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911 Dispatcher / Public Safety Telecommunicator in Oregon

Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Chief Human Resources Office – Classification & Compensation lists 2 job classes for this work in the Oregon state pay plan: OSP Telecommunicator 1–2.

$68,292 – $107,736
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$71,980
median pay in OR, all employers
1,110
workers in OR (SOC 43-5031)

Sources: Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Chief Human Resources Office – Classification & Compensation, Oregon Classification and Compensation: Job Profiles and Monthly Salary Rates by Representation; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Oregon state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
OSP Telecommunicator 1
Class 0313 · class description
Grade 16S-AA
$5,691.00 – $7,123.00 a month
$68,292 – $85,476 a year
6 steps
  • Rate 3: $5,691.00 a month
  • Rate 4: $5,917.00 a month
  • Rate 5: $6,199.00 a month
  • Rate 6: $6,493.00 a month
  • Rate 7: $6,802.00 a month
  • Rate 8: $7,123.00 a month
Grade 16S-AP
$6,086.00 – $7,619.00 a month
$73,032 – $91,428 a year
6 steps
  • Rate 3: $6,086.00 a month
  • Rate 4: $6,329.00 a month
  • Rate 5: $6,631.00 a month
  • Rate 6: $6,945.00 a month
  • Rate 7: $7,274.00 a month
  • Rate 8: $7,619.00 a month
Grade 16S-BA
$5,863.00 – $7,338.00 a month
$70,356 – $88,056 a year
6 steps
  • Rate 3: $5,863.00 a month
  • Rate 4: $6,096.00 a month
  • Rate 5: $6,386.00 a month
  • Rate 6: $6,688.00 a month
  • Rate 7: $7,005.00 a month
  • Rate 8: $7,338.00 a month
Grade 16S-BP
$6,269.00 – $7,848.00 a month
$75,228 – $94,176 a year
6 steps
  • Rate 3: $6,269.00 a month
  • Rate 4: $6,517.00 a month
  • Rate 5: $6,831.00 a month
  • Rate 6: $7,153.00 a month
  • Rate 7: $7,493.00 a month
  • Rate 8: $7,848.00 a month
Grade 16S-CA
$6,033.00 – $7,550.00 a month
$72,396 – $90,600 a year
6 steps
  • Rate 3: $6,033.00 a month
  • Rate 4: $6,271.00 a month
  • Rate 5: $6,571.00 a month
  • Rate 6: $6,883.00 a month
  • Rate 7: $7,209.00 a month
  • Rate 8: $7,550.00 a month
Grade 16S-CP
$6,453.00 – $8,075.00 a month
$77,436 – $96,900 a year
6 steps
  • Rate 3: $6,453.00 a month
  • Rate 4: $6,708.00 a month
  • Rate 5: $7,029.00 a month
  • Rate 6: $7,360.00 a month
  • Rate 7: $7,710.00 a month
  • Rate 8: $8,075.00 a month
OSP Telecommunicator 2
Class 0314 · class description
Grade 18S-AA
$6,326.00 – $7,920.00 a month
$75,912 – $95,040 a year
6 steps
  • Rate 3: $6,326.00 a month
  • Rate 4: $6,578.00 a month
  • Rate 5: $6,890.00 a month
  • Rate 6: $7,219.00 a month
  • Rate 7: $7,560.00 a month
  • Rate 8: $7,920.00 a month
Grade 18S-AP
$6,766.00 – $8,470.00 a month
$81,192 – $101,640 a year
6 steps
  • Rate 3: $6,766.00 a month
  • Rate 4: $7,035.00 a month
  • Rate 5: $7,369.00 a month
  • Rate 6: $7,720.00 a month
  • Rate 7: $8,086.00 a month
  • Rate 8: $8,470.00 a month
Grade 18S-BA
$6,515.00 – $8,157.00 a month
$78,180 – $97,884 a year
6 steps
  • Rate 3: $6,515.00 a month
  • Rate 4: $6,774.00 a month
  • Rate 5: $7,097.00 a month
  • Rate 6: $7,434.00 a month
  • Rate 7: $7,787.00 a month
  • Rate 8: $8,157.00 a month
Grade 18S-BP
$6,968.00 – $8,725.00 a month
$83,616 – $104,700 a year
6 steps
  • Rate 3: $6,968.00 a month
  • Rate 4: $7,246.00 a month
  • Rate 5: $7,589.00 a month
  • Rate 6: $7,952.00 a month
  • Rate 7: $8,327.00 a month
  • Rate 8: $8,725.00 a month
Grade 18S-CA
$6,706.00 – $8,394.00 a month
$80,472 – $100,728 a year
6 steps
  • Rate 3: $6,706.00 a month
  • Rate 4: $6,972.00 a month
  • Rate 5: $7,304.00 a month
  • Rate 6: $7,653.00 a month
  • Rate 7: $8,014.00 a month
  • Rate 8: $8,394.00 a month
Grade 18S-CP
$7,172.00 – $8,978.00 a month
$86,064 – $107,736 a year
6 steps
  • Rate 3: $7,172.00 a month
  • Rate 4: $7,457.00 a month
  • Rate 5: $7,813.00 a month
  • Rate 6: $8,184.00 a month
  • Rate 7: $8,572.00 a month
  • Rate 8: $8,978.00 a month

Schedule: Oregon State Police Officers Association (OSPOA) Classified (REPR SC). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Chief Human Resources Office – Classification & Compensation, Oregon Classification and Compensation: Job Profiles and Monthly Salary Rates by Representation. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Oregon, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureOR
Workers1,110
10th percentile$53,750
Median$71,980
90th percentile$96,530
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 Oregon

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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