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911 Dispatcher / Public Safety Telecommunicator in New York

New York State Department of Civil Service lists 1 job class for this work in the New York state pay plan: Radio Dispatcher.

$47,110 – $57,813
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$61,450
median pay in NY, all employers
5,470
workers in NY (SOC 43-5031)

Sources: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New York state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Radio Dispatcher
Class 7334200 · class description
Grade 10
$47,110 – $57,813 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $47,110 a year
  • Step 1: $48,639 a year
  • Step 2: $50,168 a year
  • Step 3: $51,697 a year
  • Step 4: $53,226 a year
  • Step 5: $54,755 a year
  • Step 6: $56,284 a year
  • Job Rate: $57,813 a year

Schedule: CSEA (ASU [02], OSU [03], ISU [04]): April 1, 2026. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New York, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureNY
Workers5,470
10th percentile$45,950
Median$61,450
90th percentile$79,630
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 New York

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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