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Pay and Compensation

Review pay and benefits data for City of Berkeley employees.

Publicly Available Pay Schedule (Benefited Employees)

Publicly Available Pay Schedule (Non-Benefited Employees)

Benefits and Compensation Matrix (Employees)

View a detailed breakdown of benefits offered to employees in each union group.

Benefits and Compensation Matrix (Elected Officials) 

View a detailed breakdown of benefits offered to elected officials. 

Job Class Specifications

Read job descriptions for each job classification at the City of Berkeley.

California State Controller-Government Compensation of Public Employees in California

NOTE: Representation Unit Z-1 consists of Executive Management and Confidential classifications including Department Heads. All of the classifications in Representation Unit Z-1, (with the exception of the City Manager and City Auditor who have a flat rate salary) have salary ranges without steps and the City Manager is authorized to fix the salary rate at any point within the established salary range. Salary advancement through the range is based on merit.

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