I'm not sure how salaries are agreed upon.

For the size of San Franciso (population) for the mayor to be making $250k next year doesn't sound too bad to me.

I live on the Central Coast in the city of Santa Maria, CA. We have a population of about 90-100k. Our biggest business around here is agriculture.

The 2009 annual salary for Santa Maria City Manager was $223,943. I was blown away when I read this.

Again, I have no idea how salaries are agreed upon just thought I'd share.

http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/arti...