Fresno County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
61 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Fresno County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $100,462, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$53,300 to $89,284
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
- 911 dispatchers
- 61
- 33 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $21,390
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $30,900 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $11,188
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Fresno County 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
- Communications Dispatcher Ifewer than 5
- Communications Dispatcher II$77,159
- Communications Dispatcher III$99,803
- Communications Dispatcher Spec$103,583
- Supvsng Communications Dispatcher$119,646
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Fresno County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Fresno County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Fresno County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Fresno County$100,462
- All employers in Fresno County$83,646
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Fresno County took home $16,816 more than the Fresno County median and $20,446 less than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Fresno County
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Fresno County?
911 dispatchers at Fresno County who worked the full year took home a median of $100,462 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $53,300 to $89,284.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Fresno County earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $21,390 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $70,811.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Fresno County get?
The most common pension formula among Fresno County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $30,900 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Fresno County figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Fresno County 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 Fresno County.