Bakersfield 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Bakersfield is a city in Kern County. 63 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Bakersfield in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $82,987, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Bakersfield?
Official pay range1
$49,458 to $88,220
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 40 of 63 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
The largest group of Bakersfield's 911 dispatchers (18 of 63) hold the title Police Dispatcher I, with an official range of $54,912 to $66,759. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $81,442, $14,683 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $80,906
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $14,902
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $49,458
- bottom of the Police Call Taker range
- Average pay rank
- 210th
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Bakersfield 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 Call Taker$70,086
- Fire Dispatcher IFewer than 5
- Police Dispatcher I$81,442
- Fire Dispatcher IIFewer than 5
- Police Dispatcher II$87,358
- Communications Center Supervisor$98,953
- Police Dispatcher I - TempNot reported
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Bakersfield pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Kern County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Bakersfield next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Bakersfield$82,987
- All employers in Kern County$89,844
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Bakersfield earned $6,857 less than the Kern County average and $43,619 less than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Kern County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Kern County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Ventura County$138,233 average, 6 employers$48,389 more than Kern County
- Santa Barbara County$134,413 average, 4 employers$44,569 more than Kern County
- Los Angeles County$121,075 average, 38 employers$31,231 more than Kern County
- San Bernardino County$111,808 average, 11 employers$21,964 more than Kern County
- San Luis Obispo County$111,414 average, 5 employers$21,570 more than Kern County
- Inyo County$99,210 average, 2 employers$9,366 more than Kern County
- Tulare County$86,825 average, 5 employers$3,019 less than Kern County
- Kings County$79,515 average, 4 employers$10,329 less than Kern County
Where does Bakersfield rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Bakersfield ranks 210th of 236, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $117,931
The 7 employers in Kern County
Bakersfield ranks 5th of 7, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $83,099
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 Bakersfield
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 Bakersfield's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $7,801
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $12,548
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Bakersfield
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Bakersfield?
911 dispatchers at Bakersfield who worked the full year earned an average of $82,987 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $80,906: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $49,458 to $88,220.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Bakersfield earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $14,902 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $14,038: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Bakersfield get?
The most common pension formula among Bakersfield's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $7,801 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Bakersfield figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Bakersfield 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 Bakersfield.