Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority is a joint powers authority in Sonoma County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 33 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $124,138, overtime included.
Official pay range2
$77,834 to $136,022
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority's 911 dispatchers (29 of 33) hold the title Communications Dispatcher, with an official range of $77,834 to $105,934. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $123,819, $17,885 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 33
- 15 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $19,874
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- Not reported
- most common, as reported
- Health, dental and vision
- $18,218
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority 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.2
- Communications Dispatcher$123,819
- Communications 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 Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Sonoma County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2
- Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority$124,138
- All employers in Sonoma County$125,767
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority took home $1,629 less than the Sonoma County median and $3,230 more than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority?
911 dispatchers at Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority who worked the full year took home a median of $124,138 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $77,834 to $136,022.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $19,874 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $100,981.
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Sources for the Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority 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.
- California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority.