Orange 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Orange is a city in Orange County. 19 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Orange in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $119,625, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$71,292 to $104,016
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of Orange's 911 dispatchers (15 of 19) hold the title Police Dispatcher, with an official range of $71,292 to $95,088. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $119,612, $24,524 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 19
- 15 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $9,944
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $12,507 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $11,655
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Orange 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 Dispatcher$119,612
- Police Dispatch Shift 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 Orange pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Orange County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Orange next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Orange$119,625
- All employers in Orange County$128,446
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Orange took home $8,821 less than the Orange County median and $1,283 less than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Orange
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Orange?
911 dispatchers at Orange who worked the full year took home a median of $119,625 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $71,292 to $104,016.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Orange earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $9,944 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $93,576.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Orange get?
The most common pension formula among Orange's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $12,507 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in Orange County
- Orange County Fire Authority$201,290 median take-home
- Costa Mesa$180,477 median take-home
- Laguna Beach$152,835 median take-home
- Irvine$152,535 median take-home
- Buena Park$151,536 median take-home
- Newport Beach$150,879 median take-home
- Teacher salaries in Orange CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Orange figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Orange 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 Orange.