San Buenaventura 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

San Buenaventura is a city in Ventura County. 19 people worked as 911 dispatchers for San Buenaventura in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $104,464, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at San Buenaventura?

Official pay range1

$69,811 to $107,272

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

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$104,464

average base pay $86,635

Based on the 14 of 19 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

Most of San Buenaventura's 911 dispatchers (15 of 19) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher, with an official range of $76,750 to $93,291. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $99,909, $6,618 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$102,667
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$13,093
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Starting salary
$69,811
bottom of the Public Safety Dispatcher Trainee range
Average pay rank
166th
of 236 California employers

What does each 911 dispatcher title at San Buenaventura 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. Public Safety Dispatcher Trainee$69,811 to $84,855 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Public Safety Dispatcher$76,750 to $93,291 · 15 people
    $99,909
  3. Dispatcher Training Coordinator$84,379 to $102,563 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  4. Senior Public Safety Dispatcher$88,252 to $107,272 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

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

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

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at San Buenaventura earned $33,769 less than the Ventura County average and $22,142 less than the California average.

Average 911 dispatcher pay in Ventura County compared to nearby counties

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

Ventura County Shades match the state map.

Where does San Buenaventura rank among California employers?

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

All 236 California employers

San Buenaventura ranks 166th of 236, below the middle employer.

San Buenaventura
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $117,931

The 6 employers in Ventura County

San Buenaventura ranks 5th of 6, below the middle employer.

San Buenaventura
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $115,435

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 Buenaventura

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 San Buenaventura's 911 dispatchers
Employer pension contribution
$24,163
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$10,824
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at San Buenaventura

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at San Buenaventura?

911 dispatchers at San Buenaventura who worked the full year earned an average of $104,464 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $102,667: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $69,811 to $107,272.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at San Buenaventura earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $13,093 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,024: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at San Buenaventura get?

The most common pension formula among San Buenaventura's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $24,163 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the San Buenaventura figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at San Buenaventura 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 Buenaventura.

How we read the data