Wednesday, October 7, 2026Surprise, Arizona

The Surprise Standard
Free newsletter

City Budget Review

Human Resources budget, fiscal year 2026

Human Resources spent $34.7M in fiscal year 2026 — 7.6% of the $455.3M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 6th-largest share.

Spending

$34.7M

7.6% of city spending · up 6.5% from 2025

Revenue

$28.7M

Salaries

$2.5M

Divisions

4

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Claim Settlement$18.0M52% · 319 lines
Medical RX$6.7M19% · 159 lines
General Insurance Admin$2.4M7.0% · 7 lines
Full-Time Salaries$2.0M5.8% · 114 lines
Medical Stop Loss Premium$1.3M3.9% · 38 lines
Self-Insurance Admin Fee$814K2.3% · 69 lines
FSA Empe Claim Settlement$726K2.1% · 12 lines
Municipal Firefighters Cancer$413K1.2% · 1 line
59 other categories$2.2M6.4%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Empr Ins Contrib Reimbursment$18.9M66% · 2 lines
Empe Ins Contrib Reimbursment$3.8M13% · 1 line
Pharmacy Rebate$2.6M9.2% · 1 line
Workers Comp Contribution Empr$1.2M4.0% · 1 line
FSA Employee Contributions$804K2.8% · 1 line
Interest Income Rev$566K2.0% · 2 lines
Ins Claims Reimb Reimbursment$302K1.1% · 1 line
COBRA Reimb Reimbursment$281K1.0% · 1 line
5 other categories$194K0.7%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Claim SettlementJan 30, 2026The largest of 10 such lines among the top 15Employee Healthcare - Int Svc$682,780.75
General Insurance AdminDec 5, 2025The largest of 4 such lines among the top 15Risk Management - Int Svc$616,354.24
Municipal Firefighters CancerJul 18, 2025Workers' Compensation$413,405.71

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Empr Ins Contrib ReimbursmentEmployee Healthcare - Int Svc$18,939,988.51
Empe Ins Contrib ReimbursmentEmployee Healthcare - Int Svc$3,801,358.33
Pharmacy RebateEmployee Healthcare - Int Svc$2,628,299.06
Workers Comp Contribution EmprWorkers' Compensation$1,153,299.99
FSA Employee ContributionsFSA Special Account-Agency FD$804,304.31
Interest Income RevRisk Management - Int Svc$385,403.38
Ins Claims Reimb ReimbursmentRisk Management - Int Svc$301,576.03
COBRA Reimb ReimbursmentEmployee Healthcare - Int Svc$281,366.36
Wellness ReimbursmentEmployee Healthcare - Int Svc$183,255.83
Interest Income RevWorkers' Compensation$180,651.18
Recovery of PY Expense-RevEmployee Healthcare - Int Svc$28,607.27
Miscellaneous RevenueEmployee Healthcare - Int Svc$13,900.00
Empr Ins Contrib ReimbursmentWorkers' Compensation$6,206.11
Subrogation RecoveryEmployee Healthcare - Int Svc$4,389.08
Unrealized Gain Loss RevWorkers' Compensation($14,110.52)

Explore every Human Resources line →

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
Human Resources Admin$2,129,834.46
Risk Management$325,274.30
Workers' Compensation$86,579.48

Published salary total by fiscal year: $582K in 2010, $2.5M in 2026. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2010$582K
  2. 2011$624K
  3. 2012$785K
  4. 2013$766K
  5. 2014$769K
  6. 2015$1.3M
  7. 2016$1.4M
  8. 2017$1.4M
  9. 2018$1.5M
  10. 2019$1.6M
  11. 2020$1.5M
  12. 2021$2.1M
  13. 2022$1.6M
  14. 2023$1.7M
  15. 2024$2.1M
  16. 2025$2.2M
  17. 2026$2.5M

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