Employee Group Employee Group
Q3 2025 Q3 2024 Q3 2025 Q3 2024
City Council & Council Appointees 8 8 IAFF 87 79
Tier 1 1 1 Tier 1 28 30
Tier 2 2 2 Tier 2 9 8
Tier 3 5 5 Tier 3 50 41
Management & Professional 218 199 Fire Chiefs' Association 4 4 Tier 1 54 56 Tier 1 4 4
Tier 2 36 36 Tier 2 0 0
Tier 3 128 107 Tier 3 0 0
Service Employees' International 556 571 Fire Management 4 6 Tier 1 127 145 Tier 1 4 3
Tier 2 38 43 Tier 2 0 1
Tier 3 391 383 Tier 3 0 2
Utilities Management 45 47 PAPOA 67 73
Tier 1 25 29 Tier 1 15 20
Tier 2 8 6 Tier 2 1 3
Tier 3 12 12 Tier 3 51 50
Police Management Association 7 7
Tier 1 7 7
Tier 2 0 0
Tier 3 0 0
Police Management 2 9
Tier 1 1 3
Tier 2 1 2
Tier 3 0 4
Grand Total Miscellaneous Plans 827 825 Grand Total Safety Plans 171 178 Tier 1 207 231 Tier 1 59 67
Tier 2 84 87 Tier 2 11 14
Tier 3 536 507 Tier 3 101 97
Tiered Percentage Miscellaneous Plans Tiered Percentage Safety Plans Tier 1 25.0% 28.0% Tier 1 34.5% 37.6%
Tier 2 10.2% 10.5% Tier 2 6.4% 7.9%
Tier 3 64.8% 61.5% Tier 3 59.1% 54.5%
Tier Definitions Tier Definitions
Tier 1 2.7% @ 55 Tier 1 3% @ 50
Tier 2 2% @ 60 Tier 2 3% @ 55
Tier 3 2% @ 62 Tier 3 2.7% @ 57
* Includes Police Trainee and Limited Hourly FTE
Attachment A:
City of Palo Alto Pension Plan Benefit Levels Enrollment by Plan and Employee Group as of Third Quarter Miscellaneous Plans Safety Plans
Employee Count Employee Count