Chowchilla 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Chowchilla is a city in Madera County. 9 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Chowchilla in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $75,754, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$58,240 to $74,526

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$75,754

median base $62,670 · median overtime $6,241

Most of Chowchilla's 911 dispatchers (8 of 9) hold the title Community Service Office/Dispatcher, with an official range of $58,240 to $74,526. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $76,418, $1,892 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
9
6 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$6,241
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $5,214 a year
Health, dental and vision
$5,952
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Chowchilla 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. Community Service Office/Dispatcher$58,240 to $74,526 · 8 people
    $76,418
  2. Community Service Officer/Dispatcher-Measure N$58,240 to $74,526 · 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 Chowchilla pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Madera County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Chowchilla took home $2,976 less than the Madera County median and $45,154 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Chowchilla

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Chowchilla?

911 dispatchers at Chowchilla who worked the full year took home a median of $75,754 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $58,240 to $74,526.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Chowchilla earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $6,241 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $62,670.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Chowchilla get?

The most common pension formula among Chowchilla's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $5,214 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Chowchilla figures

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

How we read the data