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City Budget Review

City Court budget, fiscal year 2026

City Court spent $3.5M in fiscal year 2026 — 0.8% of the $455.3M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 16th-largest share.

Spending

$3.5M

0.8% of city spending · up 9.5% from 2025

Revenue

$1.2M

Salaries

$2.4M

Divisions

2

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$1.9M54% · 37 lines
Benefits-ASRS$255K7.4% · 28 lines
Paid Time Off$192K5.5% · 28 lines
Cptl-Technology Equipment$185K5.3% · 4 lines
Benefits-Medical HMO$143K4.1% · 25 lines
Benefits-Medical PPO$130K3.8% · 24 lines
Benefits-FICA$121K3.5% · 28 lines
Benefits-Medical EPO$102K2.9% · 24 lines
37 other categories$476K14%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Court Imposed Fines$1.1M98% · 2 lines
Payment Fee Court$16K1.4% · 1 line
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-State$10K0.9% · 2 lines

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Full-Time SalariesJun 26, 2026The largest of 15 such lines among the top 15General Fund$80,627.40

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Court Imposed FinesGeneral Fund$1,054,246.71
Court Imposed FinesMunicipal Court Enhancement$77,679.43
Payment Fee CourtMunicipal Court JCEF$16,178.80
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-StateMunicipal Court Mftg$10,378.02
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-StateGeneral Fund$29.72

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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
Court Administration$2,388,737.08

Published salary total by fiscal year: $1.1M in 2010, $2.4M in 2026. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$1.1M
  2. 2011$1.1M
  3. 2012$999K
  4. 2013$963K
  5. 2014$1.0M
  6. 2015$1.1M
  7. 2016$1.2M
  8. 2017$1.2M
  9. 2018$1.4M
  10. 2019$1.5M
  11. 2020$1.6M
  12. 2021$1.6M
  13. 2022$1.7M
  14. 2023$1.7M
  15. 2024$2.1M
  16. 2025$2.2M
  17. 2026$2.4M

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