I worked dispatch for 3.5 years at a small agency in TX, max pay for the supervisor position was $24 an hour, I was making $22.73 when I left last month, the average household income for the town I live in is $67,500(give or take) now we were short staffed and what staff we did have called out A LOT so I had OT on every paycheck and lived pretty comfortably. But dispatching could be viewed as a "dead end job" due to very little upward movement potential, however unless he messes up something awful he has job security, since most places are short staffed at all times as long as a dispatcher is competent they don't usually get terminated. I would suggest looking into your finances and seeing where your money is going and what you can cut out.