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What the pay looks like
Median
$56,850
Lower tenth
$35,870
Top tenth
$102,120
The federal wage survey counts dispatchers inside a broader line called airfield operations specialists, which also covers airport ground operations staff. The median for that whole group is $56,850 a year and the bottom tenth start near $35,870. Certificated dispatchers at large passenger airlines sit toward the $102,120 top end, not at the median.