Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency is a joint powers authority in Shasta County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 51 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $116,505, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency?

Official pay range2

$59,800 to $99,154

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

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers2

$116,505

average base pay $72,919

Based on the 28 of 51 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

Most of Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency's 911 dispatchers (27 of 51) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher, with an official range of $59,800 to $76,294. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $86,099, $9,805 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$111,695
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$31,544
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Starting salary
$59,800
bottom of the Public Safety Dispatcher range
Average pay rank
124th
of 236 California employers

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency 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.2

  1. Public Safety Dispatcher$59,800 to $76,294 · 27 people
    $86,099
  2. Public Safety Dispatcher All$62,774 to $80,101 · 18 people
    $116,393
  3. Supervising Public Safety Dispatcher$85,654 to $99,154 · 5 people
    $159,430
  4. Public Safety Dispatcher All EhRange not reported · fewer than 5 people
    Not reported

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency pay 911 dispatchers more than other California employers?

Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency next to every California employer together.2

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency earned $10,101 less than the California average.

Average 911 dispatcher pay in Shasta County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Shasta County, and how much more or less it pays.2

Shasta County Shades match the state map.

Where does Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.2

All 236 California employers

Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency ranks 124th of 236, below the middle employer.

Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency
$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 Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year 911 dispatcher, on top of wages.2

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency's 911 dispatchers
Employer pension contribution
$6,946
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$13,428
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency?

911 dispatchers at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency who worked the full year earned an average of $116,505 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $111,695: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $59,800 to $99,154.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $31,544 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $29,505: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency get?

The most common pension formula among Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $6,946 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency 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. California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
  2. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency.

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