Oakland's mayor might see a pay raise as high as $75,000 a year, even as the city faces historic deficit.
The city's human resources department recommended the pay raise for Mayorfirst reported the request. 's current salary is lower than average pay for chief executive officers in other California cities of comparable population.
They also noted that one of the mayor's subordinate special assistants makes nearly $22,000 more annually than Thao herself. Thao's annual salary is $202,999 according to the city, while the suggested mayoral salary range listed in the City Charter starts at $216,202. But Oakland's HR team thought she should make the higher end of the range, suggesting Thao should earn $277,974 to run the city of more than 400,000 people. The pay raise "advances the Citywide Priority of responsive, trustworthy government," wrote Ian Appleyard, the city's HR Management Director who submitted the salary ordinance amendment.
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