Job title summary for Costa Mesa
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| Job title | Count | Avg Regular pay | Avg Overtime pay | Avg Other pay | Avg Total pay | Avg Benefits | Avg Total pay & benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Chief | 1 | $211,776.01 | $0.00 | $34,007.92 | $245,783.93 | $149,521.61 | $395,305.54 |
| Battalion Chief | 3 | $141,144.02 | $58,112.88 | $22,840.85 | $222,097.75 | $132,527.24 | $354,624.99 |
| Police Captain | 2 | $176,616.02 | $0.00 | $30,483.09 | $207,099.11 | $143,053.30 | $350,152.41 |
| City Manager | 1 | $217,655.97 | $0.00 | $21,933.90 | $239,589.87 | $97,523.71 | $337,113.58 |
| Fire Division | 1 | $162,312.08 | $904.44 | $30,308.33 | $193,524.85 | $141,810.40 | $335,335.25 |
| Assistant City | 1 | $204,064.62 | $0.00 | $30,502.52 | $234,567.14 | $75,317.20 | $309,884.34 |
| Police Lieutenant | 6 | $151,427.30 | $0.00 | $31,789.49 | $183,216.80 | $125,034.84 | $308,251.64 |
| Fire Chief | 1 | $208,161.15 | $0.00 | $25,561.04 | $233,722.19 | $56,611.58 | $290,333.77 |
| Police Sergeant | 18 | $134,905.79 | $31,889.90 | $27,177.41 | $193,973.09 | $93,346.85 | $287,319.94 |
| Public Services | 1 | $181,599.77 | $0.00 | $19,816.94 | $201,416.71 | $83,643.28 | $285,059.99 |
| Fire Captain | 17 | $112,605.43 | $50,304.63 | $17,649.73 | $180,559.78 | $102,079.87 | $282,639.65 |
| Fire Engineer | 17 | $99,146.87 | $55,447.08 | $14,781.74 | $169,375.70 | $90,811.24 | $260,186.93 |
| Fire Fighter | 25 | $95,219.05 | $62,656.43 | $14,650.88 | $172,526.37 | $85,868.80 | $258,395.16 |
| City Engineer | 1 | $146,412.40 | $152.31 | $26,086.07 | $172,650.78 | $74,645.03 | $247,295.81 |
| Information Technology | 1 | $159,171.35 | $0.00 | $11,009.17 | $170,180.52 | $74,326.27 | $244,506.79 |
| City Clerk | 1 | $134,842.20 | $0.00 | $13,975.84 | $148,818.04 | $70,008.13 | $218,826.17 |
| Police Officer | 81 | $102,140.50 | $29,051.94 | $15,928.30 | $147,120.74 | $70,814.06 | $217,934.80 |
| Systems & | 1 | $134,783.96 | $29,466.91 | $808.09 | $165,058.96 | $52,737.86 | $217,796.82 |
| Public Affairs | 4 | $124,994.17 | $128.62 | $16,600.52 | $141,723.31 | $65,444.28 | $207,167.59 |
| Chief Plans | 1 | $128,268.04 | $18,837.08 | $3,176.34 | $150,281.46 | $50,825.75 | $201,107.21 |
| Senior Engineer | 1 | $128,028.88 | $8.52 | $0.00 | $128,037.40 | $49,517.33 | $177,554.73 |
| Zoning Administrator | 1 | $126,997.04 | $65.55 | $0.00 | $127,062.59 | $50,453.37 | $177,515.96 |
| Acting Senior | 1 | $123,118.06 | $294.69 | $5,151.17 | $128,563.92 | $48,742.75 | $177,306.67 |
| Computer Oper | 1 | $106,705.91 | $23,109.15 | $295.80 | $130,110.86 | $44,596.15 | $174,707.01 |
| Community Improvement | 1 | $104,785.94 | $60.78 | $14,658.05 | $119,504.77 | $50,519.52 | $170,024.29 |
| Sr Programmer | 2 | $113,210.32 | $7,763.55 | $1,068.11 | $122,041.98 | $45,873.26 | $167,915.24 |
| Human Resources | 5 | $112,081.12 | $1,983.56 | $4,509.33 | $118,574.02 | $49,117.10 | $167,691.12 |
| Revenue Supervisor | 1 | $107,446.62 | $6,433.42 | $6,791.05 | $120,671.09 | $46,360.02 | $167,031.11 |
| Principal Planner | 1 | $115,446.45 | $2,517.84 | $0.00 | $117,964.29 | $47,069.71 | $165,034.00 |
| Animal Control | 1 | $78,969.26 | $48,802.00 | $589.11 | $128,360.37 | $36,442.38 | $164,802.75 |
| Finance Director | 1 | $163,548.45 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $163,548.45 | $0.00 | $163,548.45 |
| Sr Communications | 1 | $89,377.68 | $13,396.55 | $23,892.78 | $126,667.01 | $36,600.99 | $163,268.00 |
| Maintenance Superintendent | 3 | $108,038.20 | $2,701.33 | $5,644.17 | $116,383.71 | $45,852.79 | $162,236.50 |
| Communications Supervisor | 3 | $85,907.95 | $27,529.12 | $7,100.07 | $120,537.15 | $40,555.36 | $161,092.50 |
| Accounting Supervisor | 1 | $111,392.30 | $57.47 | $2,435.25 | $113,885.02 | $46,629.63 | $160,514.65 |
| Principal HR | 1 | $97,735.38 | $8,531.47 | $4,886.84 | $111,153.69 | $42,528.65 | $153,682.34 |
| Network Administrator | 3 | $97,382.11 | $13,796.90 | $884.99 | $112,064.00 | $41,438.75 | $153,502.74 |
| Contract Administrator | 1 | $108,435.78 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $108,435.78 | $45,016.35 | $153,452.13 |
| Senior Planner | 2 | $99,431.94 | $8,502.27 | $3,166.10 | $111,100.30 | $41,797.89 | $152,898.20 |
| Sr Ctr | 1 | $89,423.90 | $0.00 | $6,643.91 | $96,067.81 | $56,444.63 | $152,512.44 |
| Park Ranger | 4 | $73,426.11 | $37,555.94 | $4,760.00 | $115,742.06 | $34,727.78 | $150,469.84 |
| Payroll Coordinator | 1 | $85,872.00 | $8,975.89 | $3,588.38 | $98,436.27 | $38,406.75 | $136,843.02 |
| Sr Police | 11 | $72,216.67 | $9,449.80 | $6,830.94 | $88,497.42 | $42,682.29 | $131,179.71 |
| Police Training | 1 | $84,663.77 | $6,917.32 | $0.00 | $91,581.09 | $38,052.76 | $129,633.85 |
| Maintenance Supervisor | 3 | $86,199.20 | $623.88 | $3,115.18 | $89,938.26 | $39,018.73 | $128,956.99 |
| Combination Inspector | 1 | $83,847.67 | $7,204.82 | $0.00 | $91,052.49 | $37,813.67 | $128,866.16 |
| Communications Officer | 11 | $63,850.81 | $27,145.74 | $5,323.04 | $96,319.59 | $32,379.77 | $128,699.37 |
| Deputy City | 2 | $77,277.44 | $15,411.58 | $318.98 | $93,008.00 | $35,557.20 | $128,565.20 |
| Sr Code | 1 | $78,834.42 | $7,611.79 | $3,941.76 | $90,387.97 | $37,499.82 | $127,887.79 |
| Central Services | 1 | $87,440.31 | $850.92 | $652.34 | $88,943.57 | $38,866.16 | $127,809.73 |
Note: The averages are designed to capture only those who have worked a full year, and excludes those who worked on a part-time, seasonal, or partial-year basis.