Santa Monica 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Santa Monica is a city in Los Angeles County. 31 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Santa Monica in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $136,740, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$78,336 to $163,416

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$136,740

median base $95,527 · median overtime $44,726

Most of Santa Monica's 911 dispatchers (23 of 31) hold the title 4121 Public Safety Dispatcher, with an official range of $78,336 to $96,708. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $134,004, $37,296 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
31
23 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$44,726
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $11,139 a year
Health, dental and vision
$15,129
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Santa Monica 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. 4121 Public Safety Dispatcher$78,336 to $96,708 · 23 people
    $134,004
  2. 9178 Public Safety Dispatcher$78,336 to $96,708 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. 8078 Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor$94,620 to $116,820 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. 1339 Computer Aided Dispatch Admin$112,608 to $139,020 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. 1192 Public Safety Dispatch Admin$132,372 to $163,416 · 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 Monica pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Santa Monica took home $17,241 more than the Los Angeles County median and $15,832 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Santa Monica

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Santa Monica?

911 dispatchers at Santa Monica who worked the full year took home a median of $136,740 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $78,336 to $163,416.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Santa Monica earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $44,726 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $95,527.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Santa Monica get?

The most common pension formula among Santa Monica's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $11,139 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Santa Monica figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Santa Monica 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 Monica.

How we read the data