How much does the city manager earn?

Following the scandal in Bell, where city staff made huge salaries, the question of just how much our city staff should earn remains a hot topic.

Earlier last week, the California League of Cities released data on how much city managers and administrations earn around the state. The data was compiled in a survey of the 468 towns with managers or administrators and nearly 90 percent responded.

The amounts reported can include different things such as vacation pay-outs, but do not include health insurance or the amount the city contributes to the pension fund.

See the full list here.

Statewide, the average pay is around $190, 000, with Moreno Valley paying out the most -- it's town manager earned $459,468 (which included a large vacation pay-out upon retirement). In the Bay Area, the top earner was San Ramon City Manager Herbert Moniz with a salary of $359,669.

In Marin, San Anselmo and Fairfax are nowhere near the top of the list. In fact, only Novato pays its town manager less, with San Anselmo Town Manager Debbie Stutsman earning $166,198 and Fairfax Town Manager Michael Rock earning $130,592. Mill Valley paid its manager the most, with Anne Montgomery earning $315,531 -- a number that was inflated because of a large vacation pay-out upon her departure.