Milpitas 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Milpitas is a city in Santa Clara County. 14 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Milpitas in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $154,687, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Milpitas?
Official pay range1
$114,890 to $161,289
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 13 of 14 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
Most of Milpitas's 911 dispatchers (11 of 14) hold the title Comm Dispatcher, with an official range of $114,890 to $139,647. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $144,979, $5,332 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $153,039
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $6,486
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $114,890
- bottom of the Comm Dispatcher range
- Average pay rank
- 42nd
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Milpitas 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
- Comm Dispatcher$144,979
- Communications Dispatch SupervFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Milpitas pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Santa Clara County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Milpitas next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Milpitas$154,687
- All employers in Santa Clara County$171,634
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Milpitas earned $16,947 less than the Santa Clara County average and $28,081 more than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Santa Clara County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Santa Clara County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- San Mateo County$173,692 average, 11 employers$2,058 more than Santa Clara County
- Alameda County$161,616 average, 14 employers$10,018 less than Santa Clara County
- Stanislaus County$113,705 average, 4 employers$57,929 less than Santa Clara County
- Merced County$76,673 average, 5 employers$94,961 less than Santa Clara County
- San Benito CountyNo employerNo 911 dispatcher employer in San Benito County has a page here.
- Santa Cruz CountyFewer than 5Fewer than 5 full-year 911 dispatchers at Santa Cruz County's employers.
Where does Milpitas rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Milpitas ranks 42nd of 236, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $117,931
The 12 employers in Santa Clara County
Milpitas ranks 10th of 12, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $171,426
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 Milpitas
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 60
- the most common formula among Milpitas's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $14,954
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $24,407
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Milpitas
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Milpitas?
911 dispatchers at Milpitas who worked the full year earned an average of $154,687 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $153,039: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $114,890 to $161,289.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Milpitas earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $6,486 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,486: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Milpitas get?
The most common pension formula among Milpitas's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 60, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $14,954 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Santa Clara County
- Santa Clara County$175,376 average total pay
- Campbell$167,477 average total pay
- San Jose$158,290 average total pay
- Los Gatos$157,574 average total pay
- Morgan Hill$154,067 average total pay
- Gilroy$140,050 average total pay
- Highest 911 dispatcher salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Police officer salaries at Milpitas$195,378 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Milpitas$213,043 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Santa Clara CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Milpitas figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Milpitas 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 Milpitas.