Barstow 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County. 11 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Barstow in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $102,819, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Barstow?
Official pay range1
$60,058 to $89,879
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 9 of 11 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
Most of Barstow's 911 dispatchers (7 of 11) hold the title Dispatcher, with an official range of $60,058 to $84,670. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $96,646, $11,976 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $104,879
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $10,507
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $60,058
- bottom of the Dispatcher range
- Average pay rank
- 171st
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Barstow 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
- Dispatcher$96,646
- Dispatcher - Measure QFewer than 5
- Senior 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 Barstow pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Bernardino County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Barstow next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Barstow$102,819
- All employers in San Bernardino County$111,808
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Barstow earned $8,989 less than the San Bernardino County average and $23,787 less than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in San Bernardino County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders San Bernardino County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Orange County$137,560 average, 19 employers$25,752 more than San Bernardino County
- Los Angeles County$121,075 average, 38 employers$9,267 more than San Bernardino County
- Riverside County$116,888 average, 10 employers$5,080 more than San Bernardino County
- Inyo County$99,210 average, 2 employers$12,598 less than San Bernardino County
- Kern County$89,844 average, 9 employers$21,964 less than San Bernardino County
Where does Barstow rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Barstow ranks 171st of 236, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $117,931
The 11 employers in San Bernardino County
Barstow ranks 10th of 11, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $109,743
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 Barstow
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 Barstow's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $7,779
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $10,328
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Barstow
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Barstow?
911 dispatchers at Barstow who worked the full year earned an average of $102,819 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $104,879: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $60,058 to $89,879.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Barstow earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $10,507 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $9,312: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Barstow get?
The most common pension formula among Barstow's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $7,779 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in San Bernardino County
- Ontario$131,482 average total pay
- Chino$120,335 average total pay
- Redlands$111,581 average total pay
- San Bernardino County$110,870 average total pay
- Montclair$110,431 average total pay
- Upland$109,743 average total pay
- Colton$108,418 average total pay
- Consolidated Fire Agencies$107,293 average total pay
- San Bernardino$104,242 average total pay
- Fontana$90,600 average total pay
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Sources for the Barstow figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Barstow 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 Barstow.