Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency is a joint powers authority in Shasta County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 51 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $111,695, overtime included.
Official pay range2
$59,800 to $99,154
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency's 911 dispatchers (27 of 51) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher, with an official range of $59,800 to $76,294. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $86,756, $10,462 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 51
- 28 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $29,505
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $6,024 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $12,768
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency 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.2
- Public Safety Dispatcher$86,756
- Public Safety Dispatcher All$112,400
- Supervising Public Safety Dispatcher$150,745
- Public Safety Dispatcher All Ehnot reported
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Shasta County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2
- Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency$111,695
- All employers in Shasta County$111,695
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency took home the same as the Shasta County median and $9,213 less than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency?
911 dispatchers at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency who worked the full year took home a median of $111,695 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $59,800 to $99,154.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $29,505 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $71,888.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency get?
The most common pension formula among Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid a median $6,024 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency 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.
- California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency.