Agency file

City Council

Source file: City of San Jose — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The City Council is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2025, this agency had 130 employees with median total compensation of $85,945; the highest distinct record was $285,458.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $12M
Employees: 130
Median total: $85,945
Highest record: $285,458

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$62$236,929+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 130 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,945) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $76,265 (83%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $3,424 (4%)
Benefits — $12,527 (14%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$5,519

$30,959

$85,945

$131,060

$198,856

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $198,856 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,519. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).