30 highest-paid City of San Antonio employees

Here are the 29 highest paid City of San Antonio employees, according to 2015 data. Here are the 29 highest paid City of San Antonio employees, according to 2015 data. Photo: BOB OWEN, SAEN Photo: BOB OWEN, SAEN Image 1 of / 45 Caption Close 30 highest-paid City of San Antonio employees 1 / 45 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — Employee pay is about 40 percent of the city's budget each year. The city paid their employees $964.5 million in total compensation for fiscal year 2014, according to records obtained by the San Antonio Express-News.

Of that, almost $283 million were for additional benefits, which are provided and paid for by the city — things like healthcare and pension, according to the data.

And so it is fitting that the departments caught in the bitter battle over healthcare and pension benefits — police, fire and city manager's office — dominate the top earners list.

The police and fire departments make up 74 percent of the top 100 earners in the city, according to the figures, and half of the top 10 earners are from the city manager's office.

See which 30 civil servants are earning the most, and find out exactly how much total compensation they get from the city of San Antonio.

Total compensation includes each employee's annual salary, plus leave payout, overtime and additional benefits.

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