Porterville 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Porterville is a city in Tulare County. 17 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Porterville in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $72,916, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Porterville?
Official pay range1
$46,908 to $69,864
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 10 of 17 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
The largest group of Porterville's 911 dispatchers (8 of 17) hold the title Communications Dispatcher, with an official range of $46,908 to $57,240. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $63,060, $5,820 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $69,356
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $7,805
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $46,908
- bottom of the Communications Dispatcher range
- Average pay rank
- 225th
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Porterville 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
- Communications Dispatcher$63,060
- Communications Dispatcher-Meas HFewer than 5
- Communications Dispatcher-PTFewer than 5
- Communications Dispatcher-ProvFewer than 5
- Assistant Communications Dispatch SupFewer than 5
- 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 Porterville pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Tulare County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Porterville next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Porterville$72,916
- All employers in Tulare County$86,825
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Porterville earned $13,909 less than the Tulare County average and $53,690 less than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Tulare County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Tulare County, and how much more or less it pays.1
Where does Porterville rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Porterville ranks 225th of 236, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $117,931
The 5 employers in Tulare County
Porterville ranks 4th of 5, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $75,414
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 Porterville
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 Porterville's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $5,822
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $14,918
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Porterville
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Porterville?
911 dispatchers at Porterville who worked the full year earned an average of $72,916 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $69,356: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $46,908 to $69,864.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Porterville earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $7,805 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $9,588: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Porterville get?
The most common pension formula among Porterville's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $5,822 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Tulare County
- Visalia$106,380 average total pay
- Tulare County$85,924 average total pay
- Tulare$75,414 average total pay
- Dinuba$69,947 average total pay
- Highest 911 dispatcher salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Police officer salaries at Porterville$96,461 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Porterville$98,115 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Tulare CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Porterville figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Porterville 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 Porterville.