El Dorado County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

25 people worked as 911 dispatchers for El Dorado County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $96,828, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at El Dorado County?

Official pay range1

$58,198 to $95,118

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

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$96,828

average base pay $73,389

Based on the 11 of 25 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

The largest group of El Dorado County's 911 dispatchers (11 of 25) hold the title 3802 Sheriff's Public Safety Dispatch II, with an official range of $64,688 to $78,603. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $95,784, $17,181 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$92,196
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$20,182
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Starting salary
$58,198
bottom of the 3801 Sheriff's Public Safety Dispatch I range
Average pay rank
187th
of 236 California employers

What does each 911 dispatcher title at El Dorado County 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. 3801 Sheriff's Public Safety Dispatch I$58,198 to $70,741 · 10 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. 3802 Sheriff's Public Safety Dispatch II$64,688 to $78,603 · 11 people
    $95,784
  3. 3806 Sheriff's Public Safety Dispatch Sup$78,250 to $95,118 · 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 El Dorado County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in El Dorado County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at El Dorado County earned $12,289 less than the El Dorado County average and $29,778 less than the California average.

Average 911 dispatcher pay in El Dorado County compared to nearby counties

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

El Dorado County Shades match the state map.

Where does El Dorado County rank among California employers?

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

All 236 California employers

El Dorado County ranks 187th of 236, below the middle employer.

El Dorado County
$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 El Dorado County

As reported by the county. 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 El Dorado County's 911 dispatchers
Employer pension contribution
$7,388
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$19,882
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at El Dorado County

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at El Dorado County?

911 dispatchers at El Dorado County who worked the full year earned an average of $96,828 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $92,196: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $58,198 to $95,118.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at El Dorado County earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $20,182 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $20,114: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at El Dorado County get?

The most common pension formula among El Dorado County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $7,388 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in El Dorado County

Sources for the El Dorado County figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at El Dorado County 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 El Dorado County.

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