Politics & Government
City's Top Paid Employees
The Top 10 earners made between $152,362 and $191,008 in 2009.
In 2009, of the 391 employees on the city of El Cerrito payroll, 60 were paid $100,000 or more.
The following are the 10 employees with the highest earnings. The total represents base pay, overtime and other compensation. It comes from a report by Bay Area News Group, which provides this explanation of the data.
- Scott Kirkland, police chief (now retired), $191,008
- Scott Hanin, city manager, $185,643
- David Gibson, fire battalion chief-training, $172,548
- Rune Hoyer-Nielsen, fire captain/paramedic, $161,942
- Lance Maples, fire chief, $159,781
- Mitchell Oshinsky, community development director, $157,528
- Joseph Bradshaw, public works director, $156,985
- Monica Kortz, recreation director, $154,938
- Michael Bond, fire battalion chief, $153,158
- Thomas McCullagh, fire captain, $152,362
Correction: Due to incorrect information in the source data from Bay Area News Group, the wrong employee was identified as the fifth-highest earner in the original version of this list. Raul Martinez actually had $48,995 in total pay in 2009, according to new information provided by the city of El Cerrito.
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