Citrus Heights 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Citrus Heights is a city in Sacramento County. 25 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Citrus Heights in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $109,229, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$69,659 to $121,058

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$109,229

median base $89,114 · median overtime $8,728

The largest group of Citrus Heights's 911 dispatchers (12 of 25) hold the title Police Dispatcher II, with an official range of $76,648 to $95,722. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $110,344, $14,622 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
25
14 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$8,728
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $7,965 a year
Health, dental and vision
$14,934
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Citrus Heights 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$69,659 to $87,006 · 6 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Police Dispatcher II$76,648 to $95,722 · 12 people
    $110,344
  3. Senior Police Dispatcher$84,302 to $105,269 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Communications Officer$88,381 to $110,376 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Police Dispatcher-Per Diem C$95,722 to $95,722 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  6. Police Communications Supervisor$96,934 to $121,058 · 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 Citrus Heights pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Sacramento County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Citrus Heights took home $1,107 less than the Sacramento County median and $11,679 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Citrus Heights

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Citrus Heights?

911 dispatchers at Citrus Heights who worked the full year took home a median of $109,229 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $69,659 to $121,058.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Citrus Heights earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $8,728 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $89,114.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Citrus Heights get?

The most common pension formula among Citrus Heights's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $7,965 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Citrus Heights figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights.

How we read the data