Stockton 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Stockton is a city in San Joaquin County. 73 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Stockton in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $151,300, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$56,563 to $121,298

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$151,300

median base $104,100 · median overtime $38,874

The largest group of Stockton's 911 dispatchers (22 of 73) hold the title 3088 Police Telecommunicator II, with an official range of $82,395 to $105,774. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $152,172, $46,398 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
73
50 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$38,874
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 55
employer pays a median $31,188 a year
Health, dental and vision
$14,798
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Stockton 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. 3050 Fire Telecommunicator Call$56,563 to $72,183 · 8 people
    fewer than 5
  2. 3086 Police Telecommunicator Call T$57,136 to $73,341 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. 3149 Fire Telecommunicator I (56)$74,461 to $95,586 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. 3148 Fire Telecommunicator I (40)$74,464 to $95,590 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. 3087 Police Telecommunicator I$74,545 to $95,694 · 17 people
    fewer than 5
  6. 3088 Police Telecommunicator II$82,395 to $105,774 · 22 people
    $152,172
  7. 3150 Fire Telecommunicator II (56)$82,397 to $105,775 · 6 people
    $154,750
  8. 3151 Fire Telecommunicator II (40)$82,681 to $106,140 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  9. 2067 Police Telecommunications Supervisor$94,125 to $120,834 · 7 people
    $182,475
  10. 2044 Fire Telecommunications Supervisor (56)$94,486 to $121,298 · 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 Stockton pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Joaquin County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Stockton took home $31,046 more than the San Joaquin County median and $30,392 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Stockton

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Stockton?

911 dispatchers at Stockton who worked the full year took home a median of $151,300 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $56,563 to $121,298.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Stockton earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $38,874 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $104,100.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Stockton get?

The most common pension formula among Stockton's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $31,188 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in San Joaquin County

Sources for the Stockton figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Stockton 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 Stockton.

How we read the data