San Francisco 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
San Francisco is a city in San Francisco County. 231 people worked as 911 dispatchers for San Francisco in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $183,150, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$79,196 to $160,368
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of San Francisco's 911 dispatchers (195 of 231) hold the title Public Safetycomm Disp, with an official range of $111,826 to $142,740. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $175,683, $32,943 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 231
- 162 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $38,354
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 58
- employer pays a median $21,260 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $19,828
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at San Francisco 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
- Communications Dispatcher 2fewer than 5
- Fire Alarm Dispatcherfewer than 5
- Public Safetycomm Disp$175,683
- Public Safetycomm Supervisor$217,231
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does San Francisco pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Francisco County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: San Francisco next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- San Francisco$183,150
- All employers in San Francisco County$183,150
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at San Francisco took home the same as the San Francisco County median and $62,242 more than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at San Francisco
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at San Francisco?
911 dispatchers at San Francisco who worked the full year took home a median of $183,150 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $79,196 to $160,368.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at San Francisco earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $38,354 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $139,922.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at San Francisco get?
The most common pension formula among San Francisco's 911 dispatchers is 2.7% at 58, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $21,260 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in San Francisco County
Sources for the San Francisco figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at San Francisco 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 Francisco.