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Oakland council approves mayor's salary increase
The Oakland City Council approved the mayor's salary increase to $216,000.
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland City Council on Tuesday approved a raise for the mayor, making her the third-highest paid mayor in California.
Still, the council approved the lowest amount for a raise as dictated by city charter.
Mayor Sheng Thao will now earn $216,000 a year, up about $13,000 from what she makes now.
The vote was just a formality. The council voted for the raise in July.
Thao asked for the lowest amount. The city charter could have allowed her to earn more than $75,000 a year more.
San Francisco Mayor Breed earns $357,000, making her the highest-paid mayor in the state, while Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass receives $301,000.
According to the city charter, the mayor's salary is not supposed to be less than 70% or more than 90% of the average salaries of city managers/chief executive officers.