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City Budget Review

Finance budget, fiscal year 2025

Finance spent $11.7M in fiscal year 2025 — 2.4% of the $481.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 10th-largest share.

Spending

$11.7M

2.4% of city spending · up 11% from 2024

Revenue

$73.3M

Salaries

$6.1M

Divisions

9

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$5.1M44% · 312 lines
Water Meter and Parts Supplies$1.1M9.7% · 30 lines
Benefits-ASRS$714K6.1% · 312 lines
Taxes Charges Service Fees$630K5.4% · 200 lines
Paid Time Off$539K4.6% · 286 lines
Postage and Mailings$368K3.1% · 275 lines
Benefits-FICA$354K3.0% · 312 lines
Benefits-Medical EPO$305K2.6% · 247 lines
53 other categories$2.6M22%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Residential Base Single Family$44.8M61% · 4 lines
Commercial Usage$11.1M15% · 2 lines
Residential Single Family Usag$6.2M8.4% · 1 line
Commercial Base$2.7M3.7% · 3 lines
Residential Base Multi Family$2.6M3.6% · 2 lines
Residential Base SF Annual$1.1M1.4% · 3 lines
In Lieu Developer Revenue$800K1.1% · 1 line
Residential Multi Family Usage$734K1.0% · 1 line
49 other categories$3.6M4.9%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Water Meter and Parts SuppliesMar 10, 2025The largest of 6 such lines among the top 15Water Operations$210,466.80
Water Meter and Parts SuppliesDec 9, 2024The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Water Utility Capital$146,610.00
Prof Svc-Software LicensesApr 8, 2025Water Operations$143,909.35
User FeesOct 22, 2024General Fund$126,935.72
Professional_Outside Svc-OtherMay 21, 2025The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15General Fund$82,788.88
Prof Svc-Audit ServicesNov 20, 2024General Fund$47,985.00
Postage and MailingsNov 12, 2024The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Sewer Operations$43,012.59

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Residential Base Single FamilySewer Operations$19,098,892.94
Residential Base Single FamilySolid Waste Operations$15,127,298.78
Residential Base Single FamilyWater Operations$8,533,746.08
Commercial UsageWater Operations$8,402,833.69
Residential Single Family UsagWater Operations$6,190,012.03
Commercial UsageSewer Operations$2,657,520.94
Residential Base Multi FamilySewer Operations$2,350,628.92
Residential Base Single FamilyStormwater Operations$1,990,139.93
Commercial BaseWater Operations$1,570,283.91
Commercial BaseStormwater Operations$1,082,469.85
In Lieu Developer RevenueTransportation Improvement$800,000.00
Residential Base SF AnnualSewer Operations$787,109.66
Residential Multi Family UsageWater Operations$734,071.52
Residential Second Trash CanSolid Waste Operations$593,164.89
Residenital RV ResortSewer Operations$513,168.66

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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
Utility Billing$2,099,043.44
Accounting$946,189.40
Finance Admin$682,849.70
Planning & Project Management$664,006.98
Budget$638,247.48
Procurement$588,398.46
Revenue$482,748.50

Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.6M in 2010, $6.1M in 2025. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$1.6M
  2. 2011$1.7M
  3. 2012$1.4M
  4. 2013$1.4M
  5. 2014$1.6M
  6. 2015$2.0M
  7. 2016$2.0M
  8. 2017$3.0M
  9. 2018$3.1M
  10. 2019$3.4M
  11. 2020$3.5M
  12. 2021$4.7M
  13. 2022$3.7M
  14. 2023$4.5M
  15. 2024$5.1M
  16. 2025$6.1M

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