Foster City 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Foster City is a city in San Mateo County. 8 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Foster City in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $155,554, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$105,712 to $154,653
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
- 911 dispatchers
- 8
- 6 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $15,937
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 55
- employer pays a median $15,744 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $37,335
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Foster City 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 Dispatcherfewer than 5
- Police Lead Dispatcherfewer than 5
- Police 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 Foster City pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Mateo County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Foster City next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Foster City$155,554
- All employers in San Mateo County$172,931
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Foster City took home $17,377 less than the San Mateo County median and $34,646 more than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Foster City
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Foster City?
911 dispatchers at Foster City who worked the full year took home a median of $155,554 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $105,712 to $154,653.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Foster City earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $15,937 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $126,466.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Foster City get?
The most common pension formula among Foster City's 911 dispatchers is 2.7% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $15,744 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in San Mateo County
Sources for the Foster City figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Foster City 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 Foster City.