Benicia 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Benicia is a city in Solano County. 13 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Benicia in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $129,186, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$74,219 to $108,256

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$129,186

median base $93,569 · median overtime $15,771

Most of Benicia's 911 dispatchers (8 of 13) hold the title Public Safety Dispatch II, with an official range of $77,930 to $94,724. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $129,186, $34,462 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
13
9 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$15,771
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $11,030 a year
Health, dental and vision
$26,880
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Benicia 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. Public Safety Dispatch I$74,219 to $90,213 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Public Safety Dispatch II$77,930 to $94,724 · 8 people
    $129,186
  3. Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor$89,062 to $108,256 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Public Safety Dispatcher IRange not reported · fewer than 5 people
    not reported

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

Does Benicia pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Solano County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Benicia took home $5,036 less than the Solano County median and $8,278 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Benicia

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Benicia?

911 dispatchers at Benicia who worked the full year took home a median of $129,186 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $74,219 to $108,256.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Benicia earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $15,771 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $93,569.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Benicia get?

The most common pension formula among Benicia's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $11,030 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Solano County

Sources for the Benicia figures

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

How we read the data