Murrieta 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Murrieta is a city in Riverside County. 41 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Murrieta in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $108,888, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$66,481 to $112,820

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$108,888

median base $87,676 · median overtime $9,307

Most of Murrieta's 911 dispatchers (29 of 41) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher II, with an official range of $73,129 to $88,889. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $108,118, $19,229 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
41
35 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$9,307
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $11,565 a year
Health, dental and vision
$22,251
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Murrieta 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$66,481 to $80,808 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Public Safety Dispatcher II$73,129 to $88,889 · 29 people
    $108,118
  3. Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor$92,817 to $112,820 · 8 people
    $135,465

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

Does Murrieta pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Riverside County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Murrieta took home $1,496 less than the Riverside County median and $12,020 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Murrieta

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Murrieta?

911 dispatchers at Murrieta who worked the full year took home a median of $108,888 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $66,481 to $112,820.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Murrieta earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $9,307 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $87,676.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Murrieta get?

The most common pension formula among Murrieta's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $11,565 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Murrieta figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Murrieta 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 Murrieta.

How we read the data