Brentwood 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Brentwood is a city in Contra Costa County. 16 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Brentwood in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $145,504, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$82,516 to $134,890

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$145,504

median base $105,316 · median overtime $21,474

Most of Brentwood's 911 dispatchers (12 of 16) hold the title Police Dispatcher II, with an official range of $91,082 to $110,710. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $142,574, $31,864 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
16
8 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$21,474
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $13,376 a year
Health, dental and vision
$15,362
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Brentwood 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 Dispatcher I$82,516 to $100,298 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Police Dispatcher II$91,082 to $110,710 · 12 people
    $142,574
  3. Police Dispatch Supervisor$110,974 to $134,890 · 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 Brentwood pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Contra Costa County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Brentwood took home $10,426 less than the Contra Costa County median and $24,596 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Brentwood

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Brentwood?

911 dispatchers at Brentwood who worked the full year took home a median of $145,504 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $82,516 to $134,890.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Brentwood earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $21,474 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $105,316.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Brentwood get?

The most common pension formula among Brentwood's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $13,376 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Contra Costa County

Sources for the Brentwood figures

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

How we read the data