Merced 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Merced is a city in Merced County. 20 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Merced in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $73,668, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$52,432 to $77,349
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
The largest group of Merced's 911 dispatchers (10 of 20) hold the title Dispatcher II, with an official range of $57,798 to $70,253. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $73,466, $3,213 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 20
- 13 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $4,662
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $6,640 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $16,208
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Merced 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
- Dispatcher Ifewer than 5
- Temp Dispatcher Ifewer than 5
- Dispatcher II$73,466
- Temp Dispatcher IIfewer than 5
- Lead Dispatcherfewer than 5
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Merced pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Merced County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Merced next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Merced$73,668
- All employers in Merced County$78,715
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Merced took home $5,047 less than the Merced County median and $47,240 less than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Merced
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Merced?
911 dispatchers at Merced who worked the full year took home a median of $73,668 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $52,432 to $77,349.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Merced earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $4,662 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $61,715.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Merced get?
The most common pension formula among Merced's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $6,640 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in Merced County
Sources for the Merced figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Merced 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 Merced.