Highest salary at City of Tempe in year 2021 was $275,370. Number of employees at City of Tempe in year 2021 was 1,647. Average annual salary was $79,611 and median salary was $74,895. City of Tempe average salary is 70 percent higher than USA average and median salary is 72 percent higher than USA median salary. From 2020 to 2021, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 3.7 percent, the median salary increased 3.0 percent.