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Report: Highest Paid Employees

  Position City Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. Fire Battalion Chief San Luis Obispo Fire $305,564 $45,986
2. Fire Battalion Chief San Luis Obispo Fire $304,617 $47,772
3. Fire Captain San Luis Obispo Fire $299,544 $43,943
4. City Manager Pismo Beach City Manager $261,805 $62,471
5. Fire Captain San Luis Obispo Fire $259,438 $48,211
6. City Manager San Luis Obispo Administration $256,700 $32,965
7. City Attorney San Luis Obispo City Attorney $253,788 $46,474
8. Police Commander Grover Beach Police $252,142 $48,114
9. Professional Manager III - Battalion Chief El Paso De Robles Emergency Services $247,980 $37,871
10. Fire Captain San Luis Obispo Fire $232,274 $43,842
11. City Manager Grover Beach City Management $231,320 $46,729
12. City Manager El Paso De Robles City Manager's Office $227,001 $44,949
13. Fire Engineer San Luis Obispo Fire $225,992 $43,313
14. Deputy Fire Chief San Luis Obispo Fire $225,871 $45,854
15. Fire Engineer San Luis Obispo Fire $224,992 $39,986
16. Fire Captain San Luis Obispo Fire $218,475 $47,710
17. City Manager Morro Bay Administration $218,036 $56,522
18. Fire Engineer San Luis Obispo Fire $217,672 $45,002
19. Assistant City Manager Community Services San Luis Obispo Administration $216,633 $31,639
20. Professional Manager III - Battalion Chief El Paso De Robles Emergency Services $214,299 $35,434
21. Fire Captain San Luis Obispo Fire $213,345 $45,231
22. Fire Captain San Luis Obispo Fire $211,827 $45,087
23. City Manager Arroyo Grande City Manager $211,333 $27,826
24. City Manager Atascadero City Manager $209,843 $79,569
25. Executive Manager - Safety El Paso De Robles Emergency Services $208,156 $44,585
26. Fire Captain San Luis Obispo Fire $207,616 $41,432
27. Captain/Paramedic El Paso De Robles Emergency Services $205,872 $31,439
28. Police Sergeant San Luis Obispo Police $205,204 $44,501
29. Captain/Paramedic El Paso De Robles Emergency Services $203,918 $27,999
30. Professional Manager III - Battalion Chief El Paso De Robles Emergency Services $203,903 $37,088
31. Police Captain San Luis Obispo Police $203,508 $50,703
32. Fire Engineer San Luis Obispo Fire $201,240 $40,726
33. Police Sergeant San Luis Obispo Police $201,139 $40,422
34. Pw Director City Engineer Pismo Beach Engineering $200,908 $31,212
35. Fire Chief San Luis Obispo Fire $195,727 $52,384
36. Police Chief Grover Beach Police $195,496 $43,943
37. Captain El Paso De Robles Emergency Services $195,280 $29,945
38. Assistant City Manager/Pw Manager Arroyo Grande Public Works $194,631 $41,943
39. Executive Manager - Safety El Paso De Robles Police Services $193,765 $38,007
40. Fire Engineer San Luis Obispo Fire $193,584 $35,894
41. Executive Manager El Paso De Robles Community Services $191,265 $33,765
42. Fire Engineer San Luis Obispo Fire $190,732 $41,947
43. Captain El Paso De Robles Emergency Services $186,973 $28,956
44. Police Sergeant Grover Beach Police $185,663 $43,447
45. Fire Engineer San Luis Obispo Fire $185,390 $34,472
46. Professional Manager III - Battalion Chief El Paso De Robles Emergency Services $183,804 $26,127
47. Police Lieutenant San Luis Obispo Police $183,255 $56,490
48. Director Of Community Development San Luis Obispo Community Development $182,690 $29,397
49. Police Lieutenant San Luis Obispo Police $181,576 $45,424
50. Assistant City Manager Pismo Beach Human Resources $181,472 $46,938
51. Executive Manager El Paso De Robles Administrative Services $181,446 $31,414
52. Professional Manager III - Commander El Paso De Robles Police Services $180,778 $36,517
53. Fire Captain San Luis Obispo Fire $179,578 $44,452
54. Executive Manager El Paso De Robles Community Development $179,301 $31,387
55. Police Lieutenant San Luis Obispo Police $178,288 $55,675
56. Administrative Services Director Grover Beach Administrative Services $177,988 $20,388
57. Police Sergeant San Luis Obispo Police $177,892 $51,110
58. Police Officer San Luis Obispo Police $177,699 $41,680
59. Captain/Paramedic El Paso De Robles Emergency Services $177,238 $30,254
60. Firefighter San Luis Obispo Fire $176,469 $37,298
61. Police Sergeant San Luis Obispo Police $176,365 $51,110
62. Director Of Finance San Luis Obispo Finance $176,160 $28,154
63. Administrative Services Pismo Beach Administrative Services $176,127 $54,783
64. Community Development Dir Morro Bay Community Development $175,910 $32,534
65. Fire Chief Atascadero Fire $175,763 $65,932
66. Fire Captain San Luis Obispo Fire $175,305 $39,912
67. Director Of Public Works San Luis Obispo Public Works $174,931 $16,997
68. Police Officer San Luis Obispo Police $173,820 $42,424
69. Fire Marshal/Division Chief Morro Bay Fire $173,634 $42,270
70. Fire Engineer/Paramedic El Paso De Robles Emergency Services $173,126 $19,853
71. Police Sergeant Grover Beach Police $172,281 $42,513
72. Police Sergeant Grover Beach Police $172,218 $38,761
73. Police Sergeant San Luis Obispo Police $171,886 $49,643
74. Director Of Parks And Recreation San Luis Obispo Parks And Recreation $171,648 $20,086
75. Firefighter San Luis Obispo Fire $171,366 $35,239
76. Fire Captain/Paramedic/Spc I Atascadero Fire $170,625 $49,205
77. Community Development Director Grover Beach Community Development $170,523 $34,771
78. Captain Morro Bay Fire $170,477 $50,896
79. Director Of Utilities San Luis Obispo Public Utilities $169,791 $23,916
80. Executive Manager El Paso De Robles Public Works $169,646 $32,422
81. Captain Morro Bay Fire $169,009 $30,459
82. Harbor Director Morro Bay Harbor $168,332 $56,567
83. Fire Captain/Paramedic/Spc II Atascadero Fire $168,077 $22,078
84. Deputy Director Of Utilities Wastewater San Luis Obispo Public Utilities $167,490 $24,338
85. Public Works Director/City Engineer Grover Beach Public Works $166,421 $37,717
86. Captain El Paso De Robles Emergency Services $166,355 $26,764
87. Police Chief Morro Bay Police $166,261 $53,946
88. Firefighter San Luis Obispo Fire $165,759 $38,526
89. Professional Manager III - Commander El Paso De Robles Police Services $163,305 $35,778
90. Police Commander Grover Beach Police $162,531 $43,403
91. Police Support Services Pismo Beach Police $162,512 $20,005
92. Police Chief Atascadero Police $162,398 $56,579
93. Police Sergeant Arroyo Grande Police $162,183 $47,208
94. Police Officer San Luis Obispo Police $161,178 $41,455
95. Firefighter San Luis Obispo Fire $161,171 $35,418
96. Firefighter San Luis Obispo Fire $160,500 $14,138
97. Fire Captain/Paramedic Atascadero Fire $160,114 $48,738
98. Chief Of Police Arroyo Grande Police $159,187 $59,333
99. Police Sergeant Arroyo Grande Police $158,861 $47,087
100. Tourism/Events Director Pismo Beach Conference And Visitors Bureau $157,962 $35,976