Compensation Survey - City Manager
California Large to Mid-Size Cities
Updated 11/30/21
Agency
Salary
Effective
Salary
Range
Min
Salary
Range
Max Salary
Car
Allowance
Other
Allowance
Total $ : Salary
& Cash
City Paid Deferred
Compensation
Total $ :
Deferred
Compensation
CalPERS
Formula
Employee Paid
PERS (include
paying for City)
Total $ :
Employee
Paid PERS
Max City
Paid
Medical Bonus
TOTAL
COMPENSATION
Pension at Retirement -
% of Final Comp (1)
Pension at
Retirement -
Estimated Amt (1)
Torrance 10/1/2020 $283,404 $5,352 $0 $288,756
401(a) = 0.5% of base
salary $1,417 2% @ 55 7.00% ($19,838) $17,652 $0 $287,986 67.86% $192,318 Redwood City (4) 10/14/2019 $303,864 $4,800 $900 $309,564 401(a) = 2% of base salary $6,077 2% @ 60 14.00% ($42,541) $23,019 $0 $296,119 60.00% $182,318 San Mateo(5) 5/17/2021 $272,946 $4,500 $2,400 $279,846
457 = 0.5% of base salary
& Match 1% of ee's
voluntary contribution $18,000 2% @ 55 7.94% ($21,672) $22,847 $0 $299,021 67.86% $185,221 Carlsbad 7/1/2019 $318,813 $12,000 $0 $330,813 457 = $19,500 $19,500 2% @ 60 7.00% ($22,317) $20,496 $0 $348,492 60.00% $191,288 Mountain View (2) 6/27/2021 $325,697 $0 $600 $326,297 457 = 4% of base salary $13,028 2.7% @ 55 11.50% ($37,455) $39,876 $2,750 $344,495 81.00% $263,814 Fremont 6/21/2020 $336,334 $0 $0 $336,334
401(a) = 2% of base salary
457 = $19,500 $26,227 2.5% @ 55 8.00% ($26,907) $28,200 $0 $363,854 75.00% $252,250 Palo Alto (3) 6/22/2020 $356,000 $0 $0 $356,000 401 (a) = $18,500 $18,500 2% @ 60 7.00% ($24,920) $26,160 $0 $375,740 60.00% $213,600 Santa Clara (6) 10/6/2019 $448,492 $6,600 $600 $455,692 401(a)= 5% of base salary
457- $19,500& Catchup
$6,500 $48,425 2.7% @ 55 8.00% ($35,879) $25,449 $0 $493,686 81.00% $363,278 Average $304,490 $4,157 $563 $335,413 $18,897 8.81% ($28,941) $25,462 $344 $351,174 69.09% $230,511 Sunnyvale (7) 12/27/2020 $25,170 $30,204 $354,637 $6,000 $480 $361,117 401(a) = $26,000 $26,000 2.7% @ 55 4.00% ($14,185) $40,805 $10,000 $423,737 81.00% $287,256 Sunnyvale above/(below)
average - in $: $50,147 $1,844 ($83) $25,704 $7,103 -4.8% $14,756 $15,343 $9,656 $72,563 11.9% $56,745 Sunnyvale above/(below)
average - in %: 16.5% 44.4% -14.7% 7.7% 37.6% -54.6% -51.0% 60.3% 2809.1% 20.7% 17.2% 24.6% Notes:
(1) Pension at retirement estimation is based on retiring at age 60, with 30 years of service, and not accounting for EPMC (not all agencies contracted EPMC as compensation). (2) Mountain View: Other allowance - Cell phone
(3) Palo Alto: 10% salary reduction in the form of 26 unpaid furlough days; up to 5% may be offset by paid leave (4) Redwood City: Other allowance - Cell phone
(5) San Mateo: Other allowance -Housing allowance. Total 457 and Match combined is $1500/mo (6) Santa Clara: Other allowance - VEBA contribution
(7) Sunnyvale: Other allowance - Cell phone. Bonus - one time lump sum No Range Set
No Range Set
No Range Set
No Range Set
All Annual - Based on Current Incumbents
No Range Set
No Range Set
No Range Set
No Range Set
Kent Steffens Compensation as of 10/01/21
Attachment 5
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