(The Center Square) – Bossier City has budgeted $38.99 million for salaries this year, according to a monthly financial report released.
The salary data aligns with the city’s staffing report, which indicates a budget for 709 full-time employees. Currently, they have 678. While the financial report does not break down salaries by individual, it does detail actual amounts versus budgeted and the variance between the two in departments.
Salaries for August totaled $2.85 million, with $3.24 million budgeted. Year-to-date, the city has spent $22.79 million on employee salaries, which is around $3.2 million under budget.
In April, The Center Square did a deep dive into Bossier City salaries based on data obtained by Open the Books. According to the 2023 report, the highest salary in Bossier City was a little over $174,000.
Data from 2023 is the most recent available.
During 2023, the top salaries for city officials in Bossier were Bossier Fire Chief Brad Zagone at $174,009, Assistant Chief EMS Jeffrey Watson at $128,929, City Attorney Charles Jacobs at $121,670, and the Chief of Information at Bossier Fire Department, Jeffrey Scott, at $117,773.
For comparison, Bossier City Mayor Tommy Chandler received $94,755 in 2023.
The highest staffing numbers are for the police and fire departments, where employees make $42,000 a year on average. There are 206 full-time employees with the Police Department and 197 full-time employees with the Fire Department.
Overall, the city’s financial report is in good standing, at $7 million under budget for expenses. The city has brought in $238 million in revenue as of August.
