Solano County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

23 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Solano County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $132,392, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$65,485 to $126,262

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$132,392

median base $91,296 · median overtime $10,638

The largest group of Solano County's 911 dispatchers (11 of 23) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher (Sr), with an official range of $80,734 to $98,133. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $126,236, $28,103 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
23
10 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$10,638
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $11,235 a year
Health, dental and vision
$2,276
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Solano 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. Public Safety Dispatcher(Entry)$65,485 to $79,598 · 6 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Public Safety Dispatcher$75,652 to $91,955 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Public Safety Dispatcher (Sr)$80,734 to $98,133 · 11 people
    $126,236
  4. Public Safety Dispatcher(Spvsg)$91,886 to $111,688 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Communications Supervisor$103,876 to $126,262 · 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 Solano County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Solano County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Solano County took home $1,830 less than the Solano County median and $11,484 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Solano County

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Solano County?

911 dispatchers at Solano County who worked the full year took home a median of $132,392 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $65,485 to $126,262.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Solano County earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $10,638 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $91,296.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Solano County get?

The most common pension formula among Solano County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $11,235 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Solano County figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Solano 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 Solano County.

How we read the data