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Compensation for City Employees & Officials
City Manager
2021 Amendment No. 2 to City Manager Employment Agreement
City Manager Compensation Resolution No. 19-05-08-02
2014 Amended City Manager's Employment Contract (PDF)
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 2020/21 Compensation Information
Position | Salary | Other Pay(a) |
Insurance Premiums |
Pension Costs(b) |
Total Compensation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Council Member | $5,562 | $12,456 | $7,044 | $690 | $25,752 |
Council Member | $5,562 | $13,737 | $5,763 | $690 | $25,752 |
Council Member | $5,562 | $6,409 | $13,091 | $690 | $25,752 |
Council Member | $5,562 | $18,814 | $686 | $690 | $25,752 |
Council Member | $5,562 | $19,500 | $0 | $690 | $25,752 |
City Manager | $243,052 | $24,976 | $278 | $23,061 | $291,367 |
Development Services Director | $181,440 |
$22,961 | $1,109 | $17,215 | $222,724 |
Finance Director | $181,056 |
$22,759 | $1,303 | $17,178 | $222,296 |
HR/RM Administrator | $138,864 | $1,080 |
$19,500 | $13,176 | $172,619 |
Public Works Director/City Engineer | $132,996 | $1,080 | $19,500 | $10,436 | $164,012 |
City Clerk | $127,272 | $20,580 | $0 | $12,076 | $159,928 |
Public Works Superintendent | $119,352 | $2,723 | $17,857 | $9,365 | $149,297 |
Principal Engineer |
$123,972 | $20,302 | $278 | $11,762 | $156,314 |
Principal Planner | $101,067 | $3,256 | $19,027 | $7,931 | $131,282 |
All City Employees
Access the salary information for all City employees and elected officials in the Compensation Schedule (PDF).