Agency file

City Manager

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

The City Manager is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 106 employees with median total compensation of $159,413; the highest distinct record was $589,718.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $19.4M
Employees: 106
Median total: $159,413
Highest record: $589,718

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,371$524,239+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 106 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($159,413) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $143,716 (78%)
Overtime — $57 (0%)
Other — $7,239 (4%)
Benefits — $32,333 (18%)

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

$26,759

$105,001

$159,413

$243,796

$370,682

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $370,682 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $26,759. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).