Collected and spent
In fiscal year 2024, San Jose collected $1,353.4M in taxes and spent $2,318.9M.
Collected
$1,353.4M
Fiscal year 2024 · taxes
Spent
$2,318.9M
Fiscal year 2024
Where the money comes from
Two taxes.
Property tax
$0.0157 per $100 of value
Property tax
$40 a year, a flat charge
Source · Santa Clara County Controller-Treasurer — Compilation of Tax Rates & Information 2024-25, City of San Jose 2024 voter-approved property overlays. Read on June 28, 2026.
Details
City of San Jose 2024 voter-approved property overlays — 0.0157/$100 ×10 = 0.157 mills, per the Santa Clara County Compilation of Tax Rates 2024-25 (TRA 017-001). 1% Prop 13 base rendered as a separate statutory lineSource · City of San José Council resolution, library parcel tax annual rates, Exhibit A, San José Library Parcel Tax. Read on August 29, 2026.
Details
San José Library Parcel Tax (Measure S) $40.03/parcel-year — single-family residence rate, FY2024-25 column labeled 'Actual' in the Council rate resolution Exhibit A p.A-1. Published exact schedule amount; Second line on the city layer per the one-line-per-layer-PER-RATE-SHAPE convention (ruled 2026-08-29 #1)Where it goes
Nine service lines.
Public safety
$552.4M
This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.
Pensions and retiree benefits · Employer pension contribution reclassified from embedded · past obligation
$421.0M
Other
$398.6M
This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.
Public works · Capital maintenance
$312.3M
This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.
Public works · Sanitation
$183.8M
This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.
General government
$167.7M
Public works · Capital outlay
$116.9M
Debt service · past obligation
$107.8M
Pensions and retiree benefits · Employer OPEB / retiree-healthcare contribution reclassified · past obligation
$58.5M
This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.
Bars in both tables share one scale. Hatched lines pay for past obligations, not current services.
Source · City of San José 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Read on August 30, 2026.
Details
City of San José 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds (p.33); Required Supplementary Information — Schedule of Employer Contributions, Defined Benefit Pension Plans (pp.192-194) and Postemployment Healthcare Plans (pp.205-207)Who decides
Each year the Mayor sends the Council a budget message. It lists spending priorities. The Council holds a hearing and votes to approve it, sometimes with changes. The City Manager then writes a full budget that follows that message. The budget must be balanced. The Council must hold its own public hearing before it adopts the budget. Adoption takes at least 6 of 11 votes. 11 seats — Mayor (at-large) + 10 district Council members, 4-year terms.
Source · City of San José, City of San José Charter. Read on October 20, 2026.
Details
City of San José Charter (Updated 7/2024) — Art. XII Secs. 1204-1206 + Art. VI Sec. 601 (vote floor); canonical city URL 403-walled, cited via pinned archive capture (see notes)When decisions happen
San José's fiscal year runs July 1 to June 30. The City Manager must hand the Council a proposed budget at least 30 days before it starts. In 2026, the Council held a budget forecast session on February 5. It held study sessions in early May. The final public budget hearing was June 8. The Council adopted the new budget later that month, after the required 10-day notice.
Each yearBudget season: Feb forecast, May study sessions, June 8 hearing, June adoption; fiscal year begins July 1
Next electionNext election: Nov 3, 2026 runoff — Council Districts 5, 7, 9
San José held its primary on June 2, 2026, for Council Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9.
How to reach it
You can submit written comment on any Council item through the eComment tool on the meeting calendar. This covers the budget too. You can also speak in person at a hearing with a Speaker's Card. Or raise your hand online in the Council's Zoom meeting. The Clerk's email address is unclear online, so it isn't listed here yet. The city's main line is 408 535-3500. TTY is 800 735-2922.
Comment on Council agenda items (eComment)
Online, through the government's own page
Council meeting calendar — speak at a budget hearing (in person or via Zoom)
Online, through the government's own page
Source · City of San José, Office of the City Clerk, City of San José City Council — June 8, 2026 Amended Agenda, Item 3.1. Read on August 20, 2026.
Details
City of San José City Council — June 8, 2026 Amended Agenda, Item 3.1 (Final Public Hearing, FY 2026-2027 Budget)Also on this tax bill
A San Jose address pays these governments too. Which school districts apply depends on the address.
On every bill in San Jose
CaliforniaStateSanta Clara CountyCountySan Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (Measure AA)Special districtSanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)Special districtSanta Clara Valley Open Space Authority (Measure T)Special district
On some bills, depending on the address
School districts: 18
East Side Union High School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
San Jose Unified School DistrictSchool districtMorgan Hill Unified School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Santa Clara Unified School DistrictSchool districtEvergreen Elementary School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Oak Grove Elementary School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Campbell Union High School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Berryessa Union Elementary School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Franklin-McKinley Elementary School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Alum Rock Union Elementary School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Orchard Elementary School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Campbell Union Elementary School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Union Elementary School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Moreland School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Cupertino Union Elementary School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Fremont Union High School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Cambrian Elementary School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Mount Pleasant Elementary School DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Sources
What it is
Santa Clara County Controller-Treasurer — Compilation of Tax Rates & Information 2024-25, City of San Jose 2024 voter-approved property overlays. Read on June 28, 2026.
Details
City of San Jose 2024 voter-approved property overlays — 0.0157/$100 ×10 = 0.157 mills, per the Santa Clara County Compilation of Tax Rates 2024-25 (TRA 017-001). 1% Prop 13 base rendered as a separate statutory lineCollected
City of San José 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Read on August 30, 2026.
Details
City of San José 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds (p.33); Required Supplementary Information — Schedule of Employer Contributions, Defined Benefit Pension Plans (pp.192-194) and Postemployment Healthcare Plans (pp.205-207)Spent
City of San José 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Read on August 30, 2026.
Details
City of San José 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds (p.33); Required Supplementary Information — Schedule of Employer Contributions, Defined Benefit Pension Plans (pp.192-194) and Postemployment Healthcare Plans (pp.205-207)Taxes
Santa Clara County Controller-Treasurer — Compilation of Tax Rates & Information 2024-25, City of San Jose 2024 voter-approved property overlays. Read on June 28, 2026.
Details
City of San Jose 2024 voter-approved property overlays — 0.0157/$100 ×10 = 0.157 mills, per the Santa Clara County Compilation of Tax Rates 2024-25 (TRA 017-001). 1% Prop 13 base rendered as a separate statutory lineTaxes
City of San José Council resolution, library parcel tax annual rates, Exhibit A, San José Library Parcel Tax. Read on August 29, 2026.
Details
San José Library Parcel Tax (Measure S) $40.03/parcel-year — single-family residence rate, FY2024-25 column labeled 'Actual' in the Council rate resolution Exhibit A p.A-1. Published exact schedule amount; Second line on the city layer per the one-line-per-layer-PER-RATE-SHAPE convention (ruled 2026-08-29 #1)Who decides
City of San José, City of San José Charter. Read on October 20, 2026.
Details
City of San José Charter (Updated 7/2024) — Art. XII Secs. 1204-1206 + Art. VI Sec. 601 (vote floor); canonical city URL 403-walled, cited via pinned archive capture (see notes)When decisions happen
City of San José, Office of the City Clerk, City of San José City Council — June 8, 2026 Amended Agenda, Item 3.1. Read on August 20, 2026.
Details
City of San José City Council — June 8, 2026 Amended Agenda, Item 3.1 (Final Public Hearing, FY 2026-2027 Budget)How to reach it
City of San José, Office of the City Clerk, City of San José City Council — June 8, 2026 Amended Agenda. Read on August 20, 2026.
Details
City of San José City Council — June 8, 2026 Amended Agenda (Public Comment Instructions)To act on what you have read
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