South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority is a joint powers authority in Los Angeles County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 58 people worked as 911 dispatchers for South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $139,854, overtime included.
Official pay range2
$74,443 to $126,447
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority's 911 dispatchers (48 of 58) hold the title Communications Operator, with an official range of $74,443 to $98,809. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $135,334, $36,525 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 58
- 29 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $37,706
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $8,032 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $12,578
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority 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
- Communications Operator$135,334
- Public Safety Communications Specialist Ifewer than 5
- Public Safety Communications Specialist IIfewer than 5
- Communications Supervisorfewer than 5
official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Los Angeles County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2
- South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority$139,854
- All employers in Los Angeles County$119,499
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority took home $20,355 more than the Los Angeles County median and $18,946 more than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority?
911 dispatchers at South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority who worked the full year took home a median of $139,854 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $74,443 to $126,447.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $37,706 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $92,842.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority get?
The most common pension formula among South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid a median $8,032 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority 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 South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority.