San Joaquin County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

37 people worked as 911 dispatchers for San Joaquin County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $93,107, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$55,984 to $101,513

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$93,107

median base $82,191 · median overtime $9,262

The largest group of San Joaquin County's 911 dispatchers (18 of 37) hold the title Communications Dispatcher II, with an official range of $65,744 to $79,913. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $86,616, $6,703 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
37
28 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$9,262
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $39,562 a year
Health, dental and vision
$19,236
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at San Joaquin 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. Communications Dispatcher I$55,984 to $68,049 · 6 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Communications Dispatcher II$65,744 to $79,913 · 18 people
    $86,616
  3. Communications Dispatcher III$70,063 to $85,162 · 6 people
    $97,629
  4. Communications Dispatcher IV$83,515 to $101,513 · 7 people
    $110,323

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

Does San Joaquin County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Joaquin County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at San Joaquin County took home $27,147 less than the San Joaquin County median and $27,801 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at San Joaquin County

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at San Joaquin County?

911 dispatchers at San Joaquin County who worked the full year took home a median of $93,107 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $55,984 to $101,513.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at San Joaquin County earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $9,262 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $82,191.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at San Joaquin County get?

The most common pension formula among San Joaquin County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $39,562 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in San Joaquin County

Sources for the San Joaquin County figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County.

How we read the data