Santa Paula 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Santa Paula is a city in Ventura County. 6 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Santa Paula in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $108,119, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Santa Paula?

Official pay range1

$59,197 to $90,542

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

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$108,119

average base pay $66,571

Based on the 6 of 6 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

Most of Santa Paula's 911 dispatchers (5 of 6) hold the title Public Safety Dispatch Clerk, with an official range of $59,197 to $71,989. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $99,474, $27,485 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$106,940
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$15,247
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Starting salary
$59,197
bottom of the Public Safety Dispatch Clerk range
Average pay rank
151st
of 236 California employers

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Santa Paula 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 Dispatch Clerk$59,197 to $71,989 · 5 people
    $99,474
  2. Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor$74,464 to $90,542 · 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 Paula pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Ventura County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Santa Paula earned $30,114 less than the Ventura County average and $18,487 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 Santa Paula rank among California employers?

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

All 236 California employers

Santa Paula ranks 151st of 236, below the middle employer.

Santa Paula
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $117,931

The 6 employers in Ventura County

Santa Paula ranks 4th of 6, below the middle employer.

Santa Paula
$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 Santa Paula

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 Paula's 911 dispatchers
Employer pension contribution
$5,217
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$7,353
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Santa Paula

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Santa Paula?

911 dispatchers at Santa Paula who worked the full year earned an average of $108,119 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $106,940: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $59,197 to $90,542.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Santa Paula earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $15,247 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $15,458: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Santa Paula get?

The most common pension formula among Santa Paula's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $5,217 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Santa Paula figures

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

How we read the data