The median 911 operator salary in Mississippi, according to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, is $23,470. Statistics published by the U.S. Department of Labor reveal that 911 operators in the 75th and 90th percentile average $28,630 and $33,510 respectively.
In 2007, the Biloxi Police Department estimated receiving more than 28,000 calls through their emergency communication center. In Biloxi, 911 dispatchers handle calls for the Police Department as well as the Fire Department. Their job title is officially “communications call taker,” and they are paid at a rate of $13.15 per hour, which exceeds the statewide median wage by about 14%.
Furthermore, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security reports the highest salaries among 911 dispatchers in the Pascagoula area:
- Jackson: $25,180
- Hattiesburg: $22,610
- Pascagoula: $25,770
The table below provides further salary information about 911 dispatchers in Mississippi:
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Gulfport-Biloxi MS
110
Estimate Not Released
Estimate Not Released
Estimate Not Released
Estimate Not Released
Estimate Not Released
Estimate Not Released
Estimate Not Released
Estimate Not Released
Hattiesburg MS
80
10.87
22610
10.73
12.44
14.18
22320
25870
29500
Jackson MS
240
12.11
25180
11.58
14.19
16.69
24080
29520
34710
Memphis TN-MS-AR
600
17.43
36260
15.27
23.05
26.61
31770
47950
55350
Pascagoula MS
60
12.39
25770
12.65
14.63
16.92
26320
30430
35190
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
280
12.10
25180
11.45
14.50
16.83
23810
30150
35010
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
190
10.16
21130
10.12
11.23
12.88
21050
23350
26790
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
240
10.39
21610
10.25
12.00
13.79
21320
24950
28670
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
180
11.31
23530
11.13
13.58
14.96
23160
28250
31110
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