City
of
Madison:
Total compensation:
• According to the 2009 City
of
Madison database last updated on I 0/10/2010, the city has520 employees who make over $75,000, 86 who make over $100,000, and 22 who make over$125,000 annually
in
total pay.• According
to
a February 17, 2011 Wisconsin State Journal article, Madison has 3,530employees.
"In the last ten years, the amount the city
of
Madison
has
spent to
pay
itsemployees has risen
from
$121 million to $175 million.
Adjusted
or
inflation, that's a 15percent increase.
"
By
dividing $175 million
by
3,530 city employees, the average base salary is $49,575
per
Madison employey.
Health Care Plan Costs
and
Employee Contributions:
•
In
the 2011 City
of
Madison operating budget, $33,457,155 was budgeted for healthinsurance.
Of
that, $95,380 was total contributions estimated
to be
paid
by
the employee. Thatis .29 percent
of
total health insurance costs paid
by
the city.The Group Health Insurance Plan for Participating Local Govermnent Employees
(of
whichthe City
of
Madison participates) premium cost is $545.80 for single and $1,360.70 for familycoverage under the GHC South Central plan. The annual cost for this plan
is
$6,549.60 forsingle coverage and $16,328.40 for family.The city pays for 105 percent
of
the lowest cost
plan
which would be $514.50 single and$1,282.40 family.
An
excerpt
from
the City
of
Madison's
Q&A Guide Regarding the 2011
Budget
Repair Bill:
Cunentlythe City of:tvfadison participates in the Group Health
hJSmance
Plan for Pmticipati:ng LocalGovemment Employees and
A.:nnuitants,
administered
t1u·ough
the State Department
of
EmployeeTmst Funds. The City has contributed
to
employee's health iusmance premhnn
upto
105%
of
thelowest-cost plan. Cetiain employee groups have paid a share
of
t!J.is
prenlium,
up to
$25 per monthfor a family
plm1,
while other groups. have not made any contr-ibution to the premium beyond anyamount in excess
of
the 105% City contribution amount.
An
excerpt
from
the City
of
Madison's 2011 Operating Budget Summary:
•
The
~ted
employer
heath
insurance-
cost
includesdeduction
of
a
mortfh{y
premium
con:iribution
of
$20
per
family
and
S-1
0
per
single
plan
f9F
the
members
Cit'
Com~nsation
Groups
21
(Agency
Managers.~
18
{Pro..~ssional
and
Supervtsory),
44
(TrallS-i't
Professional
and
Superv!so:ty),
19
{Eiectl'?d
and
Appointed
Off~ia!'s),
and
i4
(Association
a-f
Madison
Fire
~rvisors).
Contributbns
_of
$25
and
S
15
are
included forCompensa1fonGroup
12
(Assooiation
of
Madison
Pol:ice
SuperViSors).
Total
aontributiOM
a.re
estimated
at
$@4,380
per
year.