The Highest-Paid City Managers in Texas Right Now

If I had any idea that city managers in Texas were making this much money, I would have put more effort into pursuing that as a career. You might not realize but city managers are often the highest paid city employee in Texas towns. 

Recently I saw a friend online talking about how the City of Abilene is hiring a new City Manager and the salary range goes up to $305k! 

Not All Texas City Managers are Making 300k 

When you’re a City Manager, that means your salary is public information, these are things that anyone can look up. And while City Managers are making lots of money, a majority of them are not making 300k. 

But as you will see with the numbers below, if you’re a City Manager, you’re going to be paid well. 

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Let’s See How Much Actual Salaries Are for City Managers in Texas 

As you would expect, each Texas city or town is going to have a different salary range for their city manager.  

According to the Texas City Management Association here is a look at some of the salaries for City Managers in Texas. 

City Manager is Not an Easy Job 

So, what exactly does a City Manager do? 

They enforce the decisions made by the city council, supervise certain departments for the city, and often have to be the point person between city government and residents. 

There is much more to the job than I will ever know. It’s not easy, but as you can tell City Managers in Texas are paid well for the stress they deal with.