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City Compensation ExpensesData Sources:Comp
https://oaklandca.opengov.com/data/#/72789/query=18AD7CD5855B27AE723304818CA6796F&embed=n
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Sum of AmountYearFTEs
https://oaklandca.opengov.com/data/#/72785/query=D4787D93D67FB4BF884880399A88198F&embed=n
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Expense Type20182019202020212022202320242025Summary:

Average Comp Changes*
In the FY2020 budget, personnel were given a huge jump in per FTE compensation (16.1% absolute, 14.1% real dollar, increase).

In the subsequent 2 years, per FTE comp was reduced by almost the same amount (12.4% decrease in real dollars) presumably by lowering average salary on unfilled positions, not by salary cuts to existing staff. (No data on this - just speculation as of 10a March 30, 2024.)

Starting in 2023, average comp increases restarted with a 3.4% and 4.4% real dollar increases in 2023 and 2024, thereby recovering 2/3 of the real comp increase of 2020.

Large (real dollar) average comp increases** for City Admin, City Attorney, City Clerk, HR, Library, Planing & Building, Police Commission, Violence Prevention.

Large (real dollar) average comp decreases** in Auditor, Workforce Dev, Fire, IT, Parks & Youth, Police, Public Works, Race & Equity.

Notes / Caveats
*Estimates of average comp changes cannot resolve if the cause is a change in comp for existing staff, or a change the composition of open (budgeted) positions to higher or lower salary bands.
**Estimates of departmental average comp may have some error because we do not have data what % of individual departmental budgets are personnel costs. It was necessary estimate based on city-wide personnel proportions and the department type.

Staff Changes
In addition, budgeted staff was increased a net 4.8% over those same two years. The justification for these increases in staff is unclear given that total staff was held nearly constant over the prior 3 years.

Large increases headcount in Workforce Dev, Fire, City Admin, Human Services, IT, Public Works, Transportation, Violence Prevention.

Large decreases in headcount for Police and Library.


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Fringe Benefits$117,077,477$120,230,325$143,617,860$138,292,817$124,904,658$164,951,152$192,667,396$203,069,499
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Retirement$124,044,548$296,961,352$346,293,050$190,529,736$233,700,465$246,415,935$258,486,426
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Salaries$420,044,156$447,480,751$1,068,090,790$479,958,992$491,649,456$547,392,129$567,990,360$598,558,687
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Grand Total$661,166,181$864,672,428$1,558,001,700$808,781,545$616,554,114$946,043,746$1,007,073,691$1,060,114,612
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Inflation1.9%2.3%1.4%7.0%6.5%3.4%3.2%
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Cumulatve Inflation vs. Jan 20192.3%3.7%11.0%18.2%22.2%26.1%
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Total Comp
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Annual Change vs. Prior Year30.8%80.2%-48.1%-23.8%53.4%6.5%5.3%
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Cumulative Change vs. 20190.0%80.2%-6.5%-28.7%9.4%16.5%22.6%
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Real Dollar Annual Change vs. Prior Year28.3%76.1%-48.8%-28.8%44.1%3.0%2.0%
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Real Dollar Cumulative Change vs. 20190.0%76.1%-9.8%-35.8%-7.4%-4.7%-2.8%
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AF Adopted Budget$1,890,706,327$1,876,544,921$2,116,532,573$2,270,581,855$2,136,939,860$2,146,660,364
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Personnel Portion of AF Budget82%43%29%42%47%49%
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