Chowchilla 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Chowchilla is a city in Madera County. 9 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Chowchilla in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $75,616, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Chowchilla?

Official pay range1

$58,240 to $74,526

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$75,616

average base pay $61,490

Based on the 6 of 9 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

Most of Chowchilla's 911 dispatchers (8 of 9) hold the title Community Service Office/Dispatcher, with an official range of $58,240 to $74,526. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $75,722, $1,196 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$75,754
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$5,902
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Starting salary
$58,240
bottom of the Community Service Office/Dispatcher range
Average pay rank
219th
of 236 California employers

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Chowchilla 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

  1. Community Service Office/Dispatcher$58,240 to $74,526 · 8 people
    $75,722
  2. Community Service Officer/Dispatcher-Measure N$58,240 to $74,526 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Chowchilla pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Madera County?

Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Chowchilla next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Chowchilla earned $4,148 less than the Madera County average and $50,990 less than the California average.

Average 911 dispatcher pay in Madera County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Madera County, and how much more or less it pays.1

Madera County Shades match the state map.

Where does Chowchilla rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1

All 236 California employers

Chowchilla ranks 219th of 236, below the middle employer.

Chowchilla
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $117,931

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 Chowchilla

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 Chowchilla's 911 dispatchers
Employer pension contribution
$6,178
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$7,408
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Chowchilla

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Chowchilla?

911 dispatchers at Chowchilla who worked the full year earned an average of $75,616 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $75,754: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $58,240 to $74,526.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Chowchilla earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $5,902 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $6,241: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Chowchilla get?

The most common pension formula among Chowchilla's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $6,178 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Chowchilla figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Chowchilla 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Chowchilla.

How we read the data