2022 Comparison of City Manager Salaries

Survey Results as of October 2022

Percent Percent of Pay or $ Amount of
Match/Contribution Lump Sum as Deferred Describe
and Plan of Deferred $ Amount of additional Deferred Compensation any
Compensation Match/Contribution Compensation (Executive additional Bonus
Date Date Last available to all for City Manager (Executive Retirement Retirement Annual Car Business Amount
Pop Total Budget Appointed Salary Employees . If no under this plan or Retirement Plan). If Plan) or mark Benefits or Auto Provide Expense Additional Health or mark Severance Total
Municipality (000) Employees (000,000) Date Hired to Position Increase Current Salary plan, mark n/a mark n/a no plan mark n/a n/a mark n/a Allowance (Y/N) Allowance Benefits n/a Pay Compensation
City of El Paso 839 6,693 985 6/23/14 6/23/14 9/11/22 $436,353 3% to 401(k) $13,091 Lump sum to 401(a) $61,000 n/a $6,000 N N Annual executive n/a 12 months $516,444
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City of Charlotte 886 7,646 2,706 12/1/16 12/1/16 12/26/20 $379,587 3% to 401(k) $11,559 Lump sum to 401(a) $36,272 n/a $5,700 N $3,100 N n/a 6 months $436,218
Form of Government

City of Dallas 1,304 13,650 2,933 2/1/17 2/1/17 10/1/22 $423,247 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a $8,400 N N N n/a 8 months $431,647
City of Phoenix 1,700 16,968 5,020 3/22/99 10/8/21 7/11/22 $376,045 n/a n/a 8.5% to 401(a) $31,964 n/a $5,400 N $1,440 N n/a N $414,849
City of San Antonio 1,547 13,331 2,900 3/1/19 3/1/19 10/1/22 $364,000 n/a n/a Lump Sum to 457 $24,500 n/a $6,000 N $12,000 Y n/a N $406,500
City of San Jose 1,049 7,598 5,332 9/3/91 7/25/21 6/26/22 $392,846 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a $4,200 N $960 N n/a N $398,006
City of Austin 1,004 15,427 4,700 2/12/18 2/12/18 12/23/18 $350,002 n/a n/a Lump sum to $20,500 n/a $7,200 N $1,845 $500 n/a 12 months $380,047
deferred account
City of Fort Worth 958 7,549 2,075 6/30/14 6/30/14 1/1/22 $368,500 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a $7,200 N N N n/a N $375,700
City of Oklahoma City 681 4,886 1,536 9/17/92 1/2/19 1/2/22 $268,225 n/a n/a 7% to 401(a) $18,775 n/a $7,000 N N N n/a 12 months $294,000
City of Las Vegas 675 2,716 1,537 9/28/98 11/15/20 11/15/21 $259,350 3.1% to 401(a) $8,040 Lump Sum to 401(a) $10,000 n/a n/a N N N n/a 12 months $277,390
and Counties

Mecklenburg County 1,116 5,757 2,162 3/28/07 1/1/14 7/1/22 $398,453 5% to 401(k) $19,923 Lump sum to $26,215 n/a n/a N $24,935 N $20,000 N $489,526
Top NC City

deferred account
Wake County 1,112 4,214 1,570 3/23/15 2/19/18 7/1/22 $347,174 5% to 401(k) + $23,359 n/a n/a n/a $7,200 N $300 N n/a N $378,033
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City of Raleigh 441 3,828 1,069 8/27/14 1/1/21 12/1/21 $288,750 3% to 457(a) $8,663 10% to 457(a) $28,875 n/a $7,200 N N N n/a 6 months $333,488

CRVA $430,927 Lump sum to $11,578 $90,220 $532,725

Local Non-

deferred account
Profits

Foundation for the $530,000 $250,000 $780,000

Carolinas

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