Santa Rosa City Council
February 13, 2024

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ATTACHMENT 3
ATTACHMENT 3
Compensation - Select Northern California Cities
(Updated as of 02/04/2024)
City
Population
2022
Population
2024*
Mayor
Annual (2022)
Councilmember
Annual (2022)
Mayor
Annual (Current)
Councilmember
Annual (Current)
Charter
Elected
Mayor
Calculation/Benefits
Fresno
542,107
548,881
$130,000
$65,000 - $84,654
$130,000-$180,895
$80,000-$111,320
Yes
Yes
Ordinance
Sacramento
524,943
532,101
$145,440
$96,257
$164,205
$102,793
Yes
Yes
Recommendation from Compensation
Commission
Oakland
440,646
419,077
$212,422
$85,382
$216,202.44
$103,612.92
Yes
Yes
Charter
Recommendation from Public Ethics
Commission
Stockton
320,804
320,243
$90,480
$29,363
$90,480
$29,363.40
Yes
Yes
Ordinance
Recommendation from Council Salary Setting
Commission Mayor provided with Health, dental, life and vision; Councilmembers receive no benefits Modesto
218,464
216,311
$43,200
$24,000
$43,200
$24,000
Yes
Yes
Charter
Recommendation from Citizen's Salary Setting Commission Santa Rosa
178,127
177,245
$14,400
$9,600
$26,640
$17,760
Yes
No
Ordinance
Plus health, vision, dental, life insurance, long-term disability, retirement and other benefits Hayward
162,954
153,372
$39,950
$24,975
$69,288
$43,505
Yes
Yes
Ordinance Medical, dental, vision, life, and retirement Vallejo
126,090
121,146
$22,800
$14,700
$46,300
$23,500
Yes
Yes
Ordinance Health and retirement benefits available thru PERS Berkeley
124,321
127,230
$107,300
$67,599
$107,300
$67,599
Yes
Yes
Voter approved Measure (2020)
Livermore
87,995
81,327
$17,880
$12,840
$17,880
$12,840
No
Yes
Tied to state law but with additional limits on
Increases
Benefits available at cost to participant
Pleasanton
79,871
74,259
$15,621
$14,421
$17,063.04
$15,863.04
No
Yes
City code provision (2019) $1600/month health package (as of 2013) Napa
79,246
77,235
$34,440
$17,220
$34,440
$17,220
Yes
Yes
Charter references limits of state law Health, vehicle allowance, and retirement benefits San Rafael
61,271
58,285
$8,424
$5,616
$8,424
$5,616
Yes
Yes
Ordinance
Tied to state law
Plus health and retirement benefits
Petaluma
59,776
56,778
$10/meeting
$5/meeting
$10/meeting
$5/meeting
Yes
Yes
Charter
Plus health benefits
Novato
53,225
50,744
$4,800
$4,800
No
No
Ordinance
Plus health and retirement benefits
Rohnert Park
44,390
43,832
$5,809
$5,809.00
No
No
City Code / Resolution
Windsor
26,344
25,091
$5,316
5,316
No
Yes
Ordinance
Tied to state law
Eureka
26,512
25,649
$7,500
$6,000
$7,500
$6.000
Yes
Yes
Charter
Healdsburg
11,340
12,491
$1,800
$1,800
No
No
Ordinance
Sonoma
10,618
10,060
$3,600
$3,600
No
No
Ordinance
Tied to state law
Sebastopol
7,521
7,060
$3,600
3600
No
No
Ordinance Tied to state law
*Worldpopulationreview.com