Oxnard 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Oxnard is a city in Ventura County. 27 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Oxnard in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $129,301, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Oxnard?

Official pay range1

$65,538 to $132,711

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$129,301

average base pay $95,043

Based on the 21 of 27 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

Most of Oxnard's 911 dispatchers (21 of 27) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher, with an official range of $65,538 to $113,428. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $117,039, $3,611 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$134,986
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$18,529
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Starting salary
$65,538
bottom of the Public Safety Dispatcher range
Average pay rank
79th
of 236 California employers

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Oxnard 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

  1. Public Safety Dispatcher$65,538 to $113,428 · 21 people
    $117,039
  2. Public Safety Dispatcher Supervisor$88,812 to $132,711 · 6 people
    $159,956

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Oxnard pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Ventura County?

Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Oxnard next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Oxnard earned $8,932 less than the Ventura County average and $2,695 more than the California average.

Average 911 dispatcher pay in Ventura County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Ventura County, and how much more or less it pays.1

Ventura County Shades match the state map.

Where does Oxnard rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1

All 236 California employers

Oxnard ranks 79th of 236, above the middle employer.

Oxnard
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $117,931

The 6 employers in Ventura County

Oxnard ranks 2nd of 6, above the middle employer.

Oxnard
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $115,435

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 Oxnard

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 Oxnard's 911 dispatchers
Employer pension contribution
$10,067
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$14,124
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Oxnard

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Oxnard?

911 dispatchers at Oxnard who worked the full year earned an average of $129,301 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $134,986: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $65,538 to $132,711.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Oxnard earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $18,529 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $17,077: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Oxnard get?

The most common pension formula among Oxnard's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $10,067 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Oxnard figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Oxnard 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Oxnard.

How we read the data