EXHIBIT 2 – Charter City Salaries
City Councilmember
Salary/Month
Mayor Salary/
Month
Charter Requirement
Alameda $25,997.00 $25,997.00 Annual salary not to exceed 30% of the salary for all "Occupations, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, San Francisco- Oakland-Hayward Area.” The specific salary amount and
payment details will be determined by a Council resolution.
Alhambra $917.00 $993.00 $50/mo. for Council; $75/mo. for Mayor; Adjusted per State Law.
Anaheim $1,500.00 $1,500.00 State Law
Burbank $1,548.00 $1,548.00 State Law
Carlsbad $2,264.18 $2,364.18 Charter Silent; Salaries Established By Ordinance Chula Vista $5,085.84 $12,714.59
(the directly
elected Mayor
is a full-time
position)
Mayor: 66% of the salary of Superior Court judges in the State; Council: 40% of the salary of the Mayor
Compton $600.00 $600.00 Charter: $600 per month
Culver City $485.12 $485.12 State Law
El Cajon $2,194.00 $3,176.00 State Law.
Fresno $6,666.67 $10,833.33
(the directly
elected Mayor
is a full-time
position and
has strong-
mayor elements
in the role)
Charter allows Council to establish by ordinance
Hayward $2,081.25 $3,330.00 Charter allows Council to establish by ordinance Inglewood $5,055.01 $9,275.25 Initially set by ordinance not to exceed average household income in Los Angeles County. Subsequent adjustments
permitted in an amount not to exceed the 5% annual cap set in State Law.
Irvine $880.00 $880.00 State Law
Lancaster $600.00 $600.00 Council can adopt ordinance by 4/5ths vote Long Beach $3,540.00 $14,158.00
(the directly
elected Mayor
is a full-time
position)
(a) Commencing with the first Mayor to assume the office of Mayor on or after July 1, 1988, the Mayor shall receive an annual salary of Sixty-seven Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($67,500.00), which salary shall be automatically adjusted on July 1, 1989, and on July 1 of each year thereafter equivalent to the most recent upward change in the annual average of the Consumer Price Index as published by the United States
Department of Labor for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan area.
For purposes of calculating the annual adjustment under this section the base year shall be that year ending with the quarter ending December 31, 1988. The Mayor's salary shall first be adjusted on July 1, 1989, and annually thereafter, based on the annually calculated change from the base year.
(b) Each member of the City Council shall receive a salary which shall be twenty-five percent of that provided for the Mayor under Subsection (a) of this Section 203.
Modesto $2,000.00 $3,600.00 Upon Recommendation of Citizen’s Salary Setting Commission Oceanside $1,932.75 $2,107.92 Charter Silent
Palmdale $759.00 $1,265.00 Charter Silent
Palo Alto $1,000.00 $1,000.00 State Law
Pasadena $1,742.65 $2,613.78 Initially established by a compensation commission.
Adjustments permitted every two years not to exceed 5% per year.
Pomona $819.00 $1,638.00 Council salaries established pursuant to limits in state law.
Adjustments per CPI. Mayor’s salary twice that of Council.
Richmond $1,402.50 $3,875.00 Charter Initially Set Mayor’s Salary at $3,000. Subject to adjustment by five votes of Council, not including the Mayor.
Council salary established and adjusted per State Law.
Riverside $3,448.00 $6,897.00 Per the Charter, the Council reviews salaries of Council and Mayor in January of every odd-numbered year. It may adjust salaries in an amount not to exceed 5 percent.
Salinas $276.92 bi-weekly $369.23 bi-
weekly
State Law
Sacramento $8,566.08 $13,683.75
(Mayor is full-
time)
Compensation Commission established by Charter shall meet at least once a year. Compensation must be reasonable and consistent with other cities similar in size and structure.
San Bernardino $3,125.00 $4,166.67 Established/adjusted by Council ordinance following a public hearing and giving due recommendation to an advisory
commission charged with periodic review of compensation for elected positions. Compensation of Mayor shall be
commensurate with that for a full-time position.
San Luis Obispo $987 bi-weekly $1,244 bi-
weekly
By ordinance. Reviewed in even-numbered years. Mayor to receive greater compensation than councilmembers.
Santa Ana $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Established per the formula in State Law. No adjustments without voter approval.
Santa Barbara $4,671.33 $5,839.17 Beginning July 1, 2005, Mayor’s salary set at 100% of Area Median Income (AMI). Councilmembers salary set at 80% AMI.
Compensation reduced by $25 per meeting of Council,
including study sessions, missed.
Santa Clara $2,000.00 $2,500.00 Effective July 1, 2017, Council salaries set at $2,000 per month and Mayor’s salary set at $2,500. Commencing on July 1, 2019, Council and Mayor salaries set by Salary Setting
Commission.
Santa Cruz $1,710.35 $3,420.68 Council salaries established at $1,000 per month and Mayor salary established at $2,000 per month. Adjustments permitted by Council not to exceed 5% per year.
Santa Maria $1,956.90 $1,956.90 Charter Silent. Salaries set by Municipal Code.
Santa Monica $1,385.00 $1,661.00 Council salaries initially set at $750 per month and Mayor salary initially set at $900 per month. Automatic increases on July 1 of each year set to CPI.
Santa Rosa $800.00 $1,200.00 State Law
Stockton $2,447.04 $7,540.30 Salary of Council and Mayor adopted by Council upon recommendation of a Salary Setting Commission. Council may adopt the Commission’s recommendation or a lesser amount, but not a greater amount. The Mayor’s compensation shall be greater than the Council.
Sunnyvale $2,913.38 $3,884.52 Effective January 1, 2012, salaries of Council established at $2,088.64 per month and Mayor at $2,784.86 per month.
Annual CPI increases thereafter.
Torrance $100.00 $100.00 Charter limitation of $100 per month.
Vallejo $1,225.00 $1,225.00 State Law.
Ventura $600.00 $700.00 Established amounts per the Charter.
Vista $2,955.00 $3,067.00 Charter Silent. Established by Municipal Code.