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City Budget Review

City Clerk budget, fiscal year 2026

City Clerk spent $951K in fiscal year 2026 — 0.2% of the $455.3M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 20th-largest share.

Spending

$951K

0.2% of city spending · down 13% from 2025

Revenue

$119K

Salaries

$663K

Divisions

1

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$557K59% · 29 lines
Benefits-ASRS$75K7.9% · 28 lines
Benefits-Medical HMO$73K7.7% · 24 lines
Paid Time Off$54K5.7% · 28 lines
Benefits-FICA$37K3.9% · 28 lines
Benefits-Medical EPO$31K3.3% · 24 lines
Professional_Outside Svc-Other$21K2.2% · 14 lines
Advertising Expense$15K1.6% · 8 lines
21 other categories$87K9.2%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Passport Fees$108K91% · 1 line
Passport Photo Booth Revenue$10K8.8% · 1 line
Map-Publication Sales Rev$238.800.2% · 1 line
Recovery of PY Expense-Rev$62.22less than 0.1% · 1 line

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Full-Time SalariesMay 1, 2026The largest of 15 such lines among the top 15General Fund$24,480.70

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Passport FeesGeneral Fund$107,905.00
Passport Photo Booth RevenueGeneral Fund$10,420.24
Map-Publication Sales RevGeneral Fund$238.80
Recovery of PY Expense-RevGeneral Fund$62.22

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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
City Clerk$662,561.63

Published salary total by fiscal year: $263K in 2010, $663K in 2026. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$263K
  2. 2011$263K
  3. 2012$263K
  4. 2013$263K
  5. 2014$266K
  6. 2015$284K
  7. 2016$343K
  8. 2017$349K
  9. 2018$344K
  10. 2019$369K
  11. 2020$358K
  12. 2021$408K
  13. 2022$417K
  14. 2023$472K
  15. 2024$506K
  16. 2025$615K
  17. 2026$663K

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