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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary in Riverside, CA

The median dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $52,000 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,360 a month.

10th percentile
$38,680
25th percentile
$45,760
Median percentile
$52,000
75th percentile
$58,740
90th percentile
$74,360

Based on 3,250 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$40,322 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,000
Federal income tax−$4,060
Social Security + Medicare−$3,978
California income tax (approx.)−$3,640
Monthly take-home$3,360
Every two weeks$1,551

Does it go far here?

$48,853Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,846 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Riverside, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$279,090
Chief Executives$176,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,320
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,600
Nurse Practitioners$169,920
Physician Assistants$165,490
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$163,750
Pharmacists$161,870

All dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance salaries · Take-home pay in California