San Jose 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
San Jose is a city in Santa Clara County. 107 people worked as 911 dispatchers for San Jose in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $155,969, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$98,564 to $178,280
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of San Jose's 911 dispatchers (65 of 107) hold the title Police Radio Dispatcher Ft, with an official range of $109,418 to $133,049. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $146,490, $13,441 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 107
- 88 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $14,066
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $9,825 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $11,909
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at San Jose 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
- Pol Radio Dispatcher Traineefewer than 5
- Police Radio Dispatcher Ft$146,490
- Police Radio Dispatcher Ptfewer than 5
- Senior Police Dispatcher Ft$173,882
- Senior Pub Safe Dispatch$172,464
- Supervising Police Dispatcher$190,976
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does San Jose pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Santa Clara County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: San Jose next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- San Jose$155,969
- All employers in Santa Clara County$168,647
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at San Jose took home $12,678 less than the Santa Clara County median and $35,061 more than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at San Jose
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at San Jose?
911 dispatchers at San Jose who worked the full year took home a median of $155,969 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $98,564 to $178,280.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at San Jose earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $14,066 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $130,751.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at San Jose get?
The most common pension formula among San Jose's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $9,825 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in Santa Clara County
Sources for the San Jose figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at San Jose 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 Jose.