San Bernardino 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
San Bernardino is a city in San Bernardino County. 33 people worked as 911 dispatchers for San Bernardino in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $100,242, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$56,733 to $98,757
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of San Bernardino's 911 dispatchers (18 of 33) hold the title Police Dispatcher II, with an official range of $66,217 to $80,489. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $91,919, $11,430 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 33
- 16 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $24,687
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $8,453 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $8,666
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at San Bernardino 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
- Police Dispatcher I (Flex)fewer than 5
- Police Dispatcher II$91,919
- Police Dispatcher II (Pt)fewer than 5
- Police Dispatch 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 San Bernardino pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Bernardino County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: San Bernardino next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- San Bernardino$100,242
- All employers in San Bernardino County$107,281
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at San Bernardino took home $7,039 less than the San Bernardino County median and $20,666 less than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at San Bernardino
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at San Bernardino?
911 dispatchers at San Bernardino who worked the full year took home a median of $100,242 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $56,733 to $98,757.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at San Bernardino earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $24,687 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $71,710.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at San Bernardino get?
The most common pension formula among San Bernardino's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $8,453 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in San Bernardino County
Sources for the San Bernardino figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at San Bernardino 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by San Bernardino.