West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) is a joint powers authority in Orange County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 20 people worked as 911 dispatchers for West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $119,891, overtime included.

Official pay range2

$72,612 to $111,528

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

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers2

$119,891

median base $92,412 · median overtime $16,941

Most of West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM)'s 911 dispatchers (15 of 20) hold the title Dispatcher, with an official range of $72,612 to $96,336. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $109,673, $13,337 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
20
13 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$16,941
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $13,040 a year
Health, dental and vision
$15,819
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) 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.2

  1. Dispatcher$72,612 to $96,336 · 15 people
    $109,673
  2. Temporary P/T Dispatcher$72,612 to $96,336 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Lead Dispatcher$84,024 to $111,528 · 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 West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Orange County?

Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2

Full-year 911 dispatchers at West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) took home $8,555 less than the Orange County median and $1,017 less than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM)

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM)?

911 dispatchers at West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) who worked the full year took home a median of $119,891 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $72,612 to $111,528.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $16,941 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $92,412.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) get?

The most common pension formula among West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM)'s 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid a median $13,040 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) 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. California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
  2. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM).

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