Santa Clara 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Santa Clara is a city in Santa Clara County. 27 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Santa Clara in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $205,667, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Santa Clara?

Official pay range1

$108,366 to $173,840

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

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$205,667

average base pay $146,105

Based on the 10 of 27 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

The largest group of Santa Clara's 911 dispatchers (13 of 27) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher II, with an official range of $117,503 to $149,866. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $190,333, $40,467 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$203,496
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$29,072
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Starting salary
$108,366
bottom of the Public Safety Dispatcher I range
Average pay rank
4th
of 236 California employers

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Santa Clara 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 I$108,366 to $137,984 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Public Safety Dispatcher II$117,503 to $149,866 · 13 people
    $190,333
  3. Senior Public Safety Dispatcher$135,844 to $173,840 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  4. Per Diem Dispatcher (Stadium)$145,600 · 6 people
    Fewer than 5
  5. Per Diem Dispatcher (Citywide)$156,000 · 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 Clara pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Santa Clara County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Santa Clara earned $34,033 more than the Santa Clara County average and $79,061 more than the California average.

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

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

Santa Clara County Shades match the state map.

Where does Santa Clara rank among California employers?

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

All 236 California employers

Santa Clara ranks 4th of 236, above the middle employer.

Santa Clara
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $117,931

The 12 employers in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara ranks 2nd of 12, above the middle employer.

Santa Clara
$140k$160k$180k$200k$220k

Middle employer: $171,426

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 Clara

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 Clara's 911 dispatchers
Employer pension contribution
$63,533
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$21,909
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Santa Clara

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Santa Clara?

911 dispatchers at Santa Clara who worked the full year earned an average of $205,667 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $203,496: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $108,366 to $173,840.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Santa Clara earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $29,072 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $30,079: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Santa Clara get?

The most common pension formula among Santa Clara's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $63,533 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Santa Clara County

Sources for the Santa Clara figures

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

How we read the data