Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$57,530avg. a year
$27.66 an hour · 7,700 employed
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $57,530 a year. That is about the same as the California average of $57,950. The U.S. average is $54,740.
$52,170Median pay
$27.66Average hourly
-1%vs. California average
7,700Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
1720 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$66,940
$32.18 an hour
23,010 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$64,660
$31.09 an hour
3150 jobs
El Centro, CA
$62,630
$30.11 an hour
4240 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$60,980
$29.32 an hour
5250 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$60,400
$29.04 an hour
690 jobs
Napa, CA
$60,170
$28.93 an hour
7670 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$58,630
$28.19 an hour
8120 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$58,450
$28.10 an hour
91,360 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$57,240
$27.52 an hour
10800 jobs
Fresno, CA
$57,220
$27.51 an hour
11500 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$57,100
$27.45 an hour
12330 jobs
Modesto, CA
$56,830
$27.32 an hour
131,740 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$56,790
$27.30 an hour
14250 jobs
Salinas, CA
$56,010
$26.93 an hour
15260 jobs
Visalia, CA
$55,460
$26.66 an hour
16230 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$55,270
$26.57 an hour
17130 jobs
Merced, CA
$55,060
$26.47 an hour
1850 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$54,820
$26.35 an hour
19140 jobs
Redding, CA
$54,780
$26.34 an hour
2090 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$54,670
$26.29 an hour
21540 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$54,590
$26.24 an hour
223,250 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$53,860
$25.89 an hour
2370 jobs
Chico, CA
$53,420
$25.68 an hour
24250 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$53,130
$25.54 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $57,530 a year, and the median is $52,170. About 7,700 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is about the same as the California average of $57,950.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.94 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-5032. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.