63,154 – $99,603 a year
24 steps
  • Step 5: $63,154 a year
  • Step 6: $64,417 a year
  • Step 7: $65,707 a year
  • Step 8: $67,021 a year
  • Step 9: $68,362 a year
  • Step 10: $69,730 a year
  • Step 11: $71,125 a year
  • Step 12: $72,548 a year
  • Step 13: $73,999 a year
  • Step 14: $75,480 a year
  • Step 15: $76,990 a year
  • Step 16: $78,531 a year
  • Step 17: $80,102 a year
  • Step 18: $81,705 a year
  • Step 19: $83,339 a year
  • Step 20: $85,007 a year
  • Step 21: $86,707 a year
  • Step 22: $88,442 a year
  • Step 23: $90,211 a year
  • Step 24: $92,015 a year
  • Step 25: $93,857 a year
  • Step 26: $95,734 a year
  • Step 27: $97,650 a year
  • Step 28: $99,603 a year
MSP Emergency Dispatcher III
Class 3787
Grade ASTD 0016
$67,309 – $106,155 a year
24 steps
  • Step 5: $67,309 a year
  • Step 6: $68,656 a year
  • Step 7: $70,029 a year
  • Step 8: $71,430 a year
  • Step 9: $72,859 a year
  • Step 10: $74,317 a year
  • Step 11: $75,804 a year
  • Step 12: $77,320 a year
  • Step 13: $78,867 a year
  • Step 14: $80,445 a year
  • Step 15: $82,055 a year
  • Step 16: $83,696 a year
  • Step 17: $85,371 a year
  • Step 18: $87,079 a year
  • Step 19: $88,821 a year
  • Step 20: $90,598 a year
  • Step 21: $92,411 a year
  • Step 22: $94,259 a year
  • Step 23: $96,145 a year
  • Step 24: $98,069 a year
  • Step 25: $100,031 a year
  • Step 26: $102,032 a year
  • Step 27: $104,074 a year
  • Step 28: $106,155 a year

Schedule: Standard & Bargaining Unit Employees Salary Schedule (ASTD). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Maryland, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureMD
Workers1,610
10th percentile$46,840
Median$58,910
90th percentile$76,500
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 Maryland

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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