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Mark Wendelsdorf, chief of the Caldwell Fire Department, is the city’s highest-paid employee. He makes $117,124.
Mark Wendelsdorf, chief of the Caldwell Fire Department, is the city’s highest-paid employee. He makes $117,124.

Caldwell has about 300 employees as of January, city payroll data show.

The highest-paid employee? Mark Wendelsdorf, chief of the fire department. He makes $117,124.

The lowest-paid employees are part-time concessions at the Caldwell Events Center, who make $8 an hour.

Mayor Garret Nancolas, who is full time, makes $93,220, or $44.82 hourly. The six members of the Caldwell City Council, who are part time, make $9,526 annually.

The average city employee makes $21.63 an hour, or $44,984 a year, as of January 2021.

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The Statesman obtained this payroll data from the city through a public records request.

This story was originally published May 5, 2021 at 4:00 AM with the headline "How much does Caldwell pay its employees? Search our new database."

Hayley Harding
Idaho Statesman
Hayley covers local government for the Idaho Statesman with a primary focus on Boise and Ada County. Her political reporting won first place in the 2019 Idaho Press Club awards. Previously, she worked for the Salisbury Daily Times, the Hartford Courant, the Denver Post and McClatchy’s D.C. bureau. Hayley graduated from Ohio University with degrees in journalism and political science.If you like seeing stories like this, please consider supporting our work with a digital subscription to the Idaho Statesman.
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