Lake County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

8 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Lake County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $104,606, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$53,997 to $84,011

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$104,606

median base $66,925 · median overtime $32,055

Most of Lake County's 911 dispatchers (5 of 8) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher II, with an official range of $61,090 to $74,256. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $102,735, $28,479 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
8
7 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$32,055
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $7,227 a year
Health, dental and vision
$14,036
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Lake 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. Public Safety Dispatcher I$53,997 to $65,624 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Public Safety Dispatcher II$61,090 to $74,256 · 5 people
    $102,735
  3. Supervising Public Safety Dispatcher$69,118 to $84,011 · 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 Lake County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Lake County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Lake County took home $10,561 more than the Lake County median and $16,302 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Lake County

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Lake County?

911 dispatchers at Lake County who worked the full year took home a median of $104,606 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $53,997 to $84,011.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Lake County earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $32,055 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $66,925.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Lake County get?

The most common pension formula among Lake County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $7,227 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Lake County

Sources for the Lake County figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Lake 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 Lake County.

How we read the data