Bell Gardens 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Bell Gardens is a city in Los Angeles County. 9 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Bell Gardens in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $104,986, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Bell Gardens?
Official pay range1
$71,772 to $114,252
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 7 of 9 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
Most of Bell Gardens's 911 dispatchers (8 of 9) hold the title Police Clerk/Dispatch, with an official range of $71,772 to $87,240. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $100,490, $13,250 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $102,457
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $9,915
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $71,772
- bottom of the Police Clerk/Dispatch range
- Average pay rank
- 163rd
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Bell Gardens 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 Clerk/Dispatch$100,490
- Communication SupervisorFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Bell Gardens pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Los Angeles County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Bell Gardens next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Bell Gardens$104,986
- All employers in Los Angeles County$121,075
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Bell Gardens earned $16,089 less than the Los Angeles County average and $21,620 less than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Los Angeles County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Los Angeles County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Ventura County$138,233 average, 6 employers$17,158 more than Los Angeles County
- Orange County$137,560 average, 19 employers$16,485 more than Los Angeles County
- San Bernardino County$111,808 average, 11 employers$9,267 less than Los Angeles County
- Kern County$89,844 average, 9 employers$31,231 less than Los Angeles County
Where does Bell Gardens rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Bell Gardens ranks 163rd of 236, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $117,931
The 34 employers in Los Angeles County
Bell Gardens ranks 25th of 34, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $110,614
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 Bell Gardens
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 Bell Gardens's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $8,897
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $21,778
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Bell Gardens
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Bell Gardens?
911 dispatchers at Bell Gardens who worked the full year earned an average of $104,986 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $102,457: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $71,772 to $114,252.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Bell Gardens earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $9,915 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $10,324: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Bell Gardens get?
The most common pension formula among Bell Gardens's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $8,897 a year into the pension plan.
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- Montebello$107,606 average total pay
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- San Gabriel$105,285 average total pay
- Downey$104,751 average total pay
- Monterey Park$104,572 average total pay
- West Covina$103,051 average total pay
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Sources for the Bell Gardens figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Bell Gardens 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 Bell Gardens.