City Auditor’s 2021 Audit of City
Employees’ Workforce Diversity
and Salary Trends
City Auditor’s 2021 Audit of City
Employees’ Workforce Diversity
and Salary Trends
Jorge Oseguera, City Auditor
Farishta Ahrary, Principal Fiscal Policy Analyst
June 2022
Jorge Oseguera, City Auditor
Farishta Ahrary, Principal Fiscal Policy Analyst
June 2022
Research and Analysis Division
BackgroundBackground
The City Auditor has been conducting annual employee
diversity assessments since 2016.
The objective was to Assess the diversity of City
employees as of July 1, 2021, as it compares to the
diversity of City of Sacramento residents and conduct
trend analyses of 2021 results compared to previous
years.
The 2021 Audit of City Employees’ Workforce Diversity and Salary Trends consists of the following sections:
Background
Chapter 1: Demographics of City of Sacramento
Residents
Chapter 2: Demographics of City of Sacramento
Employees
Chapter 3: Gender Analysis of City of Sacramento
Employees
Chapter 4: Ethnicity/Race Analysis of City of
Sacramento Employees
Chapter 5: Salary Analysis of City of Sacramento
Employees
Chapter 6: Analysis of Each Department Over Time
Improvements
Since Last
Audit
Improvements
Since Last
Audit
• Implementation of the Race and Gender
Equity Action Plan (RGEAP)
• Developed and administered trainings for
City staff
• Developed and finalized drafts for Gender
Inclusion Policy and Employee Resource
Group Policy
Office of the City Manager
• Initiated a Citywide classification and
compensation study
• Improved executive recruitments
• Developed a pilot mentoring program
• Developed and administered job fairs
Human Resources Department
City of Sacramento Gender and Ethnic Diversity Dashboard
Demographics of City of Sacramento
Residents
Demographics of City of Sacramento
Residents
51%
49%
Gender Composition of City
Residents
Female
Male
30%
29%
17%
13%
6%
3%
0.5%
2% 0.7%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
White Hispanic Asian Black or
African
American
Two or More
Races
Filipino American
Indian or
Alaska Native
Native
Hawaiian or
Other Pacific
Islander
Other
Ethnic/Racial Composition of City Residents
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 estimates.
Full-Time and
Part-Time City
Employees by
Department
and Gender,
2021
Full-Time and
Part-Time City
Employees by
Department
and Gender,
2021
Percent Female
and Male
Number of
Employees
Department Female Male Female Male Total
City Attorney 56% 44% 32 25 57
City Auditor 60% 40% 6 4 10
City Clerk 94% 6% 16 1 17
City Manager 71% 29% 37 15 52
City Treasurer 60% 40% 6 4 10
Community Development 43% 57% 112 146 258
Community Response 67% 33% 6 3 9
Convention & Cultural Services 70% 30% 105 46 151
Finance 73% 27% 64 24 88
Fire 10% 90% 64 594 658
Human Resources 77% 23% 54 16 70
Information Technology 35% 65% 64 121 185
Mayor/Council 61% 39% 36 23 59
Police 32% 68% 370 769 1,139
Public Works 17% 83% 101 492 593
Utilities 22% 78% 105 378 483
Youth, Parks, and Community
Enrichment 52% 48% 486 450 936
Grand Total 35% 65% 1,664 3,111 4,775
City Population 51% 49% 524,943
Note: One employee's gender was unknown in the Department of Utilities and therefore was not included in this analysis.
Source: Auditor generated from City of Sacramento eCAPS data and U.S. Census Bureau data.
Demographics of City of Sacramento
Employees
Demographics of City of Sacramento
Employees
2 7
19 15
40 142
193
184
332
730
3 13
20 37
62 131
290
240
617
1,698
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Not Specified
Middle Eastern or North African
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
American Indian or Alaska Native
Filipino
Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino
White
Female Male
Full-Time and Part-Time City Employees by Ethnic/Racial Groups and Gender, 2021 (4,775 Total) Note: One employee whose gender was not specified was excluded from this analysis.
Source: Auditor generated from City of Sacramento eCAPS data.
Percentage of Full-Time and Part-Time City Employees
by Department and Gender, 2016-2021
Female Male
Department 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 City Attorney 54% 55% 53% 56% 57% 56% 46% 45% 47% 44% 43% 44% City Auditor N/A N/A N/A 86% 63% 60% N/A N/A N/A 14% 38% 40% City Clerk 94% 100% 94% 94% 100% 94% 6% 0% 6% 6% 0% 6%
City Manager 67% 56% 60% 63% 67% 71% 33% 44% 40% 37% 33% 29% City Treasurer 50% 58% 58% 64% 60% 60% 50% 42% 42% 36% 40% 40% Community Development 45% 40% 42% 41% 43% 43% 55% 60% 58% 59% 57% 57% Community Response N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 67% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 33% Convention & Cultural Services 60% 60% 61% 63% 67% 70% 40% 40% 39% 37% 33% 30% Finance 73% 73% 74% 73% 76% 73% 27% 27% 26% 27% 24% 27% Fire 10% 10% 9% 10% 10% 10% 90% 90% 91% 90% 90% 90%
Human Resources 76% 72% 73% 74% 72% 77% 24% 28% 27% 26% 28% 23% Information Technology 31% 29% 32% 34% 35% 35% 69% 71% 68% 66% 65% 65% Mayor/Council 50% 51% 52% 57% 53% 61% 50% 49% 48% 43% 47% 39% Police 32% 32% 32% 33% 33% 32% 68% 68% 68% 67% 67% 68%
Public Works 18% 19% 19% 18% 17% 17% 82% 81% 81% 82% 83% 83% Utilities 23% 23% 23% 24% 23% 22% 77% 77% 77% 76% 77% 78% Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment 54% 52% 52% 52% 52% 52% 46% 48% 48% 48% 48% 48% Grand Total 36% 34% 34% 35% 34% 35% 64% 66% 66% 65% 66% 65% City Population 50.5% 51.1% 51.3% 50.4% 51.1% 51.1% 49.5% 48.9% 48.7% 49.6% 48.9% 48.9% Note: Employees whose genders were not specified were excluded from this analysis.
Source: Auditor generated from City of Sacramento eCAPS data and U.S. Census Bureau data.
Gender of
Legacy Staff
(Hired before
7/1/2020)
Compared to
New Hires
(Hired on or
after 7/1/2020)
Gender of
Legacy Staff
(Hired before
7/1/2020)
Compared to
New Hires
(Hired on or
after 7/1/2020)
35%
33%
47%
65%
67%
53%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
All Staff
Legacy Staff
New Hires
Male
Female
40%
40%
55%
60%
60%
45%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
All Staff
Legacy Staff
New Hires
Male
Female
All Staff
Management Staff
Note: Employees whose genders were not specified were excluded from this analysis.
Source: Auditor generated from City of Sacramento eCAPS data.
Full-Time and Part-Time City Employees by
Department and Ethnicity/Race, 2021
Full-Time and Part-Time City Employees by
Department and Ethnicity/Race, 2021
Department White Hispanic
or Latino Asian
Black or
African
American
Two or
More
Races
Filipino American Indian or
Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander
Middle Eastern or
North African
Not
Specified Total
City Attorney 65% 11% 5% 11% 4% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 57
City Auditor 30% 30% 10% 10% 10% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0% 10
City Clerk 71% 18% 6% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 17
City Manager 38% 25% 8% 8% 17% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 52
City Treasurer 40% 10% 20% 10% 0% 10% 0% 0% 10% 0% 10
Community Development 54% 17% 11% 13% 3% 2% 0% 0% 1% 0% 258 Community Response 44% 22% 0% 11% 11% 11% 0% 0% 0% 0% 9 Convention & Cultural Services 60% 10% 9% 14% 4% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 151 Finance 39% 15% 15% 18% 5% 6% 1% 2% 0% 0% 88
Fire 70% 14% 4% 4% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 0% 658
Human Resources 51% 3% 19% 11% 7% 6% 0% 3% 0% 0% 70
Information Technology 43% 18% 19% 8% 5% 2% 1% 2% 1% 0% 185 Mayor/Council 39% 29% 7% 15% 5% 2% 0% 2% 2% 0% 59
Police 64% 16% 8% 6% 4% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1,139
Public Works 38% 30% 9% 13% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% 0% 593
Utilities 56% 20% 8% 7% 5% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 484
Youth, Parks, and Community
Enrichment 28% 27% 10% 17% 11% 2% 1% 1% 1% 0% 936
All City Staff Total 51% 20% 9% 10% 6% 2.1% 1.1% 0.8% 0.4% 0.1% 4,776 City Population 30% 29% 17% 13% 6% 2.8% 0.5% 1.6% N/A 0.7% 524,943 Note: For City population data, the United States Census Bureau includes Middle Eastern or North African in the White category.
Source: Auditor generated from City of Sacramento eCAPS data and U.S. Census Bureau data.
Ethnic/Racial Difference Between the City Population and Full-Time and Part-Time City Employees, 2021
Department White Hispanic or
Latino Asian Black or African
American
Two or More
Races Filipino American Indian or
Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander Total
City Attorney 35% ‐18% ‐11% ‐2% ‐3% 2.5% ‐0.5% ‐1.6% 57 City Auditor 10% 1% ‐7% ‐3% 4% ‐2.8% ‐0.5% ‐1.6% 10
City Clerk 40% ‐11% ‐11% ‐7% ‐6% ‐2.8% ‐0.5% ‐1.6% 17
City Manager 12% ‐4% ‐9% ‐5% 11% ‐2.8% ‐0.5% ‐1.6% 52
City Treasurer 20% ‐19% 3% ‐3% ‐6% 7.2% ‐0.5% ‐1.6% 10
Community Development 24% ‐12% ‐6% 1% ‐3% ‐1.2% ‐0.5% ‐1.6% 258 Community Response 14% ‐7% ‐17% ‐1% 5% 8.3% ‐0.5% ‐1.6% 9 Convention & Cultural Services 30% ‐19% ‐8% 1% ‐2% ‐1.5% ‐0.5% 0.4% 151 Finance 8% ‐14% ‐2% 6% ‐2% 2.9% 0.7% 0.7% 88
Fire 40% ‐15% ‐12% ‐9% ‐3% ‐0.7% 1.7% ‐0.8% 657
Human Resources 21% ‐26% 2% ‐1% 1% 2.9% ‐0.5% 1.3% 70
Information Technology 13% ‐10% 3% ‐4% ‐1% ‐0.6% 0.6% 0.1% 184 Mayor/Council 10% 0% ‐10% 3% ‐1% ‐1.1% ‐0.5% 0.1% 59
Police 34% ‐13% ‐9% ‐7% ‐2% ‐1.7% 0.1% ‐1.0% 1,139
Public Works 8% 1% ‐8% 1% ‐2% 0.2% 1.2% ‐0.9% 593
Utilities 26% ‐8% ‐9% ‐6% ‐2% ‐0.7% 1.0% ‐1.0% 484
Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment ‐1% ‐1% ‐6% 5% 5% ‐0.3% 0.8% ‐0.6% 933 All City Staff Total 21% ‐9% ‐8% ‐2% 0% ‐0.7% 0.6% ‐0.8% 4,771 Scale ‐15% or less ‐10% ‐5% Percentage Point Difference from City Residents 5% 10% 15% or more
Note: The employees that did not have their ethnicity specified were excluded from this analysis.
For this analysis, employees that had identified as Middle Eastern or North African were added to the White category.
Source: Auditor generated from City of Sacramento eCAPS data and American Community Survey.
Full-Time and Part-Time City Employees
by Ethnicity/Race, 2016-2021
Full-Time and Part-Time City Employees
by Ethnicity/Race, 2016-2021
White Hispanic or
Latino Asian
Black or
African
American
Two or More
Races Filipino
American
Indian or
Alaska Native
Native
Hawaiian or
Other Pacific
Islander
Middle Eastern
or North
African
Not Specified
2016 54.7% 16.7% 8.3% 10.8% 2.6% 1.9% 1.0% 0.5% 0.1% 3.4% 2017 54.7% 17.2% 8.6% 11.0% 3.9% 2.0% 1.0% 0.6% 0.1% 0.8% 2018 54.1% 17.8% 8.8% 10.9% 4.3% 2.2% 1.0% 0.6% 0.2% 0.1% 2019 52.7% 18.5% 8.5% 10.9% 5.2% 2.1% 1.0% 0.8% 0.3% 0.1% 2020 52.4% 19.0% 8.8% 10.1% 5.2% 2.1% 1.1% 0.8% 0.3% 0.1% 2021 50.8% 19.9% 8.9% 10.1% 5.7% 2.1% 1.1% 0.8% 0.4% 0.1%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
Source: Auditor generated from City of Sacramento eCAPS data.
Full-Time and Part-Time Legacy Staff (Hired before
7/1/2020) Compared to New Hires (Hired on or After
7/1/2020)
Full-Time and Part-Time Legacy Staff (Hired before
7/1/2020) Compared to New Hires (Hired on or After
7/1/2020)
Source: Auditor generated from City of Sacramento eCAPS data.
0.4%
0.4%
0%
1.1%
1.1%
0%
0.4%
0.4%
0%
0.4%
0.4%
0%
2.5%
2.6%
0%
4.0%
3.4%
18%
8.4%
8.3%
9%
11.6%
12.1%
9%
14.2%
14.3%
9%
57.1%
57.0%
55%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%
All Staff
Legacy Staff
New Hires
White
Hispanic or Latino
Asian
Black or African American
Two or More Races
Filipino
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Middle Eastern or North African
Not Specified
0.1%
0.0%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
1.2%
0.8%
0.8%
1.0%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
2.1%
2.0%
2.2%
6%
5%
14%
10%
10%
17%
9%
9%
12%
20%
19%
24%
51%
54%
27%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%
All Staff
Legacy Staff
New Hires
White
Hispanic or Latino
Asian
Black or African American
Two or More Races
Filipino
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
All Staff Management Staff
Average Salaries of All City Employees by Gender
and Ethnicity/Race excluding Part-Time Employees,
2021
Average Salaries of All City Employees by Gender
and Ethnicity/Race excluding Part-Time Employees,
2021
$84,228
$94,105
$98,413
$‐
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
White Hispanic or Latino Asian Black or African
American
Two or More Races Filipino American Indian or
Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific
Islander
Middle Eastern or
North African
Not Specified All
Ethnicities/Races
Female
Both
Male
Note: One Asian employee whose gender was unknown is excluded from this analysis.
Source: Auditor generated from City of Sacramento eCAPS data.
Average Salary
of All City
Employees by
Gender
excluding Part-
Time
Employees,
2016-2021
Average Salary
of All City
Employees by
Gender
excluding Part-
Time
Employees,
2016-2021
$68,203
$73,039 $75,338 $78,040 $80,729
$84,228
$80,702
$85,859 $88,284 $90,616
$95,864 $98,413
$‐
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Female Male Linear (Female) Linear (Male)
7% 6% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 6% 4% 3%
Average
Salary of All
Management
City
Employees by
Gender, 2016-
2021
Average
Salary of All
Management
City
Employees by
Gender, 2016-
2021
$118,592
$123,076
$130,050 $133,362 $133,251 $135,700 $139,606 $141,573 $142,724 $149,506 $150,396 $152,070
$-
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
$160,000
$180,000
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Female Male Linear (Female) Linear (Male)
1% 6%4% 1% 3% 5% 0% 1% 2% 1%
Average Salary
of All
Employees by
Gender
excluding Part-
Time and
Sworn SFD and
SPD
Employees,
2016-2021
Average Salary
of All
Employees by
Gender
excluding Part-
Time and
Sworn SFD and
SPD
Employees,
2016-2021
$64,946
$69,339
$71,640
$74,922
$77,142
$80,075
$71,473
$74,045 $75,449
$78,227
$80,773 $82,049
$-
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
$80,000
$90,000
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Female Male Linear (Female) Linear (Male)
7% 4% 3% 2% 5% 4% 3% 3% 4% 2%
Full-Time City
Employees’
Ratio of
Earnings
Relative to
White Male
Employees,
2021
Full-Time City
Employees’
Ratio of
Earnings
Relative to
White Male
Employees,
2021
Ethnicity/Race and Gender Total
Employees
Average
Salary
Ratio of Earnings Relative to
White Males
Male White 1,561 $106,022 $1.00
Male Middle Eastern or North African 9 $105,954 $1.00 Male Asian 203 $98,744 $0.93
Male (All) 2,708 $98,412 $0.93
Male Filipino 53 $96,214 $0.91
Male Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander 19 $94,352 $0.89
Citywide 3,890 $94,102 $0.89
Male American Indian or Alaska Native 35 $93,002 $0.88 Female White 567 $90,593 $0.85
Female Middle Eastern or North African 6 $88,445 $0.83 Male Two or More Races 89 $86,682 $0.82
Female Filipino 29 $86,198 $0.81
Male Hispanic or Latino 530 $86,071 $0.81
Female Asian 126 $85,834 $0.81
Female (All) 1,182 $84,228 $0.79
Female Two or More Races 81 $80,999 $0.76
Male Black or African American 209 $79,050 $0.75
Female American Indian or Alaska Native 10 $78,426 $0.74 Female Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander 11 $76,794 $0.72
Female Hispanic or Latino 217 $75,308 $0.71
Female Black or African American 135 $72,693 $0.69
Analysis of Each Department Over TimeAnalysis of Each Department Over Time Final Chapter analyzes each department over time and contains the following data:Final Chapter analyzes each department over time and contains the following data:
Gender Breakdown of Full-Time and Part-Time City Department Employees, 2016-2021
Ethnicity/Race of Full-Time and Part-Time City Department Employees, 2016-2021
Salary Ranges of Full-Time and Part-Time City Department Employees, 2016
Salary Ranges of Full-Time and Part-Time City Department Employees, 2021
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