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

The median dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $50,550 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,272 a month.

10th percentile
$38,370
25th percentile
$44,720
Median percentile
$50,550
75th percentile
$61,900
90th percentile
$80,330

Based on 1,360 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

$39,258 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,550
Federal income tax−$3,886
Social Security + Medicare−$3,867
California income tax (approx.)−$3,539
Monthly take-home$3,272
Every two weeks$1,510

Does it go far here?

$47,389Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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