Public salaries: Who's the top paid government CEO in Washoe County?

As the year comes to a close, several top local government executives are receiving job performance reviews that could come with hefty bonuses or salary raises.

The Washoe County School District superintendent is heading into contract negotiations in coming months.

And the city of Reno hired a new city manager this year.

So, the Reno Gazette-Journal decided to take a look at the compensation packages for the top executives at 10 local government agencies.

The analysis looks at base salary, allowances, deferred compensation, retirement contributions and performance bonuses from the most recent fiscal year. It does not take into account the cost of typical employee benefits such as group health insurance or life insurance.

The data here also may not reflect actual take home pay for the calendar year. For instance, Washoe County School District Superintendent Traci Davis took a $15,743 vacation pay out this year rather than taking time off, which will boost her take home pay above her base salary amount.

Here are the rankings based on total compensation:

1. Traci Davis, Washoe County School District Superintendent: $411,955

Davis is by far the most well-compensated local government head. Her total compensation is 13 percent higher than the next highest paid head of government.

Not only is her base salary the highest in the county, the district pays nearly $100,000 a year to the Public Employee Retirement System. The money not only pays for Davis's normal retirement contribution, it also helps her buy extra months of service, which means she will be able to retire early. This year, Davis made even more in PERS contributions because the district forgot to purchase those extra retirement months for her last year. So her 2017 PERS contribution is nearly $125,000

Salary: $262,395

Deferred compensation: $15,000

PERS contribution: $124,960

Allowances: $9,600

Performance Bonus: $0

2. Marily Mora, CEO of the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority: $363,765.

Mora's base salary is the second highest in Washoe County, but it was her bonus last year that pushed her solidly into second place. Of note, the airport authority does not receive sales or property taxes. The quasi-municipal agency is funded by such things as parking fees, concession fees and airline landing fees-- everything that is built into how much you pay to travel.

Salary: $252,252

Deferred compensation: $0

PERS contribution: $65,875

Allowances: $7,200

Performance Bonus: $38,438

3. John Slaughter, Washoe County Manager: $338,915

Salary: $245,757

Deferred compensation: $0

PERS contribution: $65,855

Allowances: $7,200

Performance Bonus: $20,103

4. Lee Gibson, Regional Transportation Commission Executive Director: $309,225

Salary: $223,723

Deferred Compensation: $15,660

PERS Contribution: $62,642

Allowances: $7,200

Performance Bonus: $0

5. Phil Delone, CEO of the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority: $308,169

Salary: $250,000

Deferred Compensation: $0

PERS Contribution: $49,169

Allowances: $9,000

Performance Bonus: $0

6. Steve Driscoll, Sparks City Manager: $288,065

Salary: $216,067

Deferred Compensation: $11,500

PERS Contribution: $60,498

Allowances: $0

Performance Bonus: $0

7. Mark Foree, Truckee Meadows Water Authority Executive Director: $279,205

Salary: $200,303

Deferred Compensation: $12,018

PERS Contribution: $56,084

Allowances: $10,800

Performance Bonus: $0

8. Sabra Newby, Reno City Manager: $272,000

Salary: $200,000

Deferred Compensation: $9,000

PERS Contribution: $57,000

Allowances: $6,000

Performance Bonus: $0

9. Jay Aldean, Truckee River Flood Management Authority: $216,268

Salary: $168,022

Deferred Compensation: $0

PERS Contribution: $47,046

Allowances: $1,200

Performance Bonus: $0

10. Kim Robinson, Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency Executive Director: $164,037

Salary: $123,857

Deferred Compensation: $0

PERS Contribution: $35,380

Allowances: $4,800

Performance Bonus: $0

Editor's note: This story was edited to clarify why Davis's PERS contribution was so high this year.