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Compensation for City Employees & Officials
City Manager
2014 Amended City Manager's Employment Contract (PDF)
City Manager Compensation Resolution No. 19-05-08-02
City Employees
View the most recent Salary Resolution (PDF) for all City staff salary ranges, and current cafeteria plan allowance amounts.
For a list of all the salary resolutions adopted by the City Council since incorporation in 2000:
View All Archived Resolutions
Adjustments to employee compensation are approved by City Council in accordance with City Council Policy 3.2 (PDF).
Compensation Transparency
The City of Rancho Santa Margarita embraces a philosophy of openness and transparency, and as such, provides compensation information of elected and appointed officials and City staff. The following information is based on a disclosure model provided by the Orange County Grand Jury Report (PDF).
The compensation schedule for City Council members and City employees with a base salary of over $100,000 for the fiscal year is provided below. This is what is recommended to be disclosed by the Orange County model.
FY 2019/20 Compensation Information
Position | Salary | Other Pay(a) |
Insurance Premiums |
Pension Costs(b) |
Total Compensation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Council Member | $5,562 | $6,441 | $13,060 | $690 | $25,752 |
Council Member | $5,562 | $8,284 | $11,216 | $690 | $25,752 |
Council Member | $5,562 | $13,104 | $6,396 | $690 | $25,752 |
Council Member | $5,562 | $18,810 | $690 | $690 | $25,752 |
Council Member | $5,562 | $19,500 | $0 | $690 | $25,752 |
City Manager | $239,058 | $28,513 | $268 | $21,532 | $289,371 |
Development Services Director | $178,370 |
$22,001 | $1,116 | $16,057 | $217,544 |
Finance Director | $179,844 |
$20,146 | $1,303 | $16,040 | $217,333 |
HR/RM Administrator | $131,488 | $6,861 |
$19,500 | $12,184 | $170,033 |
Public Works Director/City Engineer | $128,505 | $2,723 | $19,500 | $9,359 | $160,087 |
City Clerk | $123,105 | $22,244 | $0 | $11,075 | $156,424 |
Public Works Superintendent | $117,056 | $1,801 | $19,500 | $8,469 | $146,827 |
Principal Engineer |
$119,172 | $21,282 | $139 | $10652 | $151,245 |
All City Employees
Access the salary information for all City employees and elected officials in the Compensation Schedule (PDF).