Newport Beach 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Newport Beach is a city in Orange County. 15 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Newport Beach in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $150,879, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$71,305 to $115,334

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$150,879

median base $98,537 · median overtime $26,459

Most of Newport Beach's 911 dispatchers (12 of 15) hold the title Police Dispatcher, with an official range of $71,305 to $100,318. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $142,992, $42,674 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
15
11 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$26,459
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $8,976 a year
Health, dental and vision
$12,410
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Newport Beach 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. Police Dispatcher$71,305 to $100,318 · 12 people
    $142,992
  2. Police Dispatcher, Senior$81,968 to $115,334 · 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 Newport Beach pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Orange County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Newport Beach took home $22,433 more than the Orange County median and $29,971 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Newport Beach

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Newport Beach?

911 dispatchers at Newport Beach who worked the full year took home a median of $150,879 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $71,305 to $115,334.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Newport Beach earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $26,459 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $98,537.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Newport Beach get?

The most common pension formula among Newport Beach's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $8,976 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Newport Beach figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Newport Beach 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 Newport Beach.

How we read the data