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Payroll, compensation, and spending data for Bay Area cities — sourced directly from open government data portals.

US-101Palo AltoSanta ClaraMountain ViewCupertinoSan JoseSunnyvaleMilpitasCampbellGilroyLos AltosLos Altos HillsLos GatosMonte SerenoMorgan HillSaratogaMenlo ParkEast Palo AltoNSan Francisco Bay

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15 of 17 cities active

Palo Alto

CA

Updated 2025

Total Payroll

$180.6M

Employees

1,442

10-Yr Payroll

+59.1%

growth

10-Yr Non-Personnel

+17.7%

growth

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Santa Clara

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$303.5M

Employees

1,764

10-Yr Payroll

+86.8%

growth

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Mountain View

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$141.2M

Employees

1,127

10-Yr Payroll

+48.6%

growth

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Cupertino

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$33.4M

Employees

409

10-Yr Payroll

+47.2%

growth

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San Jose

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$1181.2M

Employees

8,829

10-Yr Payroll

+32.7%

growth

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Sunnyvale

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$182.7M

Employees

1,467

10-Yr Payroll

+36.8%

growth

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Milpitas

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$90.0M

Employees

772

10-Yr Payroll

+52.5%

growth

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Campbell

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$34.8M

Employees

401

10-Yr Payroll

+33.8%

growth

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Gilroy

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$46.4M

Employees

359

10-Yr Payroll

+28.4%

growth

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Los Altos

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$27.4M

Employees

234

10-Yr Payroll

+58.7%

growth

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Los Altos Hills

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$4.1M

Employees

51

10-Yr Payroll

+82.1%

growth

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Los Gatos

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$29.5M

Employees

224

10-Yr Payroll

+43.7%

growth

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Monte Sereno

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$1.7M

Employees

15

10-Yr Payroll

+81.2%

growth

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Morgan Hill

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$39.9M

Employees

541

10-Yr Payroll

+48.8%

growth

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Saratoga

CA

Updated 2024

Total Payroll

$10.4M

Employees

76

10-Yr Payroll

+39.2%

growth

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Menlo Park

CA

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Data analysis for Menlo Park is in progress.

East Palo Alto

CA

Coming Soon

Data analysis for East Palo Alto is in progress.

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.