San Bernardino County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

163 people worked as 911 dispatchers for San Bernardino County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $110,870, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at San Bernardino County?

Official pay range1

$42,390 to $109,366

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

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$110,870

average base pay $76,183

Based on the 93 of 163 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

The largest group of San Bernardino County's 911 dispatchers (46 of 163) hold the title Sheriff's Comm Dispatcher Tr, with an official range of $50,336 to $67,475. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $77,617, $10,142 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$109,651
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$25,138
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Starting salary
$42,390
bottom of the Sheriff's Comm Dispatcher I Trn range
Average pay rank
141st
of 236 California employers

What does each 911 dispatcher title at San Bernardino County 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

  1. Sheriff's Comm Dispatcher I Trn$42,390 to $56,888 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Sheriff's Comm Dispatcher I$49,712 to $68,370 · 29 people
    $96,873
  3. Sheriff's Comm Dispatcher Tr$50,336 to $67,475 · 46 people
    $77,617
  4. Sheriff's Comm Dispatcher$67,018 to $92,102 · 44 people
    $120,134
  5. Lead Sheriff's Comm Dispatcher$72,051 to $99,050 · 19 people
    $135,874
  6. Communications Officer$73,778 to $101,504 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  7. Sheriff's Supervisor Comm Dispatcher$79,414 to $109,366 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  8. Sheriff's Supv Comm Dispatcher$79,414 to $109,366 · 18 people
    $131,393

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

Does San Bernardino County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Bernardino County?

Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: San Bernardino County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year 911 dispatchers at San Bernardino County earned $938 less than the San Bernardino County average and $15,736 less than the California average.

Average 911 dispatcher pay in San Bernardino County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders San Bernardino County, and how much more or less it pays.1

San Bernardino County Shades match the state map.

Where does San Bernardino County rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1

All 236 California employers

San Bernardino County ranks 141st of 236, below the middle employer.

San Bernardino County
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $117,931

The 11 employers in San Bernardino County

San Bernardino County ranks 4th of 11, above the middle employer.

San Bernardino County
$100k$120k

Middle employer: $109,743

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 San Bernardino County

As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year 911 dispatcher, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2.5% at 67
the most common formula among San Bernardino County's 911 dispatchers
Employer pension contribution
$19,309
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$13,638
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at San Bernardino County

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at San Bernardino County?

911 dispatchers at San Bernardino County who worked the full year earned an average of $110,870 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $109,651: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $42,390 to $109,366.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at San Bernardino County earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $25,138 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $21,321: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at San Bernardino County get?

The most common pension formula among San Bernardino County's 911 dispatchers is 2.5% at 67, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $19,309 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in San Bernardino County

Sources for the San Bernardino County figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at San Bernardino County 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. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by San Bernardino County.

How we read the data