San Luis Obispo 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

San Luis Obispo is a city in San Luis Obispo County. 15 people worked as 911 dispatchers for San Luis Obispo in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $129,670, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at San Luis Obispo?

Official pay range1

$77,220 to $126,464

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

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$129,670

average base pay $108,582

Based on the 11 of 15 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

Most of San Luis Obispo's 911 dispatchers (13 of 15) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher, with an official range of $77,220 to $105,040. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $129,126, $24,086 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$128,148
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$14,921
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Starting salary
$77,220
bottom of the Public Safety Dispatcher range
Average pay rank
77th
of 236 California employers

What does each 911 dispatcher title at San Luis Obispo 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$77,220 to $105,040 · 13 people
    $129,126
  2. Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor$97,864 to $126,464 · 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 Luis Obispo pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in San Luis Obispo County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at San Luis Obispo earned $18,256 more than the San Luis Obispo County average and $3,064 more than the California average.

Average 911 dispatcher pay in San Luis Obispo County compared to nearby counties

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

San Luis Obispo County Shades match the state map.

Where does San Luis Obispo rank among California employers?

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

All 236 California employers

San Luis Obispo ranks 77th of 236, above the middle employer.

San Luis Obispo
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $117,931

The 5 employers in San Luis Obispo County

San Luis Obispo ranks 1st of 5, above the middle employer.

San Luis Obispo
$100k$120k

Middle employer: $101,776

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 Luis Obispo

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 Luis Obispo's 911 dispatchers
Employer pension contribution
$6,177
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$10,686
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at San Luis Obispo

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at San Luis Obispo?

911 dispatchers at San Luis Obispo who worked the full year earned an average of $129,670 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $128,148: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $77,220 to $126,464.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at San Luis Obispo earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $14,921 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,013: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at San Luis Obispo get?

The most common pension formula among San Luis Obispo's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $6,177 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in San Luis Obispo County

Sources for the San Luis Obispo figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at San Luis Obispo 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 Luis Obispo.

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