Politics & Government
Comparing County Manager Salaries
A list of county manager salaries throughout California.
In light of the received regarding former San Mateo County Manager John Maltbie, who will be rehired temporarily at $100 an hour, Patch compiled a list of county managers' salaries throughout the state.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors after the previous county manager resigned last month.
Maltbie will collect no more than $96,000 per year for his interim duties, yet also receives about $133,000 in annual pension benefits from his 20-year employment with the county.
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At a $96,000 yearly maximum, Maltbie will work approximately 18.5 hours a week throughout the year.
County Population Name 2009 Salary Alameda 1,568,903 Susan Muranishi $454,062 Sacramento 1,439,985 Terry Schutten $384,565 Solano 426,431 Michael D. Johnson $359,954 Los Angeles 10,409,035 William T Fujioka $338,000 San Diego 3,208,466 Walter Ekard $309,000 San Mateo 750,436 David Boesch $303,763 Riverside 2,127,612 William Luna $268,549 Orange 3,155,393 Thomas G. Mauk $267,867 Santa Cruz 270,882 Susan A. Mauriello $267,556 Marin 259,772 Matthew H. Hymel $253,788 Contra Costa 1,068,759 David Twa $250,000 Napa 138,451 Nancy Watt $239,711 Sonoma 490,231 Veronica A. Ferguson $235,982 Monterey 433,887 Lew Bauman $228,312 Santa Clara 1,872,049 Jeffrey V. Smith* $107,871
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Data is from a 2009 salary survey by the County Administrative Officers Association of California. The reported figures do not include health insurance or employer payments to defined benefit retirement programs.
Note: Patch only included information from Bay Area counties and other large counties throughout the state.
*Smith worked 4 months in 2009.
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