Fullerton 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Fullerton is a city in Orange County. 13 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Fullerton in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $104,457, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$61,491 to $89,105

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$104,457

median base $78,123 · median overtime $17,370

Most of Fullerton's 911 dispatchers (10 of 13) hold the title Police Dispatcher, with an official range of $61,491 to $80,440. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $103,380, $22,940 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
13
11 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$17,370
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 50
employer pays a median $4,018 a year
Health, dental and vision
$8,373
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Fullerton 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. Police Dispatcher$61,491 to $80,440 · 10 people
    $103,380
  2. Lead Police Dispatcher$68,110 to $89,105 · 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 Fullerton pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Orange County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Fullerton took home $23,989 less than the Orange County median and $16,451 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Fullerton

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Fullerton?

911 dispatchers at Fullerton who worked the full year took home a median of $104,457 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $61,491 to $89,105.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Fullerton earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $17,370 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $78,123.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Fullerton get?

The most common pension formula among Fullerton's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 50, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $4,018 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Fullerton figures

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

How we read the data