Santa Barbara 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County. 17 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Santa Barbara in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $132,508, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Santa Barbara?

Official pay range1

$71,659 to $123,407

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

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$132,508

average base pay $90,955

Based on the 14 of 17 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

Most of Santa Barbara's 911 dispatchers (9 of 17) hold the title 2911 Public Safety Dispatcher II, with an official range of $75,316 to $91,547. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $121,857, $30,310 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$127,098
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$28,793
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Starting salary
$71,659
bottom of the 2910 Public Safety Dispatcher I range
Average pay rank
70th
of 236 California employers

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Santa Barbara 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. 2910 Public Safety Dispatcher I$71,659 to $87,101 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. 2911 Public Safety Dispatcher II$75,316 to $91,547 · 9 people
    $121,857
  3. 2912 Public Safety Dispatcher III$83,223 to $101,159 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  4. 7388 Emergency Medical Dispatcher$96,125 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  5. 2913 Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor$101,528 to $123,407 · 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 Santa Barbara pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Santa Barbara County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Santa Barbara earned $1,905 less than the Santa Barbara County average and $5,902 more than the California average.

Average 911 dispatcher pay in Santa Barbara County compared to nearby counties

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

Santa Barbara County Shades match the state map.

Where does Santa Barbara rank among California employers?

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

All 236 California employers

Santa Barbara ranks 70th of 236, above the middle employer.

Santa Barbara
$100k$150k$200k

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 Santa Barbara

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 Santa Barbara's 911 dispatchers
Employer pension contribution
$11,774
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$13,164
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Santa Barbara

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Santa Barbara?

911 dispatchers at Santa Barbara who worked the full year earned an average of $132,508 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $127,098: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $71,659 to $123,407.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Santa Barbara earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $28,793 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $25,699: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Santa Barbara get?

The most common pension formula among Santa Barbara's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $11,774 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Santa Barbara County

Sources for the Santa Barbara figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara.

How we read the data