Vacaville 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Vacaville is a city in Solano County. 25 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Vacaville in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $134,570, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$79,804 to $138,487

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$134,570

median base $104,961 · median overtime $8,394

Most of Vacaville's 911 dispatchers (16 of 25) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher II, with an official range of $87,874 to $106,813. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $126,148, $19,335 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
25
19 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$8,394
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $11,957 a year
Health, dental and vision
$24,621
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Vacaville 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. Public Safety Dispatcher I$79,804 to $97,001 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Public Safety Dispatcher I(Pt)$87,360 to $106,080 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Public Safety Dispatcher II$87,874 to $106,813 · 16 people
    $126,148
  4. Communications Supervisor$113,933 to $138,487 · 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 Vacaville pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Solano County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Vacaville took home $348 more than the Solano County median and $13,662 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Vacaville

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Vacaville?

911 dispatchers at Vacaville who worked the full year took home a median of $134,570 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $79,804 to $138,487.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Vacaville earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $8,394 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $104,961.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Vacaville get?

The most common pension formula among Vacaville's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $11,957 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Solano County

Sources for the Vacaville figures

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

How we read the data