El Monte 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County. 17 people worked as 911 dispatchers for El Monte in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $135,845, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$68,398 to $99,130

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$135,845

median base $77,345 · median overtime $20,169

Most of El Monte's 911 dispatchers (13 of 17) hold the title Police Dispatcher, with an official range of $68,398 to $83,140. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $112,622, $29,482 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
17
11 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$20,169
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 55
employer pays a median $11,924 a year
Health, dental and vision
$18,716
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at El Monte 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$68,398 to $83,140 · 13 people
    $112,622
  2. Police Dispatch Shift Supervisor$81,544 to $99,130 · 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 El Monte pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at El Monte took home $16,346 more than the Los Angeles County median and $14,937 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at El Monte

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at El Monte?

911 dispatchers at El Monte who worked the full year took home a median of $135,845 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $68,398 to $99,130.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at El Monte earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $20,169 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $77,345.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at El Monte get?

The most common pension formula among El Monte's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $11,924 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the El Monte figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at El Monte 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 El Monte.

How we read the data