By David Madrid | The Arizona Republic
Buckeye and Tolleson, two of the least-populated suburbs in the Phoenix area, each pay their city manager at least $180,000 per year, more than some of their counterparts in much-larger municipalities in the Valley.
Buckeye Town Manager Stephen Cleveland, whose annual salary was bumped to $190,000 after receiving a 15 percent raise last year, and Tolleson City Manager Reyes Medrano Jr., who received an 18 percent raise last year that increased his annual salary to $180,000, each oversee communities with relatively few residents.
Tolleson is ranked 14th largest of the 15 Valley municipalities in population and annual budget and 13th in number of employees, according to an Arizona Republic analysis.
