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Compensation for City Employees & Officials
City Manager
City Manager Compensation Resolution No. 23-05-10-03
2022 Amendment No. 3 to City Manager Employment Agreement
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:
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 2022/23 Compensation Information
| Position | Salary | Other Pay(a) |
Insurance Premiums |
Pension Costs(b) |
Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Member | $5,562 | $21,250 | $0 | $690 | $27,502 |
| Council Member | $5,562 | $21,250 | $0 | $690 | $27,502 |
| Council Member | $5,562 | $9,374 | $11,876 | $690 | $27,501 |
| Council Member | $5,562 | $20,484 | $766 | $690 | $27,502 |
| Council Member | $5,562 | $21,250 | $0 | $690 | $27,502 |
| City Manager | $267,965 | $33,238 | $295 | $24,974 | $326,472 |
| Assistant City Manager | $216,889 |
$21,235 | $1,145 | $20,214 | $259,483 |
| Finance Director | $197,415 |
$25,051 | $1,351 | $18,416 | $242,233 |
| HR/RM Administrator | $112,998 | $1,080 |
$23,410 | $8,644 | $146.132 |
| Public Works Director/City Engineer | $141,779 | $5,236 | $24,494 | $10,961 | $182,470 |
| City Clerk | $137,231 | $22,679 | $0 | $12,818 | $172,728 |
| Public Works Superintendent | $122,842 | $5104 | $16,676 | $9,459 | $154,081 |
Principal Engineer |
$130,042 | $22,085 | $295 | $12,120 | $164,542 |
| Principal Planner | $109,151 | $5,000 | $19,852 | $8,365 | $142,368 |
| Sr. Management Analyst | $100,427 | $14,804 | $9,267 | $9,360 | $133,858 |