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City Budget Review

Marketing and Communications budget, fiscal year 2026

Marketing and Communications spent $2.1M in fiscal year 2026 — 0.5% of the $455.3M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 19th-largest share.

Spending

$2.1M

0.5% of city spending · up 19% from 2025

Revenue

$30K

Salaries

$1.2M

Divisions

2

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$1.0M50% · 84 lines
Furn Fixture Equip Under 10K$187K9.0% · 18 lines
Printing Services$140K6.8% · 10 lines
Benefits-ASRS$135K6.5% · 84 lines
Benefits-Medical PPO$120K5.8% · 72 lines
Paid Time Off$83K4.0% · 27 lines
Benefits-FICA$67K3.2% · 84 lines
Postage and Mailings$65K3.1% · 5 lines
34 other categories$239K12%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Interest Income Rev$33K108% · 1 line
Unrealized Gain Loss Rev($2K)1 line

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Furn Fixture Equip Under 10KJun 30, 2026Communications Asset Repl$130,320.75
Full-Time SalariesNov 14, 2025The largest of 14 such lines among the top 15General Fund$43,077.13

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Interest Income RevCommunications Asset Repl$32,601.96
Unrealized Gain Loss RevCommunications Asset Repl($2,484.03)

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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
Marketing and Communications$1,213,473.30

Published salary total by fiscal year: $818K in 2023, $1.2M in 2026. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2023$818K
  2. 2024$971K
  3. 2025$1.1M
  4. 2026$1.2M

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