SALARIES OF ORANGE COUNTY’S CITY MANAGERS

City Annual Salary Population Huntington Beach $104,580 186,787 Newport Beach 100,688 67,786 Santa Ana 98,472 227,398 Irvine 98,000 94,139 Brea 93,240 33,000 Fullerton 91,887 110,135 Anaheim 90,400 247,000 Yorba Linda 86,520 43,000 Garden Grove 82,500 134,141 Tustin 80,570 42,000 Laguna Beach 80,220 18,645 Costa Mesa 79,728 88,127 Fountain Valley 77,112 55,900 San Clemente 77,088 34,780 Orange 76,836 102,000 Buena Park 74,976 65,839 Cypress 74,864 43,298 San Juan Capistrano 73,356 23,727 Placentia 69,612 39,000 La Habra 69,133 48,489 La Palma 66,400 16,606 Seal Beach 65,016 27,000 Los Alamitos 64,500 12,092 Stanton 59,292 27,977 Villa Park 50,000 6,996 Westminster -- 72,000

Brea offers competitive salaries and also provides police services to the city of Yorba Linda, population 43,000.

Interim city manager.

Population will increase January 1, 1988 by 25% with annexation of South Laguna.

The cities of Orange and San Clemente do not pay employees’ portion toward retirement benefits, while remaining cities pay an average of 7%.

Placentia’s former city manager received $69,612 at the time of his resignation Nov. 5. No action has been taken by City Council to fill the position.

The Westminster city manager position has been vacant since April 1986. The former official received $72,456 annually.

Sources: Personnel departments, city clerks and city manager’s offices in respective cities.