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911 Dispatcher / Public Safety Telecommunicator in Nevada

Nevada Department of Administration, Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM) lists 1 job class for this work in the Nevada state pay plan: Public Safety Dispatcher.

$60,448 – $89,325
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$60,040
median pay in NV, all employers
1,010
workers in NV (SOC 43-5031)

Sources: Nevada Department of Administration, Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Nevada Classified Service — Class Specifications and Compensation Schedules (Pay Policy 01 EE/ER and 06), effective July 1, 2026; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Nevada state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Nevada sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Public Safety Dispatcher
Class 11.122 · class description
Grade 33
$60,448 – $89,325 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $60,448 a year
  • Step 2: $62,974 a year
  • Step 3: $65,709 a year
  • Step 4: $68,653 a year
  • Step 5: $71,702 a year
  • Step 6: $74,771 a year
  • Step 7: $78,154 a year
  • Step 8: $81,662 a year
  • Step 9: $85,337 a year
  • Step 10: $89,325 a year

Schedule: Pay Policy 01C, L, M, N, O — Classified; CBU C, L, M, N, O; Employee/Employer Contribution Plan (EE/ER). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Nevada Department of Administration, Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Nevada Classified Service — Class Specifications and Compensation Schedules (Pay Policy 01 EE/ER and 06), effective July 1, 2026. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Nevada, all employers Sourced

Public Safety Telecommunicators (SOC 43-5031) in Nevada, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNV
Workers1,010
10th percentile$45,170
Median$60,040
90th percentile$87,240
National median, government employers$54,440

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Nevada

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national 911 Dispatcher / Public Safety Telecommunicator page.

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