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911 Dispatcher / Public Safety Telecommunicator in Mississippi

Mississippi State Personnel Board lists 2 job classes for this work in the Mississippi state pay plan: Dispatcher I–II.

$22,040 – $50,161
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$34,510
median pay in MS, all employers
1,430
workers in MS (SOC 43-5031)

Sources: Mississippi State Personnel Board, Mississippi Variable Compensation Plan FY 2027 and MSPB Career Catalog; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Mississippi state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Dispatcher I
Class 9664 · class description
Grade MS03
$22,040 – $38,734 a year
Dispatcher II
Class 9665 · class description
Grade MS06
$28,542 – $50,161 a year

Schedule: Mississippi General Pay Plan (FY 2027). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Mississippi State Personnel Board, Mississippi Variable Compensation Plan FY 2027 and MSPB Career Catalog. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Mississippi, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureMS
Workers1,430
10th percentile$27,080
Median$34,510
90th percentile$48,760
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 Mississippi

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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