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Former Folsom City Manager Elaine Andersen was the city\u2019s highest-paid employee last year, but three fire division chiefs earned more than both the police chief and city attorney.<\/p>\n
Andersen, who retired in December 2024 after about six years in the post, was included in the city\u2019s list of employee wages for 2025. Her total wages were $359,528, including $44,623 from cashed-out leave balances, according to a document The Sacramento Bee received through a California Public Records Act request.<\/p>\n
Bryan Whitemyer began his role as city manager in March 2025, earning a base salary of $310,000. The Folsom City Council in March of this year voted to give a raise to Whitemyer<\/a> that would increase his annual salary to $332,072.<\/p>\n After Andersen, the second-highest-paid employee was Chad M. Wilson, a fire division chief who also retired last year. His total wages were $308,314, including $24,010 in leave cash-outs, and $57,462 in overtime.<\/p>\n The third- and fourth-highest-paid employees were also fire division chiefs, Mark Piacentini and Matthew J. McGee. They did not retire, but their total wages were $340,643 and $308,314, including $60,591 and $53,934 in overtime, respectively.<\/p>\n Those overtime totals were far lower than in the city of Sacramento, where one fire battalion chief earned over $365,000 in overtime<\/a> in 2025, making him the highest-paid employee in the city last year.<\/p>\n Police Chief Richard Hillman and City Attorney Steven Wang ranked eighth and ninth in total pay, respectively.<\/p>\n The Bee\u2019s Corey Schmidt contributed to this report.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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