Atherton 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Atherton is a city in San Mateo County. 7 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Atherton in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $166,335, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$101,633 to $166,961

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$166,335

median base $121,859 · median overtime $27,427

911 dispatchers
7
5 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$27,427
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $9,942 a year
Health, dental and vision
$18,520
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Atherton 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. Per Diem Dispatcher$101,633 to $123,536 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Police Dispatcher/Record$101,633 to $123,536 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Communication Supervisor$137,359 to $166,961 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

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

Does Atherton pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Mateo County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Atherton took home $6,596 less than the San Mateo County median and $45,427 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Atherton

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Atherton?

911 dispatchers at Atherton who worked the full year took home a median of $166,335 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $101,633 to $166,961.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Atherton earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $27,427 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $121,859.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Atherton get?

The most common pension formula among Atherton's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $9,942 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Atherton figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Atherton 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 Atherton.

How we read the data