City of Tucson voters on Tuesday, Nov. 7, will choose a mayor, as well as council members from Wards 1, 2, and 4. They will also vote on Proposition 413, which would adjust the annual current salary of the Mayor and the Council members, effective Dec. 4, 2023.
The mayor’s current salary of $42,000 per year would increase to $95,750 a year, and each council members’ salary of $24,000 per year would increase to $76,000 a year.
The higher wages would be commensurate with the salaries set for the members of the Pima County Board of Supervisors. The 2023 Citizens’ Commission on Public Service and Compensation (CCPSC), an all-volunteer and diverse group of seven residents, studied these salary adjustments and obtained public input to develop the final report on the proposed wages.
Mayor and Council has not received a salary increase since 1999, and their current salaries do not meet living wage requirements.