Employee Compensation

 Salaries paid to City employees are organized by classification and published when the City Council adopts an updated Salary Resolution, which occurs at least annually, with the adoption of the City Budget.

Employee salary and benefits are reported to the State Controller's Office can be found in the Local Government Compensation Report.


Salary Schedule

Salary Schedule Approved 2/6/2024(PDF, 552KB)

Resolution 2024-08: Implements 4% Base Wage Increase for Finance Director

Salary Schedule Approved 12/5/2023(PDF, 584KB)

Resolution 2023-155: Implements 5% Increase for Police Sergeant, Increases Pay Range for City Manager and Corrects Published Monthly Salary for Fire Captains, Fire Engineers and Battalion Chief

Salary Schedule Approved 8/8/2023(PDF, 771KB)

Resolution 2023-116: Implements SCPFA Negotiated Wage Adjustments Based on Compensation Study Completed March 2023

Salary Schedule Approved 7/18/2023(PDF, 900KB)

Resolution 2023-100: Implements SCPOA, SCEA, SCMPEA and Unrep Negotiated Wage Adjustments Based on Compensation Study Completed March 2023

Salary Schedule Approved 5/23/2023(PDF, 469KB)

Resolution 2023-63: Implements SCEA, SCMPEA MOU Amendments - Increasing Misc by $2/Hour, Dispatch by $4/Hour, and Police/Fire by $6/Hour

Salary Schedule Approved 5/2/2023(PDF, 440KB)

Resolution 2023-45: Implements SCPOA, SCPFA MOU Amendments and Unrep - Increasing Misc by $2/Hour, Dispatch by $4/Hour, and Police/Fire by $6/Hour

Salary Schedule Approved 2/7/2023(PDF, 391KB)

Resolution 2023-14: Update job title and salary for Housing Programs Manager

Salary Schedule Approved 8/16/2022(PDF, 530KB)

Resolution 2022-124: Establish salary for new job class of Code Enforcement Officer I/II and reassigns Public Safety Dispatcher I/II/Senior to SCPOA bargaining unit.

Salary Schedule Approved 7/19/2022(PDF, 419KB)

Resolution 2022-104: Establish Salary for new job class of Division Fire Chief, convert open range to 5-step pay scale, and provide 5% COLA Increase for the City Manager.

Salary Schedule Approved 4/19/2022(PDF, 387KB)

Resolution 2022-62: 2.5% Merit Increase for the City Manager.

Salary Schedule Approved 4/5/2022(PDF, 582KB)

Resolution 2022-51: Provide various salary adjustments to Department Heads, the Police Chief, Fire Chief, Police Commander, Deputy Fire Chief, Police Sergeants and Recreation Supervisor; establish Senior Associate Engineer, Principal Planner and Battalion Chief; eliminate the job classes of Community Development Director and Economic Development Director.

Salary Schedule Approved 9/21/2021(PDF, 470KB)

Resolution 2022-97: EPMC Swap by providing Miscellaneous and Fire Safety classifications with a 7.5% increase and Police Safety with a 5.5% increase; convert SCMPEA classes to a 5-step pay scale.

Salary Schedule Approved 9/7/2021(PDF, 569KB)

Resolution 2021-91: Establish Salary for new job class of Fire Marshal.

Salary Schedule Approved 8/17/2021(PDF, 551KB)

Resolution 2021-84: Correcting Typographical Errors.

Salary Schedule Approved 7/20/2021(PDF, 1MB)

Resolution 2021-71: Establish Salary for New Job Class of Police Evidence and Property Technician I/II.

Salary Schedule Approved 7/6/2021(PDF, 884KB)

Resolution 2021-64: 2.5% Merit Increase for City Manager.

Salary Schedule Approved 1/19/2021(PDF, 669KB)

Resolution 2021-07: Establish Salary for New Job Class of HR Administrator.

Salary Schedule Approved 11/17/2020(PDF, 512KB)

Resolution 2020-142: Correcting Salary Schedule Retro to 12/27/2019 (Amending 2019-87, 2019-93, 2019-106, and 2020-24).

Salary Schedule Approved 3/4/2020(PDF, 2MB)

Resolution 2020-24: Establish Salary for New Job Class of Finance Director.

Salary Schedule Approved 10/22/2019(PDF, 176KB)

Resolution 2019-106: Update salary ranges for Fire Captain and Fire Engineer. Supersedes Resolution No. 2019-93.

Salary Schedule Approved 9/3/2019(PDF, 2MB)

Resolution 2019-93: Updates Salary for Fire Division Chief, and Establishes Salary for New Job Classes of Fire Captain and Fire Engineer. Supersedes Resolution 2019-87.

Salary Schedule Approved 7/30/2019(PDF, 848KB)

Resolution 2019-87: Amend Police Chief and Fire Chief salary ranges. Rescinds and replaces Reso. No. 2019-22.

Salary Schedule Approved 3/12/2019(PDF, 248KB)

Resolution 2019-22: Implements Primary Financial Provisions of the POA MOU, the Schedule of Salary and Benefits for Exec Management & Confidential Employees and the City Manager Agreement identified in Resolutions 2019-17, 2019-18 and 2019-20.

Salary Schedule Approved 2/5/2019(PDF, 811KB)

Resolution 2019-05: Implements Primary Financial Provisions of the SCEA and SCMPEA MOUs identified in Resolutions 2019-03 and 2019-04.

Salary Schedule Approved 9/4/2018(PDF, 407KB)

Resolution 2018-96: Establish City Engineer Salary and Adjust Public Work Superintendent Salary.

Salary Schedule Approved 8/14/2018(PDF, 436KB)

Resolution 2018-88: Adjust Fire Chief Salary.

Salary Schedule Approved 6/19/2018(PDF, 406KB)

Resolution 2018-69: Establish Salary for New Job Classes of Permit Technician, Human Resources Technician & IT Services Manager, Adjust Salary for Parks, Recreation & Marina Director.

Salary Schedule Approved 5/29/2018(PDF, 123KB)

Resolution 2018-55: Adjust Salary for Development Services Director.

Salary Schedule Approved 5/1/2018(PDF, 130KB)

Resolution 2018-42: Adjust Salary for Administrative Services Director.

Salary Schedule Approved 4/3/2018(PDF, 403KB)

Resolution 2018-27: Establish Salary for New Job Class of Marina and Waterfront Events Manager.

Salary Schedule Approved 12/19/2017(PDF, 571KB)

Resolution 2017-118: Implement Financial Provisions of POA MOU.

Salary Schedule Approved 12/19/2017(PDF, 607KB)

Resolution 2017-115: Implement 3% COLA in SCEA and SCMPEA MOUs and for Unrepresented Employees.

Salary Schedule Approved 6/27/2017(PDF, 479KB)

Resolution 2017-45: Establish Salary for New Job Classes of Senior Planner, Senior Management Analyst, IT Manager, and Dispatch/Records Supervisor.

Salary Schedule Approved 2/2/2016(PDF, 1MB)

Resolution 2016-07: Implement COLAs in MOUs - 2% on 7/1/2016; 1.5% on 1/1/2017; and 1.5% on 7/1/2017.

Salary Schedule Approved 11/3/2015(PDF, 445KB)

Resolution 2015-114: Establish Salary for New Job Class of Building Inspection Services Manager.

Salary Schedule Approved 7/7/2015(PDF, 438KB)

Resolution 2015-91: Eliminate 2.5% Pay Concession.

Salary Schedule Approved 6/30/2015(PDF, 409KB)

Resolution 2015-81: Establish Salary for New Temporary Job Classes of Planning Specialist, Public Works Specialist, Computer Systems Specialist, and Financial Services Specialist.

Salary Schedule Approved 2/17/2015(PDF, 400KB)

Resolution 2015-16: Establish Salary for New Job Class of Marina/Waterfront Recreation Supervisor.

Salary Schedule Approved 11/18/2014(PDF, 418KB)

Resolution 2014-83: Establish Salary for New Job Classes of Development Services Director, Accounting Services Manager, and Accounting Technician.

Salary Schedule Approved 10/7/2014(PDF, 424KB)

Resolution 2014-75: Implement SCPOA MOU Provision to Eliminate 2.5% Pay Concession.

Salary Schedule Approved 8/19/2014(PDF, 430KB)

Resolution 2014-68: Implement SCEA and SCMPEA MOU Provision, and Unrepresented Resolution to Eliminate 2.5% Pay Concession

Salary Schedule Approved 6/4/2013(PDF, 413KB)

Resolution 2013-32: Establish Salary for New Job Class of Recreation Program and Administration Coordinator.

Salary Schedule Approved 10/16/2012(PDF, 331KB)

Resolution 2012-79: Establish Salary of New Job Class of Account Clerk III

Salary Schedule Approved 7/19/2012(PDF, 380KB)

Resolution 2012-70: Implement 5% Pay Concession for SCPOA.

Salary Schedule Approved 7/17/2012(PDF, 400KB)

Resolution 2012-66: Implement 5% Pay Poncession for SCEA, SCMPEA, and Unrepresented Employees.

Salary Schedule Approved 6/19/2012(PDF, 331KB)

Resolution 2012-54: No Changes.

Salary Schedule Approved 11/1/2011(PDF, 345KB)

Resolution 2011-92: Reduce Management Analyst I/II Salary by 5%

Salary Schedule Approved 6/7/2011(PDF, 340KB)

Resolution 2011-49: Establish Salary for New Job Class of Administrative Fire Captain

Salary Schedule Approved 6/29/2010(PDF, 346KB)

Resolution 2010-54: Establish Salary for New Job Classes of Building & Public Works Director and Management Analyst I/II, and Implement 2% SCPOA COLA.

Salary Schedule Approved 12/15/2009(PDF, 346KB)

Resolution 2009-109: 2.5% COLA for SCPOA per MOU

Salary Schedule Approved 6/16/2009(PDF, 111KB)

Resolution 2009-54: Implements 2% COLA for SCPOA July 1, 2009

Salary Schedule Approved 6/2/2009(PDF, 104KB)

Resolution 2009-45: 4% Merit Increase for City Manager

Compensation Survey

Suisun City Comparison Agencies include the cities of American Canyon, Benicia, Davis, Dixon, Fairfield, Hercules, San Pablo, Vacaville, Vallejo, West Sacramento and Woodland.

2023 Compensation Survey(PDF, 861KB)

Compensation Survey completed March 23, 2018 by City Staff

2018 Compensation Survey(PDF, 1MB)

Total Compensation Survey completed October 16, 2018, by Ralph Andersen & Associates.