Dublin City Manager Top Paid City Employee In 2021

DUBLIN, CA — Dublin City Manager Linda Smith is the highest paid government employee in the city, according to numbers released by the California State Controller's Office.

Coming in at $329,007 with base pay and benefits, Smith has served as Dublin's city manager since 2019.

The position typically pays between $297,918 – $297,918, according to the State Controller's Office.

Smith's pay, includes a base rate of $297,483, and $31,524 in other pay, which according to the controller's office, could include everything from overtime to meeting stipends and bonus pay. In 2020, she was paid $366,997, with $291,256 in regular pay, $6,600 in other pay and $69,141 in lump sum pay.

The next highest paid municipal employee in Dublin was the assistant city manager coming in at $267,537 followed by the Parks and Community Services director at $239,280. Dublin's Community Development director ($235,239) and Public Works director ($233,252) rounded out the top five.

Police department-related roles made up six of the city's ten highest employee wages.

The highest paid city council members in the state belonged to the city of Los Angeles, with wages sitting above $200,000. The highest paid mayor in the state belonged to San Francisco, with a wage of $353,802, followed by Los Angeles. The ranking did not differentiate between full- and part-time employees.

View all the local statewide data using this link.

Emily Rahhal contributed to this story.