Kern County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

74 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Kern County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $101,712, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$51,056 to $89,152

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$101,712

median base $68,590 · median overtime $13,792

The largest group of Kern County's 911 dispatchers (12 of 74) hold the title Sheriff's Dispatcher II, with an official range of $71,596 to $71,596. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $101,854, $30,258 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
74
46 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$13,792
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
1.62% at 65
employer pays a median $31,550 a year
Health, dental and vision
$14,144
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Kern 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

  1. Sheriff's Dispatch Assistant$51,056 to $51,056 · 11 people
    $75,956
  2. Fire Dispatch Assistant$56,370 to $56,370 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Sheriff's Dispatcher I$56,411 to $56,411 · 9 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Fire Dispatcher I$66,095 to $66,095 · 7 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Sheriff's Dispatcher II$71,596 to $71,596 · 12 people
    $101,854
  6. Fire Dispatcher II$73,028 to $73,028 · 12 people
    $100,160
  7. Sheriff's Senior Dispatcher$80,688 to $80,688 · 8 people
    $121,097
  8. Sheriff's Dispatch Supervisor$89,152 to $89,152 · 5 people
    $127,739
  9. Supervising Fire Dispatcher$89,152 to $89,152 · 6 people
    $111,932

official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Kern County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Kern County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Kern County took home $14,100 more than the Kern County median and $19,196 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Kern County

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Kern County?

911 dispatchers at Kern County who worked the full year took home a median of $101,712 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $51,056 to $89,152.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Kern County earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $13,792 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $68,590.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Kern County get?

The most common pension formula among Kern County's 911 dispatchers is 1.62% at 65, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $31,550 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Kern County

Sources for the Kern County figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Kern 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Kern County.

How we read the data