Red Bluff 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Red Bluff is a city in Tehama County. 8 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Red Bluff in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $76,736, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Red Bluff?
Official pay range1
$53,405 to $77,975
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 5 of 8 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $70,378
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $8,139
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $53,405
- bottom of the Police Communication Dispatcher range
- Average pay rank
- 216th
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Red Bluff 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
- Police Communication DispatcherFewer than 5
- Police Communication Dispatcher SupervisorFewer than 5
- Reserve DispatcherNot reported
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Red Bluff pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Tehama County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Red Bluff next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Red Bluff$76,736
- All employers in Tehama County$82,498
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Red Bluff earned $5,762 less than the Tehama County average and $49,870 less than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Tehama County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Tehama County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Shasta County$116,505 average, 1 employer$34,007 more than Tehama County
- Mendocino County$104,096 average, 3 employers$21,598 more than Tehama County
- Butte County$100,327 average, 5 employers$17,829 more than Tehama County
- Glenn County$85,202 average, 1 employer$2,704 more than Tehama County
- Trinity County$71,262 average, 1 employer$11,236 less than Tehama County
- Plumas County$67,365 average, 1 employer$15,133 less than Tehama County
Where does Red Bluff rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Red Bluff ranks 216th of 236, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $117,931
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 Red Bluff
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 Red Bluff's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $6,614
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $12,957
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Red Bluff
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Red Bluff?
911 dispatchers at Red Bluff who worked the full year earned an average of $76,736 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $70,378: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $53,405 to $77,975.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Red Bluff earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $8,139 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,210: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Red Bluff get?
The most common pension formula among Red Bluff's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $6,614 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Red Bluff figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff.