Trinity County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

21 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Trinity County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $69,284, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$42,911 to $73,016

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$69,284

median base $49,659 · median overtime $9,372

Most of Trinity County's 911 dispatchers (11 of 21) hold the title Corr Dep Sheriff/Dispatcher 2, with an official range of $46,931 to $62,892. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $69,284, $6,392 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
21
10 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$9,372
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2.7% at 57
employer pays a median $9,398 a year
Health, dental and vision
$10,974
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Trinity 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. Corr Dep Sheriff/Dispatcher I$42,911 to $57,505 · 8 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Corr Dep Sheriff/Dispatcher 2$46,931 to $62,892 · 11 people
    $69,284
  3. Corr Dep Sheriff/Dispatcher 3$54,485 to $73,016 · 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 Trinity County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Trinity County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Trinity County took home the same as the Trinity County median and $51,624 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Trinity County

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Trinity County?

911 dispatchers at Trinity County who worked the full year took home a median of $69,284 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $42,911 to $73,016.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Trinity County earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $9,372 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $49,659.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Trinity County get?

The most common pension formula among Trinity County's 911 dispatchers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid a median $9,398 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Trinity County

Sources for the Trinity County figures

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

How we read the data