Torrance 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Torrance is a city in Los Angeles County. 25 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Torrance in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $152,098, overtime included.
Official pay range1
$62,629 to $113,942
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Most of Torrance's 911 dispatchers (22 of 25) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher, with an official range of $62,629 to $84,032. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $152,098, $68,066 above the top of the range.
- 911 dispatchers
- 25
- 16 of them worked the full year
- Median overtime
- $53,490
- per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- employer pays a median $9,728 a year
- Health, dental and vision
- $9,474
- median paid by the employer per year
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Torrance 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$152,098
- Public Safety Comm 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 Torrance pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Los Angeles County?
Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Torrance next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Torrance$152,098
- All employers in Los Angeles County$119,499
- All employers in California$120,908
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Torrance took home $32,599 more than the Los Angeles County median and $31,190 more than the California median.
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Torrance
How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Torrance?
911 dispatchers at Torrance who worked the full year took home a median of $152,098 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $62,629 to $113,942.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Torrance earn?
The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $53,490 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $81,930.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Torrance get?
The most common pension formula among Torrance's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $9,728 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in Los Angeles County
- Redondo Beach$180,919 median take-home
- Beverly Hills$161,322 median take-home
- Covina$144,421 median take-home
- South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority$139,854 median take-home
- Santa Monica$136,740 median take-home
- El Monte$135,845 median take-home
- Teacher salaries in Los Angeles CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Torrance figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Torrance 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 Torrance.