Gridley 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Gridley is a city in Butte County. 8 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Gridley in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $73,935, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Gridley?
Official pay range1
$45,048 to $76,296
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 5 of 8 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
Most of Gridley's 911 dispatchers (8 of 8) hold the title Dispatcher, with an official range of $45,048 to $76,296. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $73,935, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $79,807
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $4,680
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $45,048
- bottom of the Dispatcher range
- Average pay rank
- 223rd
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Gridley 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$73,935
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Gridley pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Butte County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Gridley next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Gridley$73,935
- All employers in Butte County$100,327
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Gridley earned $26,392 less than the Butte County average and $52,671 less than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Butte County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Butte County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Sutter County$115,536 average, 1 employer$15,209 more than Butte County
- Colusa County$95,397 average, 1 employer$4,930 less than Butte County
- Yuba County$92,458 average, 2 employers$7,869 less than Butte County
- Glenn County$85,202 average, 1 employer$15,125 less than Butte County
- Tehama County$82,498 average, 3 employers$17,829 less than Butte County
- Plumas County$67,365 average, 1 employer$32,962 less than Butte County
Where does Gridley rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Gridley ranks 223rd of 236, below the middle employer.
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 Gridley
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 Gridley's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $5,717
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- Not reported
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Gridley
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Gridley?
911 dispatchers at Gridley who worked the full year earned an average of $73,935 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $79,807: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $45,048 to $76,296.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Gridley earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $4,680 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,966: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Gridley get?
The most common pension formula among Gridley's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $5,717 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Gridley figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Gridley 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 Gridley.