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ITY OF SIMI VALLEY
MEMORANDUM
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pril 20, 2026
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O: City Council
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ROM: Office of the City Manager
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UBJECT: Direction Regarding Citywide Compensation Study S
ubsequent to the preparation of the staff report, staff discovered that the Job Classification Titles for Assistant Planner and Senior Police Records Technician incorrectly recommended negative percentage changes to compensation in Attachment B. The corrected version is attached.
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repared by: Jennifer Gutierres, Deputy Human Resources Director A
ttachment
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ttachment B - Salary Range Analysis & Benchmarking
SUPPLEMENTAL
AGENDA ITEM NO.
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Simi Valley
Salary Range Analysis & Benchmarking
Benchmark Classes set to Market Median (Base+Cash+Ins)
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Range Max
Market
Deviation
Recomm.
Range
Max
Percent
Change
1 City Manager 27,640 $ -15.0% 31,792$ 15.0%
2 Assistant City Manager 18,239 $ -33.6% 24,370$ 33.6% 3 Deputy City Manager 15,578 $ -30.5% 20,326$ 30.5%
4 5 Assistant to the City Manager 13,150 $ -8.9% 14,320$ 8.9% 6 Senior Administrative Officer 11,835 $ 14,184$ 19.8% 7 Administrative Officer 11,446 $ -18.0% 13,508$ 18.0% 8 Senior Management Analyst 10,541 $ -3.9% 10,954$ 3.9% 9 Management Analyst 9,137 $ +1.0% 9,137 $ 0.0%
10 11 Management Assistant 7,118 $ 7,404 $ 4.0%
12 Administrative Technician 6,136 $ -4.9% 6,439 $ 4.9% 13 14 Executive Assistant 8,711 $ +3.0% 8,711 $ 0.0% 15 Administrative Assistant 6,702 $ -3.5% 6,936 $ 3.5% 16 17 Office Specialist II 5,058 $ -6.5% 5,385 $ 6.5% 18 Office Specialist I 4,588 $ 4,896 $ 6.7%
19 Office Assistant II 4,369 $ -1.7% 4,444 $ 1.7%
20 Office Assistant I 3,440 $ 3,555 $ 3.3%
21 22 City Attorney 24,010 $ -17.1% 28,111$ 17.1%
23 Senior Assistant City Attorney 16,589 $ 21,038$ 26.8% 24 Assistant City Attorney 15,085 $ -26.8% 19,125$ 26.8% 25 Deputy City Attorney 12,571 $ -41.2% 17,757$ 41.2% 26 27 Legal Administrative Assistant 7,012 $ +0.8% 7,012 $ 0.0% 28 Legal Technician 5,058 $ 5,385 $ 6.5%
29 30
City Clerk 12,810 $ -24.0% 15,881$ 24.0%
31 Assistant City Clerk 9,700 $ 10,954$ 12.9%
32 Deputy City Clerk 6,702 $ -10.1% 7,377 $ 10.1%
33 Recording Secretary 5,315 $ 5,654 $ 6.4%
34 35 Administrative Services Director 17,368 $ -21.2% 21,054$ 21.2% 36 Deputy Administrative Services Director (Fiscal Services) 13,576 $ -18.9% 16,145$ 18.9% 37 Deputy Administrative Services Director (Budget & Purchasing) 12,438 $ -18.0% 14,676$ 18.0% 38 Budget Officer 11,900 $ 14,184$ 19.2%
39 40 Senior Accountant 10,477 $ 10,758$ 2.7%
41 Accounting Projects Analyst 9,334 $ 9,822 $ 5.2% 42 Staff Accountant 9,184 $ -1.9% 9,354 $ 1.9%
43 SCS* - Same as Current Salary 1 Print Date: 4/20/2026 Attachment B
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Range Max
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Change
44 Accounting Supervisor 10,418 $ 10,758$ 3.3%
45 Fiscal Services Supervisor 7,487 $ 7,795 $ 4.1% 46 Accounting Specialist 7,487 $ 7,795 $ 4.1%
47 48 Accounting Technician II 5,562 $ -13.8% 6,329 $ 13.8% 49 Accounting Technician I 5,007 $ 5,754 $ 14.9% 50 Accounting Assistant II 5,062 $ 5,754 $ 13.7% 51 Accounting Assistant I 4,594 $ 5,231 $ 13.9% 52 53 Payroll Coordinator 10,699 $ 11,296$ 5.6%
54 55 Customer Services Manager 10,594 $ 11,157$ 5.3% 56 Customer Services Supervisor 8,535 $ -8.9% 9,297 $ 8.9% 57 Senior Customer Services Representative 5,664 $ 6,144 $ 8.5% 58 Customer Service Representative 4,931 $ -8.4% 5,343 $ 8.4% 59 60 Deputy Administrative Services Director (Information Services) 15,171 $ -26.0% 19,110$ 26.0% 61 Principal Information Services Analyst 12,286 $ +1.1% 12,286$ 0.0% 62 Enterprise Systems Analyst 12,205 $ +1.1% 12,205$ 0.0% 63 Senior Information Services Analyst 11,189 $ -1.3% 11,336$ 1.3% 64 Information Services Analyst II 10,204 $ +4.2% 10,204$ 0.0% 65 Information Services Analyst I 9,383 $ 9,383 $ 0.0% 66 67 Geographic Information System (GIS) Coordinator 11,749 $ +11.1% 11,749$ 0.0% 68 Geographic Information System Technician 8,463 $ 8,530 $ 0.8% 69 Communication Systems Coordinator 11,189 $ 11,336$ 1.3% 70 71 Digital & Print Media Coordinator 9,137 $ 9,137 $ 0.0% 72 Graphics/Support Services Technician 5,554 $ 5,924 $ 6.7% 73 Support Services Worker 4,398 $ 4,444 $
1.0%
74 75 Deputy Human Resources Director 14,766 $ -33.7% 19,742$ 33.7% 76 Senior Human Resources Analyst 10,699 $ -1.6% 10,875$ 1.6% 77 Human Resources Analyst 9,360 $ -1.9% 9,537 $ 1.9% 78 Senior Human Resources Technician 5,562 $ 6,948 $ 24.9% 79 Human Resources Technician 5,062 $ -24.8% 6,317 $ 24.8% 80 81 Risk Manager 11,903 $ -18.1% 14,055$ 18.1%
82 83 Workers' Compensation Manager 10,418 $ 10,936$ 5.0% 84 Workers' Compensation Supervisor 9,360 $ 9,510 $ 1.6% 85 Workers' Compensation Adjuster II 7,830 $ -1.2% 7,925 $ 1.2% 86 Workers' Compensation Adjuster I 7,118 $ 7,204 $ 1.2% SCS* - Same as Current Salary 2 Print Date: 4/20/2026
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Salary Range Analysis & Benchmarking
Benchmark Classes set to Market Median (Base+Cash+Ins)
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Range Max
Market
Deviation
Recomm.
Range
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Percent
Change
87 88 Community Services Director 16,998 $ -21.9% 20,716$ 21.9% 89 Deputy Community Services Director 13,531 $ 13,862$ 2.4% 90 Community Services Manager 10,433 $ -6.3% 11,089$ 6.3% 91 Community Services Coordinator 8,723 $ 9,241 $ 5.9% 92 Assistant Community Services Manager 7,709 $ 8,036 $ 4.2% 93 94 Cultural Arts Center Technical Coordinator 7,349 $ 7,653 $ 4.1% 95 Community Services Aide 4,377 $ 4,444 $ 1.5% 96 Nutrition Services Worker 4,377 $ 4,444 $ 1.5% 97 98 Theater Technician II 4,226 $ 4,444 $ 5.1% 99 Theater Technician I 3,154 $ 3,292 $ 4.4%
100
101 Environmental Services Director 16,994 $ -21.3% 20,615$ 21.3% 102 Deputy Environmental Services Director 13,531 $ 14,701$ 8.6% 103
104 Deputy Environmental Services Director (City Planner) 14,061 $ -9.8% 15,437$ 9.8% 105 Principal Planner/Zoning Administrator 12,228 $ 12,973$ 6.1% 106 Senior Planner 10,687 $ -5.6% 11,281$ 5.6%
107 Associate Planner 9,350 $ -0.1% 9,361 $ 0.1% 108 Assistant Planner 8,188 $ 8,188 $ 0.0%
109 Planning Technician 6,594 $ 6,778 $ 2.8%
110
111 Deputy Environmental Services Director (Building Official) 13,819 $ -15.8% 15,999$ 15.8% 112 Supervising Building Inspector 9,511 $ 10,420$ 9.6% 113 Senior Building Inspector 7,878 $ 8,683 $ 10.2% 114 Electrical Inspector 7,517 $ 8,289 $ 10.3%
115 Building Inspector II 7,159 $ -10.3% 7,894 $ 10.3% 116 Building Inspector I 6,508 $ 7,176 $ 10.3%
117
118 Plans Examiner 7,159 $ -5.9% 7,582 $ 5.9%
119
120 Permit Services Coordinator 8,529 $ -9.6% 9,351 $ 9.6% 121 Counter Services Technician II 6,731 $ -0.7% 6,778 $ 0.7% 122 Counter Services Technician I 6,118 $ 6,162 $ 0.7% 123
124 Code Compliance Manager 10,849 $ -17.6% 12,762$ 17.6% 125 Senior Code Compliance Officer 8,680 $ 8,950 $ 3.1% 126 Code Compliance Officer 7,604 $ -2.4% 7,783 $ 2.4% 127
128 Home Rehabilitation Coordinator 8,750 $ 9,241 $ 5.6% 129
SCS* - Same as Current Salary 3 Print Date: 4/20/2026
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Percent
Change
130 Principal Engineer 13,324 $ -15.3% 15,360$ 15.3% 131 Senior Engineer 11,607 $ -14.3% 13,270$ 14.3%
132 Associate Engineer 10,144 $ -7.4% 10,894$ 7.4% 133 Assistant Engineer 9,260 $ 9,903 $ 6.9%
134
135 Supervising Public Works Inspector 9,511 $ 10,185$ 7.1% 136 Public Works Inspector 7,204 $ -13.1% 8,148 $ 13.1% 137
138 Senior Engineering Technician 7,699 $ 8,345 $ 8.4% 139 Engineering Technician 6,982 $ -8.7% 7,586 $ 8.7% 140 Engineering Aide 5,589 $ 6,069 $ 8.6%
141
142 Chief of Police 23,514 $ -20.7% 28,375$ 20.7%
143 Assistant Police Chief 18,305 $ -10.1% 20,161$ 10.1% 144 Police Commander 15,573 $ -7.9% 16,805$ 7.9%
145 Police Sergeant 12,683 $ -10.1% 13,961$ 10.1%
146 Senior Police Officer 10,332 $ 11,085$ 7.3%
147 Police Officer 9,710 $ -7.3% 10,417$ 7.3%
148 Police Officer Trainee 6,559 $ 7,037 $ 7.3% 149
150 Crime Analysis and Prevention Manager 10,545 $ 10,552$ 0.1% 151 Senior Crime Analyst 10,545 $ 10,552$ 0.1%
152 Crime Analyst 8,442 $ +2.0% 8,442 $ 0.0%
153
154 Crime Scene Investigator II 7,409 $ +12.3% 7,409 $ 0.0% 155 Crime Scene Investigator I 6,733 $ 6,735 $ 0.0% 156 Crime Scene Investigator Trainee 5,280 $ 5,388 $ 2.0% 157 Investigative Assistant 6,230 $ 6,414 $ 3.0% 158
159
Police Services Supervisor 7,999 $ -4.0% 8,322 $ 4.0% 160 Police Services Officer 5,033 $ -12.6% 5,668 $ 12.6% 161
162 Property Officer 6,246 $ 6,398 $ 2.4%
163 Property Technician 5,538 $ -0.5% 5,563 $ 0.5% 164
165 Budget & Administration Manager 11,068 $ -18.1% 13,073$ 18.1% 166
167 Emergency Services Manager 10,541 $ -13.7% 11,988$ 13.7% 168 Emergency Services Coordinator 9,137 $ 10,425$ 14.1% 169
170 Victim Advocate 5,554 $ 5,853 $ 5.4%
171
172 Deputy Director/Police Administration & Communication 13,835 $ 16,814$ 21.5% SCS* - Same as Current Salary 4 Print Date: 4/20/2026
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Benchmark Classes set to Market Median (Base+Cash+Ins)
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Range Max
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Range
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Percent
Change
173 Police Communications & Records Manager 11,653 $ 14,012$ 20.2% 174 Communications Manager 10,594 $ -20.2% 12,738$ 20.2% 175 Communications Supervisor 7,627 $ 8,320 $ 9.1% 176 Police Dispatcher 6,628 $ -9.1% 7,235 $ 9.1% 177 Police Dispatcher Trainee 4,596 $ 4,990 $ 8.6% 178
179 Police Maintenance Supervisor 7,958 $ 8,322 $ 4.6% 180 Police Maintenance Specialist 5,556 $ 6,258 $ 12.6% 181
182 Police Records Manager 9,700 $ -19.1% 11,554$ 19.1% 183 Police Records Supervisor 8,442 $ 10,047$ 19.0% 184 Senior Police Records Technician 5,909 $ 5,909 $ 0.0% 185 Police Records Technician II 4,951 $ -2.6% 5,079 $ 2.6% 186 Police Records Technician I 4,563 $ 4,617 $ 1.2% 187
188 Public Works Director 18,518 $ -20.3% 22,279$ 20.3% 189 Assistant Public Works Director 16,542 $ 20,053$ 21.2% 190 Deputy Director/Traffic Engineer 15,062 $ 18,230$ 21.0% 191 City Engineer 15,062 $ -21.0% 18,230$ 21.0%
192 Deputy Public Works Director (Administration) 13,835 $ 16,145$ 16.7% 193 Deputy Public Works Director (Development Services) 13,324 $ -15.1% 15,341$ 15.1% 194
195 Landscape Architect 11,666 $ 12,409$ 6.4%
196
197 Deputy Public Works Director (Sanitation Services) 13,648 $ -20.2% 16,411$ 20.2% 198 Deputy Public Works Director (Maintenance Services) 13,648 $ -7.1% 14,615$ 7.1% 199 Deputy Public Works Director (Maintenance Services Engineer) 13,324 $ 15,345$ 15.2% 200
201 Maintenance Superintendent 10,739 $ -13.1% 12,142$ 13.1% 202 Maintenance Supervisor 8,678 $
-2.6% 8,906 $ 2.6%
203 Heavy Equipment Operator 5,554 $ 6,258 $ 12.7% 204 Maintenance Worker III 5,568 $ 6,258 $ 12.4% 205 Maintenance Worker II 5,062 $ -12.4% 5,689 $ 12.4% 206 Maintenance Worker I 4,590 $ 5,172 $ 12.7%
207
208 Mechanic II 6,626 $ -6.0% 7,027 $ 6.0%
209 Mechanic I 5,309 $ 6,388 $ 20.3%
210
211 Senior Tree Trimmer 6,132 $ 6,841 $ 11.6%
212 Tree Trimmer II 5,574 $ -11.6% 6,219 $ 11.6% 213 Tree Trimmer I 5,066 $ 5,653 $ 11.6%
214
215 Deputy Public Works Director (Waterworks Services) 13,648 $ -16.8% 15,944$ 16.8% SCS* - Same as Current Salary 5 Print Date: 4/20/2026
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217 Deputy Public Works Director (Environmental Compliance) 13,648 $ -0.1% 13,659$ 0.1% 218 Environmental Compliance Program Coordinator 9,913 $ -7.3% 10,633$ 7.3% 219 Environmental Compliance Program Analyst 8,781 $ 9,667 $ 10.1% 220 Environmental Compliance Inspector 7,159 $ -8.3% 7,757 $ 8.3% 221
222 Laboratory Supervisor 10,852 $ +0.4% 10,852$ 0.0% 223 Laboratory Chemist 9,860 $ -1.0% 9,956 $ 1.0% 224 Senior Laboratory Technician 7,590 $ 7,698 $ 1.4% 225 Laboratory Technician 6,923 $ -1.1% 6,998 $ 1.1% 226 Field Laboratory Technician 5,674 $ 5,832 $ 2.8% 227
228 Assistant Waterworks Services Manager 10,862 $ 11,860$ 9.2% 229 Water Distribution Supervisor 9,508 $ -8.5% 10,313$ 8.5% 230 Water Field Services Supervisor 9,508 $ -8.2% 10,292$ 8.2% 231 Water Operations Supervisor 9,508 $ -8.5% 10,313$ 8.5% 232 Waterworks Operator III 7,858 $ -4.7% 8,229 $ 4.7% 233 Waterworks Operator II 6,956 $ -1.2% 7,037 $ 1.2% 234 Waterworks Operator I 6,324 $ 6,397 $ 1.2%
235 Waterworks Operator Trainee 5,797 $ 5,816 $ 0.3% 236
237 Waterworks Meter Reader 4,855 $ 5,343 $ 10.0% 238
239 Wastewater Collection System Supervisor 8,678 $ -10.4% 9,583 $ 10.4% 240 Wastewater Collection System Technican II 5,942 $ -4.3% 6,195 $ 4.3% 241 Wastewater Collection System Technican I 5,405 $ 5,632 $ 4.2% 242 Wastewater Collection System Technican Trainee 4,911 $ 5,120 $ 4.3% 243
244 Plant Operations Manager 11,091 $ -17.0% 12,981$
17.0%
245 Plant Operations Supervisor 9,370 $ -4.2% 9,763 $ 4.2% 246 Plant Operator III 8,435 $ +1.8% 8,435 $ 0.0% 247 Plant Operator II 7,668 $ 7,668 $ 0.0%
248 Plant Operator I 7,029 $ 7,029 $ 0.0%
249 Plant Operator Trainee 5,356 $ 5,407 $ 1.0% 250
251 Plant Support Systems Manager 11,091 $ 12,981$ 17.0% 252 Senior Instrumentation Technician 8,975 $ 9,395 $ 4.7% 253 Instrumentation Technician 8,159 $ -4.7% 8,541 $ 4.7% 254 Waterworks Systems Technician 7,758 $ +7.1% 7,758 $ 0.0% 255
256 Industrial Painter 7,627 $ 8,217 $ 7.7%
257 Plant Electrician 7,063 $ -10.8% 7,826 $ 10.8% 258 Plant Maintenance Program Technician 7,415 $ 8,001 $ 7.9% SCS* - Same as Current Salary 6 Print Date: 4/20/2026
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260 Plant Maintenance Supervisor 9,370$ +9.2% 9,370$ 0.0% 261 Plant Maintenance Technician III 8,382$ 8,382$ 0.0% 262 Plant Maintenance Technician II 7,620$ +8.5% 7,620$ 0.0% 263 Plant Maintenance Technician I 6,927$ 6,927$ 0.0% 264
265 Deputy Public Works Director (Transit) 13,531$ 16,145$ 19.3% 266 Transit Finance Manager 10,427$ 10,758$ 3.2%
267
268 Transit Operations Manager 10,541$ -19.2% 12,566$ 19.2% 269 Transit Supervisor 8,093$ +6.3% 8,093$ 0.0% 270 Transit Coach Operator 5,344$ +5.3% 5,344$ 0.0% 271 Transit Coach Operator Trainee 4,181$ 4,181$ 0.0% 272
273 Transit Operations Assistant 6,369$ 6,606$ 3.7% 274 Senior Transit Dispatcher 5,142$ 5,653$ 9.9% 275 Transit Dispatcher 4,808$ -6.9% 5,139$ 6.9% 276
277 Building Maintenance Technician 5,295$ -9.4% 5,791$ 9.4% 278 Senior Custodian 5,568$ 5,568$ 0.0%
279 Custodian 4,590$ +0.9% 4,590$ 0.0%
280
281 Inventory Support Specialist 4,688$ 4,888$ 4.3% 282
283 Community Services Technician 5,568$ +0.1% 5,568$ 0.0% SCS* - Same as Current Salary 7 Print Date: 4/20/2026
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