Santa Clara County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

108 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Santa Clara County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $176,159, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$101,758 to $187,410

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$176,159

median base $142,741 · median overtime $17,765

The largest group of Santa Clara County's 911 dispatchers (34 of 108) hold the title Communications Dispatcher II, with an official range of $120,241 to $145,540. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $160,504, $14,964 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
108
75 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$17,765
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $12,506 a year
Health, dental and vision
$24,109
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Santa Clara 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$101,758 to $123,049 · 22 people
    $125,530
  2. Communications Officer$114,462 to $139,179 · 8 people
    $136,503
  3. Communications Dispatcher II$120,241 to $145,540 · 34 people
    $160,504
  4. Communications Dispatcher III$127,974 to $154,839 · 28 people
    $188,819
  5. Senior Communications Dispatcher$140,654 to $170,204 · 6 people
    fewer than 5
  6. Supervising Communications Dispatcher$154,165 to $187,410 · 9 people
    $202,940
  7. Supervising Communications Dispatcher - Eh$154,165 to $187,410 · 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 Santa Clara County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Santa Clara County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Santa Clara County took home $7,512 more than the Santa Clara County median and $55,251 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Santa Clara County

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Santa Clara County?

911 dispatchers at Santa Clara County who worked the full year took home a median of $176,159 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $101,758 to $187,410.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Santa Clara County earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $17,765 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $142,741.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Santa Clara County get?

The most common pension formula among Santa Clara County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $12,506 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Santa Clara County figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County.

How we read the data