Oakland 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Oakland is a city in Alameda County. 118 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Oakland in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $156,935, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$93,619 to $146,390
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of Oakland's 911 dispatchers (81 of 118) hold the title Police Communications Dispatcher, with an official range of $107,297 to $118,704. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $158,437, $39,733 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 118
- 75 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $31,213
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $47,888 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $25,005
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Oakland 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
- Police Communications Operatorfewer than 5
- Police Communications Dispatcher, Seniorfewer than 5
- Fire Communications Dispatcher$145,061
- Police Communications Dispatcher$158,437
- Police Communications Supervisorfewer than 5
- Fire Communications Supervisorfewer than 5
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Oakland pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Alameda County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Oakland next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Oakland$156,935
- All employers in Alameda County$152,215
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Oakland took home $4,720 more than the Alameda County median and $36,027 more than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Oakland
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Oakland?
911 dispatchers at Oakland who worked the full year took home a median of $156,935 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $93,619 to $146,390.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Oakland earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $31,213 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $115,690.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Oakland get?
The most common pension formula among Oakland's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $47,888 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in Alameda County
Sources for the Oakland figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Oakland 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 Oakland.