Mendocino County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
17 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Mendocino County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $99,429, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$55,245 to $83,075
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
- 911 dispatchers
- 17
- 9 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $16,043
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 57
- employer pays a median $34,676 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $11,706
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Mendocino 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
- 7074 Public Safety Dispatcherfewer than 5
- 7075 Public Safety Dispatcher 3%fewer than 5
- 7076 Public Safety Dispatcher 5%fewer than 5
- 7080 Public Safety Dispatcher 10%fewer than 5
- 7082 Public Safety Dispatcher 13%fewer than 5
- 7083 Public Safety Dispatcher 15%fewer than 5
- 7175 Public Safety Dispatcher 17%fewer than 5
- 7194 Public Safety Dispatcher 18%fewer than 5
- 7195 Public Safety Dispatcher 20%fewer than 5
- 7169 Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor 7%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 Mendocino County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Mendocino County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Mendocino County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Mendocino County$99,429
- All employers in Mendocino County$104,002
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Mendocino County took home $4,573 less than the Mendocino County median and $21,479 less than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Mendocino County
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Mendocino County?
911 dispatchers at Mendocino County who worked the full year took home a median of $99,429 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $55,245 to $83,075.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Mendocino County earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $16,043 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $72,686.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Mendocino County get?
The most common pension formula among Mendocino County's 911 dispatchers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $34,676 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in Mendocino County
Sources for the Mendocino County figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Mendocino 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 Mendocino County.