Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center is a joint powers authority in Sacramento County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 40 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $108,378, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center?

Official pay range2

$63,115 to $95,580

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

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers2

$108,378

average base pay $86,264

Based on the 29 of 40 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

Most of Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center's 911 dispatchers (22 of 40) hold the title Dispatcher III, with an official range of $78,646 to $95,580. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $117,236, $21,656 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$108,317
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$12,125
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Starting salary
$63,115
bottom of the Dispatcher I range
Average pay rank
150th
of 236 California employers

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center 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.2

  1. Dispatcher I$63,115 to $73,073 · 13 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Dispatcher II$71,323 to $86,702 · 5 people
    $91,221
  3. Dispatcher III$78,646 to $95,580 · 22 people
    $117,236

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

Does Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Sacramento County?

Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center earned $3,121 less than the Sacramento County average and $18,228 less than the California average.

Average 911 dispatcher pay in Sacramento County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Sacramento County, and how much more or less it pays.2

Sacramento County Shades match the state map.

Where does Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.2

All 236 California employers

Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center ranks 150th of 236, below the middle employer.

Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $117,931

The 7 employers in Sacramento County

Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center ranks 4th of 7, level with the middle employer.

Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center
$100k$120k

Middle employer: $108,378

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 Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year 911 dispatcher, on top of wages.2

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center's 911 dispatchers
Employer pension contribution
$7,084
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$21,451
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center?

911 dispatchers at Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center who worked the full year earned an average of $108,378 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $108,317: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $63,115 to $95,580.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $12,125 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $9,052: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center get?

The most common pension formula among Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $7,084 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center 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. California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
  2. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center.

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