Sacramento 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Sacramento is a city in Sacramento County. 84 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Sacramento in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $114,175, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Sacramento?
Official pay range1
$63,528 to $127,116
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 60 of 84 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
The largest group of Sacramento's 911 dispatchers (39 of 84) hold the title Dispatcher II, with an official range of $77,680 to $94,421. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $114,910, $20,489 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $112,288
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $7,490
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $63,528
- bottom of the Dispatcher I range
- Average pay rank
- 131st
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Sacramento 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
- Dispatcher I$84,041
- Dispatcher II$114,910
- Supervising DispatcherFewer than 5
- Dispatcher III$129,314
- Reserve DispatcherFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Sacramento pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Sacramento County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Sacramento next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Sacramento$114,175
- All employers in Sacramento County$111,499
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Sacramento earned $2,676 more than the Sacramento County average and $12,431 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.1
- Contra Costa County$162,341 average, 10 employers$50,842 more than Sacramento County
- Solano County$135,708 average, 6 employers$24,209 more than Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County$123,790 average, 6 employers$12,291 more than Sacramento County
- Placer County$122,567 average, 5 employers$11,068 more than Sacramento County
- Sutter County$115,536 average, 1 employer$4,037 more than Sacramento County
- Amador County$112,499 average, 1 employer$1,000 more than Sacramento County
- El Dorado County$109,117 average, 2 employers$2,382 less than Sacramento County
- Yolo County$102,437 average, 2 employers$9,062 less than Sacramento County
Where does Sacramento rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Sacramento ranks 131st of 236, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $117,931
The 7 employers in Sacramento County
Sacramento ranks 2nd of 7, above the middle employer.
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
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 Sacramento's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $9,383
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $16,724
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Sacramento
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Sacramento?
911 dispatchers at Sacramento who worked the full year earned an average of $114,175 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $112,288: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $63,528 to $127,116.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Sacramento earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $7,490 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $5,236: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Sacramento get?
The most common pension formula among Sacramento's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,383 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Sacramento County
- Folsom$117,962 average total pay
- Sacramento County$113,155 average total pay
- Sacramento Regional Public Safety Communications Center$108,378 average total pay
- Citrus Heights$106,351 average total pay
- Elk Grove$105,893 average total pay
- Galt$97,202 average total pay
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- Police officer salaries at Sacramento$159,413 average total pay
- Water operator salaries at Sacramento$107,447 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Sacramento$152,985 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Sacramento CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Sacramento figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Sacramento 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 Sacramento.