Sutter County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
16 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Sutter County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $115,536, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Sutter County?
Official pay range1
$51,147 to $99,341
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 6 of 16 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $112,174
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $32,956
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $51,147
- bottom of the Public Safety Dispatcher I range
- Average pay rank
- 126th
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Sutter County 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
- Public Safety Dispatcher IFewer than 5
- Public Safety Dispatcher IIFewer than 5
- Supervising Public Safety DispatcherFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Sutter County pay 911 dispatchers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Sutter County next to every California employer together.1
- Sutter County$115,536
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Sutter County earned $11,070 less than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Sutter County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Sutter County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Placer County$122,567 average, 5 employers$7,031 more than Sutter County
- Sacramento County$111,499 average, 7 employers$4,037 less than Sutter County
- Yolo County$102,437 average, 2 employers$13,099 less than Sutter County
- Butte County$100,327 average, 5 employers$15,209 less than Sutter County
- Colusa County$95,397 average, 1 employer$20,139 less than Sutter County
- Yuba County$92,458 average, 2 employers$23,078 less than Sutter County
Where does Sutter County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year 911 dispatchers, by average total pay.1
All 236 California employers
Sutter County ranks 126th of 236, below the middle employer.
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 Sutter County
As reported by the county. 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 Sutter County's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $8,558
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $17,691
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Sutter County
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Sutter County?
911 dispatchers at Sutter County who worked the full year earned an average of $115,536 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $112,174: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $51,147 to $99,341.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Sutter County earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $32,956 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $32,008: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Sutter County get?
The most common pension formula among Sutter County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $8,558 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Sutter County figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Sutter County 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Sutter County.