Mayor Peter Chin, chairman of the council's performance appraisal committee, confirmed the figure this week for the man the council employs to run an organisation of more than 600 staff.
Asked why Mr Harland had received the increase, Mr Chin said the figure was based on what the market was paying for chief executives of Mr Harland's experience, and the level of responsibility he had.
He said the council was satisfied with Mr Harland's work, and he had received 100% of a $15,000 "at risk" bonus following the past financial year.
Mr Chin would not give details of why that decision had been made, saying it was a personal employment matter.
The past financial year would also be the last time the bonus, paid on top of Mr Harland's pay package, was included, Mr Chin said.
The council was following other local authorities in dropping the bonus, as there were difficulties in assessing the elements that made up a decision of how much to allow.
"Those judgement calls are too difficult," he said.
Councillors' pay for last financial year
DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL
Peter Chin: $120,326 (mayor, chairman performance appraisal, conduct, annual plan hearings).
Colin Weatherall:*** $65,307 (resource consent hearings chairman).
Andrew Noone: $63,677 (infrastructure services committee chairman).
Syd Brown: $58,999 (deputy mayor).
Richard Walls:*** $56,141 (finance and strategy committee chairman, resource consent hearing deputy chairman).
Paul Hudson:* *** $51,593 (community development committee chairman).
John Bezett: $49,999 (economic development committee chairman).
Michael Guest: $49,516 (planning and environment committee chairman).
Fliss Butcher:*** $42,140 (community assistance chairwoman, community development committee deputy chairwoman).
Neil Collins: $41,654 (planning and environment committee deputy chairman).
Teresa Stevenson: $40,208.
Bill Acklin: $39,383 (infrastructure services committee deputy chairman).
Kate Wilson:** $32,495.
Dave Cull: $28,955 (economic development committee deputy chairman).
Chris Staynes: $28,880 (finance and strategy committee deputy chair-man).
• Former councillors
Maurice Prendergast: $13,105.
Lee Vandervis: $10,503.
Total: $792,885.
*Paul Hudson was paid $105,013 directors' fees as director of Dunedin City Holdings Ltd, Aurora Energy Ltd, Citibus Ltd, City Forests Ltd, and Delta Utility Services Ltd.
**Kate Wilson was paid $7,138 directors' fees as director of the Taieri Gorge Railway.
*** Fliss Butcher, Paul Hudson, Andrew Noone, Richard Walls and Colin Weatherall's remuneration includes consent hearing fees.
• Community Boards
Community board chairmen: $16,000 (6).
Deputy chairmen: $9000 (6).
Community board member: $8000 (24).
SALARY COMPARISONS
Dunedin City Council chief executive Jim Harland: $335,000.
Christchurch City Council chief executive Tony Marryatt: $373,542.
Hamilton City Council chief executive Michael Redman: $264,145.
Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Duncan Field: $277,785.
