Fontana 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County. 29 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Fontana in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $88,785, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$52,146 to $103,709
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
The largest group of Fontana's 911 dispatchers (11 of 29) hold the title Police Dispatcher II, with an official range of $68,474 to $83,262. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $90,014, $6,752 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 29
- 19 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $5,560
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $8,101 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $13,670
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Fontana 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
- Police Dispatch Call Takerfewer than 5
- On-Call Police Dispatcherfewer than 5
- Police Dispatcher Ifewer than 5
- Police Dispatcher II$90,014
- Dispatch Supervisorfewer than 5
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Fontana pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Bernardino County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Fontana next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Fontana$88,785
- All employers in San Bernardino County$107,281
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Fontana took home $18,496 less than the San Bernardino County median and $32,123 less than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Fontana
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Fontana?
911 dispatchers at Fontana who worked the full year took home a median of $88,785 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $52,146 to $103,709.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Fontana earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $5,560 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $79,933.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Fontana get?
The most common pension formula among Fontana's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $8,101 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in San Bernardino County
Sources for the Fontana figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Fontana 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Fontana.