Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 44 of the Bay Area’s largest special districts, representing nearly 90 percent of all Bay […]
Pay gap widens between public, private workers
Our op-ed on the only harmful form of income inequality is featured in today’s edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune: The call for government to enact “share the wealth” policies is growing […]
Sacramento Metro Fire captain triples $99,000 salary to $316,000 with OT, other pay
Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 35 of the largest special districts in the Sacramento Valley, representing nearly 90 percent of […]
DWP security guard triples $64,000 salary to $197,000 with OT, other pay
Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 38 of Los Angeles County’s largest special districts, representing 95 percent of all Los Angeles […]
Average Orange County Fire Authority employee received $213,000 in total compensation
Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 20 of Orange County’s largest special districts, representing over 95 percent of all Orange County […]
Beachcomber: LB City $200K Club 647% Larger than Comparable City
Transparent California data is used in an analysis that compares Long Beach with neighboring cities: $200K Club – Population Comparison to Other Cities The Long Beach City Employee $200K Club had 224 […]
Ousted San Diego Port CEO received over $90,000 a month in 2014
Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for the 26 largest special districts in San Diego County, representing over 95 percent of all […]
SacBee: Sacramento Metro Fire dominates list of top-paid firefighters in region
The Sacramento Bee used TransparentCalifornia data in their recent analysis of firefighter pay: The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District paid salaries of at least $200,000 to 67 employees in 2014, the same year it […]
85% of Marin County’s special district workers collected over $100,000
Today, Transparent California released 2014 compensation data for Marin County’s 20 largest special districts. The top 5 earners were: Southern Marin Fire Chief James Irving: $374,456 Novato Fire Chief Mark Heine: $370,145 […]
City of Industry pays ‘astronomical’ costs for employee health insurance
The Los Angeles News Group published a report on our data revealing astronomical levels of health costs for city workers: In 2014, the city paid $57,773 — $4,800 a month — for […]
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