Orange County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

71 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Orange County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $109,594, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$46,093 to $117,562

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$109,594

median base $93,952 · median overtime $7,943

Most of Orange County's 911 dispatchers (45 of 71) hold the title Radio Dispatcher, with an official range of $76,190 to $102,731. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $109,356, $6,625 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
71
54 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$7,943
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
1.62% at 65
employer pays a median $7,598 a year
Health, dental and vision
$14,264
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Orange 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

  1. Dispatch Services Operator$46,093 to $61,443 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Sheriff's Call Taker$53,643 to $71,843 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Radio Dispatcher Trainee$63,045 to $84,968 · 12 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Public Safety Dispatcher$70,221 to $94,661 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Radio Dispatcher$76,190 to $102,731 · 45 people
    $109,356
  6. Supvg Radio Dispatcher$87,235 to $117,562 · 6 people
    $128,349

official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Orange County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Orange County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Orange County took home $18,852 less than the Orange County median and $11,314 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Orange County

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Orange County?

911 dispatchers at Orange County who worked the full year took home a median of $109,594 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $46,093 to $117,562.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Orange County earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $7,943 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $93,952.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Orange County get?

The most common pension formula among Orange County's 911 dispatchers is 1.62% at 65, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $7,598 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Orange County

Sources for the Orange County figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Orange 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Orange County.

How we read the data