Average City Employee Now Makes over $100,000 per Year
Yes, the average City of Sunnyvale employee salary is now over $100,000 per year thanks to a series of generous
raises that has increased their salary each and every year since 2003.
![](./Analysis/Average%20Benefit%20Compensation.png)
But this increase pales in comparison to the raises received by Public Safety Officers who now receive a median
compensation of almost $180,000 per year. Their compensation has increased at a rate about three times the increase
given to all public sector jobs:
![](./Analysis/Public Safety Officer Compensation.png)
Unfortunately, the number of City employees has fallen over the years,
![](./Analysis/Number%20of%20Employees.png)
but the total amount paid in salaries by the City has continued to increase even with fewer employees.
![](./Analysis/Total Compensation.png)
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