Butte County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
19 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Butte County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $92,694, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$54,163 to $96,866
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of Butte County's 911 dispatchers (15 of 19) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher II, with an official range of $58,074 to $77,813. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $82,072, $4,259 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 19
- 8 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $16,389
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $7,486 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $7,226
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Butte County 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
- Public Safety Dispatcher Ifewer than 5
- Public Safety Dispatcher II$82,072
- Senior Public Safety Dispatcherfewer than 5
- Dispatch Operations Supervisorfewer than 5
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Butte County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Butte County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Butte County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Butte County$92,694
- All employers in Butte County$93,674
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Butte County took home $980 less than the Butte County median and $28,214 less than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Butte County
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Butte County?
911 dispatchers at Butte County who worked the full year took home a median of $92,694 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $54,163 to $96,866.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Butte County earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $16,389 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $71,384.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Butte County get?
The most common pension formula among Butte County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $7,486 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in Butte County
Sources for the Butte County figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Butte County 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 Butte County.