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Altoona council approves pay raises for mayor, mayor pro tem and council members

City of Altoona Council · April 1, 2026
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Summary

The City of Altoona voted unanimously to raise elected-official pay—the mayor to $12,000 and the mayor pro tem and council members to $9,000—effective Jan. 1, 2024; the increases are the first since 2007.

The Altoona City Council on Sept. 5 voted unanimously to increase annual pay for the city’s elected officials, raising the mayor’s salary from $9,000 to $12,000 and increasing the mayor pro tem’s and council members’ pay from $4,600 to $9,000, effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Randy Pierce, City Clerk, opened public hearings on the compensation proposals and…

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