Arcadia 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Arcadia is a city in Los Angeles County. 9 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Arcadia in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $115,701, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$58,008 to $83,916
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of Arcadia's 911 dispatchers (6 of 9) hold the title Dispatcher II, with an official range of $67,200 to $83,916. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $116,159, $32,243 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 9
- 7 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $26,166
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $17,715 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $10,475
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Arcadia 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
- Dispatcher Ifewer than 5
- Dispatcher II$116,159
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Arcadia pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Los Angeles County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Arcadia next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Arcadia$115,701
- All employers in Los Angeles County$119,499
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Arcadia took home $3,798 less than the Los Angeles County median and $5,207 less than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Arcadia
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Arcadia?
911 dispatchers at Arcadia who worked the full year took home a median of $115,701 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $58,008 to $83,916.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Arcadia earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $26,166 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $73,466.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Arcadia get?
The most common pension formula among Arcadia's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $17,715 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in Los Angeles County
- Redondo Beach$180,919 median take-home
- Beverly Hills$161,322 median take-home
- Torrance$152,098 median take-home
- Covina$144,421 median take-home
- South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority$139,854 median take-home
- Santa Monica$136,740 median take-home
- Teacher salaries in Los Angeles CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Arcadia figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Arcadia 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 Arcadia.