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City Budget Review

Marketing and Communications budget, fiscal year 2024

Marketing and Communications spent $1.7M in fiscal year 2024 — 0.5% of the $344.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 19th-largest share.

Spending

$1.7M

0.5% of city spending · up 13% from 2023

Revenue

$14K

Salaries

$971K

Divisions

2

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$848K51% · 81 lines
Printing Services$126K7.6% · 10 lines
Benefits-ASRS$112K6.8% · 81 lines
Benefits-Medical PPO$112K6.8% · 72 lines
Furn Fixture Equip Under 10K$106K6.4% · 27 lines
Paid Time Off$63K3.8% · 26 lines
Benefits-FICA$55K3.3% · 81 lines
Postage and Mailings$49K3.0% · 9 lines
30 other categories$182K11%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Interest Income Rev$14K99% · 1 line
Unrealized Gain Loss Rev$208.381.5% · 1 line

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Full-Time SalariesMar 8, 2024The largest of 13 such lines among the top 15General Fund$35,784.72
Printing ServicesApr 10, 2024The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15General Fund$31,698.32

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Interest Income RevCommunications Asset Repl$13,897.65
Unrealized Gain Loss RevCommunications Asset Repl$208.38

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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
Marketing and Communications$971,231.30

Published salary total by fiscal year: $818K in 2023, $971K in 2024. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2023$818K
  2. 2024$971K

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