Carlsbad 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Carlsbad is a city in San Diego County. 20 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Carlsbad in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $117,007, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$56,529 to $108,204

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$117,007

median base $78,994 · median overtime $31,916

Most of Carlsbad's 911 dispatchers (14 of 20) hold the title Communications Operator II, with an official range of $75,161 to $91,359. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $113,525, $22,166 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
20
15 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$31,916
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $11,498 a year
Health, dental and vision
$9,444
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Carlsbad 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 I$56,529 to $68,710 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Communications Operator II$75,161 to $91,359 · 14 people
    $113,525
  3. Communications Supervisor$89,020 to $108,204 · 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 Carlsbad pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Diego County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Carlsbad took home $3,177 more than the San Diego County median and $3,901 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Carlsbad

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Carlsbad?

911 dispatchers at Carlsbad who worked the full year took home a median of $117,007 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $56,529 to $108,204.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Carlsbad earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $31,916 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $78,994.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Carlsbad get?

The most common pension formula among Carlsbad's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $11,498 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Carlsbad figures

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

How we read the data