Burbank 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County. 23 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Burbank in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $130,486, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$67,340 to $113,255

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$130,486

median base $74,810 · median overtime $24,648

Most of Burbank's 911 dispatchers (19 of 23) hold the title Communications Operator, with an official range of $67,340 to $92,829. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $123,368, $30,539 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
23
9 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$24,648
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $10,205 a year
Health, dental and vision
$10,229
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Burbank 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. Communications Operator$67,340 to $92,829 · 19 people
    $123,368
  2. Communications Supervisor$82,158 to $113,255 · 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 Burbank pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Burbank took home $10,987 more than the Los Angeles County median and $9,578 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Burbank

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Burbank?

911 dispatchers at Burbank who worked the full year took home a median of $130,486 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $67,340 to $113,255.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Burbank earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $24,648 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $74,810.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Burbank get?

The most common pension formula among Burbank's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $10,205 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Burbank figures

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

How we read the data