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What the pay looks like
Median for the group
$56,850
Bottom 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. In the 2025 survey the median for that whole group is $56,850 a year, the bottom tenth earn $35,870 or less and the top tenth $102,120 or more. There is no separate official figure for certificated dispatchers.