San Francisco 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
San Francisco is a city in San Francisco County. 231 people worked as 911 dispatchers for San Francisco in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $192,456, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at San Francisco?
Official pay range1
$79,196 to $160,368
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 162 of 231 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
Most of San Francisco's 911 dispatchers (195 of 231) hold the title Public Safetycomm Disp, with an official range of $111,826 to $142,740. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $184,407, $41,667 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $183,150
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $50,964
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $94,380
- bottom of the Fire Alarm Dispatcher range
- Average pay rank
- 8th
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at San Francisco 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
- Communications Dispatcher 2Fewer than 5
- Fire Alarm DispatcherFewer than 5
- Public Safetycomm Disp$184,407
- Public Safetycomm Supervisor$241,613
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does San Francisco pay 911 dispatchers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: San Francisco next to every California employer together.1
- San Francisco$192,456
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at San Francisco earned $65,850 more than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in San Francisco County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders San Francisco County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- San Mateo County$173,692 average, 11 employers$18,764 less than San Francisco County
- Contra Costa County$162,341 average, 10 employers$30,115 less than San Francisco County
- Alameda County$161,616 average, 14 employers$30,840 less than San Francisco County
- Marin County$153,474 average, 4 employers$38,982 less than San Francisco County
Where does San Francisco rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
San Francisco ranks 8th of 236, above 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 San Francisco
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year 911 dispatcher, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 58
- the most common formula among San Francisco's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $20,652
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $19,257
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at San Francisco
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at San Francisco?
911 dispatchers at San Francisco who worked the full year earned an average of $192,456 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $183,150: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $79,196 to $160,368.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at San Francisco earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $50,964 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $38,354: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at San Francisco get?
The most common pension formula among San Francisco's 911 dispatchers is 2.7% at 58, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $20,652 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the San Francisco figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at San Francisco 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 San Francisco.