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City Budget Review

Information Technology budget, fiscal year 2025

Information Technology spent $14.9M in fiscal year 2025 — 3.1% of the $481.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 9th-largest share.

Spending

$14.9M

3.1% of city spending · up 17% from 2024

Revenue

$1.7M

Salaries

$4.1M

Divisions

7

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Prof Svc-Service Agreements$4.3M29% · 121 lines
Full-Time Salaries$3.1M21% · 252 lines
Cptl-Technology Equipment$2.1M14% · 50 lines
OFU-Subscription Liab Prin$1.6M11% · 4 lines
Intang-Subscription Asset$1.3M8.5% · 3 lines
Benefits-ASRS$436K2.9% · 252 lines
Paid Time Off$324K2.2% · 155 lines
Utilsvc-Telephone Service$249K1.7% · 89 lines
42 other categories$1.5M10%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
OFS - SBITA Financing$1.7M101% · 3 lines
Recovery of PY Expense-Rev($13K)3 lines

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Cptl-Technology EquipmentSep 10, 2024The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15IT Asset Replacement$1,121,823.05
Intang-Subscription AssetJun 30, 2025General Fund$1,018,544.39
OFU-Subscription Liab PrinJun 30, 2025The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15General Fund$771,532.08
Prof Svc-Service AgreementsDec 18, 2024The largest of 6 such lines among the top 15General Fund$501,490.02
OFU-Subscription Liab PrinJun 30, 2025General Capital Projects Fund$419,823.00
Intang-Subscription AssetJun 30, 2025General Capital Projects Fund$232,106.00
Prof Svc-Service AgreementsAug 28, 2024The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15General Capital Projects Fund$215,944.59

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
OFS - SBITA FinancingThe largest of 2 such lines among the top 6General Fund$1,018,544.39
OFS - SBITA FinancingGeneral Capital Projects Fund$663,996.00
Recovery of PY Expense-RevThe largest of 2 such lines among the top 6General Fund$1,155.20
Recovery of PY Expense-RevIT Asset Replacement$211.52

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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
Technical Services$1,219,693.80
Application Services$923,029.64
Geographical Info Systems$716,621.36
Security Services$705,757.26
IT Admin$524,629.04

Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.6M in 2010, $4.1M in 2025. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$1.6M
  2. 2011$1.6M
  3. 2012$1.5M
  4. 2013$1.6M
  5. 2014$1.7M
  6. 2015$1.5M
  7. 2016$1.7M
  8. 2017$1.8M
  9. 2018$1.9M
  10. 2019$2.2M
  11. 2020$2.3M
  12. 2021$2.7M
  13. 2022$2.6M
  14. 2023$3.0M
  15. 2024$3.3M
  16. 2025$4.1M

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