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City Budget Review

Human Resources budget, fiscal year 2024

Human Resources spent $27.3M in fiscal year 2024 — 7.9% of the $344.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 6th-largest share.

Spending

$27.3M

7.9% of city spending · up 31% from 2023

Revenue

$27.7M

Salaries

$2.1M

Divisions

4

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Claim Settlement$13.8M50% · 233 lines
Medical RX$4.9M18% · 45 lines
General Insurance Admin$2.4M8.9% · 16 lines
Full-Time Salaries$1.8M6.6% · 103 lines
Medical Stop Loss Premium$946K3.5% · 34 lines
Self-Insurance Admin Fee$638K2.3% · 58 lines
FSA Empe Claim Settlement$555K2.0% · 12 lines
Municipal Firefighters Cancer$392K1.4% · 3 lines
59 other categories$1.9M6.9%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Empr Ins Contrib Reimbursment$14.5M52% · 2 lines
General Insurance Reimbursment$3.8M14% · 1 line
Empe Ins Contrib Reimbursment$3.3M12% · 1 line
Pharmacy Rebate$1.6M5.6% · 1 line
Workers Comp Contribution Empr$1.5M5.2% · 1 line
Ins Claims Reimb Reimbursment$1.4M5.0% · 1 line
FSA Employee Contributions$726K2.6% · 1 line
Interest Income Rev$565K2.0% · 2 lines
7 other categories$437K1.6%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Claim SettlementNov 15, 2023The largest of 9 such lines among the top 15Employee Healthcare - Int Svc$829,499.70
General Insurance AdminDec 8, 2023The largest of 4 such lines among the top 15Risk Management - Int Svc$538,066.00
Municipal Firefighters CancerSep 19, 2023The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Workers' Compensation$392,112.89

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Empr Ins Contrib ReimbursmentEmployee Healthcare - Int Svc$14,397,017.41
General Insurance ReimbursmentRisk Management - Int Svc$3,768,000.00
Empe Ins Contrib ReimbursmentEmployee Healthcare - Int Svc$3,284,886.80
Pharmacy RebateEmployee Healthcare - Int Svc$1,556,472.03
Workers Comp Contribution EmprWorkers' Compensation$1,451,752.75
Ins Claims Reimb ReimbursmentRisk Management - Int Svc$1,376,614.09
FSA Employee ContributionsFSA Special Account-Agency FD$725,729.47
Interest Income RevRisk Management - Int Svc$366,036.75
COBRA Reimb ReimbursmentEmployee Healthcare - Int Svc$302,687.98
Interest Income RevWorkers' Compensation$199,270.38
Empr Ins Contrib ReimbursmentWorkers' Compensation$90,948.09
IBNR AdjustmentThe largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Employee Healthcare - Int Svc$78,534.04
Wellness ReimbursmentEmployee Healthcare - Int Svc$28,530.00
Unrealized Gain Loss RevRisk Management - Int Svc$7,086.79

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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.

DivisionPublished total
Human Resources Admin$1,827,986.94
Workers' Compensation$242,300.24
Risk Management$58,947.20

Published salary total by fiscal year: $582K in 2010, $2.1M in 2024. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$582K
  2. 2011$624K
  3. 2012$785K
  4. 2013$766K
  5. 2014$769K
  6. 2015$1.3M
  7. 2016$1.4M
  8. 2017$1.4M
  9. 2018$1.5M
  10. 2019$1.6M
  11. 2020$1.5M
  12. 2021$2.1M
  13. 2022$1.6M
  14. 2023$1.7M
  15. 2024$2.1M

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