Placentia 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Placentia is a city in Orange County. 15 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Placentia in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $132,043, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Placentia?
Official pay range1
$70,387 to $120,640
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 12 of 15 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
Most of Placentia's 911 dispatchers (13 of 15) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher, with an official range of $70,387 to $86,861. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $125,396, $38,535 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $124,502
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $32,045
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $70,387
- bottom of the Public Safety Dispatcher range
- Average pay rank
- 71st
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Placentia 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
- Public Safety Dispatcher$125,396
- Public Safety Communication 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 Placentia pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Orange County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Placentia next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Placentia$132,043
- All employers in Orange County$137,560
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Placentia earned $5,517 less than the Orange County average and $5,437 more than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Orange County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Orange County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Los Angeles County$121,075 average, 38 employers$16,485 less than Orange County
- San Diego County$119,104 average, 13 employers$18,456 less than Orange County
- Riverside County$116,888 average, 10 employers$20,672 less than Orange County
- San Bernardino County$111,808 average, 11 employers$25,752 less than Orange County
Where does Placentia rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Placentia ranks 71st of 236, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $117,931
The 18 employers in Orange County
Placentia ranks 9th of 18, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $131,978
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 Placentia
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 Placentia's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $7,046
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $12,794
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Placentia
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Placentia?
911 dispatchers at Placentia who worked the full year earned an average of $132,043 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $124,502: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $70,387 to $120,640.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Placentia earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $32,045 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $27,211: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Placentia get?
The most common pension formula among Placentia's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $7,046 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Orange County
- Santa Ana$132,514 average total pay
- Orange$131,914 average total pay
- Anaheim$131,286 average total pay
- West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM)$125,707 average total pay
- Fountain Valley$123,607 average total pay
- Westminster$117,900 average total pay
- Highest 911 dispatcher salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Police officer salaries at Placentia$165,951 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Placentia$111,551 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Orange CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Placentia figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Placentia 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 Placentia.