Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.

WAGES FOR DISPATCHERS - POLICE, FIRE, & AMBULANCE
1995-97


County / Area	Year	Entry Level: No Experience	Experienced: New to Firm	Experienced: 3 Years with Firm
		Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)

Mother Lode
Union	1997	$8.30-11.70 ($9.70)	$9.00-11.70 ($10.70)	$12.60-14.40 ($13.10)
Non-Union	1997	$6.00-10.50 ($8.20)	$6.50-10.50 ($8.50)	$8.30-12.20 ($10.20)
NorTEC
Union	1997	$6.50-13.10 ($9.00)	$6.80-20.10 ($10.00)	$9.50-21.30 ($11.30)
Non-Union	1997	$5.20-10.00 ($6.70)	$6.00-11.00 ($8.60)	$9.10-13.00 ($9.20)
Sonoma	1997	$10.00-17.20 ($15.00)	$11.00-17.20 ($15.40)	$14.00-22.70 ($20.00)

* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department

WAGES FOR DISPATCHERS - POLICE, FIRE, & AMBULANCE
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$15.81	$16.47	$13.53-18.28
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$12.69	$13.23	$9.80-15.17

* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less. ** Midrange is what the middle 50 percent make - 25 percent earn the top end or more, and 25 percent earn the bottom end or less.

Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department