LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPENSATION ANALYTICS

Know your numbers.

Retain your best talent.

Recruit the rest.

Interactive Dashboard Filtering by State, Population, and other factors

3,000+

Cities

$30B+

Billion in Wages

500,000

Jobs Included

City Compensation gives you unparalleled access to nationwide local government compensation data

Benchmark your compensation against more than 3,000 cities across the country

Ensure your staff receive top-in-class compensation

Communicate with your Governing Body about the market for compensation in local government

Improve your ability to recruit key positions at every level of your organization

Obtain best-in-class compensation data for your hardest-to-hire positions

The 2025 interactive dashboard includes compensation for 250+ local government positions, including the following:

100,000+ Police / Fire Positions
50,000+ Equipment Operators
620 Assistant City Managers
25,000+ Building/Infrastructure Inspectors
25,000+ Assistant City Managers
20,000+ IT Professionals
15,000+ Engineering Positions
15,000+ Planning and Development Professionals

3,000+ Chief Administrative Officers
10,000+ Budget and Management Analysts
7,500+ Human Resources Professionals
7,500+ Public Health Professionals
7,500+ Emergency Response Dispatchers
2,500+ City Clerk / Secretaries
2,000+ FInance Directors
5,000+ Corrections Officers

500,000+ Positions Included

Compensate

We track local government executive compensation, new hires, and retirements across the United States.

The depth and breadth of this dataset gives you the tool you need to retain your best and recruit the rest.

With data collected from more than 3,000 cities from across the United States, City Compensation is the authoritative tool to ensure your local government compensation package is meeting your goals.

What City Managers and HR Directors Are
Saying About City Compensation

“The depth of this data is so far beyond anything our compensation analyst has access to. It saves us so much time and gives us confidence to make decisions for our leadership.”