Salaries for City of Sacramento Top Officials

Below are approximate base salaries of the City of Sacramento’s Mayor and Council, Charter Officers, Assistant City Managers and Department Directors. These are base salaries and do not reflect adjustments for furloughs and varying benefit packages including senior employee pay.

Mayor (full-time position) and Councilmember (part-time position)
Mayor Kevin Johnson, $115,550
Councilmembers, $60,816

Charter Officers
John F. Shirey, City Manager $258,000
James Sanchez, City Attorney $224,000
Shirley Concolino, City Clerk $128,100
Russell Fehr, City Treasurer $165,006

Deputy and Assistant City Managers
John Dangberg, Assistant City Manager $189,000

Department Directors
Barbara Bonebrake, Director of Convention Culture & Leisure, $166,038
Jerry Way, Director of Transportation, $157,125
Dave Brent, Director of Utilities, $175,200
Reina Schwartz, Director of General Services, $167,593
Max Fernandez, Director of Community Development, $172,667
Geri Hamby, Director of Human Resources, $162,000
Gary S. Cook, Chief Information Officer, $156,686
Leyne Milstein, Director of Finance, $150,302
James Rinehart, Director of Economic Development, $146,640
James Combs, Director of Parks & Recreation, $167,657
Ray Jones, Fire Chief, $178,041
Sam Somers, Police Chief, $197,000

For further information, please contact the City Public Information Office at 916.808.5014.