Hanford 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Hanford is a city in Kings County. 18 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Hanford in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $91,040, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Hanford?
Official pay range1
$55,536 to $91,894
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 13 of 18 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
Most of Hanford's 911 dispatchers (14 of 18) hold the title Communications Dispatcher, with an official range of $55,536 to $67,517. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $85,762, $18,245 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $89,924
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $20,789
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $55,536
- bottom of the Communications Dispatcher range
- Average pay rank
- 197th
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Hanford 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
- Communications Dispatcher$85,762
- Senior Communications DispatcherFewer than 5
- Communications Dispatch 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 Hanford pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Kings County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Hanford next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Hanford$91,040
- All employers in Kings County$79,515
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Hanford earned $11,525 more than the Kings County average and $35,566 less than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Kings County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Kings County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Monterey County$150,076 average, 1 employer$70,561 more than Kings County
- San Luis Obispo County$111,414 average, 5 employers$31,899 more than Kings County
- Kern County$89,844 average, 9 employers$10,329 more than Kings County
- Tulare County$86,825 average, 5 employers$7,310 more than Kings County
- Fresno County$85,874 average, 8 employers$6,359 more than Kings County
Where does Hanford rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Hanford ranks 197th 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 Hanford
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 Hanford's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $9,460
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $10,887
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Hanford
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Hanford?
911 dispatchers at Hanford who worked the full year earned an average of $91,040 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $89,924: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $55,536 to $91,894.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Hanford earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $20,789 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $20,332: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Hanford get?
The most common pension formula among Hanford's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,460 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Hanford figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Hanford 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 Hanford.