2022 Wage and salary survey. Public works/solid waste positions, volume I

2022 County Wage and Salary Survey
Public Works / Solid Waste Positions
December 2022
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Research
60 Executive Park South Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
404-679-4940

County Job Descriptions

Public Works/Solid Waste

Automotive Mechanic (Public Works) Analyzes malfunctions and repairs, rebuilds and maintains fleet automobiles and light trucks.
Civil Engineer Plans, designs, and directs construction and maintenance of structures and facilities such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, water and sewage systems, and waste disposal units. (Requires a degree in civil engineering.)
Crew Leader Performs skilled and unskilled work of a varied nature in a lead worker capacity.
Electric Groundworker Operates line truck, digger derrick, aerial truck, trencher/backhoe to prepare for installation of electric lines; sets, grounds, pulls, and tamps poles and digs holes.
Electric Lineman Installs, constructs, and maintains overhead and underground electric lines.
Electric Superintendent/Manager Performs technical and supervisory work in directing all the operations and maintenance of jurisdiction's electric utility.
Electric Technician Performs energy audits; reads meters and records data; tests and repairs or replaces meters; other related duties where applicable.
Gas Construction Worker Installs new gas mains, lines, and taps. Where applicable, duties can include leak detection, maintenance, and repair and installation of new meters and regulators.
Gas Distribution Technician Maintains gas service mains and lines including cathodic protection, leak detection, installation of residential and commercial regulators and meters, and determining location of lines.
Gas Superintendent/Manager Performs technical and supervisory work in directing all the operations and maintenance of jurisdiction's gas utility.
Groundskeeper Performs routine cleaning and maintenance duties around public buildings and parks such as mowing lawns, trimming hedges, weeding flowerbeds, etc.
Heavy Equipment Mechanic Analyzes equipment malfunctions; repairs, rebuilds, and maintains construction equipment, such as cranes, power shovels, scrapers, paving machines, motor graders, trench-digging machines, conveyors, bulldozers, dredges, pumps, compressors, and pneumatic tools.
Heavy Equipment Operator Responsible for the operation of various heavy equipment such as trackmounted crane, twelve-yard dump truck, concrete mixer, power shovel, drag line, bulldozer, large excavator, street sweeper, backhoe, and/or front-end loader for a variety of construction-, demolition-, and solid waste-related duties.

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Public Works/Solid Waste

Laborer Performs unskilled manual tasks which may require the use of simple hand tools or involve performing varied all-weather tasks in collection and disposal of solid waste. May also act as site attendant at solid waste and recycling centers.

Landfill Inmate Supervisor Supervises the work of inmates in the operation of light and heavy equipment.

Landfill Manager, Certified Responsible for the safe operation and supervision of the landfill facility, including equipment and supply maintenance. Must be certified.

Light Equipment Operator Responsible for the operation of various light equipment such as tractors, moving equipment, trucks, and rubber-tired backhoes.

Maintenance Superintendent Performs responsible technical and administrative work in repair, cleaning, and remodeling of public buildings.

Maintenance Worker Performs general maintenance work including repair, cleaning, and remodeling of government buildings.

Meter Reader

Reads electric or water consumption meters and records volume used by residential and commercial consumers. May also report complaints or irregularities by consumer either verbally or on forms for necessary action by servicing department.

Public Works Superintendent Plans, directs, organizes, and coordinates work in the street, sanitation, water and sewer collection and treatment shop or garage departments. Prepares preliminary budget for department and attends commission meetings to present budgets, activity reports, and plans for future activities.

Recycling Manager/Supervisor Develops standards to assure that recycled materials collected are processed to prevent contamination. Studies, analyzes, and prepares reports related to recycling collection, processing, and marketing. Develops, implements, and monitors programs for waste reduction, recycling, and education in local community; serves as liaison to governmental agencies, public officials, and the general public.

Refuse/Recycling Collection Supervisor Plans, organizes, schedules, assigns, and reviews the work of crews working on assigned routes and inspects routes for problem areas and completion.

Refuse/Recycling Collector Collects recyclables/refuse on designated routes, starts hoisting device that raises refuse bin attached to rear of truck, and dumps contents.

Refuse/Recycling Route Supervisor/Lead Plans, organizes, and supervises the work of employees engaged in garbage, Truck Driver trash, and litter pickup. Inspects routes for problem areas and completion.

Refuse/Recycling Truck Driver Operates heavy automotive equipment used in the collection of refuse. Assigned to collection routes and responsible for the maintenance of proper collection on the routes.

Road Crew Supervisor Supervises a crew of workers in the construction and repair of streets, roads, bridges, and related facilities.

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Public Works/Solid Waste
Roads and Bridges Superintendent Performs responsible managerial, administrative, and technical work in the construction and repair of streets, roads, bridges, and related facilities.
Sanitation Superintendent Directs and coordinates work of subordinate personnel engaged in installing, maintaining, repairing, servicing, and relocating sewerage facilities.
Scale House Attendant Responsible for computerized weighing and printing of landfill scale tickets; and inspects all trash entering the landfill.
Sewage Treatment Plant Superintendent Performs technical and supervisory work in directing all the operations and maintenance of sewage treatment plants.
Sewer System Supervisor Directs and coordinates work of subordinate personnel engaged in installing, maintaining, repairing, servicing, enlarging, and relocating sewage facilities. Determines need for material and equipment required to complete projects, such as type and size of pipes, fittings, cranes, bulldozers, welders or trenching machines.
Solid Waste Manager Provides overall direction for all solid waste activities and facilities by developing, directing, organizing, and coordinating solid waste programs, facilities, education, and planning. Responsible for compliance with state and federal solid waste regulations.
Truck Driver Operates light or automotive equipment to include automotive equipment with mower, pick-up, flatbed truck, small dump truck or small trencher. May perform a variety of manual tasks in connection with such operations. May also operate heavy construction equipment but at the lowest skill level.
Water/Wastewater Lab Technician Collects water/wastewater samples and performs standardized analytical tests; related work as required.
Water/Wastewater Superintendent Directs and coordinates all activities or workers engaged in the installation, maintenance, repair, and relocation of water and sewer distribution systems.
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Responsible for managing and supervising the operations of a water or Manager wastewater treatment plant.
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Responsible for operating or assisting in the operation of a water filter plant or Operator processing of wastewater through a sewage treatment plant. Must hold appropriate state certifications.
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Automotive Mechanic (Public Works)
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

12

38,350

46,341

61,673

75,266

74

B

8

35,420

39,042

56,242

66,789

33

C

18

31,331

35,776

47,079

63,835

61

D

18

31,973

40,435

45,115

62,400

42

E

5

31,212

44,242

37,028

44,242

5

F

5

21,784

27,040

34,819

45,760

5

Total/Avg

66

31,679

38,813

46,993

59,715

220

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Athens-Clarke Bartow Carroll Chatham Columbia Douglas Fayette Gwinnett Hall Henry Lowndes Newton
B Barrow Bulloch Camden Dougherty Floyd Gordon Spalding Troup
C Bryan Decatur

128,711 38,760.00 60,072.00 Annual

40

4

110,843

18.89

28.63

Hourly

40

4

121,968

19.82

31.73

Hourly

40

3

296,329 32,846.00 58,650.00 Annual

40

7

159,639

19.29

28.94

Hourly

40

8

145,814 31,200.00 75,266.00 Annual

40

9

120,574 40,588.78 61,920.88 Annual

40

5

964,546 46,341.00 74,146.00 Annual

40

16

207,369

19.34

29.01

Hourly

40

1

245,235 40,907.32 47,043.42 Annual

40

10

119,276

19.41

29.54

Hourly

40

3

115,355

13.62

26.66

Hourly

40

4

86,658

16.61

24.92

Hourly

40

1

82,442

16.94

25.41

Hourly

40

3

55,664

17.50

25.00

Hourly

40

4

84,844 24,091.00 43,461.00 Annual

40

5

98,771

18.27

30.39

Hourly

40

5

58,237

17.83

32.11

Hourly

40

6

67,909

18.73

29.03

Hourly

40

4

69,720

18.77

28.56

Hourly

40

5

46,938

16.00

20.00

Hourly

40

5

29,038

15.59

26.25

Hourly

40

3

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 1

Public Works
Automotive Mechanic (Public Works)

Group Jurisdiction
Fannin Gilmer Grady Habersham Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Pickens Polk Sumter Thomas Union Wayne White D Appling Ben Hill Berrien Burke Cook Crisp Dade Franklin Jefferson Long Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Oglethorpe Pike Putnam Washington Worth E Bleckley Charlton Early McIntosh Telfair

2021 Population
25,817 32,026 25,918 46,774 33,411 34,278 30,885 28,712 39,951 34,024 43,496 29,283 45,842 25,521 30,380 28,442 18,488 17,158 18,147 24,310 17,225 19,879 16,326 23,785 15,524 17,152 20,793 21,521 20,635 15,140 19,477 22,585 19,785 20,554 12,607 12,766 10,619 11,123 12,414

Minimum entry-level
wage
15.00 13.86 13.61 17.20 13.59 16.51 13.50 15.00 16.31 15.00 29,529.00 31,283.20 34,653.00 15.75 24,528.67 16.52 15.00 11.77 11.00 18.72 12.80 17.00 17.18 30,000.00 17.48 14.00 17.50 12.50 19.44 18.00 15.00 16.48 14.00 14.40 20.65 14.50 8.77 21.27 9.84

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

20.15

Hourly

40

3

19.38

Hourly

40

2

17.34

Hourly

40

4

27.38

Hourly

40

4

21.06

Hourly

40

2

26.42

Hourly

40

3

15.45

Hourly

40

3

22.05

Hourly

40

4

30.69

Hourly

40

4

17.98

Hourly

40

3

44,755.00 Annual

40

2

55,328.00 Annual

40

1

34,653.00 Annual

40

8

23.10

Hourly

40

4

60,276.71 Annual

40

5

26.41

Hourly

40

1

21.00

Hourly

40

4

15.07

Hourly

40

3

21.00

Hourly

40

2

28.37

Hourly

40

6

23.18

Hourly

40

1

19.00

Hourly

40

2

18.52

Hourly

40

3

40,000.00 Annual

40

1

23.76

Hourly

40

2

20.00

Hourly

40

2

19.50

Hourly

40

2

14.34

Hourly

40

2

29.57

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

1

22.00

Hourly

40

2

20.88

Hourly

40

3

30.00

Hourly

40

3

25.00

Hourly

40

2

20.65

Hourly

40

1

19.43

Hourly

40

1

12.73

Hourly

40

1

21.27

Hourly

40

1

14.93

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 2 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Automotive Mechanic (Public Works)

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

F Cusseta-Chattahooche Hancock Taylor Turner Wilkes

9,048 8,630 7,799 8,966 9,513

Minimum entry-level
wage
13.00 22,063.13 19,024.00 23,113.75
8.50

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

22.00

Hourly

40

1

31,073.20 Annual

40

1

28,949.00 Annual

40

1

35,032.73 Annual

40

1

16.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 3

Public Works
Civil Engineer
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

11

61,643

91,083

102,630

150,280

53

B

6

49,357

86,029

90,161

130,894

12

C

3

40,052

84,094

40,309

84,094

4

Total/Avg

20

50,351

87,069

77,700

121,756

69

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Athens-Clarke Carroll Chatham Clayton DeKalb Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding
B Bulloch Dougherty Floyd Rockdale Troup Walton
C Bryan Thomas Ware

2021 Population
128,711 121,968 296,329 297,100 757,718 260,206 964,546 207,369 245,235 166,829 173,780
82,442 84,844 98,771 94,082 69,720 99,853 46,938 45,842 36,033

Minimum entry-level
wage
54,539.00 50,099.40 56,988.00 52,588.23 48,192.00
43.79 74,192.00 59,446.40 58,000.01
27.18 76,405.63 29,554.56 30,747.00
13.94 59,649.32
41.36 61,167.43 4,300.00 31,762.00
40.43

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

84,528.00 Annual

40

80,610.92 Annual

40

116,371.00 Annual

40

99,091.24 Annual

40

74,697.00 Annual

40

72.25

Hourly

40

122,417.00 Annual

40

89,169.60 Annual

40

105,107.54 Annual

40

43.46

Hourly

40

116,260.20 Annual

40

89,331.84 Annual

40

64,211.00 Annual

40

32.70

Hourly

40

95,438.91 Annual

40

62.93

Annual

40

93,073.48 Annual

40

5,070.77

Annual

40

31,762.00 Annual

40

40.43

Hourly

40

Number of full-time employees*
7 1 6 9 0 1 17 2 6 3 1 1 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 4 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Crew Leader
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

16

38,029

47,068

59,147

70,591

159

B

8

41,158

51,500

58,291

80,256

43

C

11

31,622

50,045

46,028

69,902

37

D

5

30,426

35,360

48,895

62,400

7

Total/Avg

40

35,309

45,993

53,090

70,787

246

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Athens-Clarke

128,711 38,760.00 60,072.00 Annual

40

6

Bartow

110,843

16.79

25.45

Hourly

40

3

Carroll

121,968

18.02

28.79

Hourly

40

1

Chatham

296,329 32,846.00 52,554.00 Annual

40

7

Clayton

297,100 32,395.33 57,365.90 Annual

40

6

Columbia

159,639

19.29

28.94

Hourly

40

32

Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 33,282.71 57,298.57 Annual

40

28

DeKalb

757,718 39,558.00 61,314.00 Annual

40

9

Fayette

120,574 42,643.59 65,055.62 Annual

40

5

Hall

207,369

21.05

31.57

Hourly

43

5

Henry

245,235 44,017.28 62,354.99 Annual

40

7

Houston

166,829

18.35

29.34

Hourly

40

10

Lowndes

119,276

19.41

29.54

Hourly

40

4

Macon-Bibb

156,762

15.78

25.19

Hourly

40

19

Newton

115,355

17.18

25.78

Hourly

40

9

Paulding

173,780

18.40

28.00

Hourly

40

8

B Barrow

86,658 38,464.00 57,695.00 Annual

40

2

Bulloch

82,442

15.67

24.46

Hourly

40

9

Camden

55,664

18.86

21.25

Hourly

40

2

Catoosa

68,397 51,499.87 64,754.04 Annual

40

3

Floyd

98,771

17.55

28.08

Hourly

40

10

Gordon

58,237

24.39

24.39

Hourly

40

3

Troup

69,720

18.77

28.56

Hourly

40

1

Walton

99,853 41,203.91 80,256.48 Annual

40

13

C Gilmer

32,026

10.00

19.75

Hourly

40

10

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 5

Public Works
Crew Leader
Group Jurisdiction
Habersham Hart Lee Lumpkin Pickens Thomas Toombs Ware Wayne White D Appling Berrien Lamar Washington Worth

2021 Population
46,774 26,409 33,411 34,278 34,024 45,842 26,911 36,033 30,380 28,442 18,488 18,147 19,080 19,785 20,554

Minimum entry-level
wage
18.05 18.13 14.27 1,775.98 17.55 35,381.00 16.48 24.06 31,398.76 15.73 15.00 25,000.00 12.45 17.00 16.67

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

24.88

Hourly

40

3

28.98

Hourly

40

2

22.12

Hourly

40

1

2,930.37

Annual

40

1

24.19

Hourly

40

10

35,381.00 Annual

40

5

21.00

Hourly

40

1

24.06

Hourly

40

1

69,902.49 Annual

40

1

26.41

Hourly

40

2

21.00

Hourly

40

1

47,000.00 Annual

40

1

18.94

Hourly

40

1

30.00

Hourly

40

3

25.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 6 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Electric Superintendent/Manager
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

C

1

60,736

60,736

60,736

60,736

1

Total/Avg

1

60,736

60,736

60,736

60,736

1

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
C Union

2021 Population
25,521

Minimum entry-level
wage
60,736.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

60,736.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 7

Public Works
Electric Technician
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

2

44,900

47,068

68,410

70,591

3

B

1

38,709

38,709

54,193

54,193

1

Total/Avg

3

41,805

42,888

61,301

62,392

4

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Athens-Clarke Hall
B Jackson

2021 Population
128,711 207,369
80,286

Minimum entry-level
wage
42,733.00 21.05 18.61

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

66,229.00 Annual

40

2

31.57

Hourly

43

1

26.05

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 8 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Groundskeeper
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

11

32,796

43,714

49,661

65,582

144

B

2

24,602

27,352

36,724

41,018

9

C

7

25,155

28,870

40,482

63,328

19

D

2

24,991

25,022

38,272

42,224

3

E

1

24,960

24,960

43,056

43,056

2

F

2

21,840

22,880

28,257

31,200

2

Total/Avg

25

25,724

28,800

39,409

47,735

179

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Athens-Clarke Bartow Chatham DeKalb Fayette Gwinnett Hall Houston Lowndes Macon-Bibb Paulding
B Bulloch Dougherty
C Grady Habersham Monroe Sumter Thomas Toombs Wayne
D Burke Pike

128,711 30,369.00 47,068.00 Annual

40

9

110,843

15.21

23.05

Hourly

40

7

296,329 30,948.00 49,517.00 Annual

40

3

757,718 31,200.00 42,576.00 Annual

40

28

120,574 38,632.99 58,937.18 Annual

40

10

964,546 33,991.00 52,686.00 Annual

40

48

207,369

19.55

29.33

Hourly

43

1

166,829

13.41

21.47

Hourly

40

3

119,276

13.74

20.91

Hourly

40

2

156,762

14.00

19.74

Hourly

40

27

173,780

16.67

25.36

Hourly

40

6

82,442

13.15

19.72

Hourly

40

8

84,844 21,851.00 32,431.00 Annual

40

1

25,918

10.00

14.56

Hourly

40

4

46,774

11.85

16.48

Hourly

40

1

28,712

12.08

23.71

Hourly

40

6

29,283 27,393.60 48,131.20 Annual

40

4

45,842 28,870.00 28,870.00 Annual

40

2

26,911

10.00

14.02

Hourly

40

1

30,380 28,445.74 63,328.23 Annual

40

1

24,310

12.03

20.30

Hourly

40

3

19,477

12.00

16.50

Hourly

40

0

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 9

Public Works
Groundskeeper
Group Jurisdiction
E Early F Jenkins
Lincoln

2021 Population
10,619 8,639 7,749

Minimum entry-level
wage
12.00 11.00 10.00

Maximum wage
20.70 15.00 12.17

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

Hourly

40

2

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 10 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

11

39,885

46,654

62,066

69,194

84

B

4

39,200

43,264

56,956

69,205

11

C

10

34,023

43,060

51,552

67,544

27

D

5

35,353

47,299

48,988

71,677

9

E

4

33,959

37,752

38,348

44,595

5

F

6

28,575

47,258

36,239

47,258

9

Total/Avg

40

35,166

44,215

49,025

61,579

145

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Carroll Chatham Cherokee Douglas Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Macon-Bibb
B Camden Dougherty Jackson Walton
C Coffee Colquitt Hart Lee Monroe Peach Polk

121,968

18.02

28.79

Hourly

40

4

296,329 41,568.00 69,194.00 Annual

40

9

274,615

22.43

25.63

Hourly

40

5

145,814 31,200.00 65,018.00 Annual

40

22

260,206

19.71

31.54

Hourly

40

1

964,546 39,107.00 62,571.00 Annual

40

28

207,369

19.09

28.63

Hourly

43

5

245,235 42,462.87 60,153.03 Annual

40

2

166,829

19.87

31.74

Hourly

40

3

119,276

20.40

31.04

Hourly

40

1

156,762

15.78

25.19

Hourly

40

4

55,664

17.34

18.36

Hourly

40

2

84,844 43,264.00 64,211.00 Annual

40

1

80,286

19.30

27.03

Hourly

40

1

99,853 37,328.71 69,205.33 Annual

40

7

43,386

17.09

23.93

Hourly

40

2

45,812 31,200.00 31,200.00 Annual

40

5

26,409

19.02

30.42

Hourly

40

6

33,411

13.59

21.06

Hourly

40

1

28,712

20.02

28.03

Hourly

40

1

28,417 43,060.00 64,589.00 Annual

40

1

43,496 32,555.00 67,544.00 Annual

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 11

Public Works
Heavy Equipment Mechanic

Group Jurisdiction
Toombs Ware White D Brantley Burke Franklin Lamar Oglethorpe E Bacon Charlton McIntosh Telfair F Irwin Jenkins Lincoln Talbot Taylor Twiggs

2021 Population
26,911 36,033 28,442 18,101 24,310 23,785 19,080 15,140 11,079 12,766 11,123 12,414
9,618 8,639 7,749 5,742 7,799 7,856

Minimum entry-level
wage
11.33 15.44 15.73 15.04 22.74 30,000.00 14.78 18.00 15.00 16.00 18.15 33,603.25 10.00 14.00 12.00 12.00 24,354.00 22.72

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

20.00

Hourly

40

1

20.74

Hourly

40

7

25.14

Hourly

40

1

20.57

Hourly

40

1

34.46

Hourly

40

5

40,000.00 Annual

40

1

22.50

Hourly

40

1

21.00

Hourly

40

1

18.00

Hourly

40

2

21.44

Hourly

40

1

18.15

Hourly

40

1

33,603.25 Annual

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

1

14.00

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

4

37,057.00 Annual

40

1

22.72

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 12 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Heavy Equipment Operator
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

18

35,973

44,990

57,146

68,181

360

B

11

35,960

42,952

51,825

68,723

67

C

26

31,500

38,210

47,228

63,710

198

D

21

29,950

37,253

45,319

62,400

175

E

8

27,404

38,168

36,754

43,680

51

F

18

25,904

41,704

35,910

47,840

85

Total/Avg

102

31,115

40,546

45,697

59,089

936

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Athens-Clarke

128,711 35,156.00 54,488.00 Annual

40

16

Bartow

110,843

16.30

25.98

Hourly

40

7

Carroll

121,968

16.52

26.33

Hourly

40

13

Chatham

296,329 34,650.00 58,650.00 Annual

40

23

Cherokee

274,615

21.63

27.06

Hourly

40

9

Columbia

159,639

18.28

27.42

Hourly

40

9

Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 34,967.65 54,537.60 Annual

40

3

DeKalb

757,718 37,830.00 58,638.00 Annual

40

88

Fayette

120,574 34,999.58 61,920.88 Annual

40

20

Forsyth

260,206

14.53

28.04

Hourly

40

18

Gwinnett

964,546 42,613.00 68,181.00 Annual

40

22

Hall

207,369

18.18

30.06

Hourly

43

34

Henry

245,235 37,797.36 57,949.42 Annual

40

11

Houston

166,829

16.97

27.18

Hourly

40

18

Lowndes

119,276

16.74

25.47

Hourly

40

1

Macon-Bibb

156,762

15.03

23.99

Hourly

40

21

Newton

115,355

14.21

24.88

Hourly

40

30

Paulding

173,780

17.51

26.65

Hourly

40

17

B Barrow

86,658

14.92

22.39

Hourly

40

4

Bulloch

82,442

17.57

26.35

Hourly

40

2

Camden

55,664

15.00

19.25

Hourly

40

18

Catoosa

68,397

17.23

20.80

Hourly

40

3

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 13

Public Works
Heavy Equipment Operator

Group Jurisdiction
Dougherty Floyd Gordon Jackson Rockdale Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Colquitt Dawson Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Harris Hart Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Peach Pickens Polk Sumter Thomas Toombs Union Ware Wayne White D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Burke

2021 Population
84,844 98,771 58,237 80,286 94,082 69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 43,386 45,812 28,497 29,038 32,026 25,918 46,774 35,626 26,409 33,411 34,278 30,885 28,712 39,951 28,417 34,024 43,496 29,283 45,842 26,911 25,521 36,033 30,380 28,442 18,488 18,562 17,158 18,147 18,101 24,310

Minimum entry-level
wage
26,560.00 16.11 18.91 18.44 20.65 18.77
41,203.91 18.37 15.46 14.41
31,200.00 17.54 14.00 16.00 12.99 14.65 18.30 16.43 10.65 17.52 14.25 15.00 14.79
34,981.00 16.29
29,529.00 31,283.20 33,925.00
11.00 18.00 13.97 24,528.67 14.97 15.00 15.79 17.91 11.00 12.61 14.72

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

45,634.00 Annual

40

8

25.77

Hourly

40

2

20.02

Hourly

40

5

25.81

Hourly

40

5

33.04

Hourly

40

9

28.56

Hourly

40

8

62,696.62 Annual

40

3

25.74

Hourly

40

2

18.87

Hourly

40

5

22.60

Hourly

40

14

31,200.00 Annual

40

5

29.67

Hourly

40

7

17.45

Hourly

40

6

22.99

Hourly

40

10

17.34

Hourly

40

2

20.17

Hourly

40

8

30.63

Hourly

40

10

26.25

Hourly

40

5

22.19

Hourly

40

19

28.03

Hourly

40

4

19.77

Hourly

40

8

22.05

Hourly

40

9

26.57

Hourly

40

7

55,237.00 Annual

40

1

16.70

Hourly

40

3

46,933.00 Annual

40

11

60,756.80 Annual

40

5

33,925.00 Annual

40

15

16.26

Hourly

40

8

27.00

Hourly

40

4

20.24

Hourly

40

10

54,607.73 Annual

40

11

23.93

Hourly

40

9

19.67

Hourly

40

3

21.69

Hourly

40

11

17.91

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

10

18.78

Hourly

40

9

26.37

Hourly

40

22

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 14 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Heavy Equipment Operator

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Cook

17,225

Crisp

19,879

Dodge

19,759

Franklin

23,785

Jefferson

15,524

Lamar

19,080

Long

17,152

Meriwether

20,793

Mitchell

21,521

Morgan

20,635

Oglethorpe

15,140

Pierce

19,976

Pike

19,477

Washington

19,785

Worth

20,554

E Bacon

11,079

Bleckley

12,607

Candler

11,037

Charlton

12,766

Early

10,619

Evans

10,672

McIntosh

11,123

Telfair

12,414

F Atkinson

8,391

Baker

2,819

Clinch

6,725

Cusseta-Chattahooche 9,048

Hancock

8,630

Irwin

9,618

Jenkins

8,639

Lincoln

7,749

Montgomery

8,653

Randolph

6,287

Schley

4,478

Taliaferro

1,558

Taylor

7,799

Turner

8,966

Twiggs

7,856

Warren

5,240

Minimum entry-level
wage
12.80 15.00 16.50 15.00 17.51 11.62 11.00 14.00 10.90 16.76 14.00 17.55 15.00 14.00 13.71 13.00 13.00 11.36 13.75 11.10 15.00 18.35 9.84 16.00 10.30 11.25 13.00 22,063.13 10.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 9.47 12.00 14.87 22,063.00 23,113.75 17.39 20.05

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

23.18

Hourly

40

18

23.00

Hourly

40

7

17.00

Hourly

40

3

20.00

Hourly

40

1

21.04

Hourly

40

4

22.50

Hourly

40

6

20.00

Hourly

40

2

18.17

Hourly

40

12

18.00

Hourly

40

8

25.50

Hourly

40

3

21.00

Hourly

40

2

28.06

Hourly

40

7

23.00

Hourly

40

17

30.00

Hourly

40

18

22.68

Hourly

40

11

17.00

Hourly

40

6

19.31

Hourly

40

6

15.30

Hourly

40

13

18.43

Hourly

40

5

16.11

Hourly

40

5

21.00

Hourly

40

1

19.28

Hourly

40

3

14.93

Hourly

40

12

16.00

Hourly

40

9

15.00

Hourly

40

5

19.75

Hourly

40

10

20.00

Hourly

40

4

31,073.20 Annual

40

5

20.00

Hourly

40

4

18.00

Hourly

40

6

14.33

Hourly

40

7

15.19

Hourly

40

3

14.87

Hourly

40

3

23.00

Hourly

40

6

22.00

Hourly

40

1

33,572.00 Annual

40

1

35,032.73 Annual

40

14

17.39

Hourly

40

3

20.05

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 15

Public Works
Heavy Equipment Operator

Group Jurisdiction
Webster Unified Wilkes

2021 Population
2,367 9,513

Minimum entry-level
wage
13.26 8.25

Maximum wage
13.26 14.00

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 16 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Laborer
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

10

31,410

38,633

48,258

58,937

291

B

4

26,726

30,160

33,957

41,642

32

C

12

26,130

31,200

42,053

63,606

76

D

13

25,282

31,200

36,502

52,000

61

E

2

24,076

29,182

37,138

38,917

6

F

9

23,758

37,440

30,377

37,440

35

Total/Avg

50

26,230

32,969

38,048

48,757

501

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Bartow Chatham Cherokee DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Henry Houston Paulding
B Camden Catoosa Dougherty Gordon
C Decatur Fannin Gilmer Harris Lumpkin Monroe Pickens Polk

110,843

14.06

21.31

Hourly

40

1

296,329 28,316.00 45,306.00 Annual

40

10

274,615

14.16

21.51

Hourly

40

16

757,718 31,200.00 42,576.00 Annual

40

226

145,814 31,200.00 53,490.00 Annual

40

6

120,574 38,632.99 58,937.18 Annual

40

3

260,206

15.34

24.55

Hourly

40

14

245,235 31,578.59 44,734.31 Annual

40

4

166,829

13.41

21.47

Hourly

40

8

173,780

16.67

25.36

Hourly

40

3

55,664

14.50

14.50

Hourly

40

1

68,397

12.36

15.19

Hourly

40

5

84,844 21,851.00 32,431.00 Annual

40

14

58,237

14.03

20.02

Hourly

40

12

29,038

11.90

14.66

Hourly

40

2

25,817

15.00

24.95

Hourly

40

34

32,026

14.00

18.00

Hourly

40

3

35,626

12.14

30.58

Hourly

40

3

34,278

13.82

23.47

Hourly

40

5

28,712

12.08

16.91

Hourly

40

4

34,024

13.71

16.70

Hourly

40

6

43,496 22,135.00 33,548.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 17

Public Works
Laborer

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Toombs

26,911

Union

25,521

Wayne

30,380

White

28,442

D Ben Hill

17,158

Berrien

18,147

Brantley

18,101

Burke

24,310

Cook

17,225

Franklin

23,785

Long

17,152

Meriwether

20,793

Mitchell

21,521

Pierce

19,976

Putnam

22,585

Washington

19,785

Worth

20,554

E Early

10,619

McIntosh

11,123

F Cusseta-Chattahooche 9,048

Irwin

9,618

Montgomery

8,653

Randolph

6,287

Schley

4,478

Taliaferro

1,558

Twiggs

7,856

Webster Unified

2,367

Wilkes

9,513

Minimum entry-level
wage
11.00 14.00 21,150.98 12.29 13.32 10.00 11.08 10.71 12.80 15.00 11.00 13.00 10.70 15.00 11.56 12.00 11.84 9.12 14.03 11.00 9.00 12.00 8.58 12.00 13.00 18.00 11.22 8.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

14.32

Hourly

40

2

21.00

Hourly

40

11

54,607.73 Annual

40

4

19.64

Hourly

40

1

17.05

Hourly

40

13

13.00

Hourly

40

8

15.00

Hourly

40

1

16.23

Hourly

40

6

23.18

Hourly

40

2

20.00

Hourly

40

6

14.00

Hourly

40

2

14.52

Hourly

40

4

12.86

Hourly

40

6

23.99

Hourly

40

4

15.54

Hourly

40

3

25.00

Hourly

40

4

17.77

Hourly

40

2

18.71

Hourly

40

3

17.00

Hourly

40

3

15.00

Hourly

40

5

15.00

Hourly

40

5

12.24

Hourly

40

4

13.47

Hourly

40

8

18.00

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

3

18.00

Hourly

40

1

11.73

Hourly

40

3

13.00

Hourly

40

5

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 18 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Landfill Inmate Supervisor
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

3

37,709

41,532

57,580

63,360

4

B

1

39,834

39,834

55,806

55,806

4

C

3

36,088

45,864

36,088

45,864

7

Total/Avg

7

37,877

42,410

49,825

55,010

15

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

A Clayton

297,100

Columbus/Muscogee 205,617

Hall

207,369

B Jackson

80,286

C Colquitt

45,812

Decatur

29,038

Madison

30,885

Minimum entry-level
wage
41,532.01 33,282.71
18.42 19.15 31,200.00 22.05 15.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

63,359.85 Annual

40

1

51,909.68 Annual

40

1

27.63

Hourly

40

2

26.83

Hourly

40

4

31,200.00 Annual

40

5

22.05

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 19

Public Works
Landfill Manager, Certified
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

11

56,331

77,082

88,844

115,623

13

B

4

46,046

58,265

57,856

81,586

6

C

4

54,524

68,806

64,229

72,779

4

D

6

39,975

52,853

52,920

80,122

7

E

4

42,088

45,171

47,588

63,000

4

F

1

53,851

53,851

53,851

53,851

1

Total/Avg

30

48,803

59,338

60,882

77,827

35

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Athens-Clarke

128,711 44,869.00 69,541.00 Annual

40

1

Bartow

110,843

24.19

36.66

Hourly

40

1

Clayton

297,100 70,854.83 109,444.89 Annual

40

1

Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 66,448.77 103,637.41 Annual

40

1

DeKalb

757,718 68,055.00 105,483.00 Annual

40

1

Douglas

145,814 37,633.00 75,266.00 Annual

40

1

Forsyth

260,206

33.25

54.86

Hourly

40

1

Hall

207,369 46,571.20 69,867.20 Annual

40

2

Houston

166,829

19.07

30.54

Hourly

40

2

Newton

115,355 77,082.00 115,623.00 Annual

40

1

Paulding

173,780 48,988.69 74,542.08 Annual

40

1

B Camden

55,664

22.37

25.98

Hourly

40

2

Catoosa

68,397

21.87

21.87

Hourly

40

1

Dougherty

84,844 33,898.00 50,311.00 Annual

40

2

Jackson

80,286 58,265.00 81,586.00 Annual

40

1

C Colquitt

45,812 51,053.00 51,053.00 Annual

40

1

Decatur

29,038

33.08

33.08

Hourly

40

1

Habersham

46,774 52,332.00 72,779.00 Annual

40

1

Monroe

28,712 45,906.00 64,279.00 Annual

40

1

D Appling

18,488

20.00

25.00

Hourly

40

1

Burke

24,310

25.41

38.52

Hourly

40

1

Cook

17,225 47,032.24 57,195.15 Annual

45

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 20 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Landfill Manager, Certified

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Crisp Jefferson Worth E Candler Evans McIntosh Telfair F Warren

2021 Population
19,879 15,524 20,554 11,037 10,672 11,123 12,414 5,240

Minimum entry-level
wage
40,000.00 15.00 13.06
35,000.00 45,000.00
20.76 45,170.70
25.89

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

47,000.00 Annual

40

1

19.45

Hourly

40

2

19.59

Hourly

40

1

39,000.00 Annual

40

1

63,000.00 Annual

40

1

20.76

Hourly

40

1

45,170.70 Annual

40

1

25.89

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 21

Public Works
Light Equipment Operator
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

16

33,766

46,341

53,275

74,146

252

B

8

31,576

35,069

45,200

60,029

74

C

21

28,441

33,467

40,488

51,979

144

D

13

29,704

38,605

40,560

54,241

74

E

6

25,782

33,280

33,433

39,166

21

F

5

22,729

29,120

28,450

31,200

17

Total/Avg

69

28,666

35,980

40,234

51,794

582

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Bartow Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Columbia DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Macon-Bibb Paulding
B Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Gordon Jackson

110,843

15.51

23.51

Hourly

40

7

121,968

15.20

24.23

Hourly

40

3

296,329 30,948.00 49,517.00 Annual

40

38

274,615

16.60

22.77

Hourly

40

13

297,100 26,887.90 51,939.00 Annual

40

21

159,639

17.40

26.10

Hourly

40

11

757,718 34,377.00 53,283.00 Annual

40

82

145,814 32,698.00 56,164.00 Annual

40

3

260,206

16.07

25.71

Hourly

40

9

964,546 46,341.00 74,146.00 Annual

40

16

207,369

17.74

29.33

Hourly

43

8

245,235 34,688.55 49,139.90 Annual

40

10

166,829

15.08

24.14

Hourly

40

16

119,276

15.93

25.25

Hourly

40

6

156,762

14.00

21.76

Hourly

40

7

173,780

15.87

24.14

Hourly

40

2

82,442

15.67

23.51

Hourly

40

14

55,664

14.75

17.85

Hourly

40

4

68,397

14.05

18.08

Hourly

40

6

84,844 24,091.00 35,755.00 Annual

40

5

58,237

16.14

18.91

Hourly

40

11

80,286

16.14

22.14

Hourly

40

3

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 22 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Light Equipment Operator

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Rockdale Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Dawson Decatur Grady Habersham Harris Hart Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Peach Pickens Polk Thomas Toombs Ware Wayne White D Burke Cook Crisp Dade Dodge Franklin Long Mitchell Morgan Oglethorpe Pike Putnam Worth E Bacon Bleckley Charlton

2021 Population
94,082 99,853 46,938 25,781 43,386 28,497 29,038 25,918 46,774 35,626 26,409 34,278 30,885 28,712 39,951 28,417 34,024 43,496 45,842 26,911 36,033 30,380 28,442 24,310 17,225 19,879 16,326 19,759 23,785 17,152 21,521 20,635 15,140 19,477 22,585 20,554 11,079 12,607 12,766

Minimum entry-level
wage
16.86 33,817.97
14.42 13.33 13.37 16.09 14.00 10.00 13.33 13.77 15.64 15.56 12.50 12.99 13.42 30,540.00 13.05 26,784.00 31,762.00 12.77 15.83 22,221.76 13.56 13.39 12.80 15.00 17.18 14.00 15.00 13.00 10.50 15.18 14.00 13.00 18.56 12.44 12.00 16.00 11.50

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

28.86

Hourly

40

7

56,800.04 Annual

40

24

17.25

Hourly

40

11

16.27

Hourly

40

6

18.72

Hourly

40

3

24.96

Hourly

40

6

15.30

Hourly

40

4

15.25

Hourly

40

14

18.33

Hourly

40

6

22.95

Hourly

40

9

24.99

Hourly

40

3

24.90

Hourly

40

5

14.50

Hourly

40

9

18.18

Hourly

40

4

20.82

Hourly

40

3

50,547.00 Annual

40

6

21.38

Hourly

40

7

40,594.00 Annual

40

12

31,762.00 Annual

40

16

14.00

Hourly

40

5

15.83

Hourly

40

8

50,708.70 Annual

40

6

21.68

Hourly

40

1

20.30

Hourly

40

13

23.18

Hourly

45

6

18.00

Hourly

40

9

19.12

Hourly

40

6

16.50

Hourly

40

8

20.00

Hourly

40

3

17.00

Hourly

40

6

16.59

Hourly

40

5

23.10

Hourly

40

7

18.00

Hourly

40

5

18.00

Hourly

40

1

22.15

Hourly

40

4

18.66

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

3

17.00

Hourly

40

2

15.41

Hourly

40

3

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 23

Public Works
Light Equipment Operator

Group Jurisdiction
Early Evans Telfair F Hancock Montgomery Twiggs Warren Wilkes

2021 Population
10,619 10,672 12,414
8,630 8,653 7,856 5,240 9,513

Minimum entry-level
wage
9.87 13.00 12.00 17,235.68 12.00 14.00 12.35 8.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

18.83

Hourly

40

10

18.20

Hourly

40

2

12.00

Hourly

40

1

24,274.34 Annual

40

7

15.00

Hourly

40

3

14.00

Hourly

40

4

12.72

Hourly

40

2

15.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 24 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Maintenance Superintendent
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

10

57,672

96,444

83,238

96,444

12

B

8

54,932

73,500

71,674

95,402

13

C

17

43,282

72,017

56,173

97,177

23

D

10

42,707

52,000

55,334

80,122

16

E

4

33,197

40,000

42,922

56,000

4

F

4

32,541

56,098

40,868

56,098

4

Total/Avg

53

44,055

65,010

58,368

80,207

72

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Carroll Chatham Cherokee Clayton Fayette Gwinnett Hall Houston Newton Paulding
B Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Floyd Gordon Jackson Troup
C Bryan Butts Decatur Fannin

121,968

19.82

31.73

Hourly

40

1

296,329 56,988.00 91,181.00 Annual

40

1

274,615 96,444.00 96,444.00 Annual

40

1

297,100 52,588.23 81,229.68 Annual

40

2

120,574 54,587.40 83,276.69 Annual

40

2

964,546 48,777.00 78,042.00 Annual

40

1

207,369 75,212.80 75,212.80 Annual

40

1

166,829

27.18

43.46

Hourly

40

1

115,355 56,101.00 84,151.00 Annual

40

1

173,780 38,269.88 86,445.96 Annual

40

1

82,442 54,295.28 81,443.44 Annual

40

1

55,664 73,500.00 73,500.00 Annual

40

1

68,397

26.98

26.98

Hourly

40

1

84,844 32,284.00 50,311.00 Annual

40

6

98,771 51,500.00 82,400.00 Annual

40

1

58,237 58,192.68 58,192.68 Annual

40

1

80,286 63,601.00 95,402.00 Annual

40

1

69,720

24.02

36.55

Annual

40

1

46,938 2,000.00

2,122.21

Annual

40

1

25,781

21.84

26.67

Hourly

40

1

29,038

24.57

24.57

Hourly

40

1

25,817 49,500.00 54,500.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 25

Public Works
Maintenance Superintendent

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Harris

35,626

Hart

26,409

Lumpkin

34,278

Madison

30,885

Monroe

28,712

Murray

39,951

Peach

28,417

Pickens

34,024

Thomas

45,842

Union

25,521

Ware

36,033

Wayne

30,380

White

28,442

D Banks

18,562

Ben Hill

17,158

Berrien

18,147

Burke

24,310

Crisp

19,879

Franklin

23,785

Lamar

19,080

Meriwether

20,793

Oglethorpe

15,140

Pike

19,477

E Bleckley

12,607

Charlton

12,766

Early

10,619

Evans

10,672

F Cusseta-Chattahooche 9,048

Jenkins

8,639

Taylor

7,799

Twiggs

7,856

Minimum entry-level
wage
68,598.40 55,452.80 1,673.88
19.85 41,638.00
18.88 50,534.00
15.14 72,017.00 62,400.00
27.71 31,398.76 34,368.06 50,496.00 48,855.03 32,000.00
22.74 25.00 15.00 43,376.59 19.50 16.00 48,000.00 17.00 13.00 14.61 40,000.00 11.00 15.00 19,988.00 26.97

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

97,176.68 Annual

40

1

55,452.80 Annual

40

1

2,761.89

Annual

40

1

19.85

Hourly

40

1

64,279.00 Annual

40

2

27.90

Annual

40

2

79,798.00 Annual

40

1

24.94

Hourly

40

3

72,017.00 Annual

40

1

62,400.00 Annual

40

1

27.71

Hourly

40

1

89,481.08 Annual

40

3

59,534.54 Annual

40

1

70,586.00 Annual

40

1

48,885.03 Annual

40

1

45,000.00 Annual

40

1

38.52

Hourly

40

4

28.00

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

1

66,002.61 Annual

40

1

21.86

Hourly

40

4

18.00

Hourly

40

1

60,000.00 Annual

40

1

17.00

Hourly

40

1

17.42

Hourly

40

1

21.20

Hourly

40

1

56,000.00 Annual

40

1

17.00

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

1

30,414.00 Annual

40

1

26.97

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 26 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Maintenance Worker
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

17

32,967

41,600

54,439

68,267

259

B

11

30,953

34,326

49,269

69,205

50

C

15

30,906

41,891

47,614

69,902

65

D

13

31,649

44,408

42,637

71,011

19

E

2

21,674

22,880

26,967

31,054

4

F

1

24,960

24,960

27,518

27,518

1

Total/Avg

59

28,851

35,011

41,407

56,160

398

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Athens-Clarke

128,711 33,482.00 51,893.00 Annual

40

2

Bartow

110,843

15.51

23.51

Hourly

40

9

Carroll

121,968

14.70

28.79

Hourly

40

7

Chatham

296,329 36,656.00 58,650.00 Annual

40

4

Cherokee

274,615

20.00

27.83

Hourly

40

8

Clayton

297,100 36,227.43 63,359.85 Annual

40

19

Columbia

159,639

16.15

24.23

Hourly

40

59

Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 26,000.40 44,761.55 Annual

40

53

DeKalb

757,718 34,377.00 53,283.00 Annual

40

4

Douglas

145,814 31,200.00 68,267.00 Annual

40

6

Fayette

120,574 38,632.99 58,937.18 Annual

40

5

Gwinnett

964,546 39,107.00 62,571.00 Annual

40

46

Hall

207,369

13.09

27.93

Hourly

40

22

Houston

166,829

16.97

29.34

Hourly

40

4

Lowndes

119,276

14.43

21.97

Hourly

40

5

Newton

115,355

13.03

19.54

Hourly

40

3

Paulding

173,780

13.02

19.81

Hourly

40

3

B Barrow

86,658

14.92

22.39

Hourly

40

1

Bulloch

82,442

15.67

23.51

Hourly

40

5

Camden

55,664

16.50

21.64

Hourly

40

4

Catoosa

68,397

14.45

23.69

Hourly

40

11

Dougherty

84,844 30,747.00 45,634.00 Annual

40

3

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 27

Public Works
Maintenance Worker

Group Jurisdiction
Floyd Gordon Jackson Rockdale Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Decatur Fannin Gilmer Habersham Harris Lumpkin Monroe Murray Peach Polk Thomas Wayne White D Banks Ben Hill Brantley Burke Crisp Franklin Jefferson Lamar Meriwether Morgan Oglethorpe Pierce Pike E Bleckley Telfair F Talbot

2021 Population
98,771 58,237 80,286 94,082 69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 29,038 25,817 32,026 46,774 35,626 34,278 28,712 39,951 28,417 43,496 45,842 30,380 28,442 18,562 17,158 18,101 24,310 19,879 23,785 15,524 19,080 20,793 20,635 15,140 19,976 19,477 12,607 12,414
5,742

Minimum entry-level
wage
11.78 11.68 16.50 15.75 15.40 33,817.97 13.79 14.00 16.69 15.00 20.14 12.72 16.20 14.67 14.28 13.42 26,099.00 29,529.00 40,144.00 27,075.06 12.91 15.04 39,143.63 13.77 12.03 15.00 15.00 11.00 13.80 19.25 13.75 14.00 21.35 15.00 11.00 9.84 12.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

18.85

Hourly

40

1

18.88

Hourly

40

5

24.08

Hourly

40

1

28.86

Hourly

40

6

23.44

Hourly

40

4

69,205.33 Annual

40

9

22.69

Hourly

40

9

17.10

Hourly

40

1

20.06

Hourly

40

3

19.33

Hourly

40

5

20.14

Hourly

40

1

17.49

Hourly

40

3

32.02

Hourly

40

2

29.74

Hourly

40

4

20.00

Hourly

40

4

19.83

Hourly

40

6

48,254.00 Annual

40

7

49,343.00 Annual

40

4

40,144.00 Annual

40

5

69,902.49 Annual

40

3

25.14

Hourly

40

8

19.76

Hourly

40

1

39,143.63 Annual

40

1

18.78

Hourly

40

1

20.30

Hourly

40

4

18.00

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

1

18.00

Hourly

40

1

21.00

Hourly

40

2

19.75

Hourly

40

2

20.93

Hourly

40

2

16.00

Hourly

40

1

34.14

Hourly

40

1

21.00

Hourly

40

1

11.00

Hourly

40

1

14.93

Hourly

40

3

13.23

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 28 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Meter Reader
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

6

31,746

36,914

49,652

57,211

74

B

2

31,283

35,069

52,021

60,029

7

C

2

33,613

35,214

47,330

49,317

2

D

2

29,723

30,326

40,102

41,600

3

F

2

23,512

24,960

31,917

32,760

2

Total/Avg

14

29,975

32,497

44,204

48,183

88

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Athens-Clarke Bartow DeKalb Forsyth Houston Paulding
B Floyd Rockdale
C Harris Monroe
D Banks Crisp
F Hancock Talbot

2021 Population
128,711 110,843 757,718 260,206 166,829 173,780 98,771
94,082 35,626 28,712 18,562 19,879
8,630 5,742

Minimum entry-level
wage
36,914.00 14.77
32,649.00 15.34 12.92 15.10 13.22 16.86 15.39 16.93 14.58 14.00
22,063.13 12.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

57,211.00 Annual

40

1

22.39

Hourly

40

5

50,607.00 Annual

40

51

24.55

Hourly

40

4

21.47

Hourly

40

4

22.98

Hourly

40

9

21.16

Hourly

40

3

28.86

Hourly

40

4

21.80

Hourly

40

1

23.71

Hourly

40

1

18.56

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

2

31,073.20 Annual

40

1

15.75

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 29

Public Works
Public Works Superintendent
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

13

90,853

142,095

136,590

220,248

14

B

9

80,302

97,253

106,442

136,618

10

C

22

61,946

88,526

80,614

126,434

23

D

13

59,310

100,000

81,930

111,258

13

E

3

53,592

65,686

65,229

77,000

3

F

7

36,703

45,000

55,375

70,138

8

Total/Avg

67

63,784

89,760

87,697

123,616

71

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Athens-Clarke

128,711 113,381.00 175,727.00 Annual

40

1

Bartow

110,843

42.91

65.04

Hourly

40

1

Carroll

121,968 62,464.22 100,712.04 Annual

40

1

Chatham

296,329 101,647.00 162,635.00 Annual

40

1

Cherokee

274,615 100,630.00 100,630.00 Annual

40

1

Clayton

297,100 58,082.97 89,717.06 Annual

40

1

Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 89,366.20 139,380.79 Annual

40

1

DeKalb

757,718 142,095.00 220,248.00 Annual

40

1

Fayette

120,574 103,732.03 158,250.09 Annual

40

1

Hall

207,369 52,104.00 78,666.40 Annual

40

2

Houston

166,829

47.00

75.24

Hourly

40

1

Lowndes

119,276

44.95

68.41

Annual

40

1

Newton

115,355 77,082.00 115,623.00 Annual

40

1

B Bulloch

82,442 79,277.12 118,915.68 Annual

40

1

Camden

55,664 91,800.00 91,800.00 Annual

40

1

Catoosa

68,397 97,252.75 97,252.75 Annual

40

1

Dougherty

84,844 67,117.00 99,612.00 Annual

40

1

Floyd

98,771 55,000.00 88,000.00 Annual

40

2

Gordon

58,237 84,140.16 84,140.16 Annual

40

1

Spalding

67,909 79,391.00 123,056.00 Annual

40

1

Troup

69,720

37.47

57.01

Annual

40

1

Walton

99,853 90,803.40 136,618.11 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 30 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Public Works Superintendent

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
C Bryan Butts Colquitt Dawson Decatur Fannin Gilmer Habersham Harris Lee Madison Monroe Murray Peach Pickens Polk Sumter Thomas Toombs Ware Wayne White
D Berrien Burke Cook Crisp Franklin Lamar Mitchell Morgan Oglethorpe Pike Putnam Washington Worth
E Candler Evans McIntosh
F Baker

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

46,938 4,050.47

4,810.70

Annual

40

1

25,781 59,613.00 59,613.00 Annual

40

1

45,812 77,856.00 77,856.00 Annual

40

1

28,497 56,804.00 85,829.00 Annual

40

1

29,038

36.50

36.50

Annual

40

1

25,817 53,400.00 61,200.00 Annual

40

1

32,026

34.61

34.61

Annual

40

1

46,774 69,465.00 100,169.00 Annual

40

1

35,626 68,598.40 97,176.68 Annual

40

1

33,411 41,762.90 64,732.50 Annual

40

1

30,885 63,000.00 63,000.00 Annual

40

1

28,712 67,400.00 94,376.00 Annual

40

1

39,951

26.44

40.85

Annual

40

2

28,417 68,180.00 107,674.00 Annual

40

1

34,024 66,016.00 66,016.00 Annual

40

1

43,496 75,033.00 113,724.00 Annual

40

1

29,283 54,059.20 97,552.00 Annual

40

1

45,842 88,526.00 88,526.00 Annual

40

1

26,911 65,000.00 73,500.00 Annual

40

1

36,033

32.71

32.71

Hourly

40

1

30,380 56,791.74 126,434.42 Annual

40

1

28,442 56,316.07 90,415.00 Annual

40

1

18,147 35,000.00 65,000.00 Annual

40

1

24,310

32.11

48.66

Hourly

40

1

17,225 48,000.00 87,195.15 Annual

40

1

19,879 100,000.00 107,000.00 Annual

40

1

23,785 50,000.00 60,000.00 Annual

40

1

19,080 46,466.09 70,703.65 Annual

40

1

21,521 59,820.80 59,820.80 Annual

40

1

20,635 73,117.90 111,257.53 Annual

40

1

15,140 50,000.00 60,000.00 Annual

40

1

19,477 48,000.00 68,000.00 Annual

40

1

22,585 87,372.48 87,372.48 Annual

40

1

19,785 50,000.00 100,000.00 Annual

40

1

20,554 56,468.00 87,525.00 Annual

40

1

11,037 40,089.14 53,000.00 Annual

40

1

10,672 55,000.00 77,000.00 Annual

40

1

11,123

31.58

31.58

Hourly

40

1

2,819

15.00

16.50

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 31

Public Works
Public Works Superintendent

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Clinch Cusseta-Chattahooche Jenkins Lincoln Schley Wilkes

6,725 9,048 8,639 7,749 4,478 9,513

Minimum entry-level
wage
19.23 16.00 45,000.00 45,000.00 18.00 25,000.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

33.72

Hourly

40

1

25.00

Hourly

40

2

62,000.00 Annual

40

1

65,165.00 Annual

40

1

25.00

Annual

40

1

52,000.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 32 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Recycling Manager/Supervisor
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

11

55,778

78,414

83,201

121,545

11

B

3

42,645

45,510

67,252

72,800

3

C

6

47,665

70,098

55,201

71,098

6

F

1

20,800

20,800

37,440

37,440

1

Total/Avg

21

41,722

53,706

60,773

75,721

21

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

A Athens-Clarke

128,711

Bartow

110,843

Chatham

296,329

Cherokee

274,615

Columbia

159,639

Columbus/Muscogee 205,617

DeKalb

757,718

Forsyth

260,206

Hall

207,369

Henry

245,235

Newton

115,355

B Floyd

98,771

Rockdale

94,082

Walton

99,853

C Hart

26,409

Madison

30,885

Monroe

28,712

Peach

28,417

Pickens

34,024

Union

25,521

F Cusseta-Chattahooche 9,048

Minimum entry-level
wage
57,266.00 19.86
50,062.00 58,895.00 66,830.00 66,448.77 78,414.00
24.09 47,257.60 61,238.93
17.18 21.88 21.68 37,328.71 45,822.40 12.00 45,906.00 44,606.00 70,098.00 26.25 10.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

88,754.00 Annual

40

30.10

Hourly

40

80,100.00 Annual

40

58,895.00 Annual

40

100,245.00 Annual

40

103,637.41 Annual

40

121,545.00 Annual

40

38.54

Hourly

40

78,886.40 Annual

40

86,751.24 Annual

40

25.78

Hourly

40

35.00

Hourly

40

34.69

Hourly

40

56,800.04 Annual

40

45,822.40 Annual

40

12.00

Hourly

40

64,279.00 Annual

40

70,444.00 Annual

40

71,098.00 Annual

40

26.25

Hourly

40

18.00

Hourly

40

Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 33

Public Works
Refuse/Recycling Collection Supervisor
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

6

41,301

49,468

63,867

76,669

10

C

4

49,498

74,925

59,133

74,925

5

D

1

33,322

33,322

50,502

50,502

1

E

1

35,360

35,360

38,480

38,480

2

F

2

19,843

19,988

29,892

30,414

3

Total/Avg

14

35,865

42,613

48,375

54,198

21

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

A Athens-Clarke

128,711

Bartow

110,843

Chatham

296,329

Columbia

159,639

Columbus/Muscogee 205,617

Newton

115,355

C Colquitt

45,812

Harris

35,626

Pickens

34,024

Polk

43,496

D Burke

24,310

E Bleckley

12,607

F Randolph

6,287

Taylor

7,799

Minimum entry-level
wage
49,468.00 19.86
37,785.00 15.76
47,027.60 18.96
74,925.00 22.60 18.90
36,747.00 16.02 17.00 9.47
19,988.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

76,669.00 Annual

40

1

30.10

Hourly

40

1

62,253.00 Annual

40

5

23.64

Hourly

40

1

73,347.01 Annual

40

1

28.44

Hourly

40

1

74,925.00 Annual

40

1

32.02

Hourly

40

1

18.90

Hourly

40

2

55,695.00 Annual

40

1

24.28

Hourly

40

1

18.50

Hourly

40

2

14.12

Hourly

40

1

30,414.00 Annual

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 34 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Refuse/Recycling Collector
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

4

32,105

36,462

49,862

58,323

245

C

2

26,289

26,478

35,961

41,200

7

D

4

26,692

31,200

41,761

62,400

6

F

2

24,696

32,752

40,519

49,837

3

Total/Avg

12

27,445

31,723

42,026

52,940

261

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Columbia DeKalb Forsyth Newton
C Peach Pickens
D Brantley Dade Franklin Washington
F Taylor Wilkes

2021 Population
159,639 757,718 260,206 115,355
28,417 34,024 18,101 16,326 23,785 19,785 7,799
9,513

Minimum entry-level
wage
15.00 31,200.00
17.53 14.21 26,099.00 12.73 11.08 13.25 15.00 12.00 32,752.00 8.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

22.50

Hourly

40

5

42,576.00 Annual

40

227

28.04

Hourly

40

9

24.88

Hourly

40

4

41,200.00 Annual

40

1

14.77

Hourly

40

6

15.00

Hourly

40

1

15.31

Hourly

40

2

20.00

Hourly

40

1

30.00

Hourly

40

2

49,837.00 Annual

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 35

Public Works
Refuse/Recycling Route Supervisor/Lead Truck Driver
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

2

44,456

50,315

68,226

76,253

3

B

1

40,498

40,498

60,736

60,736

1

C

1

3,120

3,120

37,440

37,440

10

D

1

42,474

42,474

64,626

64,626

1

E

1

35,287

35,287

35,287

35,287

1

F

1

44,049

44,049

67,025

67,025

1

Total/Avg

7

34,981

35,957

55,557

56,894

17

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

A Bartow

110,843

Columbus/Muscogee 205,617

B Bulloch

82,442

C Colquitt

45,812

D Morgan

20,635

E Telfair

12,414

F Taylor

7,799

Minimum entry-level
wage
24.19 38,597.74
19.47 3,120.00
20.42 16.97 44,049.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

36.66

Hourly

40

1

60,199.31 Annual

40

2

29.20

Hourly

40

1

37,440.00 Annual

40

10

31.07

Hourly

40

1

16.97

Hourly

40

1

67,025.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 36 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Refuse/Recycling Truck Driver
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

5

33,607

36,914

51,629

57,211

80

B

1

40,414

40,414

62,650

62,650

3

C

3

31,879

33,925

44,214

47,736

13

D

4

28,059

34,861

36,254

53,040

8

E

2

27,799

30,117

32,135

34,154

3

F

1

16,640

16,640

31,200

31,200

2

Total/Avg

16

29,733

32,145

43,014

47,665

109

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

A Athens-Clarke

128,711

Bartow

110,843

Columbus/Muscogee 205,617

DeKalb

757,718

Newton

115,355

B Spalding

67,909

C Harris

35,626

Monroe

28,712

Murray

39,951

D Burke

24,310

Dodge

19,759

Mitchell

21,521

Morgan

20,635

E Charlton

12,766

Telfair

12,414

F Wilkes

9,513

Minimum entry-level
wage
36,914.00 16.30
33,282.71 34,377.00
14.21 19.43 15.39 14.28 16.31 10.71 13.50 12.99 16.76 12.25 14.48 8.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

57,211.00 Annual

40

7

24.71

Hourly

40

6

51,909.68 Annual

40

1

53,283.00 Annual

40

63

21.32

Hourly

40

3

30.12

Hourly

40

3

22.95

Hourly

40

9

20.00

Hourly

40

3

20.82

Hourly

40

1

16.23

Hourly

40

2

15.00

Hourly

40

3

12.99

Hourly

40

1

25.50

Hourly

40

2

16.42

Hourly

40

2

14.48

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 37

Public Works
Road Crew Supervisor
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

13

46,994

59,446

74,427

89,170

145

B

9

43,884

52,454

63,730

73,440

24

C

15

44,021

56,222

64,431

81,557

25

D

15

41,233

68,515

56,734

71,011

23

E

4

35,350

46,280

45,403

56,000

5

F

5

33,654

46,800

39,466

46,800

5

Total/Avg

61

40,856

54,953

57,365

69,663

227

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Carroll Chatham Columbia DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Henry Lowndes Newton Paulding
B Bulloch Camden Catoosa Floyd Jackson Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton

121,968

18.02

31.73

Hourly

40

10

296,329 37,785.00 62,253.00 Annual

40

7

159,639

21.72

32.58

Hourly

40

8

757,718 43,011.00 66,669.00 Annual

40

106

145,814 39,514.00 79,027.00 Annual

40

1

120,574 54,587.40 83,276.99 Annual

40

1

260,206

22.63

36.20

Hourly

40

4

964,546 51,703.00 82,724.00 Annual

40

0

207,369 59,446.40 89,169.60 Annual

40

1

245,235 45,572.83 68,964.18 Annual

40

1

119,276

27.43

41.74

Annual

40

1

115,355 56,101.00 84,151.00 Annual

40

1

173,780

17.51

26.65

Hourly

40

4

82,442

18.20

27.30

Hourly

40

1

55,664

23.72

25.84

Hourly

40

2

68,397

20.60

26.98

Hourly

40

3

98,771

18.27

30.39

Hourly

40

5

80,286 52,454.00 73,440.00 Annual

40

1

94,082

21.68

34.69

Hourly

40

2

67,909 44,841.00 69,504.00 Annual

40

1

69,720

18.77

28.56

Hourly

40

3

99,853 45,481.40 69,205.33 Hourly

40

6

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 38 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Road Crew Supervisor

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
C Dawson Decatur Habersham Harris Hart Lumpkin Monroe Peach Polk Sumter Thomas Union Ware Wayne White
D Banks Berrien Brantley Burke Dade Dodge Franklin Jefferson Lamar Long Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Worth
E Charlton Early Evans McIntosh
F Atkinson Randolph Talbot Webster Unified Wilkes

2021 Population
28,497 29,038 46,774 35,626 26,409 34,278 28,712 28,417 43,496 29,283 45,842 25,521 36,033 30,380 28,442 18,562 18,147 18,101 24,310 16,326 19,759 23,785 15,524 19,080 17,152 21,521 20,635 19,976 19,477 20,554 12,766 10,619 10,672 11,123 8,391 6,287 5,742 2,367 9,513

Minimum entry-level
wage
24.96 21.17 18.36 17.01 20.96 20.92 20.02 40,907.00 40,512.00 43,908.80 54,386.00 21.00 27.03 31,398.76 24.53 50,496.00 25,000.00 17.20 18.72 68,515.20 24.50 15.00 18.00 19.47 35,000.00 39,582.40 20.42 21.35 40,000.00 18.37 14.50 12.00 40,000.00 22.25 22.50 13.38 13.92 19.08 25,000.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

38.71

Hourly

40

3

21.17

Hourly

40

2

26.58

Hourly

40

2

34.86

Hourly

40

2

33.50

Hourly

40

1

34.52

Hourly

40

1

28.03

Hourly

40

1

64,589.00 Annual

40

2

61,403.00 Annual

40

3

60,756.80 Annual

40

1

54,386.00 Annual

40

2

31.50

Hourly

40

2

27.03

Hourly

40

1

69,902.49 Annual

40

1

39.21

Hourly

40

1

70,586.00 Annual

40

1

45,000.00 Annual

40

1

23.61

Hourly

40

1

30.38

Hourly

40

6

68,515.20 Annual

40

1

24.50

Annual

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

2

23.40

Hourly

40

2

29.62

Hourly

40

1

53,664.00 Annual

40

1

53,643.20 Annual

40

2

31.07

Hourly

40

1

34.14

Hourly

40

1

51,500.00 Annual

40

1

27.56

Hourly

40

1

19.43

Hourly

40

2

18.71

Hourly

40

1

56,000.00 Annual

40

1

22.25

Hourly

40

1

22.50

Hourly

40

1

18.92

Hourly

40

1

15.14

Hourly

40

1

19.08

Hourly

40

1

40,000.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 39

Public Works
Roads and Bridges Superintendent
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

12

60,017

85,138

97,618

129,883

24

B

7

63,266

74,527

89,250

113,401

10

C

9

46,607

77,856

51,906

77,856

9

D

10

52,326

68,441

71,334

109,438

11

E

6

45,331

57,099

53,620

57,138

6

F

5

38,848

48,000

49,803

56,099

6

Total/Avg

49

51,066

68,510

68,922

90,636

66

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Athens-Clarke Carroll Chatham Columbia Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Gwinnett Houston Paulding
B Bulloch Catoosa Gordon Jackson Rockdale Troup Walton
C Bryan Coffee Colquitt

128,711 63,135.00 97,852.00 Annual

40

1

121,968 50,099.40 80,610.92 Annual

40

2

296,329 47,679.00 86,839.00 Annual

40

6

159,639 66,830.00 100,245.00 Annual

40

1

149,956

22.05

38.59

Hourly

43

2

757,718 61,143.00 94,776.00 Annual

40

4

145,814 45,742.00 91,484.00 Annual

40

1

120,574 85,137.71 129,883.22 Annual

40

1

260,206

33.25

54.86

Hourly

40

1

964,546 62,734.00 103,511.00 Annual

40

3

166,829

27.18

43.46

Hourly

40

1

173,780 62,706.66 95,420.16 Annual

40

1

82,442 51,666.16 77,498.72 Annual

40

3

68,397 64,754.04 78,331.50 Annual

40

2

58,237 59,303.14 59,303.14 Annual

40

1

80,286 64,538.00 96,819.00 Annual

40

1

94,082 57,475.76 91,961.22 Annual

40

1

69,720

33.94

51.65

Annual

40

1

99,853 74,526.58 113,401.00 Annual

40

1

46,938 2,406.64

2,674.04

Annual

40

1

43,386 53,678.00 75,162.00 Annual

40

1

45,812 77,856.00 77,856.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 40 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Roads and Bridges Superintendent

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Grady Habersham Hart Lumpkin Madison Union D Appling Ben Hill Brantley Burke Crisp Franklin Jefferson Pierce Pike Worth E Bacon Bleckley Charlton Early McIntosh Telfair F Calhoun Hancock Jenkins Montgomery Talbot

2021 Population
25,918 46,774 26,409 34,278 30,885 25,521 18,488 17,158 18,101 24,310 19,879 23,785 15,524 19,976 19,477 20,554 11,079 12,607 12,766 10,619 11,123 12,414
5,509 8,630 8,639 8,653 5,742

Minimum entry-level
wage
66,625.00 53,410.00 55,452.80 2,121.20
19.85 32.03 25.00 65,744.93 23.69 29.44 60,000.00 50,000.00 34,431.00 68,441.44 40,000.00 42,137.00 17.38 24.00 42,640.00 57,099.00 25.29 33,570.65 48,000.00 36,153.00 37,500.00 37,585.00 35,000.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

70,749.96 Annual

40

73,848.00 Annual

40

55,452.80 Annual

40

3,499.99

Annual

40

19.85

Hourly

40

32.03

Hourly

40

31.00

Hourly

40

65,744.93 Annual

40

32.75

Annual

40

44.63

Hourly

40

70,000.00 Annual

40

60,000.00 Annual

40

68,021.00 Annual

40

109,437.86 Annual

45

51,500.00 Annual

40

63,205.00 Annual

40

26.00

Hourly

40

24.00

Hourly

40

57,137.60 Annual

40

57,099.00 Annual

40

25.29

Hourly

40

50,881.89 Annual

40

48,000.00 Annual

40

50,917.06 Annual

40

50,000.00 Annual

40

56,099.00 Annual

40

44,000.00 Annual

40

Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 41

Public Works
Sanitation Superintendent
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

1

66,830

66,830

100,245

100,245

1

B

1

57,949

57,949

88,171

88,171

2

C

1

68,598

68,598

97,177

97,177

1

Total/Avg

3

64,459

64,459

95,198

95,198

4

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Columbia B Troup C Harris

2021 Population
159,639 69,720 35,626

Minimum entry-level
wage
66,830.00 27.86
68,598.40

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

100,245.00 Annual

40

42.39

Annual

40

97,176.68 Annual

40

Number of full-time employees*
1 2 1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 42 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Scale House Attendant
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

10

31,333

33,904

49,215

56,164

20

B

4

32,530

41,642

38,577

46,046

6

C

9

28,259

51,053

34,721

51,053

17

D

6

27,695

35,734

34,653

45,739

6

E

2

26,539

28,118

31,531

34,944

2

F

2

18,377

19,760

29,786

37,440

2

Total/Avg

33

27,456

35,035

36,414

45,231

53

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Athens-Clarke

128,711 31,887.00 49,422.00 Annual

40

2

Bartow

110,843

16.30

24.71

Hourly

40

2

Carroll

121,968

15.20

24.23

Hourly

40

2

Clayton

297,100 27,908.86 42,576.81 Annual

40

1

Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 33,282.71 51,909.68 Annual

40

1

DeKalb

757,718 31,200.00 47,931.00 Annual

40

8

Douglas

145,814 31,200.00 56,164.00 Annual

40

1

Houston

166,829

15.08

24.14

Hourly

40

1

Newton

115,355

14.21

21.32

Hourly

40

1

Paulding

173,780

15.10

22.98

Hourly

40

1

B Camden

55,664

14.82

14.84

Hourly

40

3

Dougherty

84,844 24,091.00 35,755.00 Annual

40

1

Gordon

58,237

20.02

20.02

Hourly

40

1

Jackson

80,286

16.14

22.14

Hourly

40

1

C Colquitt

45,812 51,053.00 51,053.00 Annual

40

1

Decatur

29,038

14.00

15.86

Hourly

40

1

Gilmer

32,026

13.01

14.60

Hourly

40

2

Habersham

46,774

11.85

16.48

Hourly

40

1

Harris

35,626

10.61

19.51

Hourly

40

4

Lee

33,411

11.18

17.33

Hourly

40

2

Madison

30,885

12.00

12.00

Hourly

40

2

Monroe

28,712

12.08

16.91

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 43

Public Works
Scale House Attendant

Group Jurisdiction
Union D Appling
Dade Mitchell Morgan Oglethorpe Worth E Evans Telfair F Randolph Wilkes

2021 Population
25,521 18,488 16,326 21,521 20,635 15,140 20,554 10,672 12,414
6,287 9,513

Minimum entry-level
wage
13.00 11.00 17.18 10.20 14.45 14.00 13.06 12.00 13.52 8.17 9.50

Maximum wage
13.00 15.00 17.18 10.20 21.99 16.00 19.59 16.80 13.52 10.64 18.00

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

Hourly

40

3

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 44 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Sewage Treatment Plant Superintendent
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

4

60,985

66,830

95,353

109,722

10

Total/Avg

4

60,985

66,830

95,353

109,722

10

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Athens-Clarke Columbia DeKalb Gwinnett

2021 Population
128,711 159,639 757,718 964,546

Minimum entry-level
wage
49,468.00 66,830.00 61,143.00 66,498.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

76,669.00 Annual

40

100,245.00 Annual

40

94,776.00 Annual

40

109,722.00 Annual

40

Number of full-time employees*
2 1 1 6

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 45

Public Works
Sewer System Supervisor
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

3

53,520

54,974

82,953

87,685

63

Total/Avg

3

53,520

54,974

82,953

87,685

63

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Columbia DeKalb Gwinnett

2021 Population
159,639 757,718 964,546

Minimum entry-level
wage
54,974.00 50,784.00 54,803.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

82,461.00 Annual

40

1

78,714.00 Annual

40

44

87,685.00 Annual

40

18

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 46 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Solid Waste Manager
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

12

63,370

118,545

101,426

183,744

18

B

6

55,520

93,636

75,907

93,636

9

C

7

53,421

75,005

62,711

75,005

8

F

1

22,063

22,063

33,572

33,572

1

Total/Avg

26

48,594

77,312

68,404

96,489

36

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Athens-Clarke

128,711 88,837.00 137,687.00 Annual

40

1

Bartow

110,843

38.88

58.83

Hourly

40

1

Carroll

121,968 50,099.40 80,610.92 Annual

40

1

Chatham

296,329 56,988.00 91,181.00 Annual

40

2

Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 73,347.02 114,396.31 Annual

40

1

Coweta

149,956

18.78

32.86

Hourly

40

1

DeKalb

757,718 118,545.00 183,744.00 Annual

40

1

Douglas

145,814 64,364.00 128,727.00 Annual

40

1

Fayette

120,574 40,588.78 61,920.88 Annual

40

1

Hall

207,369 45,011.20 67,516.80 Annual

40

5

Houston

166,829

27.18

43.46

Hourly

40

1

Macon-Bibb

156,762

22.21

33.76

Hourly

40

2

B Camden

55,664 93,636.00 93,636.00 Annual

40

1

Dougherty

84,844 33,898.00 50,311.00 Annual

40

4

Floyd

98,771 57,000.00 91,200.00 Annual

40

1

Jackson

80,286 58,266.00 81,587.00 Annual

40

1

Spalding

67,909 44,841.00 69,504.00 Annual

40

1

Walton

99,853 45,481.40 69,205.33 Annual

40

1

C Butts

25,781

16.24

19.83

Hourly

40

1

Coffee

43,386 45,761.00 64,076.00 Annual

40

1

Colquitt

45,812 74,925.00 74,925.00 Annual

40

1

Gilmer

32,026

29.30

29.30

Hourly

40

1

Habersham

46,774 52,332.00 72,779.00 Annual

40

1

Toombs

26,911

15.00

24.04

Hourly

40

2

Union

25,521 75,005.00 75,005.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 47

Public Works
Solid Waste Manager

Group Jurisdiction
F Taylor

2021 Population
7,799

Minimum entry-level
wage
22,063.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

33,572.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 48 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Truck Driver
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

10

32,946

34,819

51,144

52,978

237

B

7

33,140

39,042

45,816

62,650

54

C

11

29,297

35,630

42,682

55,162

41

D

13

29,730

42,182

40,862

58,365

72

E

5

27,015

31,200

36,804

43,680

8

F

8

25,396

40,477

33,098

41,600

22

Total/Avg

54

29,587

37,225

41,734

52,406

434

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Athens-Clarke

128,711 31,887.00 49,422.00 Annual

40

10

Bartow

110,843

16.30

24.71

Hourly

40

6

Carroll

121,968

15.20

24.23

Hourly

40

11

Chatham

296,329 32,846.00 52,554.00 Annual

40

31

Cherokee

274,615

16.50

24.42

Hourly

40

13

Clayton

297,100 30,824.94 51,939.00 Annual

40

11

Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 33,282.71 51,909.68 Annual

40

45

DeKalb

757,718 31,200.00 47,931.00 Annual

40

62

Hall

207,369

16.71

25.06

Hourly

40

41

Lowndes

119,276

16.74

25.47

Annual

40

7

B Bulloch

82,442

13.78

21.61

Hourly

40

14

Camden

55,664

15.50

16.50

Hourly

40

4

Catoosa

68,397

17.74

18.07

Hourly

40

4

Dougherty

84,844 24,091.00 35,755.00 Annual

40

3

Jackson

80,286

16.14

22.14

Hourly

40

1

Spalding

67,909

18.02

30.12

Hourly

40

22

Troup

69,720

18.77

28.56

Hourly

40

6

C Coffee

43,386

13.37

18.72

Hourly

40

8

Dawson

28,497

17.13

26.52

Hourly

40

1

Decatur

29,038

14.00

19.09

Hourly

40

8

Grady

25,918

11.00

15.75

Hourly

40

3

Lumpkin

34,278

16.51

26.42

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 49

Public Works
Truck Driver
Group Jurisdiction
Monroe Murray Pickens Toombs Ware Wayne D Appling Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Burke Cook Crisp Dodge Jefferson Mitchell Pierce Putnam Worth E Candler Charlton Early Evans McIntosh F Hancock Jenkins Lincoln Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Warren Wilkes

2021 Population
28,712 39,951 34,024 26,911 36,033 30,380 18,488 17,158 18,147 18,101 24,310 17,225 19,879 19,759 15,524 21,521 19,976 22,585 20,554 11,037 12,766 10,619 10,672 11,123
8,630 8,639 7,749 5,742 1,558 7,799 5,240 9,513

Minimum entry-level
wage
14.28 14.79 16.70 12.48 13.99 22,221.76 14.00 12.68 12.00 12.61 16.73 12.80 17.00 15.00 10.00 10.50 17.55 20.28 13.06 11.36 12.25 12.00 15.00 14.33 22,063.13 15.00 12.00 12.00 11.00 19,988.00 19.46 8.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

20.00

Hourly

40

3

19.83

Hourly

40

2

21.91

Hourly

40

4

16.50

Hourly

40

3

14.73

Hourly

40

4

54,607.73 Annual

40

4

19.00

Hourly

40

24

12.68

Hourly

40

1

16.00

Hourly

40

3

18.78

Hourly

40

3

25.36

Hourly

40

16

23.18

Hourly

45

2

21.00

Hourly

40

3

15.00

Hourly

40

1

16.48

Hourly

40

2

12.75

Hourly

40

5

28.06

Hourly

40

5

21.52

Hourly

40

2

22.68

Hourly

40

5

15.30

Hourly

40

1

16.42

Hourly

40

3

18.71

Hourly

40

1

21.00

Hourly

40

1

17.04

Hourly

40

2

31,073.20 Annual

40

4

20.00

Hourly

40

1

13.00

Hourly

40

1

14.28

Hourly

40

3

16.00

Hourly

40

4

30,414.00 Annual

40

5

19.46

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

3

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 50 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Water/Wastewater Lab Technician
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

10

42,974

62,710

63,664

95,420

48

B

2

45,288

45,481

78,652

93,073

5

C

2

32,302

34,278

39,156

42,952

5

E

1

25,792

25,792

25,792

25,792

1

F

1

31,678

31,678

31,678

31,678

1

Total/Avg

16

35,607

39,988

47,789

57,783

60

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Athens-Clarke Columbia DeKalb Fayette Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Houston Lowndes Paulding
B Rockdale Walton
C Bryan Harris
E McIntosh F Twiggs

2021 Population
128,711 159,639 757,718 120,574 260,206 964,546 207,369 166,829 119,276 173,780
94,082 99,853 46,938 35,626 11,123
7,856

Minimum entry-level
wage
35,156.00 18.73
39,558.00 42,643.59
18.98 37,925.00 53,539.20
19.87 18.48 62,709.66 21.68 45,481.10 16.48 14.58 12.40 15.23

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

54,488.00 Annual

40

21

28.10

Hourly

40

1

61,314.00 Annual

40

8

65,055.62 Annual

40

2

30.38

Hourly

40

1

60,680.00 Annual

40

11

53,539.20 Annual

40

1

31.74

Hourly

40

1

28.12

Hourly

40

1

95,420.16 Annual

40

1

30.88

Hourly

40

2

93,073.48 Annual

40

3

17.00

Hourly

40

3

20.65

Hourly

40

2

12.40

Hourly

40

1

15.23

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 51

Public Works
Water/Wastewater Superintendent
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

11

77,017

113,468

118,961

175,727

33

B

2

60,408

61,167

94,256

95,439

2

C

4

62,582

80,431

89,457

100,421

4

D

1

50,496

50,496

70,586

70,586

1

E

1

45,365

45,365

45,365

45,365

1

F

4

33,837

36,908

43,164

52,000

4

Total/Avg

23

54,951

64,639

76,965

89,923

45

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Athens-Clarke

128,711 113,468.00 175,727.00 Annual

40

1

Bartow

110,843

48.68

73.79

Hourly

40

1

Columbia

159,639 66,830.00 100,245.00 Annual

40

1

DeKalb

757,718 68,055.00 105,483.00 Annual

40

5

Fayette

120,574 103,732.03 158,250.09 Annual

40

1

Forsyth

260,206

35.36

58.34

Hourly

40

1

Gwinnett

964,546 54,803.00 87,685.00 Annual

40

18

Houston

166,829

25.11

40.15

Hourly

40

2

Lowndes

119,276

40.73

61.97

Annual

40

1

Newton

115,355 77,082.00 115,623.00 Annual

40

1

Paulding

173,780 51,468.74 78,315.77 Annual

40

1

B Rockdale

94,082 59,649.32 95,438.91 Annual

40

1

Walton

99,853 61,167.43 93,073.48 Annual

40

1

C Harris

35,626 68,598.40 97,176.68 Annual

40

1

Lee

33,411 50,763.07 100,421.34 Annual

40

1

Peach

28,417 50,534.00 79,798.00 Annual

40

1

Pickens

34,024 80,431.00 80,431.00 Annual

40

1

D Banks

18,562 50,496.00 70,586.00 Annual

40

1

E McIntosh

11,123

21.81

21.81

Hourly

40

1

F Cusseta-Chattahooche 9,048

15.00

25.00

Hourly

40

1

Hancock

8,630 31,174.62 43,905.62 Annual

40

1

Talbot

5,742 36,908.00 40,684.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 52 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Water/Wastewater Superintendent

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Webster Unified

2021 Population
2,367

Minimum entry-level
wage
17.34

Maximum wage
17.34

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 53

Public Works
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

10

58,160

73,549

159,963

767,669

19

B

2

53,391

62,789

85,435

100,463

2

C

3

35,117

59,550

51,496

84,365

4

D

1

45,843

45,843

63,877

63,877

3

Total/Avg

16

48,128

60,433

90,193

254,093

28

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Athens-Clarke Bartow Columbia DeKalb Fayette Forsyth Gwinnett Houston Lowndes Paulding
B Floyd Rockdale
C Bryan Harris Lee
D Banks

2021 Population
128,711 110,843 159,639 757,718 120,574 260,206 964,546 166,829 119,276 173,780 98,771
94,082 46,938 35,626 33,411 18,562

Minimum entry-level
wage
49,468.00 24.19
66,830.00 68,055.00 63,304.64
35.36 66,498.00
23.20 27.43 18.40 21.15 62,789.35 1,950.00 28.63 43,851.05 22.04

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

767,669.00 Annual

40

36.66

Hourly

40

100,245.00 Annual

40

105,483.00 Annual

40

96,575.43 Annual

40

58.34

Hourly

40

109,722.00 Annual

40

37.15

Hourly

40

41.74

Annual

40

28.00

Hourly

40

33.85

Hourly

40

100,462.96 Annual

40

2,154.78

Annual

40

40.56

Hourly

40

67,969.13 Annual

40

30.71

Hourly

40

Number of full-time employees*
2 1 1 3 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 54 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey

Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

10

36,708

46,341

61,574

74,146

113

B

3

39,035

40,144

67,461

81,203

10

C

4

21,467

28,642

36,389

63,606

15

D

2

28,080

29,120

40,768

54,496

8

F

1

24,960

24,960

41,600

41,600

4

Total/Avg

20

30,050

33,841

49,558

63,010

150

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2021 Population

A Athens-Clarke

128,711

Columbia

159,639

DeKalb

757,718

Fayette

120,574

Forsyth

260,206

Gwinnett

964,546

Houston

166,829

Lowndes

119,276

Newton

115,355

Paulding

173,780

B Floyd

98,771

Rockdale

94,082

Spalding

67,909

C Bryan

46,938

Decatur

29,038

Harris

35,626

Lee

33,411

D Banks

18,562

Mitchell

21,521

F Cusseta-Chattahooche 9,048

Minimum entry-level
wage
35,156.00 16.15
34,377.00 38,632.99
16.07 46,341.00
16.97 20.40 14.21 18.40 18.27 19.30 18.73 2,750.00 12.60 13.77 13.59 14.00 13.00 12.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

54,488.00 Annual

40

8

32.58

Hourly

40

12

66,669.00 Annual

40

18

71,809.23 Annual

40

16

25.71

Hourly

40

27

74,146.00 Annual

40

14

27.18

Hourly

40

4

31.04

Hourly

40

1

23.10

Hourly

40

11

28.00

Hourly

40

2

29.23

Hourly

40

4

39.04

Hourly

40

5

29.03

Hourly

40

1

3,073.06

Annual

40

1

14.70

Hourly

40

2

30.58

Hourly

40

8

23.22

Hourly

40

4

26.20

Hourly

40

7

13.00

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

4

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 55