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- 2022 Wage and salary survey. Public safety, volume I
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- Wage surveys--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
County officials and employees--Salaries, etc.--Georgia--Periodicals.
Municipal officials and employees--Salaries, etc.--Georgia--Periodicals.
County officials and employees--Salaries, etc.
Municipal officials and employees--Salaries, etc.
Wage surveys
Georgia
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Issued in 2 vols.: [Vol. 1], County; [Vol. 2], Municipal.
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2022 County Wage and Salary Survey
Public Safety 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 Safety
Animal Control Director Performs professional and skilled work in supervising and coordinating work activities of other workers who are responsible for the apprehension and care of animals.
Animal Control Officer Performs skilled work in the apprehension and care of animals found in violation of animal control ordinances.
Animal Shelter Administrator Administers animal shelter and animal care operations including supervising paid staff and volunteers and planning, organizing, and coordinating the shelter programs.
Assistant Chief, Fire Department Performs highly responsible technical, supervisory, and administrative work in assisting the direction of the Fire Department.
Assistant Chief, Police Department Performs highly responsible technical, supervisory, and administrative work in directing the activities of the Police Department.
Automotive Mechanic (Public Safety) Analyzes malfunctions and repairs, rebuilds and maintains fleet automobiles.
Bailiff Responsible for duties related to processing of persons under court direction.
Captain, Fire Officer Directs and coordinates activities of firefighters during an assigned shift by conducting roll call, relaying orders and messages from superiors, recording information, and participating in training. Also leads subordinates in performance of duties at a fire.
Captain, Police Department Directs and coordinates activities of police patrol officers by conducting roll call, relaying orders and messages from superiors, and recording information; identifies arrested suspects in logbook and advises prisoner of charges. Also assists subordinates in performance of duties during an assigned shift.
Captain, Sheriffs Office Directs and coordinates activities of county sheriff's deputies by conducting roll call, relaying orders and messages from superiors, and recording information; identifies arrested suspects in logbook and advises prisoner of charges. Also assists subordinates in performance of duties during an assigned shift.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Directs and coordinates activities of county sheriff's office, which may include scheduling work assignments and deployment of manpower in patrol division and transmitting orders to subordinate officers for execution; develops office procedures to serve as guidelines for proper conduct of patrol division activities, based on legal information and previous law enforcement experience.
Chief Jailer/Jail Administrator Supervises and coordinates the work activities of jail staff.
Chief, Fire Department Plans, directs, organizes, and coordinates the activities of a fire department.
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Chief, Police Department Plans, directs, organizes, and coordinates the activities of municipal police department in accordance with authority delegated by Mayor and Council.
Code Enforcement Officer Performs technical level work in ensuring that all codes and ordinances are adhered to throughout jurisdiction.
Communications Director Directs the operations, development, and implementation of policies and procedures and the administration and management of the Communications Department.
Corporal, Police Department Performs law enforcement and some routine investigative work. May train entrylevel police officers and serve as a lead officer on special assignments.
Corporal, Sheriffs Office Performs law enforcement and some routine investigative work. May train entrylevel deputies and serve as a lead officer on special assignments.
Corrections Officer Supervises inmates in county penal institution in accordance with established policies, regulations, and procedures, which may include preparing written reports concerning incidences of inmate disturbances or injuries.
Deputy Sheriff Maintains law and order throughout the county and serves legal processes of courts. Also transports or escorts prisoners between courtrooms, prison, and medical facilities. May operate radio to deliver instructions to patrol unit.
Deputy Warden Assists in the administration and operation of employees and inmates at a county penal facility.
Detention Officer Supervises prisoners in station or jail, assuming responsibilities for all needs of prisoners during detention. May prepare arrest records identifying prisoner and charge assigned.
Dispatcher Operates radio and telephone equipment to receive, process, and dispatch calls to police, fire, emergency ambulance, or civil defense services. Usually required to maintain a log of calls for service.
Dispatcher/Jailer Maintains security of prisoners during their detention and operates radio and telephone receiving and dispatching calls to the appropriate department and/or person.
E-911 Director Manages E-911 system/call center and supervises E-911 operators.
E-911 Operator Responsible for answering emergency calls and dispatching appropriate personnel to the correct location.
Emergency Management Director Responsible for organization, administration, and operation of the county emergency management unit.
Emergency Medical Services Director Directs emergency medical service program, coordinates activities of persons involved in rescue, care, and transportation of catastrophe/accident victims.
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Public Safety
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Provides emergency care and operates specialized medical equipment before, during, and after the transport of patients to emergency facilities. This title covers all certification levels including EMTBasic, EMT, Cardiac Technician, and Paramedic.
Engine Operator/Driver, Fire Department Drives fire fighting vehicle to fire scene and conducts pumping operations to assist in fire fighting.
Evidence Clerk/Technician Responsible for securing, organizing, and storing crime evidence and/or seized property.
Fire Marshal Plans, manages, and coordinates fire prevention and fire investigation activities of the fire department.
Firefighter
Controls and extinguishes fires, protects life and property, and maintains equipment. Performs assigned duties in maintaining apparatus, quarters, buildings, equipment, grounds, and hydrants. Note: This is an entry level position and does not include Engine Driver.
Firefighter/EMT
Controls and extinquishes fires, protects life and property, maintains fire equipment and facilties, and provides emergency care and operates specialized medical equipment before, during, and after the transport of patients to emergency facilities.
Investigator/Detective, Police Department Performs investigations in the police department to solve or prevent crimes. Examines crime scenes to obtain clues and gather evidence that may lead to a conviction.
Investigator/Detective, Sheriffs Office Performs investigations in the sheriff's office to solve or prevent crimes. Examines crime scenes to obtain clues and gather evidence that may lead to a conviction.
Lieutenant, Fire Officer Performs fire fighting responsibilities according to NFPA 1021 and emergency care duties. Responsible for the daily operation of a fire station, supervising a shift with activities associated with hydrant maintenance, fire pre-plans, and inspection of industrial complexes and record keeping.
Lieutenant, Police Department Directs and coordinates activities of police patrol officers by conducting roll call, relaying orders and messages from superiors, and recording information; identifies arrested suspects in logbook and advises prisoner of charges. Also assists subordinates in performance of duties during an assigned shift.
Lieutenant, Sheriffs Office Directs and coordinates activities of county sheriff's deputies by conducting roll call, relaying orders and messages from superiors, and recording information; identifies arrested suspects in logbook and advises prisoner of charges. Also assists subordinates in performance of duties during an assigned shift.
Major, Police Department Directs and coordinates activities of police patrol officers by conducting roll call, relaying orders and messages from superiors, and recording information; identifies arrested suspects in logbook and advises prisoner of charges. Also assists subordinates in performance of duties during an assigned shift.
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Public Safety
Major, Sheriffs Office
Directs and coordinates activities of county sheriff's deputies by conducting roll call, relaying orders and messages from superiors, and recording information; identifies arrested suspects in logbook and advises prisoner of charges. Also assists subordinates in performance of duties during an assigned shift.
Patrol Officer, Police Department Patrols assigned area on foot, using motorcycle, car, or on horseback, to control traffic, prevent crimes or disturbances of peace, and arrest violators.
Patrol Officer, Sheriffs Office As a member of the county sheriff's office, patrols assigned area on foot, using motorcycle, car, or on horseback to control traffic, prevent crimes or disturbances of peace, and arrest violators.
Probation Officer Manages a caseload of probationers; identifies and monitors risk, ensures compliance with sentence, encourages positive behavioral change; provides direction, service, and information to court.
Public Safety Director Responsible for providing leadership and direction to the Public Safety Department in the development and provision of quality police, fire, emergency medical, and emergency management services to facilitate the protection and well-being of residents.
Records Clerk Maintains records for monthly statistical reports; enters all citations written by police officers into computer; and provides authorized personnel with information from NCIC/GCIC computer network.
School Resource Officer Responsible for performing tasks and operations related to assuring student safety in the processes of conducting school classes and special events.
Sergeant, Police Department Responsible for the direction and supervision of law enforcement activities performed by a group of county police officers during a particular shift or assignment.
Sergeant, Sheriffs Office Responsible for the direction and supervision of law enforcement activities performed by a group of deputies during a particular shift or assignment.
Warden Directs the administration and operation of employees and inmates at a county penal facility.
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Animal Control Director
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
18
62,636
84,173
92,804
143,094
21
B
10
55,065
67,517
75,741
102,736
10
C
13
39,254
53,997
52,670
77,159
13
D
4
47,275
60,123
56,092
80,122
4
E
1
43,160
43,160
43,160
43,160
1
Total/Avg
46
49,478
61,794
64,094
89,254
49
**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 Carroll Chatham Clayton Columbia Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Newton Paulding
B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Floyd
2021 Population
128,711 110,843 121,968 296,329 297,100 159,639 149,956 757,718 145,814 120,574 260,206 964,546 207,369 245,235 166,829 119,276 115,355 173,780
86,658 82,442 55,664 68,397 98,771
Minimum entry-level
wage
80,578.00 27.50
55,861.78 72,732.00 37,603.02 66,830.00 57,066.25 43,011.00 80,000.00 69,876.48
29.03 84,173.00 79,060.02 77,435.82
16.97 33.43 58,569.00 20.31 50,135.00 54,295.28 18.00 62,269.00 50,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
124,886.00 Annual
40
41.68
Hourly
40
89,975.08 Annual
40
116,371.00 Annual
40
51,939.00 Annual
40
100,245.00 Annual
40
99,865.94 Annual
40
66,669.00 Annual
40
80,000.00 Annual
40
106,601.21 Annual
40
47.90
Hourly
40
143,094.00 Annual
40
79,060.02 Annual
40
109,695.80 Annual
40
27.80
Hourly
40
50.86
Annual
40
87,854.00 Annual
40
30.90
Hourly
40
75,201.00 Annual
40
81,443.44 Annual
40
18.00
Hourly
40
62,269.00 Annual
40
80,000.00 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 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 1
Public Safety
Animal Control Director
Group Jurisdiction
Gordon Jackson Rockdale Troup Walton C Butts Gilmer Grady Habersham Lumpkin Monroe Murray Pickens Polk Sumter Union Wayne White D Burke Meriwether Pike Putnam E McIntosh
2021 Population
58,237 80,286 94,082 69,720 99,853 25,781 32,026 25,918 46,774 34,278 28,712 39,951 34,024 43,496 29,283 25,521 30,380 28,442 24,310 20,793 19,477 22,585 11,123
Minimum entry-level
wage
53,127.36 58,266.00 59,649.32
27.86 67,517.40
20.83 25.96 38,000.00 52,332.80 1,775.98 23.17 20.81 40,370.00 44,564.00 25,126.40 21.53 34,658.36 16.52 25.41 46,125.00 30,000.00 60,122.78 20.75
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
53,127.36 Annual
40
81,587.00 Annual
40
95,438.91 Annual
40
42.39
Annual
40
102,735.71 Annual
40
27.33
Hourly
42
25.96
Annual
40
40,500.00 Annual
40
72,779.20 Annual
40
2,930.37
Annual
40
32.45
Annual
40
26.57
Annual
40
40,370.00 Annual
40
67,544.00 Annual
40
43,908.80 Annual
40
21.53
Hourly
43
77,159.28 Annual
40
26.41
Hourly
40
38.52
Hourly
40
46,125.00 Annual
40
38,000.00 Annual
40
60,122.78 Annual
40
20.75
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 1 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 2 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Animal Control Officer
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
21
35,317
44,325
55,518
74,615
115
B
12
33,176
41,018
49,433
68,723
38
C
19
31,520
50,128
42,277
77,605
43
D
8
30,953
41,600
43,560
52,749
17
E
2
30,878
31,200
37,118
43,680
3
F
2
23,920
24,960
34,320
37,440
2
Total/Avg
64
30,961
38,872
43,704
59,135
218
**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
2
Bartow
110,843
15.97
24.21
Hourly
40
3
Carroll
121,968
14.15
26.33
Hourly
40
7
Chatham
296,329 34,650.00 55,440.00 Annual
40
5
Cherokee
274,615
16.80
18.99
Hourly
40
6
Clayton
297,100 32,395.33 51,939.00 Annual
40
14
Columbia
159,639
17.83
26.75
Hourly
40
4
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 33,282.71 51,909.68 Annual
40
6
Coweta
149,956
19.07
33.37
Hourly
43
5
DeKalb
757,718 34,377.00 53,583.00 Annual
40
4
Douglas
145,814 32,435.00 61,922.00 Annual
40
4
Fayette
120,574 33,313.10 53,394.18 Annual
40
5
Forsyth
260,206
20.44
32.71
Hourly
40
5
Gwinnett
964,546 39,107.00 62,571.00 Annual
40
14
Hall
207,369
21.31
31.95
Hourly
40
3
Henry
245,235 36,242.95 53,543.84 Annual
40
10
Houston
166,829
15.69
25.11
Hourly
40
1
Lowndes
119,276
16.74
25.47
Hourly
40
4
Macon-Bibb
156,762
15.78
25.19
Hourly
40
2
Newton
115,355
15.99
23.99
Hourly
40
7
Paulding
173,780
15.87
24.14
Hourly
40
4
B Barrow
86,658
14.93
22.39
Hourly
40
4
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 3
Public Safety
Animal Control Officer
Group Jurisdiction
Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Floyd Gordon Jackson Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Dawson Fannin Gilmer Grady Habersham Harris Hart Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Pickens Polk Union Ware White D Berrien Burke Crisp Lamar Long Meriwether Morgan Putnam E Evans
2021 Population
82,442 55,664 68,397 84,844 98,771 58,237 80,286 94,082 67,909 69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 28,497 25,817 32,026 25,918 46,774 35,626 26,409 33,411 34,278 30,885 28,712 39,951 34,024 43,496 25,521 36,033 28,442 18,147 24,310 19,879 19,080 17,152 20,793 20,635 22,585 10,672
Minimum entry-level
wage
15.04 14.50 15.45 26,560.00 16.83 13.24 18.61 18.04 15.19 19.72 35,530.00 14.42 15.85 24.10 9.00 14.00 14.00 13.72 16.20 14.21 12.94 16.51 13.91 14.28 14.09 12.73 29,529.00 21.53 16.27 13.56 8.00 16.73 20.00 14.78 12.00 15.38 15.18 16.98 15.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
22.56
Hourly
40
2
14.86
Hourly
40
2
20.07
Hourly
40
5
39,420.00 Annual
40
1
29.23
Hourly
40
5
13.24
Hourly
40
3
26.05
Hourly
40
2
33.04
Hourly
40
2
24.65
Hourly
40
3
30.00
Hourly
40
2
62,696.62 Annual
40
7
14.78
Hourly
40
4
20.32
Hourly
42
1
37.31
Hourly
40
1
18.50
Hourly
40
2
14.00
Hourly
40
1
14.53
Hourly
40
1
19.08
Hourly
40
3
22.95
Hourly
40
2
23.26
Hourly
40
1
20.06
Hourly
40
4
26.42
Hourly
40
2
18.00
Hourly
40
2
20.00
Hourly
40
2
17.99
Hourly
40
3
13.70
Hourly
40
3
44,755.00 Annual
40
4
21.53
Hourly
43
1
17.93
Hourly
40
2
21.68
Hourly
40
4
15.00
Hourly
40
1
25.36
Hourly
40
2
24.00
Hourly
40
1
22.50
Hourly
40
1
22.00
Hourly
40
2
15.89
Hourly
40
3
23.10
Hourly
40
4
19.69
Hourly
40
3
21.00
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 4 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Animal Control Officer
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
2021 Population
McIntosh
11,123
F Cusseta-Chattahooche 9,048
Talbot
5,742
Minimum entry-level
wage
14.69 11.00 12.00
Maximum wage
14.69 18.00 15.00
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. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 5
Public Safety
Animal Shelter Administrator
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
9
51,174
97,344
75,675
97,344
11
B
2
42,313
44,481
70,830
72,155
3
C
2
15,957
30,514
25,142
48,818
4
F
1
24,960
24,960
41,600
41,600
1
Total/Avg
14
33,601
49,325
53,312
64,979
19
**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
Chatham
296,329
Cherokee
274,615
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617
Douglas
145,814
Fayette
120,574
Gwinnett
964,546
Hall
207,369
Macon-Bibb
156,762
B Rockdale
94,082
Spalding
67,909
C Bryan
46,938
Lumpkin
34,278
F Cusseta-Chattahooche 9,048
Minimum entry-level
wage
44,869.00 56,988.00 97,344.00 40,551.76 34,134.00 42,643.59 54,803.00
18.42 24.48 19.30 44,481.00 1,400.00 14.67 12.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
69,541.00 Annual
40
1
91,181.00 Annual
40
1
97,344.00 Annual
40
1
63,246.91 Annual
40
1
68,267.00 Annual
40
1
65,055.62 Annual
40
1
87,685.00 Annual
40
3
27.63
Hourly
40
1
39.08
Hourly
40
1
34.69
Hourly
40
2
69,504.00 Annual
40
1
1,465.77
Annual
40
1
23.47
Hourly
40
3
20.00
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 6 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Assistant Chief, Fire Department
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
17
83,941
138,360
125,177
191,281
32
B
6
68,460
74,527
93,140
134,863
13
C
14
54,799
73,589
66,599
114,136
17
D
5
49,691
63,038
62,506
66,565
7
E
1
22,880
22,880
32,032
32,032
1
F
2
14,228
27,456
25,460
49,920
2
Total/Avg
45
49,000
66,642
67,486
98,133
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 Athens-Clarke
128,711 90,306.00 122,178.00 Annual
40
1
Bartow
110,843
38.88
58.93
Hourly
40
2
Carroll
121,968 51,538.82 75,623.27 Annual
40
2
Cherokee
274,615 138,360.00 138,360.00 Annual
40
1
Clayton
297,100 79,165.13 120,771.64 Annual
40
3
Columbia
159,639 66,830.00 100,245.00 Annual
40
1
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 73,347.02 114,396.31 Annual
40
1
DeKalb
757,718 113,961.00 176,640.00 Annual
40
4
Douglas
145,814 74,969.00 153,419.00 Annual
40
3
Fayette
120,574 85,137.71 129,883.22 Annual
40
3
Gwinnett
964,546 112,518.00 191,281.00 Annual
40
1
Hall
207,369 71,489.60 107,224.00 Annual
40
1
Henry
245,235 84,183.09 119,254.00 Annual
40
4
Houston
166,829
27.18
43.46
Hourly
50
1
Macon-Bibb
156,762 90,043.20 126,089.60 Annual
40
1
Newton
115,355 67,208.00 100,813.00 Annual
40
2
Paulding
173,780 76,405.63 116,260.20 Annual
53
1
B Barrow
86,658 70,876.00 96,841.00 Annual
40
1
Camden
55,664 68,767.00 74,086.00 Annual
56
3
Catoosa
68,397 60,135.67 70,019.42 Annual
40
4
Gordon
58,237 69,629.82 69,629.82 Annual
40
1
Rockdale
94,082 66,826.29 134,863.04 Annual
40
3
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 7
Public Safety
Assistant Chief, Fire Department
Group Jurisdiction
Walton C Butts
Coffee Dawson Decatur Fannin Gilmer Habersham Lee Lumpkin Murray Peach Pickens Thomas Ware D Banks Crisp Meriwether Pierce Worth E Evans F Atkinson Schley
2021 Population
99,853 25,781 43,386 28,497 29,038 25,817 32,026 46,774 33,411 34,278 39,951 28,417 34,024 45,842 36,033 18,562 19,879 20,793 19,976 20,554 10,672
8,391 4,478
Minimum entry-level
wage
74,526.58 67,446.00 47,633.00 73,589.00
26.52 49,800.00 69,500.08 62,254.40 46,043.16 2,387.88
26.44 47,567.00
21.40 60,203.00
32.83 46,000.00 55,000.00 63,037.78 37,959.57 46,456.00 22,880.00 1,000.00
11.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
113,401.00 Annual
40
82,338.00 Annual
40
66,697.00 Annual
40
114,136.00 Annual
40
26.52
Annual
40
59,800.00 Annual
40
69,500.08 Annual
40
65,419.25 Annual
40
71,367.58 Annual
40
3,940.01
Annual
40
33.76
Annual
40
75,132.00 Annual
40
24.10
Hourly
56
60,203.00 Annual
40
32.83
Hourly
40
66,565.00 Annual
40
63,000.00 Annual
40
63,037.78 Annual
40
60,697.35 Annual
42
59,231.00 Annual
90
32,032.00 Annual
40
1,000.00
Annual
40
20.00
Hourly
48
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 8 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Assistant Chief, Police Department
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
8
88,797
113,961
142,784
191,281
17
B
2
73,023
81,046
112,138
120,277
2
C
2
74,623
84,000
91,446
98,891
2
Total/Avg
12
78,814
93,002
115,456
136,816
21
**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
128,711 104,114.00 140,860.00 Annual
40
1
Chatham
296,329 89,579.00 143,322.00 Annual
43
2
Clayton
297,100 37,603.02 154,833.74 Annual
40
3
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 73,347.02 114,396.31 Annual
40
2
DeKalb
757,718 113,961.00 176,640.00 Annual
40
3
Gwinnett
964,546 112,518.00 191,281.00 Annual
40
2
Hall
207,369 90,000.04 94,500.12 Annual
40
3
Henry
245,235 89,253.90 126,437.33 Annual
40
1
B Dougherty
84,844 81,045.77 120,276.73 Annual
40
1
Floyd
98,771 65,000.00 104,000.00 Annual
40
1
C Gilmer
32,026 84,000.02 84,000.02 Annual
40
1
Polk
43,496 65,246.00 98,891.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 9
Public Safety
Automotive Mechanic (Public Safety)
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
10
41,612
51,605
64,980
85,155
52
B
4
44,016
57,470
62,422
91,957
7
C
2
34,195
35,630
46,145
55,162
2
D
2
31,002
36,629
50,742
55,723
3
E
1
30,160
30,160
44,595
44,595
1
Total/Avg
19
36,197
42,299
53,777
66,518
65
**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 Carroll Columbia Coweta Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Henry Paulding
B Camden Catoosa Rockdale Walton
C Dawson Fannin
D Long Morgan
E Charlton
2021 Population
128,711 110,843 121,968 159,639 149,956 260,206 964,546 207,369 245,235 173,780
55,664 68,397 94,082 99,853 28,497 25,817 17,152 20,635 12,766
Minimum entry-level
wage
38,760.00 18.52 15.94 19.29 20.50 24.81
46,341.00 19.09
44,017.28 18.40 18.16 16.99 27.63
45,481.40 17.13 15.00 12.20 17.61 14.50
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
60,072.00 Annual
40
4
29.49
Hourly
40
2
23.00
Hourly
40
2
29.81
Hourly
40
8
35.88
Hourly
40
3
40.94
Hourly
40
3
74,146.00 Annual
40
16
28.63
Hourly
43
5
62,354.99 Annual
40
2
28.00
Hourly
40
7
19.92
Hourly
40
2
22.64
Hourly
40
3
44.21
Hourly
40
1
69,205.33 Annual
40
1
26.52
Hourly
40
1
17.00
Hourly
42
1
22.00
Hourly
40
2
26.79
Hourly
40
1
21.44
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 10 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Bailiff
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
41,783
42,237
61,980
62,005
22
B
1
37,294
37,294
68,141
68,141
8
C
2
33,218
33,218
33,218
33,218
7
Total/Avg
5
37,432
37,583
54,446
54,455
37
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Columbia Newton
B Camden C Colquitt
Thomas
2021 Population
159,639 115,355
55,664 45,812 45,842
Minimum entry-level
wage
19.87 19.00 17.93 15,080.00 33,218.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
29.81
Hourly
40
4
27.87
Hourly
42.75
18
32.76
Hourly
40
8
15,080.00 Per Occur.
40
5
33,218.00 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 Safety
Captain, Fire Officer
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
18
56,091
74,970
94,234
171,012
340
B
7
57,053
63,071
81,485
94,658
44
C
14
46,788
61,668
64,959
95,343
49
D
4
46,191
50,847
69,313
79,333
23
E
1
54,891
54,891
58,240
58,240
2
Total/Avg
44
52,203
61,089
73,646
99,717
458
**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
Carroll
121,968
Clayton
297,100
Columbia
159,639
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617
Coweta
149,956
DeKalb
757,718
Douglas
145,814
Fayette
120,574
Forsyth
260,206
Gwinnett
964,546
Hall
207,369
Henry
245,235
Houston
166,829
Macon-Bibb
156,762
Newton
115,355
Paulding
173,780
B Barrow
86,658
Camden
55,664
Catoosa
68,397
Rockdale
94,082
Spalding
67,909
Minimum entry-level
wage
59,847.00 16.29 15.03
68,201.42 46,529.00 49,408.38
18.43 59,394.00 74,970.00 69,876.48
29.03 66,032.00 58,822.40 61,238.92
20.63 20.83 18.22 56,811.86 58,288.00 18.66 17.36 21.07 57,338.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
80,971.00 Annual
40
24.69
Hourly
40
32.25
Hourly
58
171,011.70 Annual
40
69,794.00 Annual
40
77,060.20 Annual
40
32.25
Hourly
53
92,061.00 Annual
40
153,416.00 Annual
56
106,601.21 Annual
53
47.90
Hourly
40
105,719.00 Annual
58.5
88,212.80 Annual
40
95,929.39 Annual
53
33.04
Hourly
50
33.27
Hourly
40
27.33
Hourly
54
86,445.96 Annual
53
89,430.00 Annual
40
21.51
Annual
65
18.79
Hourly
53
33.71
Hourly
54
88,874.00 Annual
56
Number of full-time employees*
13 17 10 12 11 24 12 112 6 2 10 47 3 20 3 25 5 8 5 7 7 9 6
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 12 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Captain, Fire Officer
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Troup Walton C Butts Dawson Decatur Habersham Lee Lumpkin Monroe Murray Peach Pickens Sumter Thomas Ware White D Banks Burke Crisp Lamar E Bacon
2021 Population
69,720 99,853 25,781 28,497 29,038 46,774 33,411 34,278 28,712 39,951 28,417 34,024 29,283 45,842 36,033 28,442 18,562 24,310 19,879 19,080 11,079
Minimum entry-level
wage
25.24 61,167.43
18.05 22.74 18.72 55,339.84 17.23 1,884.31 19.87 17.98 42,386.00 21.11 51,400.80 61,668.00 13.47 16.52 12.92 22.74 17.69 15.30 26.39
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
38.40
Annual
40
1
93,070.12 Annual
53
9
32.49
Hourly
56
3
35.26
Hourly
52
3
19.67
Hourly
53
2
75,761.44 Annual
40
9
23.52
Hourly
48
5
3,298.78
Annual
54
4
30.67
Hourly
53
5
22.95
Annual
40
1
66,924.00 Annual
40
1
24.67
Hourly
56
2
73,122.72 Annual
40
3
61,668.00 Annual
53
3
17.97
Hourly
53
3
27.75
Hourly
50
5
19.34
Hourly
64
3
35.48
Hourly
43
15
25.18
Hourly
53
3
23.28
Hourly
53
2
28.00
Hourly
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 13
Public Safety
Captain, Police Department
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
7
71,158
77,579
105,100
114,105
52
B
2
52,427
54,855
73,413
80,000
7
C
1
53,922
53,922
81,729
81,729
2
Total/Avg
10
59,169
62,119
86,747
91,945
61
**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
Chatham
296,329
Clayton
297,100
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617
DeKalb
757,718
Hall
207,369
Henry
245,235
B Dougherty
84,844
Floyd
98,771
C Polk
43,496
Minimum entry-level
wage
77,579.00 67,759.00 74,397.57 60,199.31 73,617.00 67,115.36 77,435.82 54,854.97 50,000.00 53,922.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
104,961.00 Annual
40
108,415.00 Annual
43
104,045.80 Annual
40
93,890.38 Annual
40
114,105.00 Annual
40
100,587.76 Annual
40
109,695.80 Annual
40
66,825.40 Annual
40
80,000.00 Annual
40
81,729.00 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
6 7 13 7 10 1 8 4 3 2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 14 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Captain, Sheriffs Office
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
20
66,935
87,897
104,322
139,154
137
B
10
60,864
69,290
84,009
110,864
64
C
25
48,656
67,189
65,423
104,232
65
D
13
44,728
61,289
64,135
95,878
23
E
4
49,848
55,000
55,656
61,200
8
F
3
31,829
32,288
44,038
52,000
4
Total/Avg
75
50,477
62,159
69,597
93,888
301
**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 66,065.00 89,383.00 Annual
40
5
Bartow
110,843
24.92
51.21
Hourly
40
6
Carroll
121,968 50,099.40 82,920.76 Annual
40
5
Chatham
296,329 67,759.00 108,415.00 Annual
43
8
Cherokee
274,615 87,897.00 104,666.00 Annual
43
10
Clayton
297,100 74,397.57 104,045.80 Annual
40
7
Columbia
159,639 81,244.00 121,867.00 Annual
40
5
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 60,199.31 93,890.38 Annual
40
7
Coweta
149,956
25.52
44.66
Hourly
43
5
DeKalb
757,718 70,062.00 108,594.00 Annual
40
9
Douglas
145,814 67,999.00 139,154.00 Annual
42
9
Fayette
120,574 69,876.48 106,601.21 Annual
43
11
Forsyth
260,206
35.36
58.34
Hourly
40
5
Hall
207,369 67,115.36 100,587.76 Annual
40
1
Henry
245,235 77,435.82 109,695.80 Annual
40
9
Houston
166,829
27.18
43.46
Hourly
40
4
Lowndes
119,276
30.28
46.08
Annual
40
5
Macon-Bibb
156,762
31.25
49.88
Hourly
40
17
Newton
115,355 61,037.00 91,556.00 Annual
40
3
Paulding
173,780 70,548.37 107,347.68 Annual
42
6
B Bulloch
82,442 59,554.56 89,331.84 Annual
40
8
Camden
55,664
29.85
32.61
Annual
40
4
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 15
Public Safety
Captain, Sheriffs Office
Group Jurisdiction
Catoosa Dougherty Floyd Jackson Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Colquitt Dawson Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Harris Hart Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Pickens Polk Sumter Thomas Toombs Union Ware Wayne White D Berrien Burke Cook Crisp Dodge Franklin
2021 Population
68,397 84,844 98,771 80,286 94,082 67,909 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 34,024 43,496 29,283 45,842 26,911 25,521 36,033 30,380 28,442 18,147 24,310 17,225 19,879 19,759 23,785
Minimum entry-level
wage
65,987.85 54,854.97 50,000.00 67,000.00 69,290.29 54,398.00
27.86 67,517.40 2,025.00 51,404.00 56,907.00 35,360.00 67,189.00
27.25 27.83 19.78 23.72 28.63 19.98 19.12 1,999.25 60,000.00 65,024.00 19.85 60,640.00 53,922.00 46,149.48 67,080.00 22.00 25.03 25.00 40,193.06 23.94 14.00 27.41 22.00 26.30 18.50 15.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
70,011.28 Annual
42
66,825.40 Annual
40
80,000.00 Annual
40
80,000.00 Annual
40
110,864.46 Annual
40
84,316.00 Annual
40
42.39
Hourly
40
102,743.68 Annual
42
2,247.86
Annual
40
62,754.00 Annual
40
79,684.00 Annual
40
68,843.88 Annual
40
104,232.00 Annual
40
32.57
Hourly
42
30.96
Hourly
40
22.69
Hourly
40
32.60
Hourly
40
40.56
Hourly
42
31.94
Hourly
45
29.60
Annual
42
3,298.78
Annual
40
60,000.00 Annual
40
100,381.85 Annual
40
27.37
Annual
40
67,756.00 Annual
40
81,729.00 Annual
42
72,447.57 Annual
40
67,080.00 Annual
40
23.34
Hourly
42
25.03
Hourly
43
30.26
Hourly
40
89,481.08 Annual
40
32.20
Hourly
42
22.00
Hourly
42
41.54
Hourly
43
41.92
Hourly
39
27.13
Hourly
42
18.50
Hourly
40
20.00
Hourly
40
Number of full-time employees*
2 11 6 4 6 6 5 12 1 6 1 4 3 3 6 2 3 2 3 4 4 1 4 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 4 1 2 1 2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 16 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Captain, Sheriffs Office
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Jefferson Lamar Mitchell Morgan Oglethorpe Pierce Pike E Candler Charlton Early McIntosh F Irwin Lincoln Randolph
2021 Population
15,524 19,080 21,521 20,635 15,140 19,976 19,477 11,037 12,766 10,619 11,123
9,618 7,749 6,287
Minimum entry-level
wage
26,898.00 44,894.77 57,491.00
26.14 40,000.00
20.53 18.00 41,058.81 55,000.00 52,350.48 24.51 15.00 32,000.00 14.44
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
40,247.15 Annual
40
1
67,652.68 Annual
40
2
57,491.00 Annual
40
1
43.90
Hourly
42
2
47,000.00 Annual
40
2
32.83
Hourly
48
3
35.00
Hourly
43
1
52,423.80 Annual
42
2
61,200.00 Annual
43
2
57,000.00 Annual
42
1
25.00
Hourly
40
3
25.00
Hourly
40
1
40,000.00 Annual
42
1
17.94
Hourly
43
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 17
Public Safety
Chief Deputy Sheriff
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
19
93,754
130,200
140,727
191,281
25
B
10
77,670
87,643
102,599
134,863
10
C
20
63,489
92,269
84,262
126,434
24
D
16
53,317
76,170
68,977
100,794
16
E
7
50,997
71,989
58,696
71,989
7
F
19
41,266
77,276
57,779
103,740
19
Total/Avg
91
63,416
89,258
85,506
121,517
101
**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 91,598.00 123,928.00 Annual
40
1
Carroll
121,968 62,464.22 100,712.04 Annual
40
1
Chatham
296,329 113,313.00 181,301.00 Annual
43
1
Cherokee
274,615 126,568.00 126,568.00 Annual
40
1
Clayton
297,100 105,346.36 147,328.04 Annual
40
1
Columbia
159,639 94,036.00 141,055.00 Annual
40
1
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 73,347.02 114,396.31 Annual
40
1
Coweta
149,956 80,949.57 141,661.75 Annual
40
1
DeKalb
757,718 113,961.00 176,640.00 Annual
40
2
Douglas
145,814 86,785.00 177,602.00 Annual
42
1
Fayette
120,574 103,732.03 158,250.09 Annual
40
1
Forsyth
260,206
45.90
75.73
Hourly
40
1
Gwinnett
964,546 112,518.00 191,281.00 Annual
40
2
Hall
207,369 57,969.08 86,942.96 Annual
40
5
Henry
245,235 130,200.00 130,200.00 Annual
40
1
Houston
166,829
40.15
64.31
Hourly
40
1
Macon-Bibb
156,762 87,110.40 139,027.20 Annual
40
1
Newton
115,355 72,145.00 108,218.00 Annual
40
1
Paulding
173,780 90,307.88 137,414.10 Annual
42
1
B Bulloch
82,442 64,813.84 97,221.28 Annual
40
1
Camden
55,664 76,544.00 76,544.00 Annual
40
1
Catoosa
68,397 81,898.60 81,898.60 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 18 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Chief Deputy Sheriff
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Dougherty Floyd Gordon Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Dawson Decatur Gilmer Habersham Harris Hart Lee Monroe Murray Pickens Polk Sumter Toombs Union Ware Wayne White D Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Burke Crisp Dodge Franklin Lamar Long Meriwether Mitchell Morgan
2021 Population
84,844 98,771 58,237 94,082 67,909 69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 43,386 28,497 29,038 32,026 46,774 35,626 26,409 33,411 28,712 39,951 34,024 43,496 29,283 26,911 25,521 36,033 30,380 28,442 17,158 18,147 18,101 24,310 19,879 19,759 23,785 19,080 17,152 20,793 21,521 20,635
Minimum entry-level
wage
85,098.06 75,000.00 87,642.62 79,331.20 73,510.00
33.94 82,263.40 2,400.00 64,197.00 64,028.00 74,076.00
44.36 40.38 63,976.00 68,598.40 55,452.80 50,763.07 71,527.00 32.12 90,357.00 65,246.00 47,195.20 18.00 71,776.00 38.64 56,791.74 60,646.25 58,108.94 14.00 23.69 29.44 75,000.00 20.00 20.00 48,192.40 41,768.00 70,000.06 19.95 66,241.21
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
126,290.57 Annual
40
75,000.00 Annual
40
87,642.62 Annual
40
134,863.04 Annual
40
113,941.00 Annual
40
51.64
Annual
40
125,173.48 Annual
40
2,755.79
Annual
40
78,371.00 Annual
40
89,655.00 Annual
40
114,916.00 Annual
40
44.36
Annual
40
40.38
Hourly
40
92,253.00 Annual
40
97,176.68 Annual
40
55,452.80 Annual
45
100,421.34 Annual
40
110,420.96 Annual
40
38.25
Annual
40
90,357.00 Annual
43
98,891.00 Annual
40
87,630.40 Annual
40
23.34
Hourly
42
71,776.00 Annual
43
38.64
Hourly
40
126,434.42 Annual
40
81,562.45 Annual
40
58,108.94 Annual
42
22.00
Hourly
42
32.75
Annual
40
44.63
Hourly
40
81,000.00 Annual
40
20.00
Annual
45
30.00
Hourly
40
73,178.25 Annual
40
69,938.00 Annual
44
70,000.06 Annual
40
19.95
Hourly
43
100,793.81 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 19
Public Safety
Chief Deputy Sheriff
Group Jurisdiction
2021 Population
Oglethorpe
15,140
Putnam
22,585
Washington
19,785
Worth
20,554
E Bacon
11,079
Candler
11,037
Charlton
12,766
Early
10,619
Evans
10,672
McIntosh
11,123
Telfair
12,414
F Baker
2,819
Calhoun
5,509
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
Talbot
5,742
Taliaferro
1,558
Taylor
7,799
Turner
8,966
Twiggs
7,856
Warren
5,240
Webster Unified
2,367
Wilkes
9,513
Minimum entry-level
wage
50,000.00 36.62 20.00
48,779.00 15.00
38,000.00 50,250.00 59,197.06 45,000.00
34.61 59,000.00
21.00 40,000.00
18.31 18.00 36,153.00 15.00 14.00 12.00 42,640.00 17.59 15.00 30,850.00 20.20 36,153.00 39,596.00 77,275.90 63,752.00 56,100.00 30,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
60,000.00 Annual
40
1
36.62
Hourly
40
1
40.00
Hourly
43
1
62,193.00 Annual
40
1
20.00
Hourly
43
1
59,912.32 Annual
42
1
50,250.00 Annual
43
1
62,000.00 Annual
42
1
63,000.00 Annual
40
1
34.61
Hourly
40
1
59,000.00 Annual
40
1
22.50
Hourly
40
1
40,000.00 Annual
40
1
32.14
Hourly
40
1
25.00
Hourly
40
1
50,917.06 Annual
40
1
40.00
Hourly
40
1
25.00
Hourly
40
1
20.00
Hourly
42
1
47,078.00 Annual
40
1
18.85
Hourly
43
1
35.00
Hourly
57
1
37,107.00 Annual
40
1
26.50
Hourly
40
1
55,011.00 Annual
43
1
60,014.00 Annual
40
1
77,275.90 Annual
40
1
63,752.00 Annual
40
1
56,100.00 Annual
40
1
65,000.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 20 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Chief Jailer/Jail Administrator
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
8
79,737
98,737
126,828
157,654
10
B
9
64,584
81,046
85,921
126,058
9
C
21
47,845
68,598
62,846
97,177
35
D
16
43,091
56,817
59,675
86,131
20
E
6
38,713
48,776
49,284
58,968
9
F
9
29,605
44,608
40,613
51,750
9
Total/Avg
69
50,596
66,430
70,861
96,290
92
**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 Chatham
296,329 98,534.00 157,654.00 Annual
43
1
Columbia
159,639 98,737.00 148,106.00 Annual
40
1
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 66,448.77 103,637.41 Annual
40
1
Coweta
149,956 60,490.23 105,857.90 Annual
40
1
DeKalb
757,718 97,797.00 151,587.00 Annual
40
1
Gwinnett
964,546 92,236.00 156,800.00 Annual
40
2
Hall
207,369 67,115.36 100,587.76 Annual
40
2
Houston
166,829
27.18
43.46
Hourly
40
1
B Camden
55,664 73,216.00 73,216.00 Annual
40
1
Catoosa
68,397 64,065.90 64,065.90 Annual
40
1
Dougherty
84,844 81,045.77 120,276.73 Annual
40
1
Floyd
98,771 59,000.00 94,900.00 Annual
40
1
Gordon
58,237 47,869.90 47,869.90 Annual
40
1
Jackson
80,286 60,738.00 60,738.00 Annual
40
1
Rockdale
94,082 74,152.00 126,058.40 Annual
40
1
Spalding
67,909 63,218.00 97,989.00 Annual
40
1
Troup
69,720
27.86
42.39
Annual
40
1
C Bryan
46,938 2,800.00
3,064.96
Annual
40
1
Butts
25,781 56,740.00 69,268.00 Annual
40
1
Coffee
43,386 56,907.00 79,684.00 Annual
40
1
Colquitt
45,812 28,600.00 37,440.00 Annual
40
10
Decatur
29,038
32.57
32.57
Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 21
Public Safety
Chief Jailer/Jail Administrator
Group Jurisdiction
Gilmer Grady Habersham Harris Hart Lee Madison Murray Peach Polk Sumter Toombs Union Ware Wayne White D Appling Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Burke Cook Crisp Dodge Franklin Lamar Mitchell Oglethorpe Pierce Putnam Washington Worth E Bacon Bleckley Charlton Early Evans Telfair F Clinch
2021 Population
32,026 25,918 46,774 35,626 26,409 33,411 30,885 39,951 28,417 43,496 29,283 26,911 25,521 36,033 30,380 28,442 18,488 17,158 18,147 18,101 24,310 17,225 19,879 19,759 23,785 19,080 21,521 15,140 19,976 22,585 19,785 20,554 11,079 12,607 12,766 10,619 10,672 12,414
6,725
Minimum entry-level
wage
19.58 60,000.00 54,629.21 68,598.40 45,822.40 40,043.60
24.21 22.98 40,907.00 59,315.00 38,916.80 18.00 23.24 30.27 40,193.06 23.94 15.00 50,107.16 15.00 19.71 25.41 20.49 50,000.00 14.00 15.00 44,894.77 19.95 40,000.00 20.53 27.25 18.00 40,130.00 12.00 21.85 48,776.00 11.00 40,000.00 46,800.00 9.25
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
21.48
Hourly
40
4
63,760.00 Annual
40
1
75,080.41 Annual
40
1
97,176.68 Annual
40
1
45,822.40 Annual
40
1
71,367.58 Annual
40
1
24.21
Hourly
40
1
27.37
Annual
40
1
75,132.00 Annual
40
2
89,900.00 Annual
40
1
72,300.80 Annual
40
1
20.00
Hourly
40
1
24.91
Hourly
43
2
30.27
Hourly
40
1
89,481.08 Annual
40
1
32.20
Hourly
42
1
26.00
Hourly
40
2
50,107.16 Annual
42
1
21.00
Hourly
42
1
27.15
Annual
40
1
38.52
Hourly
43
2
35.33
Hourly
43
1
59,000.00 Annual
40
1
19.75
Annual
45
2
20.00
Hourly
40
2
67,652.68 Annual
40
1
19.95
Hourly
43
1
47,000.00 Annual
40
1
32.83
Hourly
48
1
27.25
Hourly
40
1
35.00
Hourly
43
1
60,196.00 Annual
40
1
18.00
Hourly
40
1
21.85
Hourly
42
1
48,776.00 Annual
40
1
27.00
Hourly
42
4
56,000.00 Annual
40
1
46,800.00 Annual
40
1
16.20
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 22 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Chief Jailer/Jail Administrator
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Hancock Lincoln Randolph Talbot Taylor Turner Twiggs Wilkes
2021 Population
8,630 7,749 6,287 5,742 7,799 8,966 7,856 9,513
Minimum entry-level
wage
31,174.62 10.00 14.44
31,272.00 26,881.00 34,143.00 44,608.20 25,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
43,905.62 Annual
40
1
13.25
Hourly
42
1
15.47
Hourly
43
1
37,128.00 Annual
40
1
40,904.00 Annual
42
1
51,750.00 Annual
40
1
44,608.20 Annual
40
1
50,000.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 23
Public Safety
Chief, Fire Department
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
19
108,299
153,192
150,809
233,322
20
B
9
80,368
96,087
109,900
154,417
11
C
16
58,063
97,500
71,173
103,628
16
D
10
58,637
82,424
78,169
111,258
12
E
3
40,547
45,240
57,112
66,560
3
F
3
32,419
65,000
39,353
65,000
3
Total/Avg
60
63,055
89,907
84,419
122,364
65
**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
128,711 117,972.84 117,972.84 Annual
40
1
Bartow
110,843
42.91
65.04
Hourly
40
1
Carroll
121,968 64,123.78 107,000.00 Annual
40
1
Cherokee
274,615 153,192.00 153,192.00 Annual
40
1
Clayton
297,100 105,346.36 188,880.05 Annual
40
2
Columbia
159,639 122,678.00 184,017.00 Annual
40
1
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 98,643.57 153,850.32 Annual
40
1
Coweta
149,956 90,954.94 159,171.14 Annual
40
1
DeKalb
757,718 138,207.00 214,221.00 Annual
40
1
Douglas
145,814 121,000.00 121,000.00 Annual
40
1
Fayette
120,574 103,732.03 158,250.09 Annual
40
1
Forsyth
260,206
50.11
82.69
Hourly
40
1
Gwinnett
964,546 137,248.00 233,322.00 Annual
40
1
Hall
207,369 147,476.68 147,476.68 Annual
40
1
Henry
245,235 132,775.55 132,775.55 Annual
40
1
Houston
166,829
33.04
52.85
Hourly
40
1
Lowndes
119,276
40.73
61.97
Annual
40
1
Macon-Bibb
156,762 96,033.60 126,089.60 Annual
40
1
Newton
115,355 81,364.00 122,046.00 Annual
40
1
B Barrow
86,658 78,830.00 118,246.00 Annual
40
1
Bulloch
82,442 64,813.84 97,221.28 Annual
40
1
Camden
55,664 71,017.00 75,000.00 Annual
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 24 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Chief, Fire Department
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Catoosa Gordon Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Decatur Grady Habersham Hart Lee Lumpkin Murray Peach Sumter Thomas Union Ware White D Burke Cook Crisp Lamar Long Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Putnam Worth E Bacon Charlton Evans F Atkinson Schley Twiggs
2021 Population
68,397 58,237 94,082 67,909 69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 43,386 29,038 25,918 46,774 26,409 33,411 34,278 39,951 28,417 29,283 45,842 25,521 36,033 28,442 24,310 17,225 19,879 19,080 17,152 20,793 21,521 20,635 22,585 20,554 11,079 12,766 10,672
8,391 4,478 7,856
Minimum entry-level
wage
96,086.64 86,832.20 90,833.60 66,159.00
37.47 90,803.40 3,420.00 72,632.00 58,134.00
38.94 63,344.92 97,500.00 55,452.80 46,043.60 2,688.12
31.99 61,999.00 54,059.20 72,291.00 75,962.00
29.63 56,316.07
25.41 39,121.42 68,000.00 55,187.14 19,028.00 76,171.00 64,001.00 73,117.90 82,424.16 56,468.00
21.75 36,400.00 40,000.00 1,057.50
15.00 65,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
98,086.64 Annual
40
86,832.20 Annual
40
154,417.12 Annual
40
102,547.00 Annual
40
57.01
Annual
40
138,168.11 Annual
40
4,191.43
Annual
40
88,669.00 Annual
40
81,402.00 Annual
40
38.94
Annual
40
68,175.00 Annual
40
103,628.00 Annual
40
55,452.80 Annual
40
71,367.58 Annual
40
4,569.81
Annual
40
40.85
Annual
40
97,880.00 Annual
40
97,552.00 Annual
40
72,291.00 Annual
40
75,962.00 Annual
40
29.63
Hourly
40
90,029.69 Annual
40
38.52
Hourly
40
71,565.12 Annual
40
74,000.00 Annual
40
83,973.17 Annual
40
50,652.00 Annual
44
76,171.00 Annual
40
64,001.00 Annual
40
111,257.53 Annual
40
82,424.16 Annual
40
87,525.00 Annual
40
32.00
Hourly
40
48,776.00 Annual
43
56,000.00 Annual
40
1,057.50
Annual
40
25.00
Annual
40
65,000.00 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 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 25
Public Safety
Chief, Police Department
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
8
135,653
169,215
175,065
233,322
8
B
2
83,750
90,000
107,000
124,000
2
C
1
75,033
75,033
113,724
113,724
1
D
1
50,490
50,490
70,586
70,586
1
F
1
46,001
46,001
46,001
46,001
1
Total/Avg
13
78,186
86,148
102,475
117,527
13
**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
128,711 131,592.25 131,592.25 Annual
40
1
Chatham
296,329 139,256.00 222,810.00 Annual
43
1
Clayton
297,100 169,214.71 169,214.71 Annual
40
1
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 98,643.57 153,850.32 Annual
40
1
DeKalb
757,718 146,286.00 226,746.00 Annual
40
1
Gwinnett
964,546 137,248.00 233,322.00 Annual
40
1
Hall
207,369 123,450.34 123,450.34 Annual
40
1
Henry
245,235 139,537.01 139,537.01 Annual
40
1
B Dougherty
84,844 90,000.00 90,000.00 Annual
40
1
Floyd
98,771 77,500.00 124,000.00 Annual
40
1
C Polk
43,496 75,033.00 113,724.00 Annual
40
1
D Banks
18,562 50,490.00 70,586.00 Annual
40
1
F Twiggs
7,856 46,001.28 46,001.28 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 26 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Code Enforcement Officer
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
20
40,785
51,703
64,591
82,724
130
B
10
43,512
65,527
58,880
69,205
16
C
19
42,090
61,093
54,676
75,132
21
D
10
32,538
46,072
43,348
55,723
8
E
4
30,472
38,168
40,669
55,411
4
F
2
31,329
37,698
37,569
37,698
2
Total/Avg
65
36,788
50,044
49,955
62,649
181
**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
17.65
26.75
Hourly
40
2
Carroll
121,968
15.20
31.73
Hourly
40
4
Cherokee
274,615
21.54
24.76
Hourly
40
7
Clayton
297,100 34,471.29 60,288.43 Annual
40
32
Columbia
159,639
19.29
30.71
Hourly
40
4
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 40,551.76 63,246.91 Annual
40
8
Coweta
149,956
20.50
35.88
Hourly
40
1
DeKalb
757,718 48,192.00 74,697.00 Annual
40
25
Douglas
145,814 35,841.00 71,681.00 Annual
40
3
Fayette
120,574 38,632.99 58,937.18 Annual
40
2
Forsyth
260,206
21.90
35.04
Hourly
40
4
Gwinnett
964,546 51,703.00 82,724.00 Annual
40
7
Hall
207,369
21.31
31.95
Hourly
40
3
Henry
245,235 37,797.36 53,543.84 Annual
40
10
Houston
166,829
19.87
31.70
Hourly
40
1
Lowndes
119,276
18.48
28.12
Hourly
40
3
Macon-Bibb
156,762
18.27
29.16
Hourly
40
6
Newton
115,355
17.18
25.77
Hourly
40
2
Paulding
173,780
20.31
30.90
Hourly
42
5
B Barrow
86,658 38,464.00 57,695.00 Annual
40
1
Bulloch
82,442
16.94
26.35
Hourly
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 27
Public Safety
Code Enforcement Officer
Group Jurisdiction
Camden Catoosa Gordon Jackson Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Colquitt Dawson Grady Habersham Harris Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Peach Pickens Polk Thomas Ware White D Ben Hill Berrien Burke Jefferson Long Meriwether Morgan Pike Putnam Washington E Charlton Early
2021 Population
55,664 68,397 58,237 80,286 94,082 67,909 69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 43,386 45,812 28,497 25,918 46,774 35,626 33,411 34,278 30,885 28,712 39,951 28,417 34,024 43,496 45,842 36,033 28,442 17,158 18,147 24,310 15,524 17,152 20,793 20,635 19,477 22,585 19,785 12,766 10,619
Minimum entry-level
wage
65,527.00 20.23
53,783.08 18.61 19.30 18.73 19.72
41,203.91 20.00
44,325.00 51,545.00 55,906.00
19.83 16.22 16.20 19.59 36,076.36 18.59 18.00 19.99 17.12 47,567.00 61,093.00 36,913.00 46,571.00 16.60 18.71 19.23 12.00 16.73 12.00 29,046.00 18.50 17.61 12.00 22.15 14.00 12.25 16.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
65,527.00 Annual
40
1
20.23
Hourly
40
1
53,783.08 Annual
40
1
26.05
Hourly
40
1
33.04
Hourly
40
2
29.03
Hourly
40
1
30.00
Hourly
40
4
69,205.33 Annual
40
2
26.22
Hourly
40
1
54,112.00 Annual
40
1
72,176.00 Annual
40
1
55,906.00 Annual
40
1
30.76
Hourly
40
2
19.44
Hourly
40
2
22.53
Hourly
40
1
27.75
Hourly
40
1
55,918.36 Annual
40
1
29.74
Hourly
40
1
18.00
Hourly
40
1
30.87
Hourly
40
1
21.86
Hourly
40
1
75,132.00 Annual
40
1
61,093.00 Annual
40
1
55,948.00 Annual
40
1
46,571.00 Annual
40
1
16.60
Hourly
40
1
25.16
Hourly
42
1
19.23
Hourly
40
1
17.00
Hourly
40
0
25.36
Annual
40
1
18.54
Hourly
40
1
49,837.00 Annual
40
1
18.50
Hourly
40
1
26.79
Hourly
40
1
15.00
Hourly
40
0
22.15
Hourly
40
1
25.00
Hourly
35
1
16.42
Hourly
40
1
26.64
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 28 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Code Enforcement Officer
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
2021 Population
Evans
10,672
McIntosh
11,123
F Cusseta-Chattahooche 9,048
Twiggs
7,856
Minimum entry-level
wage
12.00 18.35 12.00 37,698.34
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
16.80
Hourly
40
1
18.35
Hourly
40
1
18.00
Hourly
40
1
37,698.34 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 29
Public Safety
Communications Director
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
10
79,916
108,494
114,977
179,020
10
B
3
63,292
90,834
93,583
154,417
3
C
3
55,117
63,990
75,281
99,269
4
D
3
41,437
56,692
49,591
56,692
3
F
1
21,840
21,840
27,300
27,300
1
Total/Avg
20
52,321
68,370
72,146
103,340
21
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Carroll Cherokee Columbia Coweta Douglas Gwinnett Hall Henry Macon-Bibb Newton
B Catoosa Floyd Rockdale
C Dawson Fannin Hart
D Appling Banks Ben Hill
F Lincoln
2021 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
121,968 55,861.78 89,975.08 Annual
40
1
274,615 86,528.00 86,528.00 Annual
40
1
159,639 66,830.00 100,245.00 Annual
40
1
149,956 76,367.52 133,643.16 Annual
40
1
145,814 108,494.00 108,494.00 Annual
40
1
964,546 105,306.00 179,020.00 Annual
40
1
207,369 65,540.80 98,800.00 Annual
40
1
245,235 84,183.10 119,254.00 Annual
40
1
156,762 91,457.60 145,953.60 Annual
40
1
115,355 58,596.00 87,854.00 Annual
40
1
68,397 53,531.94 53,531.94 Annual
40
1
98,771
21.88
35.00
Hourly
40
1
94,082 90,833.60 154,417.12 Annual
40
1
28,497 63,990.00 99,269.00 Annual
40
1
25,817 61,800.00 63,300.00 Annual
42
1
26,409
19.02
30.42
Hourly
40
2
18,488
15.00
20.00
Hourly
40
1
18,562
17.51
24.27
Hourly
40
1
17,158 56,691.65 56,691.65 Annual
40
1
7,749
10.00
12.50
Hourly
42
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 30 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Corporal, Police Department
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
4
49,697
55,047
78,467
88,131
547
B
1
38,984
38,984
57,855
57,855
3
C
1
40,351
40,351
61,158
61,158
6
F
1
30,000
30,000
32,760
32,760
1
Total/Avg
7
39,758
41,096
57,560
59,976
557
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
2021 Population
A Chatham
296,329
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617
DeKalb
757,718
Gwinnett
964,546
B Dougherty
84,844
C Polk
43,496
F Talbot
5,742
Minimum entry-level
wage
50,908.00 40,551.76 52,281.00 55,047.00 38,984.40 40,351.00 30,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
81,453.00 Annual
43
17
63,246.91 Annual
40
94
81,036.00 Annual
40
315
88,131.00 Annual
43
121
57,855.16 Annual
40
3
61,158.00 Annual
42
6
32,760.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 31
Public Safety
Corporal, Sheriffs Office
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
14
47,578
55,047
73,904
88,131
339
B
9
43,947
53,186
61,948
85,093
75
C
21
40,838
52,635
54,941
77,445
154
D
8
34,876
45,646
47,347
71,574
24
E
1
38,480
38,480
42,640
42,640
15
F
1
23,992
23,992
28,062
28,062
1
Total/Avg
54
38,285
44,831
51,474
65,491
608
**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 Cherokee Coweta Fayette Forsyth Gwinnett Henry Houston Lowndes Newton Paulding
B Bulloch Camden Catoosa Dougherty Floyd Jackson Rockdale Troup
128,711 44,557.00 56,934.00 Annual
40
30
110,843
22.26
33.74
Hourly
43
14
121,968
17.31
31.51
Hourly
43
17
296,329 50,908.00 81,453.00 Annual
43
66
274,615 48,789.00 74,257.00 Annual
43
43
149,956
20.22
35.38
Hourly
43
7
120,574 47,070.54 71,809.23 Annual
43
9
260,206
24.81
40.94
Hourly
40
35
964,546 55,047.00 88,131.00 Annual
43
37
245,235 53,950.50 76,426.42 Annual
40
5
166,829
19.87
31.70
Hourly
42
32
119,276
20.41
31.06
Hourly
40
9
115,355
20.11
29.54
Hourly
42.75
22
173,780
22.86
34.79
Hourly
42
13
82,442
18.21
27.32
Hourly
42.75
7
55,664
17.66
18.55
Hourly
45
5
68,397
20.14
24.21
Hourly
42
7
84,844 38,984.40 57,855.16 Annual
40
9
98,771
18.27
29.23
Hourly
40
10
80,286
21.75
26.08
Hourly
42.75
5
94,082
25.57
40.91
Hourly
40
12
69,720
19.72
30.00
Hourly
40
9
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 32 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Corporal, Sheriffs Office
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Walton C Bryan
Coffee Colquitt Dawson Decatur Gilmer Habersham Harris Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Pickens Polk Sumter Thomas Toombs Ware Wayne White D Berrien Burke Cook Crisp Dodge Jefferson Lamar Mitchell E McIntosh F Randolph
2021 Population
99,853 46,938 43,386 45,812 28,497 29,038 32,026 46,774 35,626 33,411 34,278 30,885 28,712 39,951 34,024 43,496 29,283 45,842 26,911 36,033 30,380 28,442 18,147 24,310 17,225 19,879 19,759 15,524 19,080 21,521 11,123
6,287
Minimum entry-level
wage
50,202.96 19.25 18.67
35,360.00 22.86 18.50 21.70 21.16 20.59 15.41 18.34 20.00 20.99 16.33 23.54
33,656.00 34,878.87 38,979.00
18.40 20.18 27,075.06 19.65 12.00 16.73 18.31 20.90 16.00 11.00 15.30 17.00 18.50 10.73
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
76,396.32 Annual
42
11
21.87
Hourly
40
8
24.74
Hourly
43
4
35,360.00 Annual
40
5
35.46
Hourly
42
28
19.95
Hourly
42
11
28.84
Hourly
40
6
28.78
Hourly
43
10
29.17
Hourly
42
5
22.29
Hourly
42
4
29.35
Hourly
43
9
23.00
Hourly
42
6
32.14
Hourly
42.5
5
22.51
Hourly
42
7
23.54
Hourly
43
1
61,158.00 Annual
42
8
54,441.27 Annual
40
10
38,979.00 Annual
43
8
19.48
Hourly
42
4
22.28
Hourly
40
7
69,902.49 Annual
40
7
26.46
Hourly
42
1
18.00
Hourly
42
5
25.36
Hourly
43
5
32.01
Hourly
43
1
22.36
Hourly
42
3
16.50
Hourly
42
2
18.26
Hourly
42
6
23.28
Hourly
40
1
17.00
Hourly
43
1
20.50
Hourly
40
15
12.55
Hourly
43
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 33
Public Safety
Corrections Officer
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
11
39,897
44,250
62,849
69,070
443
B
5
35,057
37,154
58,184
65,138
145
C
6
31,272
37,150
49,709
69,932
133
D
5
29,142
34,323
45,773
52,032
110
Total/Avg
27
33,842
38,219
54,129
64,043
831
**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 41,225.00 55,775.00 Annual
40
8
Bartow
110,843
19.79
30.89
Hourly
43
40
Carroll
121,968
14.97
25.03
Hourly
43
22
Chatham
296,329 39,520.00 63,232.00 Annual
43
176
Clayton
297,100 41,532.01 66,587.73 Annual
40
28
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 33,282.71 51,909.68 Annual
40
58
Coweta
149,956
16.97
29.70
Hourly
43
15
Gwinnett
964,546 43,112.00 69,024.00 Annual
43
23
Hall
207,369
18.18
27.27
Hourly
43
14
Macon-Bibb
156,762
19.63
32.15
Hourly
40
20
Paulding
173,780
19.71
30.00
Hourly
42
39
B Bulloch
82,442
15.53
23.30
Hourly
42
9
Camden
55,664
14.19
25.00
Hourly
45
24
Floyd
98,771
16.83
26.93
Hourly
40
48
Jackson
80,286
17.01
29.83
Hourly
42
25
Spalding
67,909
17.31
29.03
Hourly
40
39
C Colquitt
45,812 28,600.00 28,600.00 Annual
40
20
Decatur
29,038
12.30
27.71
Hourly
42
32
Fannin
25,817
15.02
23.08
Hourly
42
17
Harris
35,626
17.01
32.02
Hourly
42
30
Murray
39,951
15.56
18.52
Hourly
42
15
Sumter
29,283 28,232.10 48,350.25 Annual
40
19
D Brantley
18,101
12.61
20.57
Hourly
42
19
Burke
24,310
15.35
23.27
Hourly
43
28
Franklin
23,785
15.00
20.00
Hourly
40
20
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 34 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Corrections Officer
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Jefferson Mitchell
2021 Population
15,524 21,521
Minimum entry-level
wage
11.00 12.80
Maximum wage
20.74 20.13
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
Hourly
42
27
Hourly
43
16
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 35
Public Safety
Deputy Sheriff
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
20
43,289
48,353
67,733
94,185
1557
B
9
38,966
45,481
59,981
72,705
317
C
23
38,328
45,820
53,925
71,067
445
D
19
35,978
46,800
51,593
70,038
321
E
8
31,324
39,312
43,651
51,428
71
F
18
31,613
47,424
44,194
71,136
151
Total/Avg
97
36,583
45,532
53,513
71,760
2862
**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 42,082.00 51,983.00 Annual
40
14
Bartow
110,843
20.98
31.80
Hourly
43
37
Carroll
121,968
17.94
28.62
Hourly
43
57
Chatham
296,329 46,280.00 74,048.00 Annual
43
139
Cherokee
274,615
19.41
28.43
Hourly
43
214
Clayton
297,100 45,830.27 73,479.07 Annual
40
36
Columbia
159,639
19.87
30.71
Annual
43
126
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 36,737.89 57,298.57 Annual
40
91
Coweta
149,956
19.07
33.37
Hourly
43
84
DeKalb
757,718 42,504.00 65,880.00 Annual
40
15
Douglas
145,814 48,353.00 94,185.00 Annual
42
117
Fayette
120,574 42,643.59 65,055.62 Annual
43
50
Gwinnett
964,546 42,888.00 68,665.00 Annual
43
136
Hall
207,369
20.32
30.46
Hourly
43
120
Henry
245,235 47,127.24 71,116.16 Annual
40
58
Houston
166,829
19.07
30.54
Hourly
42
30
Lowndes
119,276
18.49
28.14
Hourly
40
36
Macon-Bibb
156,762
19.63
32.15
Hourly
40
72
Newton
115,355
19.00
27.87
Hourly
42.75
46
Paulding
173,780
20.71
31.51
Hourly
42
79
B Bulloch
82,442
17.63
26.44
Hourly
42.75
28
Camden
55,664
16.36
20.17
Hourly
45
11
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 36 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Deputy Sheriff
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Catoosa Dougherty Floyd Gordon Jackson Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Dawson Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Harris Hart Lumpkin Madison Murray Peach Pickens Polk Sumter Thomas Toombs Union Ware Wayne White D Appling Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Burke Cook Crisp Franklin Jefferson
2021 Population
68,397 84,844 98,771 58,237 80,286 69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 43,386 28,497 29,038 32,026 25,918 46,774 35,626 26,409 34,278 30,885 39,951 28,417 34,024 43,496 29,283 45,842 26,911 25,521 36,033 30,380 28,442 18,488 17,158 18,147 18,101 24,310 17,225 19,879 23,785 15,524
Minimum entry-level
wage
16.49 35,360.00
16.83 18.71 18.63 19.72 45,481.40 18.00 16.68 17.63 20.98 17.00 20.40 15.00 19.51 19.59 18.13 17.29 18.80 18.01 34,981.00 18.90 30,596.00 33,300.54 38,111.00 14.00 19.50 17.00 28,445.74 18.71 20.00 16.64 15.00 13.77 16.73 17.13 18.00 15.00 12.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
28.07
Hourly
42
33
52,476.34 Annual
40
28
26.93
Hourly
40
45
30.95
Hourly
40
26
29.05
Hourly
42.75
54
30.00
Hourly
40
34
72,705.36 Annual
42
58
21.56
Hourly
40
16
21.89
Hourly
43
24
24.71
Hourly
43
26
32.54
Hourly
42
28
23.65
Hourly
42
15
30.42
Hourly
40
19
19.17
Hourly
43
13
26.53
Hourly
43
18
27.75
Hourly
42
23
28.98
Hourly
45
21
27.66
Hourly
43
18
18.80
Hourly
42
17
21.44
Hourly
42
22
55,237.00 Annual
40
10
22.89
Hourly
43
22
46,373.00 Annual
42
20
51,907.05 Annual
40
14
38,111.00 Annual
43
25
19.45
Hourly
42
7
24.15
Hourly
43
23
30.26
Hourly
42.8
28
63,328.23 Annual
40
15
25.16
Hourly
42
21
29.00
Hourly
43
1
19.78
Hourly
42
10
20.00
Hourly
42
22
21.53
Hourly
42
9
25.36
Hourly
43
29
30.46
Hourly
43
20
21.60
Hourly
42
18
20.00
Hourly
40
40
17.79
Hourly
42
8
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 37
Public Safety
Deputy Sheriff
Group Jurisdiction
2021 Population
Lamar
19,080
Long
17,152
Meriwether
20,793
Mitchell
21,521
Morgan
20,635
Oglethorpe
15,140
Pierce
19,976
Pike
19,477
Putnam
22,585
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
Talbot
5,742
Taliaferro
1,558
Turner
8,966
Twiggs
7,856
Warren
5,240
Webster Unified
2,367
Wilkes
9,513
Minimum entry-level
wage
14.78 16.00 15.00 16.25 18.50 18.00 17.55 17.00 14.94 14.77 15.00 18.00 17.00 13.00 10.00 13.00 16.25 12.00 21.20 17.00 14.35 15.00 25,566.46 15.00 14.00 12.00 15.00 9.72 16.00 30,000.00 13.00 26,672.00 16.00 16.05 40,800.00 18,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
22.50
Hourly
40
14
25.00
Hourly
44
25
23.00
Hourly
42
24
16.90
Hourly
43
9
28.15
Hourly
42
14
21.00
Hourly
50
15
28.06
Hourly
48
9
23.00
Hourly
43
15
25.69
Hourly
40
24
22.15
Hourly
40
15
23.00
Hourly
43
6
22.25
Hourly
42
11
19.50
Hourly
42
14
17.42
Hourly
43
9
19.98
Hourly
42
6
18.20
Hourly
43
5
20.50
Hourly
40
8
18.19
Hourly
43
12
21.20
Hourly
43
1
19.00
Hourly
40
4
25.15
Hourly
40
6
25.00
Hourly
40
4
39,778.32 Annual
40
8
25.00
Hourly
40
6
20.00
Hourly
40
9
20.00
Hourly
42
12
16.52
Hourly
42
9
13.52
Hourly
43
6
24.00
Hourly
57
2
35,715.00 Annual
40
15
23.00
Hourly
43
10
40,727.00 Annual
40
15
16.00
Hourly
40
20
19.57
Hourly
40
4
45,900.00 Annual
40
2
42,000.00 Annual
40
18
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 38 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Deputy Warden
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
7
71,424
92,236
111,585
156,800
10
B
4
63,220
69,099
95,675
107,103
6
C
4
52,448
61,859
66,301
78,437
5
D
2
44,845
60,000
58,472
60,000
1
Total/Avg
17
57,985
70,799
83,008
100,585
22
**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
Carroll
121,968
Clayton
297,100
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617
Coweta
149,956
Gwinnett
964,546
Hall
207,369
B Bulloch
82,442
Floyd
98,771
Jackson
80,286
Spalding
67,909
C Colquitt
45,812
Decatur
29,038
Harris
35,626
Sumter
29,283
D Jefferson
15,524
Mitchell
21,521
Minimum entry-level
wage
77,735.00 51,511.72 82,245.06 66,448.77 67,966.82 92,236.00 61,828.00 64,813.84 59,000.00 59,968.00 69,099.00 51,568.00
29.74 55,369.60 40,996.80 29,690.00 60,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
105,172.00 Annual
40
82,920.76 Annual
40
120,880.36 Annual
40
103,637.41 Annual
40
118,941.94 Annual
40
156,800.00 Annual
40
92,742.00 Annual
40
97,221.28 Annual
40
94,400.00 Annual
40
83,975.00 Annual
40
107,103.00 Annual
40
51,568.00 Annual
40
29.74
Annual
40
78,436.73 Annual
40
73,340.80 Annual
40
56,944.00 Annual
40
60,000.00 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 39
Public Safety
Detention Officer
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
14
41,014
48,873
65,590
81,362
938
B
10
36,238
42,952
54,852
68,723
493
C
24
31,910
40,557
50,152
82,359
598
D
11
32,492
39,312
44,313
62,250
162
E
4
26,312
31,200
32,874
34,154
40
F
1
2,063
2,063
31,073
31,073
12
Total/Avg
64
28,338
34,160
46,476
59,987
2243
**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 Clayton Columbia Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Newton
B Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Floyd Gordon Jackson Rockdale Spalding
128,711 42,082.00 56,934.00 Annual
40
15
297,100 40,012.70 63,359.85 Annual
40
67
159,639
18.73
28.94
Hourly
43
67
149,956
18.25
31.93
Hourly
40
41
757,718 37,170.00 63,123.00 Annual
40
139
145,814 37,866.00 81,362.00 Annual
42
41
120,574 38,632.99 58,937.18 Annual
43
60
260,206
23.36
37.37
Hourly
40
81
964,546 48,873.00 78,247.00 Annual
40
87
207,369
19.36
29.01
Hourly
43
93
245,235 43,464.03 66,252.18 Annual
42
71
166,829
18.35
29.34
Hourly
42
79
119,276
16.75
25.49
Hourly
42
61
115,355
16.97
25.45
Hourly
42.75
36
82,442
15.26
22.89
Hourly
42.75
34
68,397
14.38
21.85
Hourly
42
26
84,844 35,360.00 52,476.34 Annual
40
102
98,771
16.83
26.93
Hourly
40
42
58,237
17.60
24.42
Hourly
40
40
80,286
16.73
22.00
Hourly
42
48
94,082
20.65
33.04
Hourly
40
67
67,909
17.31
29.03
Hourly
40
55
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 40 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Detention Officer
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Dawson Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Harris Hart Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Peach Pickens Polk Sumter Thomas Toombs Union Ware Wayne White D Ben Hill Berrien Crisp Franklin Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Oglethorpe Pierce Washington Worth E Bacon Bleckley
2021 Population
69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 43,386 28,497 29,038 32,026 25,918 46,774 35,626 26,409 33,411 34,278 30,885 28,712 28,417 34,024 43,496 29,283 45,842 26,911 25,521 36,033 30,380 28,442 17,158 18,147 19,879 23,785 20,793 21,521 20,635 15,140 19,976 19,785 20,554 11,079 12,607
Minimum entry-level
wage
17.00 39,218.47
15.00 17.07 14.07 18.57 15.00 9.54 11.00 16.30 17.01 14.21 11.74 13.64 15.00 16.91 32,019.00 16.31 30,596.00 27,609.66 33,066.00 13.00 17.00 14.31 24,528.67 17.37 13.66 12.75 17.00 15.00 15.00 11.81 15.95 14.00 15.60 14.00 13.39 10.00 12.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
25.87
Hourly
40
37
59,666.88 Annual
42
42
22.40
Hourly
40
16
21.89
Hourly
42
29
23.59
Hourly
43
51
28.80
Hourly
42
23
23.68
Hourly
42
15
29.54
Hourly
40
13
18.67
Hourly
40
24
22.17
Hourly
43
9
37.71
Hourly
42
24
23.26
Hourly
40
15
18.26
Hourly
42
26
21.83
Hourly
43
14
16.00
Hourly
42
18
26.10
Hourly
42.5
24
50,547.00 Annual
40
20
20.48
Hourly
43
23
46,373.00 Annual
42
30
44,126.55 Annual
40
17
33,066.00 Annual
43
30
16.51
Hourly
42
32
22.05
Hourly
43
29
22.82
Hourly
42.75
74
63,328.23 Annual
40
17
27.77
Hourly
42
25
14.35
Hourly
42
17
13.25
Hourly
42
15
26.39
Hourly
42
24
20.00
Hourly
40
15
16.46
Hourly
42
12
14.00
Annual
43
19
24.27
Hourly
42
19
17.00
Hourly
54
6
24.94
Hourly
48
13
25.00
Hourly
43
14
20.09
Hourly
40
8
14.00
Hourly
43
11
15.00
Hourly
42
12
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 41
Public Safety
Detention Officer
Group Jurisdiction
Charlton McIntosh F Hancock
2021 Population
12,766 11,123
8,630
Minimum entry-level
wage
12.25 15.00 2,063.13
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
16.42
Hourly
40
8
16.00
Hourly
40
9
31,073.00 Annual
40
12
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 42 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Dispatcher
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
10
37,554
43,718
63,474
81,362
183
B
5
31,915
35,360
48,922
53,810
56
C
5
31,128
40,055
50,185
62,288
48
D
9
27,904
34,323
39,321
56,705
74
E
4
23,621
29,484
33,641
37,440
27
F
8
23,670
29,120
31,076
41,600
64
Total/Avg
41
29,299
35,343
44,437
55,534
452
**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 Clayton Coweta Douglas Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Houston
B Bulloch Dougherty Floyd Spalding Troup
C Dawson Fannin Gilmer Monroe Sumter
D Appling Berrien
128,711 38,760.00 60,072.00 Annual
40
8
121,968
16.53
26.91
Hourly
40
16
296,329 34,650.00 55,440.00 Annual
40
6
297,100 37,603.02 66,587.73 Annual
40
23
149,956
18.25
31.93
Hourly
40
30
145,814 36,063.00 81,362.00 Annual
40
15
260,206
18.98
30.38
Hourly
40
10
964,546 43,718.00 69,949.00 Annual
40
36
207,369
16.71
26.31
Hourly
40
21
166,829
18.35
29.34
Hourly
40
18
82,442
15.67
23.51
Hourly
40
5
84,844 26,560.00 39,420.00 Annual
40
6
98,771
15.38
24.62
Hourly
40
14
67,909
15.90
24.65
Hourly
40
7
69,720
17.00
25.87
Hourly
40
24
28,497
18.34
28.52
Hourly
42
7
25,817
12.00
20.90
Hourly
40
8
32,026
17.00
21.60
Hourly
40
10
28,712
15.00
28.03
Hourly
40
18
29,283 24,065.60 41,932.80 Annual
40
5
18,488
10.00
16.00
Hourly
40
9
18,147
12.50
13.25
Hourly
40
12
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 43
Public Safety
Dispatcher
Group Jurisdiction
2021 Population
Burke
24,310
Cook
17,225
Jefferson
15,524
Mitchell
21,521
Putnam
22,585
Washington
19,785
Worth
20,554
E Bacon
11,079
Bleckley
12,607
Charlton
12,766
Early
10,619
F Cusseta-Chattahooche 9,048
Hancock
8,630
Lincoln
7,749
Montgomery
8,653
Randolph
6,287
Taliaferro
1,558
Turner
8,966
Twiggs
7,856
Minimum entry-level
wage
15.35 11.90 13.25 12.21 15.08 14.00 12.44 10.00 13.50 12.25 9.00 13.00 19,036.00 10.00 12.04 8.58 12.00 21,891.00 14.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
25.36
Hourly
43
14
21.26
Hourly
43
9
16.10
Hourly
40
1
12.21
Hourly
43
4
15.08
Hourly
40
2
25.00
Hourly
43
12
19.59
Hourly
40
11
14.00
Hourly
40
8
15.50
Hourly
42
9
16.42
Hourly
40
5
18.00
Hourly
40
5
20.00
Hourly
40
3
28,966.00 Annual
40
12
12.00
Hourly
42
8
14.53
Hourly
40
8
10.41
Hourly
43
4
16.50
Hourly
42
4
33,180.00 Annual
40
10
14.00
Hourly
40
15
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 44 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Dispatcher/Jailer
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
4
38,083
39,918
59,712
63,911
73
D
6
30,464
38,012
37,704
44,762
88
E
3
24,232
26,832
41,702
43,680
45
F
9
22,483
30,576
29,913
31,200
94
Total/Avg
22
28,815
33,835
42,258
45,888
300
**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 Forsyth Gwinnett
D Dade Dodge Jefferson Lamar Pike Putnam
E Candler Early Telfair
F Atkinson Jenkins Lincoln Randolph Schley Talbot Taylor Twiggs Wilkes
2021 Population
128,711 121,968 260,206 964,546 16,326 19,759
15,524 19,080 19,477 22,585 11,037 10,619 12,414
8,391 8,639 7,749 6,287 4,478 5,742 7,799 7,856 9,513
Minimum entry-level
wage
38,760.00 15.95 18.26
39,918.00 15.12 10.50 13.25 13.33 17.00 15.08 12.00 9.00 12.00 14.00 10.00 10.00 8.81 9.50 11.00
19,988.00 14.00 8.50
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
60,072.00 Annual
40
8
24.20
Hourly
43
53
29.21
Hourly
40
1
63,911.00 Annual
40
11
16.64
Hourly
43
14
13.00
Hourly
42
26
13.25
Hourly
42
13
20.29
Hourly
40
12
20.00
Hourly
43
9
21.52
Hourly
40
14
20.00
Hourly
42
9
18.66
Hourly
42
11
18.19
Hourly
43
25
14.00
Hourly
42
10
15.00
Hourly
40
7
13.25
Hourly
42
10
12.73
Hourly
43
13
15.00
Hourly
40
4
13.51
Hourly
40
12
30,414.00 Annual
42
8
14.00
Hourly
40
20
15.00
Hourly
40
10
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 45
Public Safety
E-911 Director
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
16
76,701
111,812
119,116
178,899
20
B
11
65,476
90,803
91,958
138,618
12
C
21
52,221
79,477
64,846
97,177
24
D
18
43,912
68,664
59,417
89,440
18
E
4
40,377
52,915
43,229
52,915
4
F
6
26,144
39,596
39,334
60,014
6
Total/Avg
76
50,805
73,878
69,650
102,844
84
**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 Columbia Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Macon-Bibb Paulding
B Barrow Bulloch Camden Catoosa Floyd Gordon
121,968 55,861.78 89,975.08 Annual
40
1
296,329 111,812.00 178,899.00 Annual
40
1
274,615 90,000.00 90,000.00 Annual
40
1
159,639 66,830.00 100,245.00 Annual
40
1
149,956 76,367.52 133,643.16 Annual
40
1
757,718 102,843.00 159,408.00 Annual
40
1
145,814 67,999.00 139,152.00 Annual
40
1
120,574 77,130.56 117,667.79 Annual
40
1
260,206
37.46
61.82
Hourly
40
1
964,546 61,146.00 100,891.00 Annual
40
5
207,369 65,540.80 98,800.00 Annual
40
1
245,235 96,013.83 136,013.46 Annual
40
1
166,829
27.18
43.46
Hourly
40
1
119,276
36.90
56.14
Annual
40
1
156,762 75,241.32 120,084.80 Annual
40
1
173,780 69,219.73 105,326.01 Annual
40
1
86,658 55,801.00 83,701.00 Annual
40
1
82,442 62,184.72 93,276.55 Annual
40
1
55,664 67,558.00 67,558.00 Annual
40
1
68,397 52,791.74 53,787.74 Annual
40
2
98,771 65,000.00 104,000.00 Annual
40
1
58,237 59,157.40 59,157.40 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 46 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
E-911 Director
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Jackson Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Habersham Harris Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Peach Pickens Polk Thomas Toombs Union Ware Wayne D Appling Banks Brantley Burke Cook Crisp Dade Dodge Franklin Jefferson Lamar Meriwether Mitchell
2021 Population
80,286 94,082 67,909 69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 43,386 45,812 29,038 32,026 46,774 35,626 33,411 34,278 30,885 28,712 39,951 28,417 34,024 43,496 45,842 26,911 25,521 36,033 30,380 18,488 18,562 18,101 24,310 17,225 19,879 16,326 19,759 23,785 15,524 19,080 20,793 21,521
Minimum entry-level
wage
79,356.00 59,649.32 57,338.00
33.94 90,803.40
23.28 50,150.00 53,678.00 68,599.00
38.21 22.53 60,657.00 68,598.40 43,851.05 1,999.25 51,000.00 53,021.00 21.85 47,567.00 61,263.00 53,922.00 71,760.00 18.00 54,766.00 29.63 34,658.36 15.00 50,000.00 19.71 25.41 42,608.89 59,000.00 62,331.36 20.00 40,000.00 21,013.00 16.39 68,664.00 44,200.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
119,695.00 Annual
40
95,438.91 Annual
40
88,874.00 Annual
40
51.65
Annual
40
138,618.11 Annual
40
24.75
Annual
40
61,223.00 Annual
40
75,162.00 Annual
40
68,599.00 Annual
40
38.21
Annual
40
22.53
Hourly
40
87,647.00 Annual
40
97,176.68 Annual
40
67,969.13 Annual
40
3,298.78
Annual
40
51,000.00 Annual
40
74,243.00 Annual
40
33.76
Annual
40
79,798.00 Annual
40
61,263.00 Annual
40
81,729.00 Annual
40
71,760.00 Annual
40
18.00
Hourly
42
54,766.00 Annual
40
29.63
Hourly
40
77,159.28 Annual
40
20.00
Hourly
40
57,245.00 Annual
40
27.15
Annual
40
38.52
Annual
40
78,994.50 Annual
40
66,000.00 Annual
40
62,331.36 Annual
42
20.00
Annual
40
40,000.00 Annual
40
64,882.00 Annual
40
24.94
Hourly
40
68,664.00 Annual
40
44,200.00 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 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 47
Public Safety
E-911 Director
Group Jurisdiction
2021 Population
Oglethorpe
15,140
Pierce
19,976
Pike
19,477
Washington
19,785
Worth
20,554
E Bacon
11,079
Bleckley
12,607
Charlton
12,766
McIntosh
11,123
F Cusseta-Chattahooche 9,048
Irwin
9,618
Taliaferro
1,558
Turner
8,966
Warren
5,240
Wilkes
9,513
Minimum entry-level
wage
40,000.00 17.55 15.00 20.00
42,137.00 13.94 18.35
39,520.00 25.44
30,000.00 11.00 16.80
39,596.00 2,696.00 25,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
45,000.00 Annual
40
1
28.06
Hourly
48
1
23.00
Hourly
40
1
40.00
Hourly
43
1
63,205.00 Annual
40
1
18.00
Hourly
40
1
18.35
Hourly
42
1
42,484.00 Annual
40
1
25.44
Hourly
40
1
45,000.00 Annual
40
1
20.00
Hourly
40
1
16.80
Hourly
42
1
60,014.00 Annual
40
1
2,696.00
Annual
40
1
50,000.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 48 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
E-911 Operator
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
18
36,408
47,544
62,572
97,288
342
B
10
36,533
57,949
58,370
88,171
140
C
21
30,800
39,689
51,149
82,359
258
D
15
30,297
38,938
42,172
62,250
145
E
1
29,994
29,994
44,429
44,429
4
F
3
23,026
28,517
35,963
41,600
19
Total/Avg
68
31,176
40,438
49,109
69,349
908
**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
8
Bartow
110,843
17.65
26.75
Hourly
40
8
Carroll
121,968
18.98
38.76
Hourly
40
5
Chatham
296,329 30,948.00 56,885.00 Annual
40
47
Cherokee
274,615
16.92
26.85
Hourly
40
29
Clayton
297,100 32,395.33 97,287.73 Annual
40
7
Columbia
159,639
19.29
29.81
Hourly
40
18
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 30,152.50 51,909.68 Annual
40
43
Douglas
145,814 38,835.00 81,362.00 Annual
40
13
Fayette
120,574 40,588.78 61,920.88 Annual
40
24
Forsyth
260,206
17.53
28.04
Hourly
40
33
Gwinnett
964,546 47,544.00 76,070.00 Annual
40
15
Hall
207,369
15.92
23.87
Hourly
40
7
Henry
245,235 37,797.36 64,588.61 Annual
42
26
Houston
166,829
18.35
29.34
Hourly
40
18
Lowndes
119,276
15.93
24.25
Hourly
40
10
Macon-Bibb
156,762
15.03
23.99
Hourly
40
23
Paulding
173,780
16.67
25.36
Hourly
40
8
B Barrow
86,658
15.97
23.96
Hourly
40
11
Bulloch
82,442
15.67
23.51
Hourly
40
11
Camden
55,664
16.00
22.71
Hourly
45
17
Catoosa
68,397
14.05
22.23
Hourly
42
17
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 49
Public Safety
E-911 Operator
Group Jurisdiction
Gordon Jackson Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Colquitt Decatur Habersham Harris Hart Lee Lumpkin Madison Murray Peach Pickens Polk Thomas Toombs Union Ware Wayne White D Banks Ben Hill Brantley Crisp Dade Dodge Jefferson Lamar Meriwether Mitchell Morgan Oglethorpe
2021 Population
58,237 80,286 94,082 67,909 69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 43,386 45,812 29,038 46,774 35,626 26,409 33,411 34,278 30,885 39,951 28,417 34,024 43,496 45,842 26,911 25,521 36,033 30,380 28,442 18,562 17,158 18,101 19,879 16,326 19,759 15,524 19,080 20,793 21,521 20,635 15,140
Minimum entry-level
wage
13.78 17.01 18.04 16.61 27.86 37,328.71 14.70 13.16 14.07 26,520.00 15.00 15.16 16.20 14.21 12.50 15.56 14.00 14.79 30,540.00 15.46 30,596.00 39,689.00 12.60 13.50 12.37 24,528.67 15.74 16.25 12.99 11.57 14.00 13.75 12.00 13.75 13.33 14.07 11.00 15.95 13.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
23.32
Hourly
40
17
24.82
Hourly
40
11
33.04
Hourly
40
19
25.74
Hourly
40
17
42.39
Annual
40
1
72,708.85 Annual
42
19
20.37
Hourly
40
13
20.32
Hourly
47
6
27.39
Hourly
40
11
37,440.00 Annual
40
9
26.10
Hourly
40
8
23.53
Hourly
43
12
37.71
Hourly
42
14
23.26
Hourly
40
7
25.72
Hourly
42
13
36.63
Hourly
42
11
18.00
Hourly
42
15
19.83
Hourly
40
14
48,254.00 Annual
40
12
26.08
Hourly
43
14
57,387.00 Annual
40
16
39,689.00 Annual
40
21
15.00
Hourly
42
9
22.20
Hourly
40
10
22.29
Hourly
40
17
54,607.73 Annual
40
10
22.79
Hourly
42
16
18.89
Hourly
45.13
11
15.07
Hourly
40
14
17.15
Hourly
40
4
24.28
Hourly
40
15
19.00
Hourly
42
12
18.00
Hourly
40
10
17.00
Hourly
40
10
20.29
Hourly
40
5
19.83
Hourly
42
14
16.62
Hourly
40
9
24.27
Hourly
40
12
17.00
Hourly
54
8
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 50 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
E-911 Operator
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Pierce Pike Putnam E McIntosh F Irwin Warren Wilkes
2021 Population
19,976 19,477 22,585 11,123
9,618 5,240 9,513
Minimum entry-level
wage
15.60 15.00 15.08 14.42 11.00 13.71 8.50
Maximum wage
24.94 20.00 16.48 21.36 20.00 16.87 15.00
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
Hourly
48
6
Hourly
40
8
Hourly
40
7
Hourly
40
4
Hourly
40
7
Hourly
40
5
Hourly
40
7
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 51
Public Safety
Emergency Management Director
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
18
75,002
99,861
113,823
164,757
19
B
8
72,745
90,834
105,446
154,417
9
C
12
50,957
82,826
69,890
126,434
13
D
9
43,322
69,514
61,470
110,074
10
E
3
60,433
62,982
60,433
62,982
3
F
7
33,976
53,000
38,709
58,324
7
Total/Avg
57
56,072
76,503
74,962
112,831
61
**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
121,968 50,099.40 96,580.00 Annual
40
2
Chatham
296,329 92,406.00 147,850.00 Annual
40
1
Cherokee
274,615 60,798.00 60,798.00 Annual
40
1
Columbia
159,639 81,244.00 121,867.00 Annual
40
1
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 66,448.77 103,637.41 Annual
40
1
Coweta
149,956 76,367.52 133,643.16 Annual
40
1
DeKalb
757,718 80,727.00 125,130.00 Annual
40
1
Douglas
145,814 94,500.00 94,500.00 Annual
40
1
Fayette
120,574 69,876.48 106,601.21 Annual
40
1
Forsyth
260,206
48.01
79.21
Hourly
40
1
Gwinnett
964,546 84,173.00 143,094.00 Annual
40
1
Hall
207,369 68,078.40 102,128.00 Annual
40
1
Henry
245,235 84,183.09 119,254.00 Annual
40
1
Houston
166,829
33.04
52.85
Hourly
40
1
Lowndes
119,276
33.43
50.86
Annual
40
1
Macon-Bibb
156,762 75,233.60 120,078.40 Annual
40
1
Newton
115,355 58,569.00 87,854.00 Annual
40
1
Paulding
173,780 69,219.73 105,326.01 Annual
40
1
B Barrow
86,658 61,346.00 92,021.00 Annual
40
1
Camden
55,664 54,621.00 99,450.00 Annual
40
2
Catoosa
68,397 80,681.71 80,681.71 Annual
40
1
Floyd
98,771 65,000.00 104,000.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 52 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Emergency Management Director
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Gordon Jackson Rockdale Walton C Bryan Colquitt Dawson Fannin Gilmer Habersham Pickens Polk Sumter Union Ware Wayne D Appling Banks Ben Hill Burke Cook Dodge Long Morgan Pierce E Bleckley Early McIntosh F Baker Lincoln Montgomery Randolph Turner Twiggs Warren
2021 Population
58,237 80,286 94,082 99,853 46,938 45,812 28,497 25,817 32,026 46,774 34,024 43,496 29,283 25,521 36,033 30,380 18,488 18,562 17,158 24,310 17,225 19,759 17,152 20,635 19,976 12,607 10,619 11,123
2,819 7,749 8,653 6,287 8,966 7,856 5,240
Minimum entry-level
wage
67,856.36 79,356.00 90,833.60 82,263.40 2,500.00 5,637.06 77,780.00 65,000.00 70,000.00 60,657.00 60,900.00 59,315.00 35,776.00 82,826.00
27.13 34,658.36
20.00 50,000.00 10,000.00
33.42 10,036.32
26.44 27,297.00 60,011.26 66,448.00 60,000.00 58,315.44
30.28 46,500.00 40,000.00 34,083.00 49,545.60 12,200.04 53,000.22 2,503.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
67,856.36 Annual
40
119,965.00 Annual
40
154,417.12 Annual
40
125,173.48 Annual
40
2,828.54
Annual
53
5,637.06
Annual
40
120,662.00 Annual
40
71,750.00 Annual
40
70,000.00 Annual
40
87,647.00 Annual
40
60,900.00 Annual
40
89,900.00 Annual
40
63,668.80 Annual
40
82,826.00 Annual
40
27.13
Hourly
40
126,434.42 Annual
40
29.00
Hourly
40
57,245.00 Annual
40
10,000.00 Annual
40
52.92
Annual
40
10,036.32 Annual
40
26.44
Annual
40
52,999.00 Annual
40
91,314.23 Annual
40
106,250.35 Annual
45
60,000.00 Annual
40
58,315.44 Annual
40
30.28
Hourly
40
50,000.00 Annual
40
58,324.00 Annual
40
40,250.00 Annual
40
54,686.47 Annual
43
12,200.04 Annual
40
53,000.22 Annual
40
2,503.00
Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 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 53
Public Safety
Emergency Medical Services Director
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
57,408
58,822
90,303
92,394
2
B
5
75,823
91,311
108,381
138,168
5
C
12
62,117
88,067
82,561
109,188
14
D
6
65,651
76,176
80,582
106,250
6
E
4
46,384
54,000
56,215
62,830
4
F
8
39,430
53,252
55,060
80,712
8
Total/Avg
37
57,802
70,271
78,851
98,257
39
**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 Forsyth Hall
B Bulloch Dougherty Gordon Jackson Walton
C Decatur Fannin Grady Habersham Harris Hart Lee Peach Thomas Toombs Ware Wayne
D Brantley Dodge Franklin
260,206
26.92
44.42
Hourly
40
1
207,369 58,822.40 88,212.80 Annual
40
1
82,442 64,813.84 97,221.28 Annual
40
1
84,844 77,186.45 114,549.27 Annual
40
1
58,237 55,000.14 55,000.14 Annual
40
1
80,286 91,311.00 136,966.00 Annual
40
1
99,853 90,803.40 138,168.11 Annual
40
1
29,038
18.47
31.80
Hourly
40
3
25,817
23.89
26.28
Hourly
42
1
25,918 68,623.75 71,046.60 Annual
40
1
46,774 77,992.00 109,188.00 Annual
40
1
35,626 71,822.40 101,743.81 Annual
40
1
26,409 67,163.20 67,163.20 Annual
40
1
33,411 50,763.07 100,421.34 Annual
40
1
28,417 61,999.00 97,880.00 Annual
40
1
45,842 88,067.00 88,067.00 Annual
40
1
26,911 65,000.00 68,250.00 Annual
40
1
36,033
26.16
26.16
Hourly
40
1
30,380 48,971.34 109,024.00 Annual
40
1
18,101
23.69
33.20
Annual
40
1
19,759
34.62
34.62
Annual
40
1
23,785 70,000.00 90,000.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 54 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Emergency Medical Services Director
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Oglethorpe Pierce Putnam E Candler Charlton Evans Telfair F Calhoun Irwin Jenkins Talbot Taylor Turner Webster Unified Wilkes
2021 Population
15,140 19,976 22,585 11,037 12,766 10,672 12,414
5,509 9,618 8,639 5,742 7,799 8,966 2,367 9,513
Minimum entry-level
wage
60,000.00 66,448.00 76,176.01 54,000.00 42,640.00 40,000.00 48,894.22 45,000.00
15.00 18.00 13.65 36,153.00 53,252.00 45,000.00 39,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
70,000.00 Annual
40
106,250.35 Annual
45
76,176.01 Annual
40
62,830.00 Annual
40
57,137.60 Annual
40
56,000.00 Annual
40
48,894.22 Annual
40
45,000.00 Annual
40
30.00
Hourly
40
25.00
Hourly
40
17.00
Hourly
40
55,011.00 Annual
40
80,712.00 Annual
40
45,000.00 Annual
40
65,000.00 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
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 55
Public Safety
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
5
43,864
53,198
76,497
99,002
230
B
4
37,688
43,299
55,945
65,871
140
C
12
34,606
49,920
60,017
132,409
210
D
7
33,183
41,600
55,038
85,213
93
E
2
25,501
26,042
39,651
46,001
32
F
11
53,918
298,430
65,859
298,430
81
Total/Avg
41
38,127
85,415
58,834
121,154
786
**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 Clayton Coweta Douglas Hall Henry
B Bulloch Dougherty Jackson Walton
C Bryan Fannin Grady Habersham Harris Hart Lee Peach Thomas Toombs Ware Wayne
D Brantley
297,100 53,197.70 99,002.12 Annual
40
63
149,956
18.25
31.93
Hourly
40
4
145,814 43,883.00 94,189.00 Annual
56
10
207,369
14.36
21.54
Hourly
56
150
245,235 42,462.87 60,153.03 Annual
53
3
82,442
16.31
24.46
Hourly
40
9
84,844 33,676.19 49,977.47 Annual
40
52
80,286
15.97
22.86
Hourly
48
65
99,853 43,298.85 65,870.63 Annual
40
14
46,938
12.60
17.00
Hourly
53
5
25,817
15.00
27.40
Hourly
42
30
25,918
14.00
17.50
Hourly
40
15
46,774
14.36
20.51
Hourly
53
14
35,626
14.49
45.47
Hourly
56
23
26,409
15.64
24.99
Hourly
40
27
33,411
13.96
21.77
Hourly
48
7
28,417 33,502.00 59,871.00 Annual
40
16
45,842 49,920.00 49,920.00 Annual
40
13
26,911
9.50
18.20
Hourly
40
21
36,033
14.00
22.86
Hourly
48
24
30,380 31,398.76 77,159.28 Annual
40
15
18,101
12.61
21.53
Hourly
48
17
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 56 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Dodge Franklin Oglethorpe Pierce Putnam Worth E Candler Charlton F Atkinson Calhoun Irwin Jenkins Lincoln Talbot Taylor Turner Warren Webster Unified Wilkes
2021 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
19,759
11.00
24.50
Hourly
48
21
23,785
20.00
25.00
Hourly
40
10
15,140
13.00
18.00
Hourly
54
9
19,976
15.60
34.14
Hourly
48
12
22,585
12.14
17.07
Annual
40
9
20,554
14.93
22.65
Hourly
40
15
11,037
12.52
16.01
Hourly
40
12
12,766
10.00
18.43
Hourly
48
20
8,391
21.50
21.50
Hourly
48
16
5,509 298,430.00 298,430.00 Annual
40
1
9,618
13.00
30.00
Hourly
40
11
8,639
13.00
20.00
Hourly
40
5
7,749
12.00
14.11
Hourly
56
6
5,742
12.75
15.50
Hourly
40
6
7,799 22,063.00 33,572.00 Annual
40
2
8,966 30,932.00 46,883.00 Annual
40
14
5,240
13.84
18.08
Hourly
40
5
2,367
12.50
15.00
Hourly
40
3
9,513
8.50
22.00
Hourly
40
12
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 57
Public Safety
Engine Operator/Driver, Fire Department
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
10
48,311
64,380
74,141
102,992
603
B
1
49,674
49,674
79,466
79,466
23
C
3
40,823
42,663
43,129
45,612
16
Total/Avg
14
46,269
52,239
65,579
76,023
642
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Cherokee Columbia DeKalb Fayette Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Houston Newton Paulding
B Rockdale C Decatur
Habersham Thomas
2021 Population
274,615 159,639 757,718 120,574 260,206 964,546 207,369 166,829 115,355 173,780
94,082 29,038 46,774 45,842
Minimum entry-level
wage
16.12 17.83 49,614.00 47,070.54 23.36 53,752.00 15.07 19.87 14.92 15.24 17.69 14.04 15.48 41,113.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
20.22
Hourly
56
86
26.75
Hourly
53
55
76,902.00 Annual
40
124
79,263.96 Annual
53
27
37.37
Hourly
53
34
86,059.00 Annual
58.5
164
22.61
Hourly
56
37
31.74
Hourly
43
3
22.39
Hourly
54
22
23.19
Hourly
53
51
28.30
Hourly
54
23
16.55
Hourly
53
3
15.48
Hourly
53
10
41,113.00 Annual
53
3
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 58 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Evidence Clerk/Technician
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
10
39,090
47,923
60,549
74,146
25
B
2
41,787
41,891
53,310
64,938
2
C
5
37,820
49,926
47,174
77,314
5
D
2
29,120
33,280
37,440
37,440
2
E
1
25,480
25,480
34,154
34,154
1
Total/Avg
20
34,659
39,700
46,526
57,598
35
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Athens-Clarke Chatham Cherokee Columbia Coweta DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Gwinnett Hall
B Camden Spalding
C Dawson Habersham Madison Murray Ware
D Appling Long
E Charlton
2021 Population
128,711 296,329 274,615 159,639 149,956 757,718 145,814 260,206 964,546 207,369
55,664 67,909 28,497 46,774 30,885 39,951 36,033 18,488 17,152 12,766
Minimum entry-level
wage
38,760.00 35,553.00
23.04 19.87 18.25 36,102.00 35,841.00 18.26 46,341.00 15.92 20.04 20.14 22.86 16.07 17.75 18.01 15.08 16.00 12.00 12.25
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
60,072.00 Annual
40
6
56,885.00 Annual
40
2
23.04
Hourly
40
1
29.81
Hourly
40
1
31.93
Hourly
40
1
55,962.00 Annual
40
3
71,681.00 Annual
40
1
29.21
Hourly
40
2
74,146.00 Annual
40
7
23.87
Hourly
40
1
20.04
Hourly
40
1
31.22
Hourly
40
1
35.40
Hourly
42
1
21.96
Hourly
40
1
17.75
Hourly
40
1
21.44
Hourly
40
1
15.08
Hourly
40
1
18.00
Hourly
40
1
18.00
Annual
40
1
16.42
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 59
Public Safety
Fire Marshal
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
17
66,339
93,060
102,943
143,094
19
B
5
58,677
60,278
78,239
93,431
6
C
2
65,002
66,013
82,641
99,269
2
Total/Avg
24
63,339
73,117
87,941
111,931
27
**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
Carroll
121,968
Cherokee
274,615
Clayton
297,100
Columbia
159,639
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617
Coweta
149,956
DeKalb
757,718
Douglas
145,814
Forsyth
260,206
Gwinnett
964,546
Hall
207,369
Henry
245,235
Houston
166,829
Lowndes
119,276
Paulding
173,780
B Barrow
86,658
Catoosa
68,397
Gordon
58,237
Spalding
67,909
Troup
69,720
C Dawson
28,497
Pickens
34,024
Minimum entry-level
wage
90,306.00 31.91
38,082.27 93,060.00 61,749.46
19.87 60,199.31 67,966.82 73,617.00 67,999.00
35.36 84,173.00 53,352.00 84,183.09
20.63 30.28 62,709.66 28.02 57,844.80 59,029.62 60,278.00 27.86 63,990.00 66,013.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
122,178.00 Annual
40
48.36
Hourly
40
54,611.74 Annual
40
93,060.00 Annual
40
120,771.64 Annual
40
30.71
Hourly
40
93,890.38 Annual
40
118,941.94 Annual
40
114,105.00 Annual
40
139,153.00 Annual
40
58.34
Hourly
40
143,094.00 Annual
40
80,017.00 Annual
56
119,254.00 Annual
40
33.04
Hourly
43
46.08
Annual
40
95,420.16 Annual
53
43.00
Hourly
40
57,844.80 Annual
40
62,308.74 Annual
40
93,431.00 Annual
40
42.39
Annual
40
99,269.00 Annual
40
66,013.00 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 60 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Firefighter
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
14
39,427
58,345
62,155
93,346
524
B
8
35,512
43,917
53,908
70,256
239
C
15
32,854
39,843
48,629
78,499
166
D
7
33,123
52,030
47,323
79,166
93
F
2
23,920
24,960
23,920
24,960
18
Total/Avg
46
32,967
43,819
47,187
69,245
1040
**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
Carroll
121,968
Clayton
297,100
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617
Douglas
145,814
Forsyth
260,206
Gwinnett
964,546
Henry
245,235
Houston
166,829
Lowndes
119,276
Macon-Bibb
156,762
Newton
115,355
Paulding
173,780
B Bulloch
82,442
Camden
55,664
Catoosa
68,397
Gordon
58,237
Rockdale
94,082
Spalding
67,909
Troup
69,720
Walton
99,853
C Bryan
46,938
Minimum entry-level
wage
46,028.00 11.59 10.38
43,608.61 33,282.71 43,883.00
21.17 43,162.00 42,462.87
18.35 14.65 11.60 12.29 13.81 12.97 10.19 11.77 12.93 15.64 12.87 13.40 43,289.85 11.20
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
62,273.00 Annual
40
35
18.39
Hourly
40
55
17.23
Hourly
58
62
66,527.84 Annual
40
61
51,909.68 Annual
40
10
85,431.00 Annual
56
35
33.87
Hourly
53
7
69,103.00 Annual
58.5
126
60,153.03 Annual
53
12
29.34
Hourly
43
14
22.29
Hourly
52
21
18.51
Hourly
54
37
19.75
Hourly
54
3
21.01
Hourly
53
46
19.45
Hourly
56
12
13.06
Hourly
65
47
14.83
Hourly
53
35
23.86
Hourly
40
12
25.02
Hourly
54
27
19.95
Hourly
56
54
20.40
Hourly
40
14
69,203.16 Annual
53
38
23.77
Hourly
53
20
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 61
Public Safety
Firefighter
Group Jurisdiction
Butts Coffee Decatur Fannin Gilmer Habersham Hart Lee Murray Peach Sumter Thomas Ware White D Burke Crisp Lamar Meriwether Morgan Putnam Worth F Atkinson Twiggs
2021 Population
25,781 43,386 29,038 25,817 32,026 46,774 26,409 33,411 39,951 28,417 29,283 45,842 36,033 28,442 24,310 19,879 19,080 20,793 20,635 22,585 20,554 8,391 7,856
Minimum entry-level
wage
12.16 12.30 8.50 15.00 9.54 11.60 15.64 13.96 12.55 33,502.00 39,842.88 39,618.00 10.83 12.13 14.04 13.14 12.03 9.50 20.42 11.95 12.58 11.00 12.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
20.83
Hourly
56.15
1
15.82
Hourly
56
7
14.74
Hourly
53
8
22.00
Hourly
42
8
15.86
Hourly
40
3
11.60
Hourly
53
4
24.99
Hourly
40
2
21.77
Hourly
48
14
15.30
Hourly
53
35
52,872.00 Annual
40
9
52,591.44 Annual
40
12
39,618.00 Annual
53
23
11.37
Hourly
53
4
25.16
Hourly
60
16
21.28
Hourly
53
10
14.86
Hourly
53
14
18.30
Hourly
53
9
11.50
Hourly
42
12
31.07
Hourly
49
4
18.12
Hourly
40
26
18.87
Hourly
40
18
11.00
Hourly
40
3
12.00
Hourly
40
15
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 62 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Firefighter/EMT
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
16
42,952
64,380
68,936
109,032
1378
B
5
40,653
72,821
58,893
109,250
110
C
11
37,825
52,702
54,730
90,280
258
D
5
35,728
44,151
53,857
72,676
113
E
2
32,063
38,126
44,023
49,920
11
F
1
41,600
41,600
54,080
54,080
1
Total/Avg
40
38,470
52,297
55,753
80,873
1871
**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
121,968
10.59
17.44
Hourly
58
17
Cherokee
274,615 39,869.00 44,839.00 Annual
56
134
Clayton
297,100 45,830.27 81,156.61 Annual
40
119
Columbia
159,639
16.56
25.46
Hourly
53
42
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 36,737.89 57,298.57 Annual
40
121
Coweta
149,956
14.60
25.54
Hourly
53
64
DeKalb
757,718 42,504.00 65,880.00 Annual
40
150
Douglas
145,814 48,381.00 109,032.00 Annual
56
59
Fayette
120,574 42,643.59 68,349.06 Annual
53
62
Forsyth
260,206
23.36
37.37
Hourly
53
65
Gwinnett
964,546 46,428.00 74,333.00 Annual
58.5
41
Hall
207,369
14.36
21.54
Hourly
56
150
Henry
245,235 47,127.24 66,760.58 Annual
53
156
Macon-Bibb
156,762
13.08
21.43
Hourly
54
152
Newton
115,355
13.17
19.75
Hourly
54
39
Paulding
173,780
14.51
22.07
Hourly
53
7
B Barrow
86,658
19.45
29.18
Hourly
72
21
Camden
55,664
11.74
15.62
Hourly
65
22
Catoosa
68,397
11.77
12.87
Hourly
53
10
Gordon
58,237
13.96
25.18
Hourly
40
26
Troup
69,720
14.08
21.43
Hourly
40
31
C Bryan
46,938
12.60
24.52
Hourly
53
45
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 63
Public Safety
Firefighter/EMT
Group Jurisdiction
Butts Dawson Gilmer Habersham Lee Lumpkin Pickens Thomas Union Ware D Banks Burke Crisp Meriwether Putnam E Bacon Bleckley F Taliaferro
2021 Population
25,781 28,497 32,026 46,774 33,411 34,278 34,024 45,842 25,521 36,033 18,562 24,310 19,879 20,793 22,585 11,079 12,607
1,558
Minimum entry-level
wage
18.05 16.75 13.80 11.60 14.96 12.46 13.56 49,335.00 13.00 10.83 12.50 16.02 15.31 10.25 13.61 12.50 18.33 20.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
30.92
Hourly
56.15
16
25.98
Hourly
52
27
19.94
Hourly
40
14
12.93
Hourly
53
25
22.19
Hourly
48
30
21.15
Hourly
54
30
20.98
Hourly
53
20
49,335.00 Annual
40
36
16.75
Hourly
50
13
11.37
Hourly
53
2
19.66
Hourly
64
30
26.37
Hourly
53
46
18.65
Hourly
53
6
18.75
Hourly
42
26
18.67
Hourly
40
5
24.00
Hourly
40
10
18.33
Hourly
40
1
26.00
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 64 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Investigator/Detective, Police Department
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
4
52,313
53,951
92,292
108,415
242
B
1
47,386
47,386
70,323
70,323
7
C
1
40,351
40,351
61,158
61,158
4
D
3
44,896
50,357
50,486
52,000
9
F
2
39,391
47,849
47,366
47,849
2
Total/Avg
11
44,867
47,979
64,325
67,949
264
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Chatham Clayton Gwinnett Henry
B Dougherty C Polk D Dade
Franklin Putnam F Turner Twiggs
2021 Population
296,329 297,100 964,546 245,235
84,844 43,496 16,326 23,785 22,585
8,966 7,856
Minimum entry-level
wage
50,908.00 52,588.23 51,805.00 53,950.50 47,385.78 40,351.00
19.11 20.00 24.21 30,932.00 47,849.12
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
108,415.00 Annual
40
99,091.24 Annual
40
82,942.00 Annual
43
78,719.74 Annual
40
70,323.31 Annual
40
61,158.00 Annual
42
21.96
Hourly
43
25.00
Hourly
40
24.21
Hourly
40
46,883.00 Annual
40
47,849.12 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
14 22 169 37 7 4 4 4 1 1 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 65
Public Safety
Investigator/Detective, Sheriffs Office
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
15
47,682
53,951
75,563
109,032
387
B
9
45,239
53,186
66,108
85,093
105
C
23
41,399
54,294
57,794
84,215
120
D
15
39,112
49,227
56,427
89,440
61
E
7
41,087
52,000
51,612
60,890
18
F
10
32,265
46,696
43,837
54,954
13
Total/Avg
79
41,131
51,559
58,557
80,604
704
**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
110,843
22.26
33.74
Hourly
43
19
Carroll
121,968
21.53
34.77
Hourly
43
15
Clayton
297,100 50,618.89 77,222.48 Annual
40
8
Columbia
159,639
20.47
30.71
Hourly
40
9
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 40,551.76 63,246.91 Annual
40
7
Coweta
149,956
21.43
37.50
Hourly
43
14
Douglas
145,814 53,278.00 109,032.00 Annual
42
18
Fayette
120,574 47,070.54 71,809.23 Annual
43
24
Gwinnett
964,546 51,805.00 82,942.00 Annual
43
169
Hall
207,369
20.81
31.21
Hourly
43
34
Henry
245,235 53,950.50 78,719.74 Annual
40
6
Houston
166,829
20.63
33.04
Hourly
42
10
Lowndes
119,276
21.43
32.61
Hourly
40
22
Newton
115,355
19.56
28.70
Hourly
42.75
15
Paulding
173,780
22.85
34.79
Hourly
42
17
B Bulloch
82,442
18.20
28.20
Hourly
42.75
7
Camden
55,664
18.21
21.86
Hourly
45
10
Catoosa
68,397
21.10
28.68
Hourly
40
10
Gordon
58,237
21.25
30.75
Hourly
40
10
Jackson
80,286
22.35
30.90
Hourly
42.75
12
Rockdale
94,082
25.57
40.91
Hourly
40
22
Spalding
67,909
20.14
31.22
Hourly
40
15
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 66 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Investigator/Detective, Sheriffs Office
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Colquitt Dawson Decatur Grady Habersham Harris Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Peach Pickens Sumter Thomas Toombs Union Ware Wayne White D Appling Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Crisp Dodge Jefferson Lamar Long Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Washington
2021 Population
69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 43,386 45,812 28,497 29,038 25,918 46,774 35,626 33,411 34,278 30,885 28,712 39,951 28,417 34,024 29,283 45,842 26,911 25,521 36,033 30,380 28,442 18,488 17,158 18,147 18,101 19,879 19,759 15,524 19,080 17,152 21,521 20,635 19,976 19,477 19,785
Minimum entry-level
wage
19.72 50,202.96
21.76 17.09 18.67 37,440.00 24.86 19.95 16.41 16.07 47,008.00 13.59 19.46 20.00 22.04 19.85 39,426.00 21.18 31,811.13 43,680.00 17.00 22.05 19.70 34,658.36 20.65 20.00 19.81 15.00 15.04 20.00 18.00 16.00 16.96 19.00 16.50 22.54 18.25 20.00 16.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
30.00
Hourly
40
10
76,396.32 Annual
42
9
27.29
Hourly
40
2
22.43
Hourly
43
6
24.74
Hourly
43
6
64,793.00 Annual
40
7
38.56
Hourly
42
6
34.82
Hourly
42
4
19.63
Hourly
43
5
24.10
Hourly
43
9
66,591.66 Annual
40
1
21.06
Hourly
40
4
32.12
Hourly
43
9
24.00
Hourly
40
5
23.15
Hourly
40
9
23.64
Hourly
42
5
75,132.00 Annual
40
4
22.47
Hourly
43
2
54,441.27 Annual
40
2
43,680.00 Annual
53
7
20.00
Hourly
42
4
23.92
Hourly
43
4
26.28
Hourly
40
7
77,159.28 Annual
40
6
27.38
Hourly
42
6
24.00
Hourly
43
5
20.28
Hourly
42
5
21.00
Hourly
42
3
20.57
Hourly
42
3
25.00
Hourly
40
6
19.00
Annual
45
2
27.60
Hourly
40
5
20.47
Hourly
40
6
26.00
Hourly
40
3
19.95
Hourly
43
4
34.30
Hourly
42
4
29.18
Hourly
48
3
37.00
Hourly
40
4
40.00
Hourly
43
4
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 67
Public Safety
Investigator/Detective, Sheriffs Office
Group Jurisdiction
Worth E Bacon
Bleckley Candler Charlton Early Evans Telfair F Atkinson Baker Clinch Irwin Lincoln Randolph Talbot Taylor Twiggs Wilkes
2021 Population
20,554 11,079 12,607 11,037 12,766 10,619 10,672 12,414 8,391
2,819 6,725 9,618 7,749 6,287 5,742 7,799 7,856 9,513
Minimum entry-level
wage
15.50 17.50 22.25 52,000.00 14.50 16.32 19.23 39,823.16 22.45 20.00 15.07 11.00 35,000.00 10.73 30,850.00 29,672.00 16.64 26,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
23.26
Hourly
40
4
23.00
Hourly
43
5
24.60
Hourly
42
3
56,000.00 Annual
40
1
19.42
Hourly
43
2
27.88
Hourly
42
3
26.92
Hourly
40
2
39,823.16 Annual
43
2
22.45
Hourly
40
1
21.00
Hourly
40
1
26.42
Hourly
40
1
25.00
Hourly
40
2
43,000.00 Annual
42
1
15.47
Hourly
43
1
35,692.00 Annual
40
1
45,150.00 Annual
42
1
16.64
Hourly
40
1
48,000.00 Annual
40
3
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 68 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Lieutenant, Fire Officer
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
18
51,518
68,376
80,958
126,218
629
B
8
53,772
89,145
74,862
133,698
92
C
12
41,824
55,756
56,701
86,474
56
D
5
44,306
57,075
59,578
89,405
37
Total/Avg
43
47,855
67,588
68,025
108,949
814
**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 53,114.00 71,861.00 Annual
40
27
Bartow
110,843
14.91
22.60
Hourly
40
21
Carroll
121,968
13.22
18.69
Hourly
58
6
Cherokee
274,615 66,974.00 88,385.00 Annual
56
44
Clayton
297,100 61,749.46 94,202.91 Annual
40
33
Columbia
159,639
19.87
29.81
Hourly
40
59
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 44,761.55 69,812.74 Annual
40
32
Coweta
149,956
17.39
30.42
Hourly
53
41
Douglas
145,814 55,943.00 126,218.00 Annual
56
33
Fayette
120,574 57,350.89 87,492.58 Annual
40
3
Forsyth
260,206
24.81
40.94
Hourly
53
33
Gwinnett
964,546 57,850.00 92,620.00 Annual
58.5
116
Hall
207,369
19.24
28.86
Hourly
56
49
Henry
245,235 55,569.38 86,751.24 Annual
53
59
Houston
166,829
19.87
31.47
Hourly
43
3
Lowndes
119,276
17.85
27.17
Hourly
52
12
Macon-Bibb
156,762
18.00
28.72
Hourly
54
40
Newton
115,355
16.46
24.69
Hourly
54
18
B Barrow
86,658
23.81
35.71
Hourly
72
22
Camden
55,664
15.88
19.23
Hourly
65
6
Catoosa
68,397
14.82
17.47
Hourly
53
14
Gordon
58,237 55,000.14 55,000.14 Annual
40
1
Rockdale
94,082
19.43
31.09
Hourly
54
24
Spalding
67,909
16.66
25.82
Hourly
56
12
Troup
69,720
17.16
26.11
Hourly
40
3
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 69
Public Safety
Lieutenant, Fire Officer
Group Jurisdiction
Walton C Bryan
Coffee Dawson Decatur Gilmer Habersham Lee Lumpkin Murray Pickens Union Ware D Banks Burke Lamar Putnam Worth
2021 Population
99,853 46,938 43,386 28,497 29,038 32,026 46,774 33,411 34,278 39,951 34,024 25,521 36,033 18,562 24,310 19,080 22,585 20,554
Minimum entry-level
wage
52,744.48 17.50 14.77 20.62 15.48 16.97 15.48 15.18 15.79 14.53 16.76 17.14 10.87 17.15 20.04 13.33 20.98 13.87
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
80,254.72 Annual
53
10
22.82
Hourly
53
7
19.77
Hourly
56
1
31.98
Hourly
52
7
19.67
Hourly
53
2
16.97
Hourly
40
1
20.51
Hourly
53
8
22.40
Hourly
48
7
26.06
Hourly
54
6
16.87
Hourly
53
2
20.57
Hourly
43
7
27.14
Hourly
50
5
12.81
Hourly
53
3
19.73
Hourly
64
3
32.44
Hourly
53
27
20.29
Hourly
53
1
20.98
Hourly
40
3
20.80
Hourly
40
3
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 70 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Lieutenant, Police Department
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
7
62,802
69,116
96,260
106,884
172
B
2
45,689
47,386
70,366
70,408
8
C
1
52,062
52,062
63,627
63,627
7
Total/Avg
10
53,518
56,188
76,751
80,306
187
**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
Chatham
296,329
Clayton
297,100
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617
DeKalb
757,718
Gwinnett
964,546
Henry
245,235
B Dougherty
84,844
Floyd
98,771
C Gilmer
32,026
Minimum entry-level
wage
69,116.00 61,599.00 61,749.46 49,408.38 66,504.00 66,759.00 64,477.85 47,385.78
21.15 25.03
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
93,510.00 Annual
40
98,559.00 Annual
43
94,202.91 Annual
40
77,060.20 Annual
40
103,083.00 Annual
40
106,884.00 Annual
43
100,517.64 Annual
40
70,323.31 Annual
40
33.85
Hourly
40
30.59
Hourly
40
Number of full-time employees*
17 10 29 19 40 42 15 5 3 7
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 71
Public Safety
Lieutenant, Sheriffs Office
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
21
59,509
75,442
93,115
126,215
332
B
10
51,879
62,795
77,001
100,464
95
C
19
46,427
60,341
62,033
90,046
75
D
10
43,269
57,000
63,409
86,858
36
E
4
41,548
49,920
50,336
61,152
11
F
3
31,059
32,760
42,702
46,883
4
Total/Avg
67
45,615
56,376
64,766
85,270
553
**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 60,739.00 82,176.00 Annual
40
11
Bartow
110,843
27.85
42.21
Hourly
43
19
Carroll
121,968
22.39
37.17
Hourly
43
7
Chatham
296,329 61,599.00 98,559.00 Annual
43
24
Cherokee
274,615 75,442.00 93,107.00 Annual
43
20
Clayton
297,100 55,958.20 94,202.91 Annual
40
17
Columbia
159,639 66,830.00 100,245.00 Annual
40
6
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 49,408.38 77,060.20 Annual
40
20
Coweta
149,956
21.43
37.50
Hourly
43
3
DeKalb
757,718 62,949.00 97,572.00 Annual
40
10
Douglas
145,814 61,677.00 126,215.00 Annual
42
18
Fayette
120,574 57,350.89 87,492.58 Annual
43
19
Forsyth
260,206
29.03
47.90
Hourly
40
21
Gwinnett
964,546 66,759.00 106,884.00 Annual
43
24
Hall
207,369
22.94
34.40
Hourly
56
23
Henry
245,235 64,477.85 100,517.64 Annual
40
10
Houston
166,829
23.20
37.15
Hourly
42
15
Lowndes
119,276
26.13
39.76
Annual
40
10
Macon-Bibb
156,762
27.00
43.08
Hourly
40
41
Newton
115,355
24.28
35.78
Hourly
42.75
3
Paulding
173,780 63,913.34 97,251.71 Annual
42
11
B Bulloch
82,442
22.06
33.09
Hourly
42.75
9
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 72 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Lieutenant, Sheriffs Office
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Camden Catoosa Dougherty Floyd Jackson Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Colquitt Dawson Decatur Habersham Harris Hart Lee Lumpkin Monroe Peach Pickens Sumter Thomas Union Ware White D Appling Burke Crisp Dade Franklin Lamar Morgan Pierce Washington Worth E Bleckley
2021 Population
55,664 68,397 84,844 98,771 80,286 94,082 67,909 69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 43,386 45,812 28,497 29,038 46,774 35,626 26,409 33,411 34,278 28,712 28,417 34,024 29,283 45,842 25,521 36,033 28,442 18,488 24,310 19,879 16,326 23,785 19,080 20,635 19,976 19,785 20,554 12,607
Minimum entry-level
wage
22.57 19.88 47,385.78 21.15 57,168.00 30.19 48,516.00 25.24 61,167.43 24.94 22.39 22.00 37,440.00 26.58 25.70 18.45 26.62 19.02 16.52 1,775.98 56,267.00 40,907.00 24.95 42,014.70 45,689.00 23.92 29.01 21.69 15.00 22.37 57,000.00 47,492.64 20.00 17.56 22.54 19.74 16.00 15.50 20.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
27.62
Hourly
45
5
27.71
Hourly
42
5
70,323.31 Annual
40
17
38.47
Hourly
40
7
72,339.00
Annual
42.75
3
48.30
Hourly
40
16
75,200.00 Annual
40
19
38.40
Hourly
40
3
93,082.08 Annual
42
11
27.95
Hourly
40
4
27.33
Hourly
43
7
29.41
Hourly
43
3
64,793.00 Annual
40
5
41.23
Hourly
42
6
25.70
Hourly
42
1
27.75
Hourly
43
4
37.71
Hourly
42.5
4
30.42
Hourly
40
2
25.60
Hourly
42
4
2,930.37
Annual
40
1
86,863.09 Annual
42.5
5
64,589.00 Annual
40
1
28.80
Hourly
43
5
65,845.26 Annual
40
3
45,689.00 Annual
43
13
28.50
Hourly
43
5
29.01
Hourly
40
1
29.17
Hourly
42
1
25.00
Hourly
43
1
35.48
Hourly
43
11
59,000.00 Annual
40
3
51,185.04 Annual
43
3
25.00
Hourly
40
2
26.72
Hourly
40
3
39.77
Hourly
42
2
31.56
Hourly
48
1
30.00
Hourly
43
6
23.26
Hourly
40
4
20.00
Hourly
42
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 73
Public Safety
Lieutenant, Sheriffs Office
Group Jurisdiction
Early Evans McIntosh F Lincoln Montgomery Turner
2021 Population
10,619 10,672 11,123
7,749 8,653 8,966
Minimum entry-level
wage
18.00 33,280.00
24.00 13.50 15.00 30,932.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
28.00
Hourly
42
3
46,592.00 Annual
40
5
24.00
Hourly
40
2
17.08
Hourly
42
2
20.11
Hourly
42
1
46,883.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 74 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Major, Police Department
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
4
83,860
86,357
127,062
143,094
33
B
1
59,000
59,000
94,400
94,400
2
Total/Avg
5
71,430
72,679
110,731
118,747
35
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Clayton DeKalb Gwinnett Henry
B Floyd
2021 Population
297,100 757,718 964,546 245,235 98,771
Minimum entry-level
wage
86,357.31 80,727.00 84,173.00 84,183.09 59,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
120,771.64 Annual
40
125,130.00 Annual
40
143,094.00 Annual
40
119,254.00 Annual
40
94,400.00 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
6 10 14 3 2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 75
Public Safety
Major, Sheriffs Office
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
20
77,049
109,049
118,582
161,090
76
B
8
72,964
89,794
97,059
126,058
15
C
13
50,136
74,984
62,273
89,481
20
D
11
47,644
62,000
62,707
89,440
17
E
3
50,362
60,606
60,915
65,000
7
F
1
33,051
33,051
35,000
35,000
1
Total/Avg
56
55,201
71,581
72,756
94,345
136
**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 77,735.00 105,172.00 Annual
40
1
Bartow
110,843
35.22
58.93
Hourly
40
4
Carroll
121,968 55,861.78 89,975.08 Annual
40
2
Chatham
296,329 74,535.00 119,256.00 Annual
43
3
Cherokee
274,615 109,049.00 112,459.00 Annual
40
4
Clayton
297,100 86,357.31 120,771.64 Annual
40
3
Columbia
159,639 98,737.00 148,106.00 Annual
40
2
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 66,448.77 103,637.41 Annual
40
4
Coweta
149,956 60,490.23 105,857.90 Annual
40
3
DeKalb
757,718 80,727.00 125,130.00 Annual
40
3
Douglas
145,814 78,717.00 161,090.00 Annual
42
2
Fayette
120,574 85,137.71 129,883.22 Annual
40
4
Forsyth
260,206
39.57
65.29
Hourly
40
3
Gwinnett
964,546 84,173.00 143,094.00 Annual
40
13
Hall
207,369 65,478.40 98,134.40 Annual
40
5
Henry
245,235 84,183.09 119,254.00 Annual
40
2
Houston
166,829
29.34
47.00
Hourly
40
2
Macon-Bibb
156,762
34.46
54.99
Hourly
40
7
Newton
115,355 67,208.00 100,813.00 Annual
40
1
Paulding
173,780 77,872.20 118,491.76 Annual
42
8
B Camden
55,664 79,501.00 79,501.00 Annual
40
1
Floyd
98,771 59,000.00 94,400.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 76 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Major, Sheriffs Office
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Gordon Jackson Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Fannin Gilmer Lee Lumpkin Madison Pickens Sumter Union Ware Wayne D Ben Hill Berrien Burke Crisp Dade Dodge Franklin Jefferson Pike Washington Worth E Bleckley Charlton McIntosh F Talbot
2021 Population
58,237 80,286 94,082 67,909 69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 43,386 25,817 32,026 33,411 34,278 30,885 34,024 29,283 25,521 36,033 30,380 17,158 18,147 24,310 19,879 16,326 19,759 23,785 15,524 19,477 19,785 20,554 12,607 12,766 11,123 5,742
Minimum entry-level
wage
82,500.08 89,794.00 74,152.00 60,278.00
30.75 74,526.58 2,400.00 56,740.00 58,387.00 58,700.00
36.05 46,043.60 2,387.88 64,000.00
31.56 50,564.80
24.97 34.12 40,193.06 50,107.16 17.00 25.41 62,000.00 56,369.56 19.00 50,000.00 34,431.00 20.00 20.00 46,456.00 27.75 42,640.00 23.00 33,051.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
82,573.66 Annual
40
89,794.00 Annual
40
126,058.40 Annual
40
93,431.00 Annual
40
46.79
Hourly
40
113,393.28 Annual
42
2,618.62
Annual
40
69,268.00 Annual
40
81,756.00 Annual
43
72,100.00 Annual
42
36.05
Hourly
40
71,367.58 Annual
40
3,940.01
Annual
40
64,000.00 Annual
40
32.94
Hourly
43
79,580.80 Annual
40
24.97
Hourly
43
34.12
Hourly
40
89,481.08 Annual
40
50,107.16 Annual
42
23.00
Hourly
42
38.52
Hourly
43
67,000.00 Annual
40
56,369.56 Annual
43
19.00
Annual
45
60,000.00 Annual
40
49,547.00 Annual
40
31.00
Hourly
40
40.00
Hourly
43
72,007.00 Annual
40
27.75
Hourly
42
57,137.60 Annual
40
31.25
Hourly
40
35,000.00 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
2 1 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 77
Public Safety
Patrol Officer, Police Department
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
7
44,655
50,218
69,601
78,247
724
B
2
35,183
35,360
54,245
56,014
71
C
1
36,913
36,913
55,948
55,948
18
Total/Avg
10
38,917
40,830
59,931
63,403
813
**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
Chatham
296,329
Clayton
297,100
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617
DeKalb
757,718
Gwinnett
964,546
Henry
245,235
B Dougherty
84,844
Floyd
98,771
C Polk
43,496
Minimum entry-level
wage
50,218.00 39,520.00 45,830.27 36,737.89 44,280.00 48,873.00 47,127.24 35,360.00
16.83 36,913.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
67,943.00 Annual
40
52
74,048.00 Annual
43
92
69,917.12 Annual
40
121
57,298.57 Annual
40
119
68,634.00 Annual
40
53
78,247.00 Annual
43
164
71,116.16 Annual
40
123
52,476.34 Annual
40
19
26.93
Hourly
40
52
55,948.00 Annual
42
18
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 78 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Patrol Officer, Sheriffs Office
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
8
44,351
49,614
69,566
78,247
616
B
4
42,674
47,362
64,332
75,774
171
C
5
37,724
44,178
52,678
68,223
80
D
5
36,542
41,125
49,168
67,080
54
E
1
45,864
45,864
65,520
65,520
1
F
4
31,684
40,248
39,627
46,883
23
Total/Avg
27
39,807
44,732
56,815
66,955
945
**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 Chatham Cherokee DeKalb Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Houston Macon-Bibb
B Gordon Rockdale Spalding Walton
C Colquitt Fannin Lee Monroe Peach
D Appling Ben Hill Dade Dodge Washington
296,329 39,520.00 63,232.00 Annual
43
39
274,615
19.41
28.43
Hourly
43
214
757,718 49,614.00 76,902.00 Annual
40
18
260,206
23.36
37.37
Hourly
40
76
964,546 48,873.00 78,247.00 Annual
43
87
207,369
19.82
29.72
Hourly
43
120
166,829
19.07
30.54
Hourly
40
12
156,762
19.63
32.15
Hourly
40
50
58,237
18.70
23.30
Hourly
40
26
94,082
22.77
36.43
Hourly
40
86
67,909
18.73
29.03
Hourly
40
31
99,853 45,481.40 72,705.36 Annual
42
28
45,812 35,360.00 35,360.00 Annual
40
24
25,817
18.93
26.00
Hourly
42
22
33,411
15.00
21.88
Hourly
42
19
28,712
19.99
30.87
Hourly
42.5
14
28,417 34,981.00 55,237.00 Annual
40
1
18,488
15.00
23.00
Hourly
43
9
17,158
18.83
18.83
Hourly
42
3
16,326
16.10
20.24
Hourly
43
15
19,759
15.50
17.50
Hourly
45
9
19,785
16.00
30.00
Hourly
43
18
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 79
Public Safety
Patrol Officer, Sheriffs Office
Group Jurisdiction
E Early F Atkinson
Talbot Taylor Turner
2021 Population
10,619 8,391 5,742 7,799 8,966
Minimum entry-level
wage
21.00 18.00 15.00 24,354.00 30,932.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
30.00
Hourly
42
1
18.00
Hourly
43
12
16.50
Hourly
40
1
37,057.00 Annual
43
9
46,883.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 80 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Probation Officer
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
13
40,706
48,777
66,180
89,981
130
B
4
40,545
51,151
56,268
63,211
16
C
4
34,383
37,565
44,486
61,403
7
D
3
39,245
54,454
48,125
54,454
11
E
1
20,800
20,800
27,040
27,040
2
F
1
30,000
30,000
50,000
50,000
2
Total/Avg
26
34,280
40,458
48,683
57,682
168
**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 Cherokee Clayton Columbia Coweta DeKalb Gwinnett Hall Henry Lowndes Macon-Bibb
B Bulloch Dougherty Floyd Gordon
C Fannin Gilmer Pickens Polk
D Franklin
128,711 43,590.00 58,975.00 Annual
40
2
121,968
15.20
43.26
Hourly
40
12
296,329 40,090.00 76,286.00 Annual
40
18
274,615
18.27
21.12
Hourly
40
6
297,100 39,518.73 63,359.85 Annual
40
11
159,639
18.28
27.42
Hourly
40
5
149,956
20.22
35.38
Hourly
43
5
757,718 44,280.00 68,634.00 Annual
40
15
964,546 48,777.00 78,042.00 Annual
40
13
207,369
17.55
26.31
Hourly
40
11
245,235 47,127.24 71,116.16 Annual
40
19
119,276
18.48
28.12
Hourly
40
6
156,762
18.27
29.16
Hourly
40
7
82,442
18.20
29.20
Hourly
40
6
84,844 33,676.19 49,974.47 Annual
40
5
98,771
18.99
30.39
Hourly
40
4
58,237 51,150.60 51,150.60 Annual
40
1
25,817
15.00
18.00
Hourly
40
2
32,026
18.06
18.06
Hourly
40
1
34,024
17.41
19.97
Hourly
40
2
43,496 32,555.00 61,403.00 Annual
40
2
23,785 30,000.00 40,000.00 Annual
40
8
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 81
Public Safety
Probation Officer
Group Jurisdiction
Long Mitchell E Early F Jenkins
2021 Population
17,152 21,521 10,619
8,639
Minimum entry-level
wage
16.00 54,454.40
10.00 30,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
24.00
Hourly
40
2
54,454.40 Annual
40
1
13.00
Hourly
40
2
50,000.00 Annual
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 82 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Public Safety Director
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
144,781
154,361
187,236
239,271
2
B
2
82,139
85,000
127,458
136,000
2
C
2
78,860
95,558
97,467
99,376
2
D
1
20,800
20,800
34,320
34,320
1
E
1
65,686
65,686
65,686
65,686
1
Total/Avg
8
78,453
84,281
102,433
114,931
8
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Cherokee DeKalb
B Bulloch Floyd
C Pickens White
D Appling E McIntosh
2021 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
274,615 135,200.00 135,200.00 Annual
40
1
757,718 154,361.00 239,271.00 Annual
40
1
82,442 79,277.12 118,915.68 Annual
40
1
98,771 85,000.00 136,000.00 Annual
40
1
34,024 95,557.64 95,557.64 Annual
40
1
28,442 62,162.40 99,375.93 Annual
40
1
18,488
10.00
16.50
Hourly
40
1
11,123
31.58
31.58
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 83
Public Safety
Records Clerk
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
17
34,824
50,211
55,628
80,371
187
B
8
28,490
37,362
41,984
56,800
63
C
14
30,576
52,000
43,824
54,954
45
D
7
30,912
39,749
44,271
62,400
20
E
2
31,440
33,284
38,383
43,482
3
F
6
30,747
45,760
34,733
45,760
7
Total/Avg
54
31,165
43,061
43,137
57,295
325
**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 36,914.00 57,211.00 Annual
40
27
Carroll
121,968
14.15
26.33
Hourly
40
2
Chatham
296,329 33,810.00 55,440.00 Annual
40
20
Clayton
297,100 29,330.69 44,745.89 Annual
40
12
Columbia
159,639
16.15
24.23
Hourly
40
10
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 40,551.76 63,246.91 Annual
40
1
Coweta
149,956
19.34
33.85
Hourly
40
1
DeKalb
757,718 32,649.00 50,607.00 Annual
40
4
Douglas
145,814 32,585.00 61,922.00 Annual
40
8
Forsyth
260,206
18.26
29.21
Hourly
40
6
Gwinnett
964,546 37,925.00 60,680.00 Annual
40
52
Hall
207,369
14.43
21.65
Hourly
40
6
Henry
245,235 36,242.95 51,341.86 Annual
40
14
Houston
166,829
24.14
38.64
Hourly
40
4
Lowndes
119,276
14.43
21.97
Hourly
40
11
Macon-Bibb
156,762
14.00
21.76
Hourly
40
7
Paulding
173,780
15.10
22.98
Hourly
40
2
B Camden
55,664
14.00
21.54
Hourly
40
10
Catoosa
68,397
15.66
23.68
Hourly
40
6
Floyd
98,771
13.22
21.16
Hourly
40
3
Gordon
58,237 1,692.24
2,242.31
Annual
40
3
Jackson
80,286
17.96
17.96
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 84 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Records Clerk
Group Jurisdiction
Rockdale Spalding Walton C Coffee Decatur Habersham Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Pickens Polk Sumter Thomas Union Wayne White D Brantley Burke Dade Oglethorpe Pike Putnam Washington E Bleckley Early F Baker Montgomery Taliaferro Turner Twiggs Warren
Public Safety
2021 Population
94,082 67,909 99,853 43,386 29,038 46,774 33,411 34,278 30,885 28,712 34,024 43,496 29,283 45,842 25,521 30,380 28,442 18,101 24,310 16,326 15,140 19,477 22,585 19,785 12,607 10,619
2,819 8,653 1,558 8,966 7,856 5,240
Minimum entry-level
wage
15.75 15.91 33,817.97 13.37 25.00 13.15 11.74 14.57 15.85 12.99 18.15 26,784.00 24,065.60 31,762.00 16.68 22,221.76 12.91 11.57 15.35 15.00 14.00 15.00 19.11 14.00 15.24 29,596.32 12.00 31,200.00 10.00 26,672.00 22.00 16.87
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
25.20
Hourly
40
3
23.55
Hourly
40
21
56,800.04 Annual
42
16
20.18
Hourly
40
4
25.00
Annual
40
1
21.96
Hourly
43
6
18.20
Hourly
40
2
26.42
Hourly
40
4
15.85
Hourly
40
1
18.18
Hourly
40
2
22.39
Hourly
40
4
44,755.00 Annual
40
7
41,932.80 Annual
40
6
31,762.00 Annual
40
1
20.24
Hourly
40
4
54,607.73 Annual
40
2
21.70
Hourly
40
1
15.68
Hourly
40
2
23.27
Hourly
40
8
20.93
Hourly
40
2
20.00
Hourly
40
2
20.00
Hourly
40
2
19.11
Hourly
40
1
30.00
Hourly
40
3
15.24
Hourly
42
1
43,482.46 Annual
40
2
13.00
Hourly
40
1
35,122.00 Annual
40
1
12.00
Hourly
40
1
40,427.00 Annual
40
1
22.00
Hourly
40
2
16.87
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 85
Public Safety
School Resource Officer
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
8
44,003
48,589
66,282
77,730
112
B
5
39,144
43,680
59,043
63,960
25
C
11
39,445
44,178
51,007
68,223
61
D
13
37,631
47,374
51,764
75,754
37
E
2
35,870
43,680
46,623
53,726
4
Total/Avg
39
39,219
45,500
54,944
67,878
239
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Coweta Fayette Forsyth Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Newton
B Bulloch Camden Catoosa Gordon Spalding
C Coffee Colquitt Fannin Hart Madison Monroe Murray Peach Pickens Thomas
2021 Population
149,956 120,574 260,206 207,369 245,235 166,829 119,276 115,355
82,442 55,664 68,397 58,237 67,909 43,386 45,812 25,817 26,409 30,885 28,712 39,951 28,417 34,024 45,842
Minimum entry-level
wage
19.07 47,070.54
23.36 19.82 47,127.24 19.07 19.41 19.00 17.63 18.21 16.49 21.00 18.73 17.63 35,360.00 17.00 18.13 18.80 19.99 18.01 34,981.00 18.90 39,552.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
33.37
Hourly
43
10
71,809.23 Annual
43
8
37.37
Hourly
40
37
29.72
Hourly
43
11
71,116.16 Annual
40
11
21.70
Hourly
40
11
29.54
Hourly
40
11
27.87
Hourly
42.75
13
26.44
Hourly
42.75
5
24.42
Hourly
40
5
28.07
Hourly
42
7
30.75
Hourly
40
3
29.03
Hourly
40
5
24.71
Hourly
43
5
35,360.00 Annual
40
11
24.85
Annual
42
5
28.98
Hourly
40
2
18.80
Hourly
42
5
30.87
Hourly
42.5
6
21.44
Hourly
42
6
55,237.00 Annual
40
4
21.15
Hourly
43
6
39,552.00 Annual
40
7
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 86 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
School Resource Officer
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
White D Appling
Ben Hill Burke Crisp Dade Dodge Lamar Long Mitchell Morgan Pierce Pike Worth E Bleckley Candler
2021 Population
28,442 18,488 17,158 24,310 19,879 16,326 19,759 19,080 17,152 21,521 20,635 19,976 19,477 20,554 12,607 11,037
Minimum entry-level
wage
19.65 15.00 18.83 17.40 18.95 19.11 17.50 16.96 30,019.00 18.65 18.50 18.98 15.00 14.06 20.00 13.49
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
26.43
Hourly
42
4
23.00
Hourly
43
4
19.30
Hourly
42
2
26.37
Hourly
43
4
26.37
Hourly
42
6
19.11
Hourly
43
3
28.50
Annual
42
4
25.56
Hourly
40
2
43,182.00 Annual
40
4
18.65
Hourly
43
1
28.15
Hourly
40
4
30.35
Hourly
48
1
20.00
Hourly
40
1
21.09
Hourly
40
1
24.60
Hourly
42
2
19.00
Hourly
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 87
Public Safety
Sergeant, Police Department
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
7
56,103
59,434
85,535
94,817
424
B
2
41,240
42,980
63,498
63,785
18
C
2
45,018
46,072
56,354
66,635
12
D
1
44,809
44,809
67,930
67,930
19
Total/Avg
12
46,792
48,324
68,329
73,292
473
**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
Chatham
296,329
Clayton
297,100
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617
DeKalb
757,718
Gwinnett
964,546
Henry
245,235
B Dougherty
84,844
Floyd
98,771
C Madison
30,885
Polk
43,496
D Burke
24,310
Minimum entry-level
wage
59,434.00 55,999.00 55,907.86 44,761.55 59,394.00 59,222.00 58,000.01 42,980.00
18.99 22.15 43,964.00 20.04
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
80,411.00 Annual
40
34
89,598.00 Annual
43
24
85,291.16 Annual
40
41
69,812.74 Annual
40
68
92,061.00 Annual
40
112
94,817.00 Annual
43
105
86,751.24 Annual
40
40
63,785.32 Annual
40
3
30.39
Hourly
40
15
22.15
Hourly
40
6
66,635.00 Annual
42
6
30.38
Hourly
43
19
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 88 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Sergeant, Sheriffs Office
Summary of Data
Public Safety
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
21
51,881
62,273
81,585
109,032
551
B
9
47,630
57,470
69,340
91,957
130
C
22
42,733
54,294
60,087
84,215
193
D
17
38,886
50,887
54,137
78,998
111
E
4
35,055
43,680
44,955
46,956
15
F
5
27,134
31,200
37,885
52,000
9
Total/Avg
78
40,553
49,967
57,998
77,193
1009
**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 53,879.00 72,895.00 Annual
40
21
Bartow
110,843
27.85
42.21
Hourly
43
19
Carroll
121,968
18.94
35.63
Hourly
43
20
Chatham
296,329 55,999.00 89,598.00 Annual
43
17
Cherokee
274,615
26.63
32.43
Hourly
43
41
Clayton
297,100 50,664.48 85,291.16 Annual
40
25
Columbia
159,639
23.73
35.60
Hourly
40
11
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 44,761.55 69,812.74 Annual
40
38
Coweta
149,956
21.43
37.50
Hourly
43
14
DeKalb
757,718 55,836.00 86,547.00 Annual
40
32
Douglas
145,814 53,278.00 109,032.00 Annual
42
22
Fayette
120,574 51,957.06 79,263.96 Annual
43
22
Forsyth
260,206
26.92
44.42
Hourly
40
36
Gwinnett
964,546 59,222.00 94,817.00 Annual
43
34
Hall
207,369
22.92
34.37
Hourly
43
41
Henry
245,235 58,000.01 86,751.24 Annual
40
32
Houston
166,829
20.63
33.04
Hourly
40
19
Lowndes
119,276
22.53
34.28
Hourly
40
15
Macon-Bibb
156,762
23.32
37.22
Hourly
40
51
Newton
115,355
22.05
32.45
Hourly
42.75
15
Paulding
173,780
22.86
34.79
Hourly
42
26
B Bulloch
82,442
20.87
31.31
Hourly
42.75
22
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 89
Public Safety
Sergeant, Sheriffs Office
Group Jurisdiction
Camden Dougherty Floyd Jackson Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton C Bryan Butts Coffee Dawson Decatur Gilmer Habersham Harris Lee Lumpkin Monroe Murray Peach Pickens Polk Sumter Thomas Toombs Union Ware Wayne White D Appling Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Burke Cook Crisp Dade Dodge
2021 Population
55,664 84,844 98,771 80,286 94,082 67,909 69,720 99,853 46,938 25,781 43,386 28,497 29,038 32,026 46,774 35,626 33,411 34,278 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 17,158 18,147 18,101 24,310 17,225 19,879 16,326 19,759
Minimum entry-level
wage
19.21 42,980.00
18.99 21.84 27.63 23.32 22.87 52,744.48 22.00 17.52 19.30 24.86 19.06 23.87 17.61 22.60 14.98 19.46 23.15 20.85 37,945.00 19.05 37,863.00 36,546.12 41,365.00 18.95 22.81 18.76 31,398.76 20.65 14.00 19.81 15.00 15.72 17.76 19.30 23.30 20.77 16.50
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
21.32
Hourly
45
12
63,785.32 Annual
40
30
30.39
Hourly
40
12
26.00
Hourly
42.75
8
44.21
Hourly
40
17
36.15
Hourly
40
12
34.79
Hourly
40
3
80,262.00 Annual
42
14
26.67
Hourly
40
14
22.99
Hourly
43
9
27.02
Hourly
43
6
38.56
Hourly
42
9
27.25
Hourly
42
6
30.39
Hourly
40
12
25.26
Hourly
43
7
32.02
Hourly
42.5
10
23.22
Hourly
42
9
32.12
Hourly
43
10
35.73
Hourly
42.5
11
24.82
Hourly
42
7
59,871.00 Annual
40
3
23.12
Hourly
43
12
66,635.00 Annual
42
10
57,086.64 Annual
40
14
41,365.00 Annual
43
11
20.95
Hourly
42
5
24.44
Hourly
43
5
23.97
Hourly
40
6
77,159.28 Annual
40
9
27.77
Hourly
42
8
20.00
Hourly
43
3
20.28
Hourly
42
5
18.00
Hourly
42
10
21.53
Hourly
42
4
30.38
Hourly
43
23
35.33
Hourly
43
4
24.07
Hourly
42
7
20.94
Hourly
43
2
17.25
Hourly
42
3
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 90 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
Sergeant, Sheriffs Office
Public Safety
Group Jurisdiction
Jefferson Lamar Mitchell Morgan Pierce Putnam Washington Worth E Charlton Early Evans McIntosh F Irwin Lincoln Randolph Talbot Taylor
2021 Population
15,524 19,080 21,521 20,635 19,976 22,585 19,785 20,554 12,766 10,619 10,672 11,123
9,618 7,749 6,287 5,742 7,799
Minimum entry-level
wage
13.71 16.96 17.00 18.50 18.98 23.51 16.00 13.21 14.50 14.00 15.00 21.00 11.00 13.50 11.28 15.00 26,882.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
21.17
Hourly
42
12
25.56
Hourly
40
8
17.00
Hourly
43
4
34.30
Hourly
42
10
30.35
Hourly
48
3
26.46
Hourly
40
5
30.00
Hourly
43
2
24.42
Hourly
40
6
19.42
Hourly
43
1
20.00
Hourly
42
2
21.00
Hourly
43
1
22.00
Hourly
40
11
25.00
Hourly
40
3
16.16
Hourly
42
2
12.50
Hourly
43
2
16.00
Hourly
40
1
40,904.00 Annual
43
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey 91
Public Safety
Warden
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
6
93,520
128,449
139,717
218,364
6
B
4
96,428
165,060
85,578
123,056
4
C
4
66,835
76,419
83,829
97,177
4
D
2
63,512
85,072
76,596
85,072
2
Total/Avg
16
80,074
113,750
96,430
130,917
16
**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
128,711 101,384.18 101,384.18 Annual
40
1
Carroll
121,968 55,861.78 89,975.08 Annual
40
1
Clayton
297,100 113,516.11 160,646.94 Annual
40
1
Columbus/Muscogee 205,617 80,961.38 126,272.12 Annual
40
1
Coweta
149,956 80,949.57 141,661.75 Annual
40
1
Gwinnett
964,546 128,449.00 218,364.00 Annual
40
1
B Bulloch
82,442 68,758.56 103,137.84 Annual
40
1
Floyd
98,771 72,500.00 116,000.00 Annual
40
1
Jackson
80,286
79.36
119.70
Annual
40
1
Spalding
67,909 79,391.00 123,056.00 Annual
40
1
C Colquitt
45,812 73,048.05 73,048.05 Annual
40
1
Decatur
29,038
36.74
36.74
Annual
40
1
Harris
35,626 68,598.40 97,176.68 Annual
40
1
Sumter
29,283 49,275.20 88,670.40 Annual
40
1
D Jefferson
15,524 41,951.60 68,120.00 Annual
40
1
Mitchell
21,521 85,072.00 85,072.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 92 DCA - 2022 County Government Wage and Salary Survey