Santa Maria 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County. 19 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Santa Maria in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $149,624, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$65,395 to $112,703
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of Santa Maria's 911 dispatchers (13 of 19) hold the title Dispatcher Il, with an official range of $84,063 to $102,179. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $145,286, $43,107 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 19
- 16 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $33,072
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 55
- employer pays a median $13,228 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $21,544
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Santa Maria 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
- Certified Dispatch Aidefewer than 5
- Dispatcher Ifewer than 5
- Dispatcher Il$145,286
- Senior Dispatcherfewer 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 Maria pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Santa Barbara County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Santa Maria next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Santa Maria$149,624
- All employers in Santa Barbara County$128,698
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Santa Maria took home $20,926 more than the Santa Barbara County median and $28,716 more than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Santa Maria
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Santa Maria?
911 dispatchers at Santa Maria who worked the full year took home a median of $149,624 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $65,395 to $112,703.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Santa Maria earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $33,072 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $95,088.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Santa Maria get?
The most common pension formula among Santa Maria's 911 dispatchers is 2.7% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $13,228 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in Santa Barbara County
Sources for the Santa Maria figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria.