Mendocino County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
17 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Mendocino County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $97,528, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Mendocino County?
Official pay range1
$55,245 to $83,075
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 9 of 17 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $99,429
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $20,118
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $55,245
- bottom of the 7074 Public Safety Dispatcher range
- Average pay rank
- 184th
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Mendocino 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
- 7074 Public Safety DispatcherFewer than 5
- 7075 Public Safety Dispatcher 3%Fewer than 5
- 7076 Public Safety Dispatcher 5%Fewer than 5
- 7080 Public Safety Dispatcher 10%Fewer than 5
- 7082 Public Safety Dispatcher 13%Fewer than 5
- 7083 Public Safety Dispatcher 15%Fewer than 5
- 7175 Public Safety Dispatcher 17%Fewer than 5
- 7194 Public Safety Dispatcher 18%Fewer than 5
- 7195 Public Safety Dispatcher 20%Fewer than 5
- 7169 Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor 7%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 Mendocino County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Mendocino County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Mendocino County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Mendocino County$97,528
- All employers in Mendocino County$104,096
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Mendocino County earned $6,568 less than the Mendocino County average and $29,078 less than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Mendocino County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Mendocino County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Sonoma County$129,342 average, 9 employers$25,246 more than Mendocino County
- Lake County$93,005 average, 2 employers$11,091 less than Mendocino County
- Glenn County$85,202 average, 1 employer$18,894 less than Mendocino County
- Humboldt County$82,921 average, 4 employers$21,175 less than Mendocino County
- Tehama County$82,498 average, 3 employers$21,598 less than Mendocino County
- Trinity County$71,262 average, 1 employer$32,834 less than Mendocino County
Where does Mendocino County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Mendocino County ranks 184th 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 Mendocino County
As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year 911 dispatcher, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 57
- the most common formula among Mendocino County's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $32,659
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $13,005
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Mendocino County
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Mendocino County?
911 dispatchers at Mendocino County who worked the full year earned an average of $97,528 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $99,429: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $55,245 to $83,075.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Mendocino County earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $20,118 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $16,043: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Mendocino County get?
The most common pension formula among Mendocino County's 911 dispatchers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $32,659 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Mendocino County figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Mendocino 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Mendocino County.