Question 1: Break down Auburn’s total city payroll for us.

 

Auburn spent a total of $22.2 million on payroll last year. 59 people made six figures, and then there’s another 194 people making more than $40,000.

 

There’s a lot of different factors that go into that. Only $16.4 million was for “regular pay.” There’s also $1.2 million spent on overtime. $1.5 million spent paying for vacation and holidays. $360,000 spent paying out unused vacation and sick time to employees who left their job.

 

Question 2: How much money did the highest earners make?

 

The top two earners in the whole city were two Battalion Chiefs at the Fire Department, and that’s because of overtime payments and sick time cashouts.