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Palo Alto

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$180.6M

Employees

1,442

-7.6% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+17.1%

after inflation · +59.1% nominal

10-Yr Non-Personnel

-11.7%

after inflation · +17.7% nominal

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Santa Clara

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$325.5M

Employees

1,916

+8.9% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+47.5%

after inflation · +100.3% nominal

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Mountain View

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$154.3M

Employees

1,140

+15.6% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+19.5%

after inflation · +62.4% nominal

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Cupertino

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$34.2M

Employees

409

-1.4% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+10.8%

after inflation · +50.5% nominal

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San Jose

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$1249.7M

Employees

8,653

+10.6% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+3.3%

after inflation · +40.3% nominal

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Sunnyvale

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$201.2M

Employees

1,503

+10.3% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+10.9%

after inflation · +50.6% nominal

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Milpitas

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$96.1M

Employees

792

+27.3% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+19.9%

after inflation · +62.9% nominal

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Campbell

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$35.7M

Employees

409

-15.8% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+1.1%

after inflation · +37.3% nominal

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Gilroy

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$50.0M

Employees

374

-13.2% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+1.7%

after inflation · +38.1% nominal

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Los Altos

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$30.3M

Employees

283

+42.2% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+29.0%

after inflation · +75.2% nominal

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Los Altos Hills

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$5.0M

Employees

48

+20.0% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+63.8%

after inflation · +122.5% nominal

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Los Gatos

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$29.7M

Employees

219

-11.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+6.7%

after inflation · +44.9% nominal

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Monte Sereno

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$1.0M

Employees

15

+15.4% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-18.1%

after inflation · +11.3% nominal

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Morgan Hill

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$42.1M

Employees

531

+13.5% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+15.7%

after inflation · +57.2% nominal

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Saratoga

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$10.7M

Employees

79

-19.4% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+5.1%

after inflation · +42.7% nominal

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Atherton

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$10.0M

Employees

56

+5.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+31.5%

after inflation · +78.6% nominal

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Belmont

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$25.7M

Employees

242

+21.6% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+8.7%

after inflation · +47.7% nominal

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Brisbane

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$19.9M

Employees

196

+9.5% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+33.8%

after inflation · +79.5% nominal

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Burlingame

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$40.1M

Employees

426

+86.8% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+6.6%

after inflation · +44.8% nominal

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Colma

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$10.0M

Employees

95

+28.4% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+26.5%

after inflation · +71.8% nominal

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Daly City

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$88.3M

Employees

707

-10.8% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-1.6%

after inflation · +33.7% nominal

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East Palo Alto

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$19.0M

Employees

143

+13.5% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+21.8%

after inflation · +65.5% nominal

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Foster City

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$33.7M

Employees

269

-9.1% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-11.0%

after inflation · +21.0% nominal

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Half Moon Bay

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$5.0M

Employees

39

+14.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+51.5%

after inflation · +105.8% nominal

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Hillsborough

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$19.5M

Employees

114

+6.5% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+14.7%

after inflation · +55.8% nominal

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Menlo Park

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$49.3M

Employees

451

-15.1% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+12.2%

after inflation · +52.4% nominal

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Millbrae

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$16.4M

Employees

210

+17.3% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+27.2%

after inflation · +72.8% nominal

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Pacifica

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$33.0M

Employees

360

+9.1% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+10.7%

after inflation · +50.3% nominal

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Portola Valley

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$2.6M

Employees

28

+64.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+64.9%

after inflation · +123.9% nominal

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Redwood City

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$152.3M

Employees

950

-1.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+21.4%

after inflation · +60.7% nominal

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San Bruno

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$54.9M

Employees

510

+20.6% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+9.1%

after inflation · +48.2% nominal

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San Carlos

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$19.6M

Employees

193

+45.1% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+58.8%

after inflation · +115.8% nominal

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San Mateo

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$98.7M

Employees

926

-11.4% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-12.0%

after inflation · +19.6% nominal

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South San Francisco

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$95.9M

Employees

989

-0.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+7.4%

after inflation · +45.9% nominal

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Woodside

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$4.2M

Employees

32

+10.3% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+17.4%

after inflation · +59.4% nominal

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Antioch

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$65.3M

Employees

779

+47.5% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+19.0%

after inflation · +61.7% nominal

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Brentwood

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$61.6M

Employees

611

+45.1% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+27.8%

after inflation · +73.6% nominal

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Clayton

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$4.1M

Employees

49

-5.8% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+7.4%

after inflation · +45.9% nominal

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Concord

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$79.4M

Employees

733

+12.9% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+7.9%

after inflation · +46.6% nominal

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Danville

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$14.0M

Employees

315

+9.0% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+1.0%

after inflation · +37.3% nominal

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El Cerrito

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$32.4M

Employees

398

+11.5% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+3.4%

after inflation · +40.5% nominal

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Hercules

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$13.4M

Employees

203

+26.1% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+21.3%

after inflation · +64.8% nominal

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Lafayette

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$8.3M

Employees

126

+10.5% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+9.5%

after inflation · +48.7% nominal

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Martinez

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$25.8M

Employees

254

+1.6% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+18.4%

after inflation · +60.8% nominal

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Moraga

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$7.7M

Employees

79

+36.2% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+23.8%

after inflation · +68.1% nominal

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Oakley

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$17.0M

Employees

137

+53.9% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+202.3%

after inflation · +310.7% nominal

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Orinda

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$6.9M

Employees

95

+25.0% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+18.3%

after inflation · +60.7% nominal

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Pinole

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$17.7M

Employees

157

-3.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+10.4%

after inflation · +49.9% nominal

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Pittsburg

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$49.8M

Employees

507

+9.3% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+13.5%

after inflation · +54.1% nominal

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Pleasant Hill

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$20.0M

Employees

132

+1.5% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-1.4%

after inflation · +33.9% nominal

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Richmond

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$168.6M

Employees

1,143

+21.9% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+4.9%

after inflation · +42.5% nominal

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San Pablo

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$30.7M

Employees

269

+21.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+40.3%

after inflation · +90.6% nominal

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San Ramon

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$54.0M

Employees

599

+5.3% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+5.9%

after inflation · +43.8% nominal

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Walnut Creek

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$64.8M

Employees

847

+10.6% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+1.9%

after inflation · +38.4% nominal

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San Francisco

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$6712.0M

Employees

40,637

+6.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+23.8%

after inflation · +68.2% nominal

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Belvedere

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$3.8M

Employees

27

-10.0% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-3.6%

after inflation · +30.9% nominal

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Corte Madera

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$7.2M

Employees

100

-31.0% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-35.3%

after inflation · -12.1% nominal

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Fairfax

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$6.0M

Employees

49

-7.5% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+33.7%

after inflation · +81.6% nominal

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Larkspur

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$5.3M

Employees

48

-63.9% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-47.0%

after inflation · -28.1% nominal

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Mill Valley

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$22.0M

Employees

424

-1.9% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-16.4%

after inflation · +13.5% nominal

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Novato

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$23.8M

Employees

386

-9.0% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-25.2%

after inflation · +1.5% nominal

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Ross

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$3.8M

Employees

49

-37.2% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+21.8%

after inflation · +65.4% nominal

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San Anselmo

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$6.6M

Employees

159

+54.4% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+43.4%

after inflation · +94.7% nominal

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San Rafael

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$89.6M

Employees

682

-5.8% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+6.7%

after inflation · +45.0% nominal

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Sausalito

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$11.5M

Employees

138

+8.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+0.1%

after inflation · +36.0% nominal

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Tiburon

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$7.0M

Employees

51

-13.6% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+11.5%

after inflation · +51.5% nominal

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American Canyon

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$12.7M

Employees

194

+17.6% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+20.9%

after inflation · +64.2% nominal

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Calistoga

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$13.0M

Employees

159

+26.2% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+80.8%

after inflation · +145.7% nominal

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Napa

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$93.7M

Employees

718

+9.3% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+10.1%

after inflation · +49.5% nominal

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St. Helena

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$14.1M

Employees

146

+9.0% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+41.1%

after inflation · +91.6% nominal

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Yountville

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$5.8M

Employees

83

-5.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+24.6%

after inflation · +69.3% nominal

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Benicia

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$39.5M

Employees

451

+4.2% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+13.7%

after inflation · +54.5% nominal

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Dixon

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$22.1M

Employees

212

+5.5% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+41.7%

after inflation · +92.5% nominal

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Fairfield

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$117.1M

Employees

810

-6.5% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+22.3%

after inflation · +66.1% nominal

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Rio Vista

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$5.6M

Employees

57

-12.3% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-19.8%

after inflation · +8.9% nominal

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Suisun City

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$19.5M

Employees

226

+51.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+75.5%

after inflation · +138.4% nominal

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Vacaville

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$118.7M

Employees

1,068

+14.3% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+12.6%

after inflation · +53.0% nominal

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Vallejo

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$92.6M

Employees

635

+16.1% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-8.0%

after inflation · +25.0% nominal

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Cloverdale

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$6.9M

Employees

54

-11.5% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-2.9%

after inflation · +31.9% nominal

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Cotati

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$6.6M

Employees

71

+34.0% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+16.4%

after inflation · +58.2% nominal

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Healdsburg

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$27.7M

Employees

289

+13.3% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+33.4%

after inflation · +81.3% nominal

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Petaluma

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$66.9M

Employees

631

+25.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+25.5%

after inflation · +70.5% nominal

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Rohnert Park

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$36.9M

Employees

427

+23.4% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+31.6%

after inflation · +78.8% nominal

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Santa Rosa

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$202.1M

Employees

1,879

-2.1% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-2.8%

after inflation · +32.0% nominal

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Sebastopol

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$7.4M

Employees

68

-30.6% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-5.4%

after inflation · +28.5% nominal

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Sonoma

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$6.0M

Employees

53

+10.4% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+18.0%

after inflation · +60.2% nominal

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Windsor

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$18.1M

Employees

238

+17.2% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+18.2%

after inflation · +60.6% nominal

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Alameda

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$113.4M

Employees

1,139

+21.4% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+3.2%

after inflation · +40.2% nominal

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Albany

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$27.4M

Employees

185

+8.2% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+38.7%

after inflation · +88.4% nominal

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Berkeley

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$332.7M

Employees

2,586

+16.0% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+31.2%

after inflation · +78.2% nominal

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Dublin

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$19.7M

Employees

452

+48.7% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+13.9%

after inflation · +54.7% nominal

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Emeryville

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$26.5M

Employees

297

+13.4% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+7.9%

after inflation · +46.6% nominal

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Fremont

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$203.7M

Employees

1,732

+12.4% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+2.2%

after inflation · +38.8% nominal

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Hayward

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$194.4M

Employees

1,011

+12.3% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+9.8%

after inflation · +49.1% nominal

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Livermore

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$91.5M

Employees

623

+20.3% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+20.0%

after inflation · +63.1% nominal

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Newark

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$41.5M

Employees

401

+5.2% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+28.9%

after inflation · +75.1% nominal

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Oakland

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$897.7M

Employees

5,414

-18.0% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+11.4%

after inflation · +51.3% nominal

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Piedmont

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$22.4M

Employees

308

-27.2% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+7.7%

after inflation · +46.3% nominal

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Pleasanton

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$106.0M

Employees

890

-11.0% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

-1.9%

after inflation · +33.2% nominal

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San Leandro

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$92.3M

Employees

677

-3.0% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+38.7%

after inflation · +88.4% nominal

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Union City

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$46.8M

Employees

430

-20.2% in 10 yrs

10-Yr Payroll

+10.0%

after inflation · +49.4% nominal

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Data sources: Palo Alto via data.paloalto.gov (Junar API). All other cities via the California State Controller's Government Compensation in California database. Personnel costs represent ~70–80% of a city's operating budget and are the best available public proxy for spending priorities.