Atascadero 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Atascadero is a city in San Luis Obispo County. 10 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Atascadero in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $101,776, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Atascadero?
Official pay range1
$69,630 to $114,150
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 6 of 10 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $95,956
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $15,268
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $69,630
- bottom of the Public Safety Dispatcher range
- Average pay rank
- 174th
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Atascadero 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
- Public Safety DispatcherFewer than 5
- Public Safety Dispatcher - EMDFewer than 5
- Public Safety Dispatcher- EMDFewer than 5
- Public Safety Dispatcher - EMD/LongFewer than 5
- Public Safety Dispatch Supervisr-EMD/LongFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Atascadero pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Luis Obispo County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Atascadero next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Atascadero$101,776
- All employers in San Luis Obispo County$111,414
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Atascadero earned $9,638 less than the San Luis Obispo County average and $24,830 less than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in San Luis Obispo County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders San Luis Obispo County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Monterey County$150,076 average, 1 employer$38,662 more than San Luis Obispo County
- Santa Barbara County$134,413 average, 4 employers$22,999 more than San Luis Obispo County
- Kern County$89,844 average, 9 employers$21,570 less than San Luis Obispo County
- Kings County$79,515 average, 4 employers$31,899 less than San Luis Obispo County
Where does Atascadero rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Atascadero ranks 174th of 236, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $117,931
The 5 employers in San Luis Obispo County
Atascadero ranks 3rd of 5, level with the middle employer.
Middle employer: $101,776
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 Atascadero
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year 911 dispatcher, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- the most common formula among Atascadero's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $8,720
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $20,882
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Atascadero
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Atascadero?
911 dispatchers at Atascadero who worked the full year earned an average of $101,776 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $95,956: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $69,630 to $114,150.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Atascadero earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $15,268 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $10,699: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Atascadero get?
The most common pension formula among Atascadero's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $8,720 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in San Luis Obispo County
- San Luis Obispo$129,670 average total pay
- San Luis Obispo County$118,785 average total pay
- Pismo Beach$96,449 average total pay
- El Paso De Robles$94,037 average total pay
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Sources for the Atascadero figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Atascadero 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 Atascadero.