There are 195 city employees in San Francisco who made more than $200,000 in 2012. As Matier and Ross point out in Wednesday’s Chronicle, there are 572 workers in the city who made more than the governor. With a payroll of around $2.5 billion, San Francisco paid more than $3,000 per resident to its employees.
News of San Francisco's mammoth payroll seemed like a good excuse to test drive the State Controller's new public employee compensation database and see what city workers in Martinez are pulling down these days.
The State Controller’s newly updated website shows that in 2011 Martinez spent $318 per resident on its 364 municipal employees. Martinez had two positions topping $200,000 mark in 2011 (See second table at bottom of article).
In 2011, the city's highest paid position was the city manager, with total wages of $226,560, according to the figures on the State Controller's website.
If you haven't explored it yet, the controller's new website has some nifty features for people interested in public employee compensation in California.
Martinez Municipal Employee Compensation Snapshot for 2011 Martinez Statewide Average Population 35,958 64,930 Number of City Employees 237 620 Ratio of Residents per City Employee 151:1 104:1 Average Wages for City Employees $48,188 $61,059 Amount Spent on Total Wages $11,420,441 Amount Spent per resident $318 Source: California State Controller's OfficeThe Top 10 Highest Paying Positions in Martinez for 2011* Position Total Wages Defined
Benefit Plan Employees' Ret. Cost Covered Deferred Compensation Health, Dental
& Vision City Manager $226,560 $20,701 $15,220 $3,277 $21,003 Police Chief $205,458 $84,382 $18,183 -- $18,762 Director Of Public Works $178,985 $18,857 $12,795 $2,733 $22,058 Assistant City Manager $163,381 $17,112 $11,610 $2,480 $7,418 Sergeant $162,751 $50,370 $10,825 -- $18,762 City Engineer $146,442 $15,641 $10,612 $2,267 $22,042 Finance Manager $143,024 $15,790 $10,712 $2,288 $14,782 Sergeant $141,641 $49,446 $10,647 -- $8,425 Deputy Public Works Director $140,274 $15,194 $10,308 $2,202 $22,058 Police Captain $138,845 $63021 $13,569 -- $18,762 Source: California State Controller * The wages include, salary, overtime, vacation, payouts and bonuses
