Antioch 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Antioch is a city in Contra Costa County. 17 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Antioch in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $149,756, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Antioch?
Official pay range1
$81,024 to $116,316
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 13 of 17 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
Most of Antioch's 911 dispatchers (13 of 17) hold the title Police Dispatcher, with an official range of $81,024 to $103,416. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $140,781, $37,365 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $139,110
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $29,351
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $81,024
- bottom of the Police Dispatcher range
- Average pay rank
- 49th
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Antioch pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1
- Police Dispatcher$140,781
- Lead Police DispatcherFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Antioch pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Contra Costa County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Antioch next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Antioch$149,756
- All employers in Contra Costa County$162,341
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Antioch earned $12,585 less than the Contra Costa County average and $23,150 more than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Contra Costa County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Contra Costa County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- San Francisco County$192,456 average, 1 employer$30,115 more than Contra Costa County
- Alameda County$161,616 average, 14 employers$725 less than Contra Costa County
- Marin County$153,474 average, 4 employers$8,867 less than Contra Costa County
- Solano County$135,708 average, 6 employers$26,633 less than Contra Costa County
- Sonoma County$129,342 average, 9 employers$32,999 less than Contra Costa County
- San Joaquin County$123,790 average, 6 employers$38,551 less than Contra Costa County
- Sacramento County$111,499 average, 7 employers$50,842 less than Contra Costa County
Where does Antioch rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Antioch ranks 49th of 236, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $117,931
The 10 employers in Contra Costa County
Antioch ranks 7th of 10, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $154,400
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Pension and health cover at Antioch
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year 911 dispatcher, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 55
- the most common formula among Antioch's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $14,435
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $29,651
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Antioch
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Antioch?
911 dispatchers at Antioch who worked the full year earned an average of $149,756 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $139,110: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $81,024 to $116,316.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Antioch earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $29,351 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $21,095: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Antioch get?
The most common pension formula among Antioch's 911 dispatchers is 2.7% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $14,435 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Contra Costa County
- San Ramon Valley Fire Protection$211,550 average total pay
- Richmond$206,109 average total pay
- Contra Costa County$167,731 average total pay
- Concord$163,404 average total pay
- Martinez$158,141 average total pay
- Brentwood$150,660 average total pay
- Pinole$136,798 average total pay
- Pleasant Hill$134,483 average total pay
- Walnut Creek$120,071 average total pay
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Sources for the Antioch figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Antioch 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. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. 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 Antioch.