The average city manager in California earns just under $200,000 a year, according to a recently released survey.
Here is a link to the analysis by Steve Proffitt.
The survey shows a broad pay scale for city managers, ranging from $30,000 to $450,000 a year.
About 90 percent of city managers responded to the voluntary survey, released earlier this month by the League of California Cities, a group that represents city interests in Sacramento.
Local radio station KPCC crunched the numbers and found that San Jose city manager Debra Figone manages the most residents for the least amount of money. Although her salary - $273,000 - is above avrage, she oversees a city with more than a million residents. Figone earns just 27 cents for each person living in the city.
At the other end of the pay scale is Vernon city manager Mark Witworth, who earns $211,000 annually. Vernon, a small industrial community in Los Angeles County (coincidently located near Bell), has a population of just 96, making his cost per resident $2,201.79.
Her are what some local city managers earn and their per-person cost (in parenthesis):
Steve Burrell, Hermosa Beach: $258,283 ($13.31)
Bill Workman, Redondo Beach: $256,342 ($3.72)
Richard Thompson, Manhattan Beach: $153, 091 ($4.22)
Anton Dahlerbruch, Rolling Hills: $173,018 ($87.65)
Doug Prichard, Rolling Hills Estates: $177,897 ($21.12)
LeRoy Jackson, Torrance: $268,382 ($179 $1.79)
Carolyn Lehr, Rancho Palos Verdes: $178,800 ($4.17)
You can check out what your local city manager earns, and their per-resident cost, by checking out KPCC's compensation spreadsheet.
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