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Communications Specialist (Fire & EMS Emergency Dispatcher)

Day Shift
7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sunday - Tuesday
7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Thursday - Saturday
Work every other Wednesday

Night Shift
7 p.m. - 7 a.m. Sunday - Tuesday
7 p.m. - 7 a.m. Wednesday - Friday
Work every third Saturday

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COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST 2024    

Years/Experience

Hourly Rate

Yearly Rate

Step #
0 $21.79 $45,320 1

1 Year

 $22.78 $47,380

2

2 Years

 $23.77 $49,440 3

3 Years

 $24.76 $51,500 4

4 Years

 $25.75 $53,560 5

5 Years

 $26.87 $55,877 6

6 Years

 $27.98 $58,195 7

7 Years

 $28.97 $60,255 8

8 Years

 $29.96 $62,315

9
9 Years $31.08 $64,632.50 10
10 Years $32.56 $67,722.50 11

 

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST 2025    

Years/Experience

Hourly Rate

Yearly Rate

Step #
0 $22.45 $46,679.60 1

1 Year

 $23.47 $48,801.40

2

2 Years

 $24.49 $50,923.20 3

3 Years

 $25.51 $53,045.00 4

4 Years

 $26.53 $55,166.80 5

5 Years

 $27.68 $57,553.83 6

6 Years

 $28.82 $59,940.85 7

7 Years

 $29.84 $62,062.65 8

8 Years

 $30.86 $64,184.45

9
9 Years $32.01 $66,571.48 10
10 Years $33.54 $69,754.18 11

 

LEAD COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST 2024  

Hourly Rate

Yearly Rate

Step #
$22.88 $47,586.00 1
$23.92 $49,749.00

2
$24.96 $51,912.00 3
$26.00 $54,075.00 4
$27.04 $56,238.00 5
$28.21 $58,671.38 6
$29.38 $61,104.75 7
$30.42 $63,267.75 8
$31.46 $65,430.75

9
$32.63 $67,864.13 10
$34.19 $71,108.63 11

 

LEAD COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST 2025  

Hourly Rate

Yearly Rate

Step #
$23.57 $49,013.58 1
$24.64 $51,241.47

2
$25.71 $53,469.36 3
$26.78 $55,697.25 4
$27.85 $57,925.14 5
$29.06 $60,431.52 6
$30.26 $62,937.89 7
$31.33 $65,165.78 8
$32.41 $67,393.67

9
$33.61 $69,900.05 10
$35.22 $73,241.88 11