Ventura County 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

40 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Ventura County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $179,292, overtime included.

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Ventura County?

Official pay range1

$73,290 to $137,434

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

Average total pay, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$179,292

average base pay $106,781

Based on the 31 of 40 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.

Most of Ventura County's 911 dispatchers (29 of 40) hold the title Public Safety Dispatcher II, with an official range of $76,865 to $107,610. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $175,977, $68,367 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$175,810
the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$39,007
average per full-year 911 dispatcher
Starting salary
$73,290
bottom of the Public Safety Dispatcher I range
Average pay rank
17th
of 236 California employers

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Ventura 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

  1. Public Safety Dispatcher I$73,290 to $102,607 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Public Safety Dispatcher II$76,865 to $107,610 · 29 people
    $175,977
  3. Supervisor-Public Safety Dispatch$98,156 to $137,434 · 7 people
    $193,103

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

Does Ventura County pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Ventura County?

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

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Ventura County earned $41,059 more than the Ventura County average and $52,686 more 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 Ventura County rank among California employers?

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

All 236 California employers

Ventura County ranks 17th of 236, above the middle employer.

Ventura County
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $117,931

The 6 employers in Ventura County

Ventura County ranks 1st of 6, above the middle employer.

Ventura County
$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 Ventura 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 Ventura County's 911 dispatchers
Employer pension contribution
$19,231
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$16,451
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Ventura County

What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Ventura County?

911 dispatchers at Ventura County who worked the full year earned an average of $179,292 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $175,810: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $73,290 to $137,434.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Ventura County earn?

Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $39,007 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $32,143: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Ventura County get?

The most common pension formula among Ventura County's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $19,231 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Ventura County

Sources for the Ventura County figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Ventura 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Ventura County.

How we read the data