Nevada County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
13 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Nevada County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $117,702, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$63,687 to $104,871
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
- 911 dispatchers
- 13
- 7 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $36,929
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $33,102 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $14,681
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Nevada 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
- Sheriff Dispatcher Ifewer than 5
- Sheriff Dispatcher IIfewer than 5
- Sheriff Dispatcher Seniorfewer than 5
- Supervising Dispatcherfewer than 5
- Temporary Sheriff Dispatcher IInot reported
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Nevada County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Nevada County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Nevada County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Nevada County$117,702
- All employers in Nevada County$117,702
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Nevada County took home the same as the Nevada County median and $3,206 less than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Nevada County
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Nevada County?
911 dispatchers at Nevada County who worked the full year took home a median of $117,702 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $63,687 to $104,871.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Nevada County earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $36,929 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $78,245.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Nevada County get?
The most common pension formula among Nevada County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $33,102 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in Nevada County
Sources for the Nevada County figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Nevada 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 Nevada County.