Sacramento County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

129 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Sacramento County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $111,368, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$49,611 to $103,481

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$111,368

median base $77,745 · median overtime $6,777

The largest group of Sacramento County's 911 dispatchers (54 of 129) hold the title Sheriff 911 Call Dispatcher, with an official range of $70,282 to $85,441. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $106,880, $21,439 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
129
79 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$6,777
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2.5% at 67
employer pays a median $7,996 a year
Health, dental and vision
$24,102
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Sacramento 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. Communication Operator Dispatch Lv I$49,611 to $60,322 · 19 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Communication Operator Dispatch Lv II$56,292 to $68,445 · 13 people
    $67,021
  3. Communication Operator Dispatch Rng B$59,988 to $72,913 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Sheriff 911 Call Dispatcher$70,282 to $85,441 · 54 people
    $106,880
  5. Supervisor Communication Ops Dispatcher$71,973 to $87,466 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  6. Sheriff Communication Dispatcher$85,128 to $103,481 · 35 people
    $122,954

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

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

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Sacramento County took home $1,032 more than the Sacramento County median and $9,540 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Sacramento County

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Sacramento County?

911 dispatchers at Sacramento County who worked the full year took home a median of $111,368 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $49,611 to $103,481.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Sacramento County earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $6,777 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $77,745.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Sacramento County get?

The most common pension formula among Sacramento County's 911 dispatchers is 2.5% at 67, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $7,996 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Sacramento County

Sources for the Sacramento County figures

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

How we read the data