Petaluma 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County. 21 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Petaluma in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $123,314, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$76,502 to $112,320

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$123,314

median base $88,672 · median overtime $12,838

Most of Petaluma's 911 dispatchers (15 of 21) hold the title Pub Safety Dispatch, with an official range of $76,502 to $93,080. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $128,963, $35,883 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
21
8 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$12,838
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $9,297 a year
Health, dental and vision
$2,337
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Petaluma 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. Pt Pub Safety Dispatcher$76,502 to $93,080 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Pub Safety Dispatch$76,502 to $93,080 · 15 people
    $128,963
  3. Public Safety Communications Supervisor$92,290 to $112,320 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

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

Does Petaluma pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Sonoma County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Petaluma took home $2,453 less than the Sonoma County median and $2,406 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Petaluma

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Petaluma?

911 dispatchers at Petaluma who worked the full year took home a median of $123,314 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $76,502 to $112,320.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Petaluma earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $12,838 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $88,672.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Petaluma get?

The most common pension formula among Petaluma's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $9,297 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Petaluma figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Petaluma 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 Petaluma.

How we read the data