Folsom 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Folsom is a city in Sacramento County. 16 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Folsom in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $114,416, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$66,788 to $111,172

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$114,416

median base $88,181 · median overtime $8,960

Most of Folsom's 911 dispatchers (12 of 16) hold the title Dispatcher II 38D, with an official range of $76,313 to $96,671. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $111,945, $15,274 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
16
14 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$8,960
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $43,197 a year
Health, dental and vision
$18,746
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Folsom 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. Dispatcher I 36D$66,788 to $66,788 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Dispatcher II 38D$76,313 to $96,671 · 12 people
    $111,945
  3. Communications Supervisor 49D$87,757 to $111,172 · 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 Folsom pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Sacramento County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Folsom took home $4,080 more than the Sacramento County median and $6,492 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Folsom

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Folsom?

911 dispatchers at Folsom who worked the full year took home a median of $114,416 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $66,788 to $111,172.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Folsom earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $8,960 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $88,181.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Folsom get?

The most common pension formula among Folsom's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $43,197 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Folsom figures

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

How we read the data