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The employee's total compensation is made up of an employee's annual salary with the addition of any overtime pay earned throughout the year.
The highest-paid employee working for the city of Phoenix—Edward W. Zuercher—earned $314,999 as the city manager.
The 100 highest earners working for the city of Phoenix in 2018
| Rank | Employee | Job title | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward W. Zuercher | City manager | $314,999 |
| 2 | Milton Dohoney Jr. | Assistant city manager | $243,090 |
| 2 | Deanna Jonovich | Assistant city manager | $243,090 |
| 4 | James E. Bennett | -- | $231,379 |
| 5 | Dean Bradley Holm | -- | $227,573 |
| 6 | Jeffrey C. Clement | Police sergeant | $212,801 |
| 7 | Jeri L. Williams | Police chief | $201,718 |
| 8 | Cris A. Meyer | City attorney | $195,312 |
| 9 | Scott Benjamin Moore | Police lieutenant | $195,312 |
| 10 | Kara E. Kalkbrenner | Fire chief | $190,050 |
| 11 | Karen L. Peters | -- | $184,725 |
| 11 | Toni L. Maccarone | -- | $184,725 |
| 11 | Mario Jesus Paniagua | -- | $184,725 |
| 14 | Denise M. Olson | Chief financial officer | $184,579 |
| 14 | Matthew Arvay | -- | $184,579 |
| 14 | Kathryn Sorensen | -- | $184,579 |
| 17 | David M. Follett | -- | $182,994 |
| 18 | Scott M. Kalkbrenner | -- | $182,512 |
| 19 | Bradley R. Huskisson | Police sergeant | $181,302 |
| 20 | Mark E. Tirman | Fire captain | $177,583 |
| 21 | Christine Mackay | -- | $177,486 |
| 22 | Nolberto A. Gem | Fire captain | $176,689 |
| 23 | Mark A. Vanacore | Fire captain | $173,332 |
| 24 | Don Taylor | -- | $173,249 |
| 25 | Deborah W. Ostreicher | -- | $172,266 |
| 25 | Jeffrey J. Barton | -- | $172,266 |
| 25 | Alan J. Stephenson | -- | $172,266 |
| 25 | Harry Steen Hambric | -- | $172,266 |
| 29 | Inger L. Erickson | -- | $171,995 |
| 29 | Ginger Y. Spencer | Public works director | $171,995 |
| 31 | John M. Chan | -- | $170,373 |
| 32 | Le Kini Knudson | -- | $169,998 |
| 33 | James E. Harris III | Fire captain | $167,653 |
| 34 | Charlene Reynolds V | -- | $166,358 |
| 35 | Michael J. Kurtenbach | -- | $166,046 |
| 36 | King S. Brewster | Fire captain | $165,995 |
| 37 | David M. Moore | Police lieutenant | $165,903 |
| 38 | Steven W. Caudle | -- | $164,820 |
| 39 | Shane A. Disotell | Police lieutenant | $164,206 |
| 40 | Matthew A. Tate | Police officer | $162,818 |
| 41 | Jerry W. Barker Jr. | Police sergeant | $162,766 |
| 42 | Lori Bays | Human resources director | $162,302 |
| 43 | Jeanette Sarah Demory | -- | $162,282 |
| 44 | William S. Crowley | -- | $161,979 |
| 45 | Cynthia D. Stotler | -- | $161,803 |
| 46 | Christopher J. Barron | Police sergeant | $161,556 |
| 47 | James D. Case | Fire captain | $161,462 |
| 48 | Seth A. Jahnke | Police lieutenant | $161,279 |
| 49 | Douglas R. McBride | Police sergeant | $160,200 |
| 50 | Mark L. Angle | -- | $159,266 |
| 51 | Michael H. Adelman | Fire captain | $159,159 |
| 52 | Brian M. Bachorski | Police sergeant | $158,597 |
| 53 | Patricia J. Boland | -- | $158,496 |
| 54 | Michael W. Corcoran | Police sergeant | $157,666 |
| 55 | Sam F. Pullano | Fire captain | $157,557 |
| 56 | David A. Harvey | -- | $157,331 |
| 57 | Geoffrey E. Jones | -- | $157,286 |
| 58 | David D. Albertson | Police lieutenant | $157,150 |
| 59 | Jeffrey M. Rice | Police lieutenant | $157,036 |
| 60 | Sandra T. Renteria | -- | $156,146 |
| 61 | Troy A. Hayes | -- | $156,125 |
| 62 | John J. Zanotti | Fire captain | $156,030 |
| 63 | Marcus J. Steele | Fire captain | $155,562 |
| 64 | Christopher S. Aboussafy | Police sergeant | $155,220 |
| 65 | Marshall Donald Hank Jr. | -- | $155,168 |
| 66 | Jacob M. Vanhook | Fire captain | $155,025 |
| 67 | Eric Froberg | -- | $155,002 |
| 68 | Jason M. Rideout | -- | $154,940 |
| 69 | Rocky W. Northcutt | Fire engineer | $154,935 |
| 70 | Jaime Munoz | Fire captain | $154,270 |
| 71 | Thomas B. McCracken | Fire captain | $154,149 |
| 72 | Marchelle F. Franklin | -- | $154,086 |
| 73 | Daver Malik | -- | $154,003 |
| 74 | Ross Tate | -- | $153,816 |
| 75 | Susan L. Fawcett | Fire captain | $153,510 |
| 76 | Brandy A. Kelso | -- | $153,358 |
| 77 | Brett N. Campbell | Police officer | $153,313 |
| 78 | Boyd J. Sanders | Fire captain | $153,261 |
| 79 | Tony C. Reiter | Fire engineer | $152,320 |
| 80 | Dean W. Bradford | Fire engineer | $152,198 |
| 81 | Jayson F. Johnson | Police lieutenant | $152,143 |
| 82 | William F. Wickers Jr. | Police lieutenant | $152,112 |
| 83 | Scott C. Somers | Fire engineer | $152,034 |
| 84 | Jennifer L. Laroque | -- | $151,424 |
| 85 | Steven P. Podzielny | Fire captain | $151,022 |
| 86 | Barry D. Bacon | Fire engineer | $150,940 |
| 87 | Mary T. Roberts | -- | $150,925 |
| 88 | Jonathan J. Jacobs | Fire captain | $150,919 |
| 89 | Randy W. Ziegler | Fire captain | $150,192 |
| 90 | Spencer J. Self | -- | $150,010 |
| 90 | Diane T. Hamilton | -- | $150,010 |
| 90 | Jesus E. Sapien | -- | $150,010 |
| 93 | Michael L. Cook | Fire captain | $149,865 |
| 94 | Robert J. Hill | Fire captain | $149,821 |
| 95 | Jesse E. Abernathy Jr. | Police lieutenant | $149,722 |
| 96 | Marianne T. Bayardi | -- | $149,381 |
| 96 | Cynthia A. Certa | -- | $149,381 |
| 96 | Francisca J. Cota | -- | $149,381 |
| 96 | Hercules A. Dellas | -- | $149,381 |
| 96 | Cynthia E. Gonzales | -- | $149,381 |
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