What is the salary of a City Attorney? In the United States, a City Attorney earns an average salary of $165,249. The salary range for a City Attorney is usually between $89,851 and $229,004 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $398,960. The highest City Attorney salary in the United States was $812,420. The average hourly pay for a City Attorney is $79.45.
Top 3 states paying the highest average City Attorney salary are California, with an average salary of $398,649, followed by Arizona, with an average salary of $232,464, and Florida, with an average salary of $214,838. Employers paying the highest salary for a City Attorney job are Brentwood (CA), Redding (CA) and City of Chesapeake (VA).
Employer | Average Salary |
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Brentwood, CA | $327,128 |
Redding, CA | $325,716 |
City of Chesapeake, VA | $297,467 |
City of Tacoma, WA | $249,475 |
Lodi, CA | $246,608 |
Orange, CA | $236,780 |
City of Peoria, AZ | $225,210 |
City of Bellevue, WA | $204,857 |
City of Dallas, TX | $194,863 |
City of Odessa, TX | $188,022 |
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 Administrator | $140,995 |
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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Alaska | $144,416 | 1 |
Alabama | $208,081 | 1 |
Arkansas | $60,788 | 29 |
Arizona | $232,464 | 12 |
California | $398,649 | 50 |
Colorado | $204,970 | 11 |
Connecticut | $96,138 | 8 |
Florida | $214,838 | 35 |
Georgia | $115,441 | 10 |
Iowa | $176,814 | 6 |
Idaho | $110,279 | 11 |
Indiana | $81,882 | 37 |
Kansas | $164,250 | 13 |
Kentucky | $79,998 | 6 |
Louisiana | $75,843 | 14 |
Massachusetts | $145,988 | 1 |
Maryland | $183,642 | 5 |
Michigan | $147,526 | 7 |
Minnesota | $174,607 | 10 |
Missouri | $189,117 | 2 |
Mississippi | $112,180 | 8 |
Nebraska | $73,421 | 12 |
New Jersey | $12,000 | 1 |
New Mexico | $123,286 | 10 |
Nevada | $197,866 | 12 |
Ohio | $122,146 | 7 |
Oklahoma | $109,970 | 15 |
Oregon | $133,154 | 11 |
Pennsylvania | $87,224 | 1 |
South Carolina | $139,961 | 6 |
South Dakota | $151,040 | 2 |
Tennessee | $110,711 | 18 |
Texas | $199,300 | 52 |
Utah | $187,622 | 16 |
Virginia | $232,071 | 10 |
Washington | $177,624 | 33 |
Wisconsin | $132,860 | 12 |
West Virginia | $61,287 | 8 |
Wyoming | $102,695 | 8 |