Richmond 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Richmond is a city in Contra Costa County. 17 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Richmond in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $201,950, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$75,092 to $131,521

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$201,950

median base $113,042 · median overtime $79,268

911 dispatchers
17
8 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$79,268
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $39,355 a year
Health, dental and vision
$32,472
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Richmond 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. Communications Dispatcher I$75,092 to $91,274 · 7 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Communications Dispatcher II$98,590 to $119,837 · 7 people
    $197,208
  3. Communications Dispatcher III$108,202 to $131,521 · 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 Richmond pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Contra Costa County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Richmond took home $46,020 more than the Contra Costa County median and $81,042 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Richmond

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Richmond?

911 dispatchers at Richmond who worked the full year took home a median of $201,950 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $75,092 to $131,521.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Richmond earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $79,268 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $113,042.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Richmond get?

The most common pension formula among Richmond's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $39,355 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Contra Costa County

Sources for the Richmond figures

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

How we read the data