City Council Salaries

Every two years, the Public Ethics Commission (PEC or Commission) is responsible for adjusting the City Councilmember salary level based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the preceding two years.

Salary Adjustment Mandated by City Charter

Oakland City Charter Section 202, as amended in 2022, requires the Commission “adjust the salary for the office of Councilmember by the increase in the Consumer Price Index over the preceding two years, up to a total of five percent.” If the increase over the preceding two years is greater than five percent, the Commission has the discretion to “adjust the salary for the office of Councilmember by an amount not exceeding five percent for each year, but not more than the total CPI per year.”

The Commission last adjusted the salary for City Councilmembers by five percent in 2024, resulting in an adjusted annual salary of $108,803.06. Salary adjustments take effect on the first payroll period after the beginning of the fiscal year, which begins on July 1.

The table below shows salary increases approved by the Commission from 2004 to 2024.

City Council Salary History