Yolo Emergency Communications Agency 911 dispatcher salary, 2025
Yolo Emergency Communications Agency is a joint powers authority in Yolo County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 39 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Yolo Emergency Communications Agency in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $96,840, overtime included.
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Yolo Emergency Communications Agency?
Official pay range2
$51,415 to $117,074
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title
Based on the 28 of 39 911 dispatchers who worked the full year.
Most of Yolo Emergency Communications Agency's 911 dispatchers (30 of 39) hold the title Dispatcher I/II, with an official range of $51,415 to $92,438. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $89,321, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $95,892
- the middle 911 dispatcher: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $9,974
- average per full-year 911 dispatcher
- Starting salary
- $51,415
- bottom of the Dispatch Assistant range
- Average pay rank
- 186th
- of 236 California employers
What does each 911 dispatcher title at Yolo Emergency 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
- Dispatch AssistantFewer than 5
- Dispatcher I/II$89,321
- Dispatcher IIIFewer than 5
- Dispatch SupervisorFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Yolo Emergency Communications Agency pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Yolo County?
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers: Yolo Emergency Communications Agency next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2
- Yolo Emergency Communications Agency$96,840
- All employers in Yolo County$102,437
- All employers in California$126,606
Full-year 911 dispatchers at Yolo Emergency Communications Agency earned $5,597 less than the Yolo County average and $29,766 less than the California average.
Average 911 dispatcher pay in Yolo County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year 911 dispatchers across all employers in each county that borders Yolo County, and how much more or less it pays.2
- Napa County$158,688 average, 3 employers$56,251 more than Yolo County
- Solano County$135,708 average, 6 employers$33,271 more than Yolo County
- Sutter County$115,536 average, 1 employer$13,099 more than Yolo County
- Sacramento County$111,499 average, 7 employers$9,062 more than Yolo County
- Colusa County$95,397 average, 1 employer$7,040 less than Yolo County
- Lake County$93,005 average, 2 employers$9,432 less than Yolo County
Where does Yolo Emergency 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
Yolo Emergency Communications Agency ranks 186th 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 Yolo Emergency 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 Yolo Emergency Communications Agency's 911 dispatchers
- Employer pension contribution
- $7,991
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $19,314
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Yolo Emergency Communications Agency
What is the average 911 dispatcher salary at Yolo Emergency Communications Agency?
911 dispatchers at Yolo Emergency Communications Agency who worked the full year earned an average of $96,840 in 2025, overtime included. The middle 911 dispatcher earned $95,892: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $51,415 to $117,074.
How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Yolo Emergency Communications Agency earn?
Full-year 911 dispatchers were paid an average of $9,974 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $7,439: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do 911 dispatchers at Yolo Emergency Communications Agency get?
The most common pension formula among Yolo Emergency Communications Agency's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $7,991 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Yolo Emergency Communications Agency figures
Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Yolo Emergency 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.
- California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Yolo Emergency Communications Agency.