Orange County Fire Authority 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Orange County Fire Authority is a joint powers authority in Orange County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 42 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Orange County Fire Authority in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $201,290, overtime included.
Official pay range2
$68,155 to $102,315
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of Orange County Fire Authority's 911 dispatchers (36 of 42) hold the title Fire Communications Dispatcher, with an official range of $68,155 to $91,853. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $201,772, $109,919 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 42
- 28 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $87,701
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2.5% at 67
- employer pays a median $20,635 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $11,045
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Orange County Fire 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
- Fire Communications Dispatcher$201,772
- Fire Communications Supervisor$200,807
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Orange County Fire Authority pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Orange County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Orange County Fire Authority next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2
- Orange County Fire Authority$201,290
- All employers in Orange County$128,446
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Orange County Fire Authority took home $72,844 more than the Orange County median and $80,382 more than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Orange County Fire Authority
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Orange County Fire Authority?
911 dispatchers at Orange County Fire Authority who worked the full year took home a median of $201,290 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $68,155 to $102,315.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Orange County Fire Authority earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $87,701 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $92,372.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Orange County Fire Authority get?
The most common pension formula among Orange County Fire Authority's 911 dispatchers is 2.5% at 67, as reported by the agency. The employer paid a median $20,635 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Orange County Fire Authority figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Orange County Fire 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.
- California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Orange County Fire Authority.