Riverside County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

245 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Riverside County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $108,471, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$56,851 to $143,792

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$108,471

median base $79,106 · median overtime $19,601

The largest group of Riverside County's 911 dispatchers (61 of 245) hold the title Sheriff's 911 Communication Officer II, with an official range of $68,979 to $94,463. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $91,498, within the range.

911 dispatchers
245
149 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$19,601
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $18,894 a year
Health, dental and vision
$11,160
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Riverside 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. Sheriff's 911 Call Taker$56,851 to $76,948 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Fire Communications Dispatcher I$62,994 to $86,268 · 33 people
    $72,784
  3. Sheriff's 911 Communication Officer I$62,994 to $86,268 · 32 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Fire Communications Dispatcher II$68,979 to $94,463 · 26 people
    $96,374
  5. Sheriff's 911 Communication Officer II$68,979 to $94,463 · 61 people
    $91,498
  6. Sheriff's 911 Communication Officer II A$73,117 to $100,131 · 6 people
    fewer than 5
  7. Sheriff's 911 Communication Officer II B$76,566 to $104,854 · 22 people
    $120,246
  8. Senior Fire Communication Dispatcher$80,778 to $110,621 · 12 people
    $124,959
  9. Senior Sheriff's 911 Communication Officer A (D)$85,624 to $117,258 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  10. Senior Sheriff's 911 Communication Officer B (D)$89,663 to $122,789 · 15 people
    $132,820
  11. Fire Communications Supervisor$94,595 to $129,543 · 7 people
    $171,197
  12. Sheriff Communications Supervisor$94,595 to $129,543 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  13. Sheriff's Communication Supervisor A (D)$100,270 to $137,315 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  14. Sheriff's Communication Supervisor B (D)$105,000 to $143,792 · 19 people
    $159,477

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

Does Riverside County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Riverside County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Riverside County took home $1,913 less than the Riverside County median and $12,437 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Riverside County

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Riverside County?

911 dispatchers at Riverside County who worked the full year took home a median of $108,471 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $56,851 to $143,792.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Riverside County earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $19,601 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $79,106.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Riverside County get?

The most common pension formula among Riverside County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $18,894 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Riverside County

Sources for the Riverside County figures

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

How we read the data