Alameda County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
62 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Alameda County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $163,773, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$80,142 to $138,715
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
The largest group of Alameda County's 911 dispatchers (24 of 62) hold the title Dispatcher, with an official range of $90,938 to $110,552. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $172,911, $62,359 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 62
- 45 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $34,070
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $16,433 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $23,942
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Alameda County pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks what full-year staff in that title took home (median), where at least 5 people stand behind it.1
- Emergency Serv Dispatcher Ifewer than 5
- Dispatcher Traineefewer than 5
- Dispatcher$172,911
- Emergency Serv Dispatcher II$147,844
- Dispatch Supervisorfewer than 5
- Emergency Medical Dispatch Q A Coordinatorfewer than 5
- Emergency Serv Dispatch Supervisorfewer than 5
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Alameda County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Alameda County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Alameda County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Alameda County$163,773
- All employers in Alameda County$152,215
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Alameda County took home $11,558 more than the Alameda County median and $42,865 more than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Alameda County
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Alameda County?
911 dispatchers at Alameda County who worked the full year took home a median of $163,773 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $80,142 to $138,715.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Alameda County earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $34,070 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $113,184.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Alameda County get?
The most common pension formula among Alameda County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $16,433 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Alameda County figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Alameda County at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Take-home is total wages, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Medians don't add up: the median base plus the median overtime isn't the median total. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Alameda County.