The city paid 445 employees more than $100,000 last year, an increase of 26.4% from 2023.
The departments with the most six-figure pay were the fire and police departments, where command staff often make more than $100,000 and lower ranking officers and firefighters reach that amount with overtime totaling tens of thousands of dollars.
One police sergeant in the west division had a base pay of $93,621 and received $98,351 in overtime, boosting his total pay over $200,000.
Local governments make payroll with your money, which is why the Dayton Daily News has assembled and made available a searchable database of pay for public employees. Search the data here.
Here are the 10 highest paid city of Dayton employees in 2024:
- Shelley Dickstein, City Manager: $284,232
- Clielie Lofton, Deputy City Manager: $203,920
- Joseph Parlette, Deputy City Manager: $203,915
- Creigee Coleman, Police Sergeant: $202,725
- Joseph Landis Fire District Chief: $200,441
- Todd Kinskey, Director - Planning & Community Development: $193,365
- Barbara Doseck, Director – Law: $190,904
- Kamran Afzal, Police Chief: Director – Police: $190,558
- Gilbert Turner, Director-Aviation: $188,978
- Kenneth Couch, Director - Human Resources: $188,974
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