The Surprise Standard

City Budget Review

City Manager budget, fiscal year 2024

City Manager spent $2.4M in fiscal year 2024 — 0.7% of the $344.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 17th-largest share.

Spending

$2.4M

0.7% of city spending · down 10% from 2023

Revenue

—

Salaries

$1.4M

Divisions

4

Where the money went

Every published expense line, added up by the city's own category.

City Manager spending by category, fiscal year 2024
CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$1.2M52% · 81 lines
Cptl-Technology Equipment$388K16% · 27 lines
Dues and Memberships$171K7.1% · 20 lines
Benefits-ASRS$165K6.9% · 81 lines
Benefits-Medical PPO$83K3.5% · 48 lines
Paid Time Off$72K3.0% · 30 lines
Benefits-FICA$71K3.0% · 81 lines
Benefits-Medical EPO$26K1.1% · 48 lines
37 other categories$180K7.5%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

The city published no lines in this category.

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

Largest City Manager payments, fiscal year 2024
DescriptionFundAmount
Cptl-Technology EquipmentNov 15, 2023General Capital Projects Fund$275,420.23
Dues and MembershipsJul 6, 2023General Fund$85,063.00
Full-Time SalariesSep 22, 2023The largest of 13 such lines among the top 15General Fund$41,278.30

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

The city published no lines in this category.

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Salaries by division

Totals as the city published them. Surprise does not publish employee names or headcount, and state law keeps individual salaries confidential.

City Manager salary totals by division, fiscal year 2024
DivisionPublished total
City Manager$1,071,779.68
Government & Community Partner$162,010.42
Emergency Management$133,626.74

Published salary total by fiscal year: $392K in 2010, $1.4M in 2024. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$392K
  2. 2011$387K
  3. 2012$271K
  4. 2013$426K
  5. 2014$1.0M
  6. 2015$2.2M
  7. 2016$1.7M
  8. 2017$1.7M
  9. 2021$2.5M
  10. 2022$2.3M
  11. 2023$1.3M
  12. 2024$1.4M

City labels these records unaudited. View the city's original records.