Fairfield 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Fairfield is a city in Solano County. 23 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Fairfield in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $144,486, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Fairfield?
Official pay range1
$76,505 to $146,742
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 13 of 23 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
Most of Fairfield's 911 dispatchers (12 of 23) hold the title Dispatcher II, with an official range of $84,449 to $102,648. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $138,078, $35,430 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $140,804
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $21,128
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $76,505
- bottom of the Dispatcher I range
- Average pay rank
- 54th
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Fairfield 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 IFewer than 5
- Dispatcher II$138,078
- Dispatcher II - .% RaFewer than 5
- Dispatcher II - PTFewer than 5
- Dispatch SupervisorFewer than 5
- Communications 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 Fairfield pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Solano County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Fairfield next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Fairfield$144,486
- All employers in Solano County$135,708
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Fairfield earned $8,778 more than the Solano County average and $17,880 more than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Solano County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Solano County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Contra Costa County$162,341 average, 10 employers$26,633 more than Solano County
- Napa County$158,688 average, 3 employers$22,980 more than Solano County
- Marin County$153,474 average, 4 employers$17,766 more than Solano County
- Sonoma County$129,342 average, 9 employers$6,366 less than Solano County
- Sacramento County$111,499 average, 7 employers$24,209 less than Solano County
- Yolo County$102,437 average, 2 employers$33,271 less than Solano County
Where does Fairfield rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Fairfield ranks 54th of 236, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $117,931
The 6 employers in Solano County
Fairfield ranks 1st of 6, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $135,716
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 Fairfield
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 Fairfield's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $11,752
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $18,431
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Fairfield
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Fairfield?
911 dispatchers at Fairfield who worked the full year earned an average of $144,486 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $140,804: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $76,505 to $146,742.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Fairfield earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $21,128 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $17,078: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Fairfield get?
The most common pension formula among Fairfield's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $11,752 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Solano County
- Vallejo$135,962 average total pay
- Solano County$135,840 average total pay
- Vacaville$135,593 average total pay
- Benicia$128,978 average total pay
- Suisun City$124,715 average total pay
- Highest 911 dispatcher salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Police officer salaries at Fairfield$186,649 average total pay
- Water operator salaries at Fairfield$133,589 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Fairfield$244,339 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Solano CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Fairfield figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Fairfield 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 Fairfield.