Placer County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

28 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Placer County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $133,187, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$57,616 to $119,933

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$133,187

median base $82,243 · median overtime $35,268

Most of Placer County's 911 dispatchers (15 of 28) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher - II, with an official range of $79,019 to $98,675. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $129,826, $31,151 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
28
15 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$35,268
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $32,485 a year
Health, dental and vision
$15,218
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Placer 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. Administrative Dispatcher$57,616 to $71,947 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Public Safety Dispatcher - I$71,656 to $89,482 · 6 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Public Safety Dispatcher - II$79,019 to $98,675 · 15 people
    $129,826
  4. Public Safety Dispatcher - Supervising$87,131 to $108,805 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Dispatch Services Supervisor$96,054 to $119,933 · 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 Placer County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Placer County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Placer County took home $15,268 more than the Placer County median and $12,279 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Placer County

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Placer County?

911 dispatchers at Placer County who worked the full year took home a median of $133,187 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $57,616 to $119,933.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Placer County earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $35,268 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $82,243.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Placer County get?

The most common pension formula among Placer County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $32,485 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Placer County figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Placer 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 Placer County.

How we read the data