Consolidated Fire Agencies 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Consolidated Fire Agencies is a joint powers authority in San Bernardino County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 53 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Consolidated Fire Agencies in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $107,293, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Consolidated Fire Agencies?

Official pay range2

$47,861 to $104,021

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

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers2

$107,293

average base pay $75,101

Based on the 39 of 53 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

Most of Consolidated Fire Agencies's 911 dispatchers (32 of 53) hold the title Dispatcher, with an official range of $65,541 to $89,939. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $107,324, $17,385 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$97,641
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$25,836
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Starting salary
$47,861
bottom of the Call Taker range
Average pay rank
155th
of 236 California employers

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Consolidated Fire Agencies 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.2

  1. Call Taker$47,861 to $65,645 · 13 people
    $71,664
  2. Dispatcher$65,541 to $89,939 · 32 people
    $107,324
  3. Supervising Dispatcher$75,712 to $104,021 · 8 people
    $138,377

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

Does Consolidated Fire Agencies pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Bernardino County?

Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Consolidated Fire Agencies next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Consolidated Fire Agencies earned $4,515 less than the San Bernardino County average and $19,313 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.2

San Bernardino County Shades match the state map.

Where does Consolidated Fire Agencies rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.2

All 236 California employers

Consolidated Fire Agencies ranks 155th of 236, below the middle employer.

Consolidated Fire Agencies
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $117,931

The 11 employers in San Bernardino County

Consolidated Fire Agencies ranks 8th of 11, below the middle employer.

Consolidated Fire Agencies
$100k$120k

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 Consolidated Fire Agencies

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year 911 dispatcher, on top of wages.2

Pension formula
2.5% at 67
the most common formula among Consolidated Fire Agencies's 911 dispatchers
Employer pension contribution
$18,189
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$9,565
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Consolidated Fire Agencies

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Consolidated Fire Agencies?

911 dispatchers at Consolidated Fire Agencies who worked the full year earned an average of $107,293 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $97,641: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $47,861 to $104,021.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Consolidated Fire Agencies earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $25,836 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $19,813: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Consolidated Fire Agencies get?

The most common pension formula among Consolidated Fire Agencies's 911 dispatchers is 2.5% at 67, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $18,189 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Consolidated Fire Agencies figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Consolidated Fire Agencies 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. California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
  2. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Consolidated Fire Agencies.

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