Power Distributors and Dispatchers Salary and Pay
How much do Power Distributors and Dispatchers make?
Power Distributors and Dispatchers pay a median of $107,240 a year in the BLS May 2024 survey, with a mean of $109,620 across 9,180 counted jobs. Half of all workers in the occupation earn between $91,670 and $128,690.
One page for the whole Power Distributors and Dispatchers pay distribution: national ladder first, then all 39 state rows and the metro rankings, every figure from BLS OEWS May 2024.
Updated November 5, 2026
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The national wage ladder (BLS OEWS, May 2024)
| Pay level | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $70,760 | $34.02 |
| 25th percentile | $91,670 | $44.07 |
| Median (50th) | $107,240 | $51.56 |
| 75th percentile | $128,690 | $61.87 |
| 90th percentile | $144,900 | $69.66 |
The five rows are five different workers in the same occupation, from the 10th percentile ($70,760) to the 90th ($144,900). BLS suppresses cells that fail its reliability rules (n/p here) and caps the highest wages at $239,200+ a year or $115.00+ an hour; in this ladder that top code appears at the very top rows only.
Employment and concentration
May 2024 employment stood at 9,180, or 0.01% of the U.S. total. Texas leads the state table with 1,000 jobs; the top three states sum to 26.8% of the occupation. The concentration measure tells the more interesting story: West Virginia posts a location quotient of 3.09, so a worker there is far more likely to meet a colleague in this field than the national pattern suggests.
The spread matters as much as the center. Earners at the 90th percentile make $144,900, which is 2.0 times the $70,760 at the 10th, a difference of $74,140 annually. Because the mean wage ($109,620) sits above the median ($107,240), a typical offer should be judged against the median and the 25th to 75th percentile band, not the mean.
Pay by state
Sorted by employment, the table below puts Texas first at 1,000 jobs; sorted by median pay instead, Washington would lead at $139,170. Both orderings are printed in one table:
| State | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1,000 | 0.1 | 1.21 | $110,120 | $105,970 |
| California | 770 | 0.0 | 0.72 | $130,210 | $116,360 |
| Pennsylvania | 690 | 0.1 | 1.93 | $95,300 | $98,870 |
| Michigan | 560 | 0.1 | 2.13 | $105,180 | $109,230 |
| Illinois | 550 | 0.1 | 1.53 | $89,910 | $83,960 |
| Ohio | 400 | 0.1 | 1.21 | $89,960 | $88,810 |
| Washington | 390 | 0.1 | 1.84 | $139,290 | $139,170 |
| Massachusetts | 360 | 0.1 | 1.67 | $110,410 | $105,750 |
| New Jersey | 320 | 0.1 | 1.28 | $119,010 | $112,340 |
| Florida | 250 | 0.0 | 0.42 | $95,560 | $101,870 |
| North Carolina | 240 | 0.0 | 0.81 | $88,060 | $87,420 |
| Alabama | 230 | 0.1 | 1.85 | $118,520 | $110,970 |
| Arkansas | 230 | 0.2 | 3.00 | $114,600 | $113,770 |
| Oregon | 210 | 0.1 | 1.82 | $133,310 | $130,100 |
| Virginia | 210 | 0.1 | 0.88 | $97,000 | $100,830 |
| Arizona | 190 | 0.1 | 0.99 | n/p | n/p |
| Kentucky | 160 | 0.1 | 1.38 | $99,640 | $102,180 |
| Georgia | 150 | 0.0 | 0.53 | $121,290 | $121,970 |
| Minnesota | 150 | 0.1 | 0.86 | $113,800 | $122,620 |
| Colorado | 140 | 0.0 | 0.79 | $113,690 | $116,220 |
| Nevada | 140 | 0.1 | 1.56 | $130,530 | $133,910 |
| New York | 140 | 0.0 | 0.25 | $129,570 | $128,680 |
| Connecticut | 130 | 0.1 | 1.32 | $123,360 | $134,050 |
| West Virginia | 130 | 0.2 | 3.09 | $96,820 | $98,690 |
| Indiana | 120 | 0.0 | 0.64 | $115,390 | $110,160 |
| Mississippi | 120 | 0.1 | 1.67 | $102,920 | $107,110 |
| Tennessee | 120 | 0.0 | 0.62 | $86,090 | $88,400 |
| Missouri | 110 | 0.0 | 0.65 | $99,690 | $102,140 |
| Nebraska | 100 | 0.1 | 1.67 | $106,920 | $113,560 |
| South Carolina | 100 | 0.0 | 0.76 | $88,410 | $85,380 |
| Oklahoma | 80 | 0.1 | 0.83 | $97,330 | $100,510 |
| Maine | 70 | 0.1 | 1.80 | $108,480 | $116,810 |
| Wisconsin | 70 | 0.0 | 0.39 | $104,920 | $104,550 |
| Idaho | 60 | 0.1 | 1.28 | $140,750 | $136,550 |
| Kansas | 60 | 0.0 | 0.72 | $109,160 | $113,230 |
| Maryland | 60 | 0.0 | 0.36 | $100,720 | $100,710 |
| North Dakota | 60 | 0.1 | 2.30 | $115,780 | $112,310 |
| Utah | 40 | 0.0 | 0.37 | $104,990 | $100,620 |
| Wyoming | 40 | 0.2 | 2.65 | $115,410 | $115,010 |
The occupation in context
Ranked against all 826 published occupations, Power Distributors and Dispatchers stands number 695 by employment and number 88 by median pay. Inside its own major group, Production Occupations, the group median wage is $46,020 across 105 detailed occupations, so this occupation pays 133% more than its group median, and it supplies 0.1% of the group's 8,743,430 jobs. In 20 of the 38 states with a published median, the state median beats the national median of $107,240, which is the single best quick test of whether this occupation's pay is set nationally or locally: a high count means local markets regularly outbid the national figure.
Metropolitan areas: where the jobs and the pay sit
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is the largest metro employer with 330 jobs, 3.6% of the national total. Two rankings follow across the 40 metros BLS publishes for this occupation: where the jobs are, then where the money is, with the pay ranking restricted to metros employing at least 500 people in this occupation to keep small samples out of the lead.
Largest metro employers
| Metropolitan area | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 330 | $90,220 | $83,960 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 330 | $116,490 | $105,200 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 330 | $121,430 | $128,680 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 280 | $92,610 | $98,870 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 270 | $106,070 | $120,240 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 210 | $111,160 | $106,210 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 210 | $118,080 | $107,880 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 170 | $119,850 | $129,590 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 150 | $107,990 | $108,200 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 130 | $123,850 | $118,250 |
What the median pay looks like as a budget
The median annual wage of $107,240 works out to $8,937 a month before taxes, $4,125 per biweekly paycheck, and $2,062 a week. Moving from the 25th percentile ($91,670) to the 75th ($128,690) is worth $37,020 a year, which is the realistic size of the experience and specialization premium inside this occupation. Run the median through the paycheck calculator for a take-home estimate in your state, compare an offer against your current pay with the salary calculator, and check whether a raise actually beats prices with the raise vs inflation calculator.
To place a real offer: a salary of $117,964 would sit between the median ($107,240) and the 75th percentile ($128,690), inside the top half but outside the top quarter of this occupation's ladder. An offer at the 25th percentile, $91,670, is $15,570 under the median, the typical size of the discount attached to entry-level or low-cost-market postings in this field.
Related occupations in Production Occupations
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Frequently asked questions
How much do Power Distributors and Dispatchers make?
The median annual wage is $107,240 and the mean is $109,620 in the BLS OEWS May 2024 estimates. The middle half of workers earn between $91,670 and $128,690 a year.
Which state pays Power Distributors and Dispatchers the most?
By median annual wage, Washington leads the state table at $139,170, based on 390 jobs in that state. By mean wage and by headcount the leaders can differ, so the state table on this page shows all three measures side by side.
How many Power Distributors and Dispatchers are there in the United States?
BLS counted 9,180 wage and salary workers in this occupation in May 2024, 0.01% of all U.S. employment in the survey. The largest state employer is Texas with 1,000 jobs.
What do the OEWS percentiles mean for Power Distributors and Dispatchers?
They mark points in this occupation's pay distribution. One worker in ten earns $70,760 or less and one in ten earns $144,900 or more; the median, $107,240, is the wage of the worker exactly in the middle of the 9,180 counted jobs.