The country's highest paid big-city mayor is reportedly right here in San Francisco

Mayor Ed Lee addresses marchers in Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2016. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, people marched from 4th and King to Yerba Buena Gardens for an afternoon of speeches and movies. less Mayor Ed Lee addresses marchers in Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2016. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, people marched from 4th and King to Yerba Buena Gardens ... more Photo: James Tensuan, Special To The Chronicle Photo: James Tensuan, Special To The Chronicle Image 1 of / 54 Caption Close The country's highest paid big-city mayor is reportedly right here in San Francisco 1 / 54 Back to Gallery

Story updated Jan. 18, 2017, at 9:10 a.m. with a statement from the San Francisco Mayor's press office.

San Francisco isn't the biggest city in the world, but its mayor makes the biggest salary in the United States.

Mayor Ed Lee is the highest-paid mayor of a major U.S. city, according to a report from the American City Business Journal.

Lee, who is serving a second term, makes $289,000.

By comparison, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio brings in $225,000 as the fourth highest-paid mayor.

While San Francisco is the 12th largest city by population in the U.S., New York is first. It also has the biggest city budget and often ranks as the most expensive city for living expenses in the country. San Francisco, along with Honolulu and Los Angeles, are also among the most expensive places to live in the country.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was the nation's second highest-paid mayor, with a budgeted salary of $238,000, while Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner was the third-highest at $235,000.

The Mayor's press office responded to the report's findings with the following statement: "The Civil Service Commission is responsible for setting the wages and benefits of all elected officials of the City and County of San Francisco, including the Mayor, Board of Supervisors and City Attorney among others. In May of 2012, the Civil Service Commission certified the base salary for elected officials, including Mayor Lee, for a five year salary cycle for the period of July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2017."

View the mayoral salaries in 60 U.S. cities at the American City Business Journal.