South Lake Tahoe 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
South Lake Tahoe is a city in El Dorado County. 10 people worked as 911 dispatchers for South Lake Tahoe in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $116,034, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$76,476 to $107,916
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of South Lake Tahoe's 911 dispatchers (9 of 10) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher, with an official range of $76,476 to $92,496. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $114,698, $22,202 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 10
- 8 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $17,252
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $9,509 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $26,828
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at South Lake Tahoe 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
- Public Safety Dispatcher$114,698
- Public Safety Dispatch 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 Lake Tahoe pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in El Dorado County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: South Lake Tahoe next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- South Lake Tahoe$116,034
- All employers in El Dorado County$104,662
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at South Lake Tahoe took home $11,372 more than the El Dorado County median and $4,874 less than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at South Lake Tahoe
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at South Lake Tahoe?
911 dispatchers at South Lake Tahoe who worked the full year took home a median of $116,034 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $76,476 to $107,916.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at South Lake Tahoe earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $17,252 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $87,814.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at South Lake Tahoe get?
The most common pension formula among South Lake Tahoe's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $9,509 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in El Dorado County
Sources for the South Lake Tahoe figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at South Lake Tahoe 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 South Lake Tahoe.