Eureka 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Eureka is a city in Humboldt County. 9 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Eureka in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $93,351, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$54,271 to $72,521

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$93,351

median base $62,510 · median overtime $16,522

Most of Eureka's 911 dispatchers (7 of 9) hold the title Comm Dispatch, with an official range of $54,271 to $65,967. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $83,008, $17,041 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
9
8 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$16,522
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 55
employer pays a median $6,372 a year
Health, dental and vision
$14,564
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Eureka 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. Comm Dispatch$54,271 to $65,967 · 7 people
    $83,008
  2. Senior Comm. Dispatch$59,665 to $72,521 · 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 Eureka pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Humboldt County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Eureka took home $10,564 more than the Humboldt County median and $27,557 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Eureka

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Eureka?

911 dispatchers at Eureka who worked the full year took home a median of $93,351 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $54,271 to $72,521.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Eureka earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $16,522 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $62,510.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Eureka get?

The most common pension formula among Eureka's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $6,372 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Humboldt County

Sources for the Eureka figures

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

How we read the data