Petaluma 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County. 21 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Petaluma in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $123,261, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Petaluma?
Official pay range1
$76,502 to $112,320
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 8 of 21 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
Most of Petaluma's 911 dispatchers (15 of 21) hold the title Pub Safety Dispatch, with an official range of $76,502 to $93,080. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $124,060, $30,980 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $123,314
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $13,138
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $76,502
- bottom of the Pub Safety Dispatch range
- Average pay rank
- 104th
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Petaluma 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
- Pt Pub Safety DispatcherFewer than 5
- Pub Safety Dispatch$124,060
- Public Safety Communications 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 Petaluma pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Sonoma County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Petaluma next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Petaluma$123,261
- All employers in Sonoma County$129,342
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Petaluma earned $6,081 less than the Sonoma County average and $3,345 less than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Sonoma County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Sonoma County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Contra Costa County$162,341 average, 10 employers$32,999 more than Sonoma County
- Napa County$158,688 average, 3 employers$29,346 more than Sonoma County
- Marin County$153,474 average, 4 employers$24,132 more than Sonoma County
- Solano County$135,708 average, 6 employers$6,366 more than Sonoma County
- Mendocino County$104,096 average, 3 employers$25,246 less than Sonoma County
- Lake County$93,005 average, 2 employers$36,337 less than Sonoma County
Where does Petaluma rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Petaluma ranks 104th of 236, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $117,931
The 6 employers in Sonoma County
Petaluma ranks 5th of 6, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $124,276
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 Petaluma
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 Petaluma's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $9,212
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $10,604
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Petaluma
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Petaluma?
911 dispatchers at Petaluma who worked the full year earned an average of $123,261 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $123,314: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $76,502 to $112,320.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Petaluma earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $13,138 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $12,838: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Petaluma get?
The most common pension formula among Petaluma's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,212 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Petaluma figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Petaluma 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 Petaluma.