Los Angeles County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

191 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Los Angeles County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $110,961, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$54,648 to $101,964

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$110,961

median base $92,268 · median overtime $16,196

The largest group of Los Angeles County's 911 dispatchers (75 of 191) hold the title Fire Dispatcher II, with an official range of $64,308 to $86,652. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $104,853, $18,201 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
191
161 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$16,196
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $8,846 a year
Health, dental and vision
$25,226
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Los Angeles 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. Fire Dispatcher I$54,648 to $73,644 · 17 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Public Response Dispatcher I$54,648 to $73,644 · 13 people
    $82,118
  3. Fire Dispatcher II$64,308 to $86,652 · 75 people
    $104,853
  4. Public Response Dispatcher II$64,308 to $86,652 · 53 people
    $110,294
  5. Fire Dispatcher Specialist$69,586 to $93,779 · 6 people
    $122,754
  6. Public Response Dispatcher Spec$69,586 to $93,779 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  7. Supervising Fire Dispatcher$71,676 to $96,588 · 14 people
    $145,859
  8. Supervising Public Response Dispatcher$71,676 to $96,588 · 8 people
    $137,247
  9. Head Fire Dispatcher$75,672 to $101,964 · 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 Los Angeles County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Los Angeles County took home $8,538 less than the Los Angeles County median and $9,947 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Los Angeles County

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Los Angeles County?

911 dispatchers at Los Angeles County who worked the full year took home a median of $110,961 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $54,648 to $101,964.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Los Angeles County earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $16,196 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $92,268.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Los Angeles County get?

The most common pension formula among Los Angeles County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $8,846 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Los Angeles County figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County.

How we read the data