What is the salary of a City Administrator? In the United States, a City Administrator earns an average salary of $140,995. The salary range for a City Administrator is usually between $90,234 and $181,630 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $212,942. The highest City Administrator salary in the United States was $497,945. The average hourly pay for a City Administrator is $67.79.
Top 3 states paying the highest average City Administrator salary are District of Columbia, with an average salary of $295,000, followed by California, with an average salary of $279,608, and New Mexico, with an average salary of $212,942. Employers paying the highest salary for a City Administrator job are Gridley (CA), Oakland (CA) and City of La Vergne (TN).
Employer | Average Salary |
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Gridley, CA | $239,676 |
Oakland, CA | $201,880 |
City of La Vergne, TN | $182,546 |
City of Tukwila, WA | $150,973 |
City of Rhome, TX | $121,947 |
City of Kechi, KS | $92,647 |
City of Durham, OR | $92,500 |
City of Chatfield, MN | $86,912 |
City of Erlanger, KY | $86,659 |
City of Sultan, WA | $77,071 |
Job Title | Average Salary |
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City Clerk | $82,647 |
City Manager | $196,731 |
City Engineer | $134,093 |
City Planner | $87,986 |
City Attorney | $165,249 |
City Treasurer | $80,105 |
City Council Member | $18,263 |
City Clerk/Treasurer | $59,199 |
City Auditor | $138,039 |
City Prosecutor | $97,560 |
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State | Average Salary | Records Number |
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Alabama | $177,970 | 2 |
Arkansas | $204,969 | 1 |
California | $279,608 | 22 |
Colorado | $125,381 | 4 |
District of Columbia | $295,000 | 1 |
Delaware | $111,164 | 1 |
Florida | $121,709 | 11 |
Georgia | $166,248 | 10 |
Iowa | $133,640 | 10 |
Idaho | $128,405 | 10 |
Illinois | $196,069 | 1 |
Indiana | $103,371 | 3 |
Kansas | $144,071 | 13 |
Kentucky | $100,655 | 10 |
Louisiana | $189,509 | 1 |
Massachusetts | $3,021 | 6 |
Maryland | $174,718 | 7 |
Michigan | $84,463 | 9 |
Minnesota | $150,631 | 47 |
Missouri | $97,373 | 4 |
Mississippi | $123,113 | 1 |
North Dakota | $130,478 | 1 |
Nebraska | $125,077 | 12 |
New Jersey | $125,298 | 4 |
New Mexico | $212,942 | 1 |
Nevada | $19,941 | 1 |
Ohio | $102,737 | 6 |
Oklahoma | $76,062 | 2 |
Oregon | $97,012 | 10 |
Pennsylvania | $100,679 | 4 |
South Carolina | $116,410 | 11 |
South Dakota | $65,779 | 4 |
Tennessee | $161,362 | 10 |
Texas | $112,534 | 36 |
Utah | $176,932 | 22 |
Washington | $132,012 | 18 |
Wisconsin | $118,326 | 16 |
West Virginia | $55,663 | 1 |
Wyoming | $135,806 | 6 |