Palo Alto 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Palo Alto is a city in Santa Clara County. 19 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Palo Alto in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $192,854, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$109,441 to $256,942
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of Palo Alto's 911 dispatchers (13 of 19) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher - II, with an official range of $115,502 to $156,968. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $183,610, $26,642 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 19
- 17 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $38,381
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $66,469 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $29,462
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Palo Alto 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
- Public Safety Dispatcher - Ifewer than 5
- Public Safety Dispatcher - II$183,610
- Public Safety Dispatcher-Leadfewer than 5
- Communications Officerfewer than 5
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Palo Alto pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Santa Clara County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Palo Alto next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Palo Alto$192,854
- All employers in Santa Clara County$168,647
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Palo Alto took home $24,207 more than the Santa Clara County median and $71,946 more than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Palo Alto
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Palo Alto?
911 dispatchers at Palo Alto who worked the full year took home a median of $192,854 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $109,441 to $256,942.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Palo Alto earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $38,381 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $149,485.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Palo Alto get?
The most common pension formula among Palo Alto's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $66,469 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Palo Alto figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto.