Downey 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Downey is a city in Los Angeles County. 29 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Downey in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $110,007, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$60,112 to $108,759

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$110,007

median base $71,919 · median overtime $22,969

The largest group of Downey's 911 dispatchers (12 of 29) hold the title Safety Dispatcher, with an official range of $60,112 to $74,469. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $92,182, $17,713 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
29
21 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$22,969
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $7,383 a year
Health, dental and vision
$11,752
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Downey 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. Regional Fire Communications Operator$60,112 to $74,469 · 10 people
    $113,862
  2. Safety Dispatcher$60,112 to $74,469 · 12 people
    $92,182
  3. Safety Dispatcher P/T$60,112 to $74,469 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Regional Fire Communications Lead Operator$72,550 to $89,805 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Fire Communications Center Supervisor$87,792 to $108,759 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  6. Police Dispatch Supervisor$87,792 to $108,759 · 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 Downey pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Downey took home $9,492 less than the Los Angeles County median and $10,901 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Downey

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Downey?

911 dispatchers at Downey who worked the full year took home a median of $110,007 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $60,112 to $108,759.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Downey earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $22,969 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $71,919.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Downey get?

The most common pension formula among Downey's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $7,383 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Downey figures

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

How we read the data