Anaheim 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Anaheim is a city in Orange County. 66 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Anaheim in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $126,638, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$63,107 to $151,093

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$126,638

median base $95,805 · median overtime $27,742

The largest group of Anaheim's 911 dispatchers (15 of 66) hold the title Senior Police Dispatcher, with an official range of $97,178 to $118,123. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $131,255, $13,132 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
66
40 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$27,742
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $10,022 a year
Health, dental and vision
$16,883
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Anaheim 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

  1. Police Communications Operator$63,107 to $80,538 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Pt Police Communications Operator$63,107 to $80,538 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Fire Dispatcher I$68,120 to $91,291 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Fire Dispatcher II$76,128 to $102,024 · 14 people
    $116,228
  5. Pt Fire Dispatcher II$76,128 to $102,024 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  6. Police Dispatcher I$79,518 to $96,658 · 9 people
    fewer than 5
  7. Senior Fire Dispatcher$83,741 to $112,216 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  8. Police Dispatcher II$88,358 to $107,390 · 9 people
    $113,880
  9. Pt Police Dispatcher II$88,358 to $107,390 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  10. Senior Police Dispatcher$97,178 to $118,123 · 15 people
    $131,255
  11. Communications Supervisor$100,729 to $151,093 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  12. Police Communications Supervisor$110,448 to $134,243 · 6 people
    $172,996

official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Anaheim pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Orange County?

Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Anaheim next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Anaheim took home $1,808 less than the Orange County median and $5,730 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Anaheim

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Anaheim?

911 dispatchers at Anaheim who worked the full year took home a median of $126,638 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $63,107 to $151,093.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Anaheim earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $27,742 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $95,805.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Anaheim get?

The most common pension formula among Anaheim's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $10,022 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Anaheim figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Anaheim 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Anaheim.

How we read the data