North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority is a joint powers authority in San Diego County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 32 people worked as 911 dispatchers for North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $126,143, overtime included.

Official pay range2

$73,400 to $107,731

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers2

$126,143

median base $81,950 · median overtime $29,305

Most of North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority's 911 dispatchers (28 of 32) hold the title Fire Communications Dispatcher, with an official range of $73,400 to $93,679. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $121,016, $27,337 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
32
12 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$29,305
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $7,082 a year
Health, dental and vision
$13,200
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority 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.2

  1. Fire Communications Dispatcher$73,400 to $93,679 · 28 people
    $121,016
  2. Fire Communications Supervisor$84,410 to $107,731 · 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 North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Diego County?

Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2

Full-year 911 dispatchers at North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority took home $12,313 more than the San Diego County median and $5,235 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority?

911 dispatchers at North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority who worked the full year took home a median of $126,143 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $73,400 to $107,731.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $29,305 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $81,950.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority get?

The most common pension formula among North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid a median $7,082 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority 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. California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
  2. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority.

How we read the data