San Bruno 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

San Bruno is a city in San Mateo County. 14 people worked as 911 dispatchers for San Bruno in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $170,993, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$87,793 to $162,225

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$170,993

median base $117,821 · median overtime $43,355

911 dispatchers
14
5 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$43,355
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $15,537 a year
Health, dental and vision
$30,960
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at San Bruno 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. Public Safety Dispatcher$87,793 to $107,730 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Public Safety Dispatcher II$96,556 to $118,483 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Per-Diem Dispatcher$111,550 to $111,550 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Public Safety Dispatcher - Per$111,550 to $111,550 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Police Records/Dispatch Supervisor$132,190 to $162,225 · 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 San Bruno pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Mateo County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at San Bruno took home $1,938 less than the San Mateo County median and $50,085 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at San Bruno

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at San Bruno?

911 dispatchers at San Bruno who worked the full year took home a median of $170,993 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $87,793 to $162,225.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at San Bruno earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $43,355 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $117,821.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at San Bruno get?

The most common pension formula among San Bruno's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $15,537 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in San Mateo County

Sources for the San Bruno figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at San Bruno 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 San Bruno.

How we read the data