2020 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Public Works / Solid Waste Positions
January 2021
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Research
60 Executive Park South Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
404-679-4940
Municipal Job Descriptions
Public Works/Solid Waste
Automotive Mechanic (Public Works) Analyzes malfunctions and repairs, rebuilds and maintains fleet automobiles and light trucks.
Civil Engineer Plans, designs, and directs construction and maintenance of structures and facilities such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, water and sewage systems, and waste disposal units. (Requires a degree in civil engineering.)
Crew Leader Performs skilled and unskilled work of a varied nature in a lead worker capacity.
Electric Groundworker Operates line truck, digger derrick, aerial truck, trencher/backhoe to prepare for installation of electric lines; sets, grounds, pulls, and tamps poles and digs holes.
Electric Lineman Installs, constructs, and maintains overhead and underground electric lines.
Electric Superintendent/Manager Performs technical and supervisory work in directing all the operations and maintenance of jurisdiction's electric utility.
Electric Technician Performs energy audits; reads meters and records data; tests and repairs or replaces meters; other related duties where applicable.
Gas Construction Worker Installs new gas mains, lines, and taps. Where applicable, duties can include leak detection, maintenance, and repair and installation of new meters and regulators.
Gas Distribution Technician Maintains gas service mains and lines including cathodic protection, leak detection, installation of residential and commercial regulators and meters, and determining location of lines.
Gas Superintendent/Manager Performs technical and supervisory work in directing all the operations and maintenance of jurisdiction's gas utility.
Groundskeeper Performs routine cleaning and maintenance duties around public buildings and parks such as mowing lawns, trimming hedges, weeding flowerbeds, etc.
Heavy Equipment Mechanic Analyzes equipment malfunctions; repairs, rebuilds, and maintains construction equipment, such as cranes, power shovels, scrapers, paving machines, motor graders, trench-digging machines, conveyors, bulldozers, dredges, pumps, compressors, and pneumatic tools.
Heavy Equipment Operator Responsible for the operation of various heavy equipment such as trackmounted crane, twelve-yard dump truck, concrete mixer, power shovel, drag line, bulldozer, large excavator, street sweeper, backhoe, and/or front-end loader for a variety of construction-, demolition-, and solid waste-related duties.
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Public Works/Solid Waste
Laborer Performs unskilled manual tasks which may require the use of simple hand tools or involve performing varied all-weather tasks in collection and disposal of solid waste. May also act as site attendant at solid waste and recycling centers.
Landfill Inmate Supervisor Supervises the work of inmates in the operation of light and heavy equipment.
Landfill Manager, Certified Responsible for the safe operation and supervision of the landfill facility, including equipment and supply maintenance. Must be certified.
Light Equipment Operator Responsible for the operation of various light equipment such as tractors, moving equipment, trucks, and rubber-tired backhoes.
Maintenance Superintendent Performs responsible technical and administrative work in repair, cleaning, and remodeling of public buildings.
Maintenance Worker Performs general maintenance work including repair, cleaning, and remodeling of government buildings.
Meter Reader
Reads electric or water consumption meters and records volume used by residential and commercial consumers. May also report complaints or irregularities by consumer either verbally or on forms for necessary action by servicing department.
Public Works Superintendent Plans, directs, organizes, and coordinates work in the street, sanitation, water and sewer collection and treatment shop or garage departments. Prepares preliminary budget for department and attends commission meetings to present budgets, activity reports, and plans for future activities.
Recycling Manager/Supervisor Develops standards to assure that recycled materials collected are processed to prevent contamination. Studies, analyzes, and prepares reports related to recycling collection, processing, and marketing. Develops, implements, and monitors programs for waste reduction, recycling, and education in local community; serves as liaison to governmental agencies, public officials, and the general public.
Refuse/Recycling Collection Supervisor Plans, organizes, schedules, assigns, and reviews the work of crews working on assigned routes and inspects routes for problem areas and completion.
Refuse/Recycling Collector Collects recyclables/refuse on designated routes, starts hoisting device that raises refuse bin attached to rear of truck, and dumps contents.
Refuse/Recycling Route Supervisor/Lead Plans, organizes, and supervises the work of employees engaged in garbage, Truck Driver trash, and litter pickup. Inspects routes for problem areas and completion.
Refuse/Recycling Truck Driver Operates heavy automotive equipment used in the collection of refuse. Assigned to collection routes and responsible for the maintenance of proper collection on the routes.
Road Crew Supervisor Supervises a crew of workers in the construction and repair of streets, roads, bridges, and related facilities.
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Public Works/Solid Waste
Roads and Bridges Superintendent Performs responsible managerial, administrative, and technical work in the construction and repair of streets, roads, bridges, and related facilities.
Sanitation Superintendent Directs and coordinates work of subordinate personnel engaged in installing, maintaining, repairing, servicing, and relocating sewerage facilities.
Scale House Attendant Responsible for computerized weighing and printing of landfill scale tickets; and inspects all trash entering the landfill.
Sewage Treatment Plant Superintendent Performs technical and supervisory work in directing all the operations and maintenance of sewage treatment plants.
Sewer System Supervisor Directs and coordinates work of subordinate personnel engaged in installing, maintaining, repairing, servicing, enlarging, and relocating sewage facilities. Determines need for material and equipment required to complete projects, such as type and size of pipes, fittings, cranes, bulldozers, welders or trenching machines.
Solid Waste Manager Provides overall direction for all solid waste activities and facilities by developing, directing, organizing, and coordinating solid waste programs, facilities, education, and planning. Responsible for compliance with state and federal solid waste regulations.
Truck Driver Operates light or automotive equipment to include automotive equipment with mower, pick-up, flatbed truck, small dump truck or small trencher. May perform a variety of manual tasks in connection with such operations. May also operate heavy construction equipment but at the lowest skill level.
Water/Wastewater Lab Technician Collects water/wastewater samples and performs standardized analytical tests; related work as required.
Water/Wastewater Superintendent Directs and coordinates all activities or workers engaged in the installation, maintenance, repair, and relocation of water and sewer distribution systems.
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Responsible for managing and supervising the operations of a water or Manager wastewater treatment plant.
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Responsible for operating or assisting in the operation of a water filter plant or Operator processing of wastewater through a sewage treatment plant. Must hold appropriate state certifications.
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Automotive Mechanic (Public Works)
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
29,862
31,373
50,387
52,894
13
B
12
34,385
40,501
53,783
62,108
41
C
16
32,882
43,296
48,430
65,874
28
D
10
29,255
36,400
46,253
61,048
17
E
15
30,466
45,000
43,629
54,080
21
F
1
29,931
29,931
34,320
34,320
1
Total/Avg
56
31,130
37,750
46,134
55,054
121
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
2019 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
A Roswell Warner Robins
B Carrollton Chamblee Dalton East Point Kennesaw LaGrange Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Rome Statesboro Stockbridge
C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Cartersville Conyers Grovetown
94,763
13.63
25.43
Hourly
40
7
77,617
15.08
23.02
Hourly
40
6
27,259 38,798.04 62,107.97 Annual
40
4
30,307
18.30
28.37
Hourly
40
2
33,665
14.93
23.37
Hourly
40
1
34,875
15.70
24.48
Hourly
40
5
34,077
17.31
25.97
Hourly
40
2
30,305
15.44
23.88
Hourly
40
3
30,834 40,501.27 61,024.57 Annual
40
5
41,581
17.82
27.62
Hourly
40
3
36,223
19.39
29.09
Hourly
40
4
36,716
12.98
25.00
Hourly
40
5
32,954
13.50
20.25
Hourly
40
5
29,904
14.88
23.06
Hourly
40
2
22,818
16.32
24.47
Hourly
40
1
15,108 31,118.00 47,819.00 Annual
40
1
12,081
15.69
21.91
Hourly
40
5
16,256 34,461.48 53,415.29 Annual
40
3
17,271
20.22
20.22
Hourly
40
1
21,760
20.82
31.67
Hourly
40
1
16,256 29,968.59 46,491.01 Annual
40
2
15,152
17.63
26.15
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 1
Public Works
Automotive Mechanic (Public Works)
Group Jurisdiction
Kingsland Loganville Milledgeville Monroe Perry Powder Springs Snellville Sugar Hill D Camilla Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Hawkinsville Jackson LaFayette Toccoa Tybee Island E Ashburn Blackshear Blakely Chatsworth Cornelia Dawson Elberton Jasper Jonesboro Pelham Ringgold Royston Senoia Sylvania Vienna F Trion
2019 Population
17,949 12,880 18,704 13,673 17,894 15,758 20,077 24,617
5,012 6,725 8,662 9,994 8,713 5,270 5,239 7,339 8,336 7,506 3,704 3,527 4,571 4,290 4,683 4,126 4,329 3,974 4,962 3,466 3,630 2,571 4,412 2,463 3,549 1,893
Minimum entry-level
wage
11.23 13.07 29,392.15 15.31 15.19 14.38 12.68 42,300.00 11.50 12.07 7.25 15.00 15.71 17.50 16.31 13.65 15.73 15.93 17.00 10.00 12.00 26,728.00 14.20 13.31 31,210.00 15.00 18.50 12.36 31,320.18 15.75 45,000.00 14.41 26,265.00 14.39
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
16.97
Hourly
40
1
22.81
Hourly
40
2
43,632.80 Annual
40
3
23.14
Hourly
40
3
24.62
Hourly
40
1
22.28
Hourly
40
1
25.96
Hourly
40
1
42,300.00 Annual
40
1
22.00
Hourly
40
2
24.00
Hourly
40
2
20.00
Hourly
40
3
22.50
Hourly
40
1
25.14
Hourly
40
1
17.50
Hourly
40
1
22.58
Hourly
40
1
15.37
Hourly
40
1
23.93
Hourly
40
3
29.35
Hourly
40
2
19.23
Hourly
40
2
20.00
Hourly
40
1
25.50
Hourly
40
2
50,440.00 Annual
40
1
26.00
Hourly
40
1
13.31
Hourly
40
1
51,631.00 Annual
40
2
15.00
Hourly
40
1
23.46
Hourly
40
1
14.85
Hourly
40
2
41,452.62 Annual
40
1
21.30
Hourly
40
1
52,000.00 Annual
40
2
23.04
Annual
40
2
39,398.00 Annual
40
1
16.50
Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 2 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Civil Engineer
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
5
62,967
78,686
112,362
125,736
6
B
8
65,605
105,902
94,809
110,000
11
C
2
86,205
94,099
106,629
119,159
2
D
2
80,351
82,822
128,561
132,515
2
G
1
61,630
61,630
80,891
80,891
1
Total/Avg
18
71,351
84,628
104,650
113,660
22
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Alpharetta Marietta Roswell Warner Robins
B Canton Carrollton East Point Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Rome Statesboro
C Calhoun Cartersville
D Dahlonega Tybee Island
G Tyrone
2019 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
72,130 68,500.64 117,694.72 Annual
40
1
67,213 53,550.00 107,140.00 Annual
40
1
60,867 78,686.40 125,736.00 Annual
40
1
94,763 44,979.00 105,741.00 Annual
40
2
77,617
33.23
50.72
Hourly
40
1
30,528 52,745.23 106,404.71 Annual
40
2
27,259 105,901.51 105,901.51 Annual
40
1
34,875 55,843.00 87,096.00 Annual
40
1
30,834 60,124.37 90,591.32 Annual
40
3
41,581
30.10
46.66
Hourly
40
1
36,223 54,242.00 81,363.00 Annual
40
1
36,716 80,000.00 110,000.00 Annual
40
1
32,954
25.66
38.49
Annual
40
1
17,271
45.24
45.24
Hourly
40
1
21,760 78,310.00 119,159.00 Annual
40
1
7,294 77,879.10 124,606.56 Annual
40
1
7,506 82,822.00 132,515.00 Annual
40
1
737 61,630.00 80,891.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 3
Public Works
Crew Leader
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
5
33,802
38,730
55,891
72,766
35
B
13
34,572
40,799
55,611
87,230
65
C
16
35,082
52,749
57,266
83,637
72
D
14
32,294
56,602
49,682
78,371
39
E
18
34,822
47,840
46,433
64,401
34
F
5
30,948
37,066
38,668
47,074
5
G
1
17,118
17,118
23,504
23,504
1
Total/Avg
72
31,234
41,558
46,722
65,283
251
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Alpharetta Marietta Roswell Warner Robins
B Canton Carrollton Chamblee Dalton Douglasville East Point LaGrange Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Rome Statesboro Stockbridge
C Americus Bainbridge
2019 Population
72,130 67,213 60,867 94,763 77,617 30,528 27,259 30,307 33,665 33,992 34,875 30,305 30,834 41,581 36,223 36,716 32,954 29,904 15,108 12,081
Minimum entry-level
wage
13.22 19.10 38,729.60 15.90 15.85 16.26 40,799.04 15.99 16.46 17.98 16.48 13.87 36,692.15 15.85 19.39 13.64 17.28 15.62 31,118.00 14.23
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
19.53
Hourly
40
3
37.82
Hourly
37
6
60,320.00 Annual
40
4
25.43
Hourly
40
12
25.41
Hourly
40
10
24.39
Hourly
40
3
87,229.67 Annual
40
3
24.78
Hourly
40
4
25.76
Hourly
40
4
28.76
Hourly
40
4
25.71
Hourly
40
10
22.31
Hourly
40
3
55,285.26 Annual
40
5
24.58
Hourly
40
4
29.09
Hourly
40
7
23.53
Hourly
40
7
25.93
Hourly
40
9
24.21
Hourly
40
2
47,819.00 Annual
40
4
19.78
Hourly
40
4
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 4 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Crew Leader
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
2019 Population
Brunswick
16,256
Buford
15,522
Calhoun
17,271
Cartersville
21,760
Conyers
16,256
Covington
14,206
Douglas
11,695
Fayetteville
17,991
Kingsland
17,949
Loganville
12,880
Milledgeville
18,704
Monroe
13,673
Suwanee
20,907
Winder
17,937
D Barnesville
6,659
Byron
5,226
Camilla
5,012
Cumming
6,547
Fitzgerald
8,662
Fort Oglethorpe
9,994
Garden City
8,713
Hawkinsville
5,270
Jackson
5,239
LaFayette
7,339
Locust Grove
8,243
Stone Mountain
6,281
Toccoa
8,336
Tybee Island
7,506
E Adairsville
4,963
Alma
3,380
Avondale Estates
3,129
Baxley
4,659
Chattahoochee Hills C 3,318
Cornelia
4,683
Dawson
4,126
Dawsonville
3,246
Elberton
4,329
Hahira
3,029
Hazlehurst
4,137
Minimum entry-level
wage
23,324.88 19.00 18.06 25.36
34,692.31 19.68 17.25 17.73 14.18 14.73
30,126.94 16.57 18.04 17.69
56,602.00 13.78 13.00
30,888.00 7.25 15.00 14.48 18.01 18.62 12.37 16.12 19.05 11.69 15.93 15.83
26,320.00 20.57 16.06 16.80 13.63 13.31 18.75
46,002.00 16.30 16.50
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
36,153.57 Annual
40
6
34.00
Hourly
40
5
25.58
Hourly
40
9
38.59
Hourly
40
3
53,819.16 Annual
40
4
31.59
Hourly
40
6
29.06
Hourly
40
4
28.37
Hourly
40
3
24.08
Hourly
40
3
25.45
Hourly
40
4
45,841.71 Annual
40
3
40.21
Hourly
40
7
27.97
Hourly
40
3
27.55
Hourly
40
4
78,371.00 Annual
40
2
23.02
Hourly
40
1
18.00
Hourly
40
3
60,840.00 Annual
40
9
21.00
Hourly
40
4
22.50
Hourly
40
1
23.17
Hourly
40
7
20.40
Hourly
40
2
26.88
Hourly
40
2
18.74
Hourly
40
1
24.49
Hourly
40
1
24.13
Hourly
40
1
17.79
Hourly
40
2
27.35
Hourly
40
3
23.49
Hourly
40
3
41,626.00 Annual
40
3
28.80
Hourly
40
1
21.71
Hourly
40
3
24.00
Hourly
40
1
20.45
Hourly
40
3
13.31
Hourly
40
1
28.37
Hourly
40
1
64,401.00 Annual
40
2
16.30
Hourly
40
1
20.20
Hourly
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 5
Public Works
Crew Leader
Group Jurisdiction
Jasper Monticello Ringgold Senoia Social Circle Tallapoosa West Point F Ball Ground Claxton Gordon Oxford Trion G Glenwood
2019 Population
3,974 2,719 3,630 4,412 4,544 3,185 3,737 2,195 2,204 1,857 2,346 1,893
651
Minimum entry-level
wage
18.03 23.00 31,830.51 36,000.00 14.87 31,781.48 15.03 15.00 11.70 17.82 30,936.83 15.00 8.23
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
23.33
Hourly
40
3
23.00
Hourly
40
1
55,710.51 Annual
40
1
42,000.00 Annual
40
1
14.87
Hourly
40
2
48,359.28 Annual
40
1
22.79
Hourly
40
4
20.75
Hourly
40
1
15.75
Hourly
40
1
17.82
Hourly
40
1
47,074.05 Annual
40
1
16.00
Hourly
40
1
11.30
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 6 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Electric Groundworker
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
1
34,507
34,507
50,981
50,981
13
B
3
35,471
38,522
47,001
55,285
16
C
7
32,314
37,461
46,112
56,181
23
D
2
28,413
29,786
34,632
40,144
4
E
7
27,657
37,440
36,122
47,840
8
Total/Avg
20
31,672
35,543
42,969
50,086
64
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany B East Point
LaGrange Lawrenceville C Acworth Calhoun Cartersville Covington Douglas Monroe Norcross D Sylvester Thomaston E Blakely Cornelia Elberton Grantville Monticello Palmetto Sylvania
2019 Population
72,130 34,875 30,305 30,834 22,818 17,271 21,760 14,206 11,695 13,673 16,592
5,776 8,752 4,571 4,683 4,329 3,296 2,719 4,851 2,463
Minimum entry-level
wage
16.59 15.00 18.52 36,692.15 18.01 16.50 16.26 16.98 12.83 16.46 11.71 27,040.00 14.32 11.50 14.20 27,015.00 13.50 18.00 11.06 11.83
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
24.51
Hourly
40
13
17.40
Hourly
40
9
23.81
Hourly
40
5
55,285.26 Annual
40
2
27.01
Hourly
40
3
20.63
Hourly
40
5
24.74
Hourly
40
6
24.94
Hourly
40
4
19.57
Hourly
40
2
25.22
Hourly
40
1
13.07
Hourly
40
2
29,120.00 Annual
40
2
19.30
Hourly
40
2
13.37
Hourly
40
1
23.00
Hourly
40
1
37,821.00 Annual
40
1
14.63
Hourly
40
0
18.00
Hourly
40
1
17.25
Hourly
40
2
17.13
Hourly
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 7
Public Works
Electric Lineman
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
47,210
57,770
81,936
85,353
37
B
3
49,010
54,470
70,427
82,071
14
C
9
42,103
55,037
68,966
83,200
49
D
6
39,996
48,173
52,646
65,465
23
E
6
36,427
43,680
51,662
60,602
14
F
2
41,054
54,080
54,603
66,560
2
Total/Avg
28
42,633
52,202
63,374
73,875
139
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
2019 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
A Albany Marietta
B East Point LaGrange Lawrenceville
C Acworth Buford Calhoun Cartersville Covington Douglas Monroe Moultrie Norcross
D Barnesville Camilla Jackson LaFayette Sylvester Thomaston
E Blakely Elberton
72,130
27.77
41.04
Hourly
40
8
60,867 36,650.00 78,520.00 Annual
40
29
34,875
19.08
29.76
Hourly
40
5
30,305
25.42
32.36
Hourly
40
2
30,834 54,469.72 82,071.26 Annual
40
7
22,818
23.05
34.58
Hourly
40
2
15,522
15.00
40.00
Hourly
40
8
17,271
24.76
33.30
Hourly
40
6
21,760
24.14
36.73
Hourly
40
4
14,206
26.46
38.87
Hourly
40
7
11,695
14.17
27.66
Hourly
40
3
13,673
15.84
36.06
Hourly
40
10
14,211 27,040.00 47,870.00 Annual
40
5
16,592
25.76
28.20
Hourly
40
4
6,659 47,490.00 65,465.00 Annual
40
3
5,012
22.00
28.00
Hourly
40
4
5,239
18.73
25.92
Hourly
40
2
7,339
13.65
20.26
Hourly
40
6
5,776 31,200.00 31,200.00 Annual
40
3
8,752
23.16
31.21
Hourly
40
5
4,571
16.00
26.00
Hourly
40
4
4,329 37,911.00 60,602.00 Annual
40
4
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 8 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Electric Lineman
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
Grantville Monticello Palmetto Sylvania F Ellaville Oxford
2019 Population
3,296 2,719 4,851 2,463 1,867 2,346
Minimum entry-level
wage
20.05 21.00 17.97 11.83 26.00 28,027.24
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
20.05
Hourly
40
0
21.00
Hourly
40
1
28.03
Hourly
40
1
24.81
Hourly
40
4
32.00
Hourly
40
1
42,646.76 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 9
Public Works
Electric Superintendent/Manager
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
74,229
86,100
123,836
147,936
3
B
3
77,905
93,810
106,477
134,483
3
C
9
70,659
100,318
107,648
145,183
18
D
5
63,683
71,240
77,240
95,985
5
E
5
54,751
65,270
71,918
91,083
6
F
1
66,560
66,560
79,040
79,040
1
H
1
41,600
41,600
57,820
57,820
1
Total/Avg
26
64,198
74,985
89,140
107,361
37
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Marietta
B East Point LaGrange Lawrenceville
C Acworth Buford Calhoun Cartersville Covington Douglas Monroe Moultrie Norcross
D Barnesville Camilla Jackson Sylvester Thomaston
E Blakely
2019 Population
72,130 60,867 34,875 30,305 30,834 22,818 15,522 17,271 21,760 14,206 11,695 13,673 14,211 16,592
6,659 5,012 5,239 5,776 8,752 4,571
Minimum entry-level
wage
86,099.52 62,358.40 50,651.00 93,810.00 89,254.96 55,598.40 70,000.00
48.23 47,790.00 85,654.40
34.45 71,924.00 72,307.00 60,681.00 56,602.00 63,500.00
27.75 69,355.00 71,239.59
20.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
147,935.84 Annual
40
99,736.00 Annual
40
78,998.00 Annual
40
105,951.00 Annual
40
134,483.31 Annual
40
83,408.00 Annual
40
121,000.00 Annual
40
48.23
Hourly
40
145,183.00 Annual
40
125,798.40 Annual
40
52.56
Annual
40
119,873.00 Annual
40
72,307.00 Annual
40
91,622.00 Annual
40
78,371.00 Annual
40
71,500.00 Annual
40
34.13
Hourly
40
69,355.00 Annual
40
95,984.74 Annual
40
27.00
Hourly
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 10 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Electric Superintendent/Manager
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
Chickamauga Elberton Monticello Sylvania F Ellaville H Whigham
2019 Population
3,256 4,329 2,719 2,463 1,867
464
Minimum entry-level
wage
59,880.00 52,781.00
31.38 26.07 32.00 41,600.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
59,880.00 Annual
40
1
87,195.00 Annual
40
2
31.38
Hourly
40
1
43.79
Annual
40
1
38.00
Hourly
40
1
57,819.84 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 11
Public Works
Electric Technician
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
33,727
36,650
62,015
78,520
23
B
2
37,390
40,501
57,251
61,025
5
C
6
34,943
46,176
61,946
80,891
23
E
2
34,124
43,287
52,578
60,602
8
Total/Avg
12
35,046
41,654
58,447
70,259
59
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Marietta
B East Point Lawrenceville
C Acworth Calhoun Cartersville Covington Douglas Monroe
E Chickamauga Elberton
2019 Population
72,130 60,867 34,875 30,834 22,818 17,271 21,760 14,206 11,695 13,673
3,256 4,329
Minimum entry-level
wage
14.81 36,650.00
16.48 40,501.27
16.32 22.20 17.08 19.68 12.83 12.69 12.00 43,287.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
21.88
Hourly
40
15
78,520.00 Annual
40
8
25.71
Hourly
40
2
61,024.57 Annual
40
3
24.47
Hourly
40
1
29.49
Hourly
40
4
25.99
Hourly
40
3
33.52
Hourly
40
2
26.33
Hourly
40
5
38.89
Hourly
40
8
21.42
Hourly
40
4
60,602.00 Annual
40
4
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 12 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Gas Construction Worker
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
29,613
30,805
44,444
45,510
8
B
1
38,646
38,646
57,283
57,283
3
C
9
28,066
33,821
47,344
62,275
64
D
2
24,440
25,730
39,135
43,035
13
E
5
31,818
41,600
45,394
64,401
15
F
1
28,829
28,829
34,965
34,965
1
Total/Avg
20
30,236
33,238
44,761
51,245
104
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Warner Robins
B LaGrange C Americus
Bainbridge Buford Cartersville Covington Dublin Monroe Moultrie Sugar Hill D LaFayette Toccoa E Ashburn Elberton Monticello Tallapoosa Vienna F Trion
2019 Population
72,130 77,617 30,305 15,108 12,081 15,522 21,760 14,206 15,881 13,673 14,211 24,617
7,339 8,336 3,704 4,329 2,719 3,185 3,549 1,893
Minimum entry-level
wage
14.81 13.66 18.58 24,382.00 14.23 12.00 16.26 14.65 14.60 12.69 20,800.00 31,800.00 12.37 11.13 13.50 34,162.00 20.00 30,250.07 25,000.00 13.86
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
21.88
Hourly
40
5
20.85
Hourly
40
3
27.54
Hourly
40
3
37,468.00 Annual
40
4
19.78
Hourly
40
2
28.00
Hourly
40
20
24.74
Hourly
40
13
24.94
Hourly
40
6
26.70
Hourly
40
7
29.94
Hourly
40
7
20,800.00 Annual
40
1
47,300.00 Annual
40
4
20.69
Hourly
40
5
16.94
Hourly
40
8
18.00
Hourly
40
3
64,401.00 Annual
40
6
20.00
Hourly
40
1
46,029.06 Annual
40
4
37,500.00 Annual
40
1
16.81
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 13
Public Works
Gas Distribution Technician
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
24,554
24,600
36,875
37,404
10
B
2
34,592
35,942
57,479
61,025
14
C
7
41,173
53,223
57,759
81,787
14
D
3
28,413
32,718
38,979
49,774
7
E
8
26,673
37,440
38,945
50,440
14
F
2
27,529
33,738
36,462
37,232
4
Total/Avg
24
30,489
36,277
44,417
52,944
63
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
2019 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
A Albany Warner Robins
B Lawrenceville Statesboro
C Americus Cartersville Covington Douglas Dublin Moultrie Sugar Hill
D Eatonton Sylvester Toccoa
E Blakely Hartwell Millen Monticello Royston Social Circle Sylvania Unadilla
72,130
11.83
17.47
Hourly
40
4
77,617
11.78
17.98
Hourly
40
6
30,834 33,241.29 61,024.57 Annual
40
10
32,954
17.28
25.93
Hourly
40
4
15,108 53,223.00 81,787.00 Annual
40
1
21,760
18.86
28.69
Hourly
40
2
14,206
16.98
24.94
Hourly
40
1
11,695
14.17
26.33
Hourly
40
6
15,881
19.36
30.29
Hourly
40
1
14,211 40,705.00 40,705.00 Annual
40
1
24,617 50,000.00 52,500.00 Annual
40
2
6,725
11.00
16.50
Hourly
40
2
5,776 29,640.00 32,843.20 Annual
40
2
8,336
15.73
23.93
Hourly
40
3
4,571
12.00
15.00
Hourly
40
1
4,437 25,000.00 50,440.00 Annual
40
1
2,766
11.00
17.00
Hourly
40
1
2,719
18.00
18.00
Hourly
40
1
2,571
11.96
20.04
Hourly
40
5
4,544
15.78
18.12
Hourly
40
2
2,463
11.83
17.38
Hourly
40
1
3,525
10.00
20.00
Hourly
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 14 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Gas Distribution Technician
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
F Trion Wrens
2019 Population
1,893 1,939
Minimum entry-level
wage
16.22 10.25
Maximum wage
17.90 17.16
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
3
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 15
Public Works
Gas Superintendent/Manager
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
50,630
61,100
83,136
104,982
2
B
3
70,150
89,255
108,226
134,483
3
C
9
58,820
85,654
99,817
145,183
16
D
3
49,668
53,200
61,045
66,955
4
E
15
40,353
65,000
52,471
80,658
15
F
3
35,221
47,091
52,586
63,243
3
G
1
24,960
24,960
37,440
37,440
1
Total/Avg
36
47,115
60,894
70,674
90,421
44
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Warner Robins
B LaGrange Lawrenceville Statesboro
C Americus Bainbridge Buford Cartersville Covington Douglas Dublin Monroe Moultrie
D Camilla Eatonton Toccoa
E Adairsville Ashburn Blakely
2019 Population
72,130 77,617 30,305 30,834 32,954 15,108 12,081 15,522 21,760 14,206 11,695 15,881 13,673 14,211
5,012 6,725 8,336 4,963 3,704 4,571
Minimum entry-level
wage
61,100.00 19.31
62,290.00 89,254.96
28.32 71,323.00
21.97 70,000.00 43,296.00 85,654.40
23.20 73,321.68
16.57 57,372.00 53,200.00 51,812.80
21.15 16.62 65,000.00 45,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
104,981.76 Annual
40
29.47
Hourly
40
101,837.00 Annual
40
134,483.31 Annual
40
42.48
Annual
40
109,603.00 Annual
40
30.03
Hourly
40
127,000.00 Annual
40
145,183.00 Annual
40
125,798.40 Annual
40
35.41
Annual
40
113,648.60 Annual
40
40.21
Hourly
40
57,372.00 Annual
40
59,500.00 Annual
40
56,680.00 Annual
40
32.19
Hourly
40
24.67
Annual
40
65,000.00 Annual
40
48,800.00 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 16 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Gas Superintendent/Manager
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
Cuthbert Dawson Elberton Hartwell Millen Ocilla Pelham Royston Social Circle Summerville Sylvania Vienna F Colquitt Trion Wrens G Bowman
2019 Population
3,417 4,126 4,329 4,437 2,766 3,732 3,466 2,571 4,544 4,243 2,463 3,549 1,834 1,893 1,939
808
Minimum entry-level
wage
37,000.00 15.00
52,781.00 30,000.00
17.00 19.00 14.42 38,849.79 57,072.25 15.63 18.91 37,113.00 10.00 47,091.29 37,772.80 12.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
39,000.00 Annual
40
1
15.00
Hourly
40
1
80,658.00 Annual
40
1
75,140.00 Annual
40
1
25.00
Annual
40
1
19.00
Hourly
40
1
14.42
Hourly
40
1
57,843.97 Annual
40
1
57,072.25 Annual
40
1
21.86
Hourly
40
1
28.07
Annual
40
1
55,669.00 Annual
40
1
17.99
Hourly
40
1
57,094.86 Annual
40
1
63,243.03 Annual
40
1
18.00
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 17
Public Works
Groundskeeper
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
4
23,236
26,250
39,920
47,880
48
B
7
28,639
31,512
42,075
48,173
66
C
11
26,887
36,566
44,254
54,850
49
D
10
25,512
29,910
36,212
49,421
30
E
15
25,054
41,933
34,024
47,008
41
F
9
21,191
29,120
30,587
38,636
18
G
4
28,270
61,360
34,070
65,520
6
H
1
13,312
13,312
19,968
19,968
1
Total/Avg
61
24,013
33,745
35,139
46,432
259
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Marietta Roswell Warner Robins
B Carrollton Chamblee Dalton East Point Newnan Peachtree City Statesboro
C Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Douglas Holly Springs Lilburn Milledgeville Monroe
2019 Population
72,130 60,867 94,763 77,617 27,259 30,307 33,665 34,875 41,581 36,223 32,954 12,081 15,522 17,271 11,695 15,442 12,810 18,704 13,673
Minimum entry-level
wage
9.42 23,774.40
12.62 11.22 26,125.95 13.96 12.90 15.00 13.31 15.15 13.50 11.73 12.00 11.00 14.17 17.58 15.53 22,401.06 11.97
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
13.92
Hourly
40
10
40,872.00 Annual
40
11
20.18
Hourly
40
18
23.02
Hourly
40
9
35,855.33 Annual
40
8
23.16
Hourly
40
3
20.19
Hourly
40
12
17.40
Hourly
40
9
20.64
Hourly
40
12
22.72
Hourly
40
16
20.25
Hourly
40
6
16.03
Hourly
40
12
24.00
Hourly
40
13
23.92
Hourly
40
8
21.61
Hourly
40
2
26.37
Hourly
40
1
23.30
Hourly
40
1
34,085.87 Annual
40
5
17.96
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 18 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Groundskeeper
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
Moultrie Perry Sugar Hill D Barnesville Camilla Cumming Dahlonega Eatonton Hawkinsville LaFayette Morrow Thomaston Tybee Island E Chickamauga Cornelia Dawsonville Grantville Hahira Harlem Hazlehurst Jasper Lake City Ocilla Ringgold Royston Sylvania Vienna West Point F Arlington Butler Chester Clayton Ellaville McCaysville Mount Vernon Oxford Young Harris G Bowman Norman Park
2019 Population
14,211 17,894 24,617
6,659 5,012 6,547 7,294 6,725 5,270 7,339 7,192 8,752 7,506 3,256 4,683 3,246 3,296 3,029 3,371 4,137 3,974 2,829 3,732 3,630 2,571 2,463 3,549 3,737 1,326 1,759 1,564 2,193 1,867 1,204 2,371 2,346 1,661
808 962
Minimum entry-level
wage
24,295.00 12.64
27,300.00 27,922.00
12.00 26,395.00 26,622.96
10.77 14.38 10.15 11.00 11.60 13.84 20.16 12.50 12.98 13.00 10.80 12.88 9.80 10.30 33,964.24 12.00 34,505.94 10.91 10.20 2,100.00 11.22 17,650.00 10.00 8.00 10.00 7.00 14.00 8.00 25,391.30 14.00 7.25 8.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
40,823.00 Annual
40
2
20.00
Hourly
40
1
51,650.00 Annual
40
3
38,491.00 Annual
40
1
16.00
Hourly
40
2
35,443.00 Annual
40
2
41,265.59 Annual
40
3
13.00
Hourly
40
1
20.00
Hourly
40
7
15.07
Hourly
40
1
15.25
Hourly
40
8
15.63
Hourly
40
1
23.76
Hourly
40
4
20.16
Hourly
40
1
17.85
Hourly
40
5
22.60
Hourly
40
2
13.26
Hourly
40
2
12.02
Hourly
40
2
19.80
Hourly
40
1
14.58
Hourly
40
5
10.93
Hourly
40
2
38,091.87 Annual
40
1
12.00
Hourly
40
1
43,641.29 Annual
40
1
15.15
Hourly
40
1
16.30
Hourly
40
7
30,000.00 Annual
40
3
17.00
Hourly
40
7
19,000.00 Annual
40
2
13.78
Hourly
40
1
12.00
Hourly
40
1
16.59
Hourly
40
4
17.00
Hourly
40
5
17.25
Hourly
40
1
13.00
Hourly
40
2
38,635.86 Annual
40
1
15.02
Hourly
40
1
10.00
Hourly
40
1
12.00
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 19
Public Works
Groundskeeper
Group Jurisdiction
Pendergrass Riceboro H Hiltonia
2019 Population
562 778 324
Minimum entry-level
wage
20,000.00 29.50 8.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
25,000.00 Annual
40
2
31.50
Hourly
40
2
12.00
Hourly
32
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 20 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
34,565
34,630
51,912
52,851
3
B
6
41,318
61,391
58,533
70,491
14
C
6
33,737
41,701
55,851
65,770
9
D
5
46,251
78,811
60,099
78,811
5
E
1
20,800
20,800
41,600
41,600
2
Total/Avg
20
35,334
47,467
53,599
61,905
33
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Warner Robins
B Carrollton Dalton Duluth East Point LaGrange Rome
C Americus Conyers Covington Milledgeville Monroe Perry
D Cumming Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Hawkinsville Tybee Island
E Blackshear
2019 Population
72,130 77,617 27,259 33,665 29,609 34,875 30,305 36,716 15,108 16,256 14,206 18,704 13,673 17,894
6,547 9,994 8,713 5,270 7,506 3,527
Minimum entry-level
wage
16.59 16.65 61,391.45 16.46 21.86 16.48 15.64 19.23 41,701.00 33,040.29 16.98 28,675.27 12.74 17.88 78,811.00 19.50 18.50 15.61 19.68 10.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
24.51
Hourly
40
2
25.41
Hourly
40
1
61,391.45 Annual
40
2
25.76
Hourly
40
4
33.89
Hourly
40
1
25.71
Hourly
40
1
25.12
Hourly
40
3
28.85
Hourly
40
3
64,082.00 Annual
40
1
51,256.34 Annual
40
1
27.25
Hourly
40
3
43,632.80 Annual
40
3
31.62
Hourly
40
1
25.81
Hourly
40
0
78,811.00 Annual
40
1
28.00
Hourly
40
1
29.59
Hourly
40
1
17.50
Hourly
40
1
31.49
Annual
40
1
20.00
Hourly
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 21
Public Works
Heavy Equipment Operator
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
4
29,768
31,496
52,654
72,766
90
B
11
32,035
36,546
50,100
55,245
112
C
22
30,754
40,500
47,207
59,218
70
D
18
31,150
67,329
46,412
75,941
68
E
20
26,776
35,277
39,236
53,952
60
F
4
26,619
33,280
39,655
49,130
4
Total/Avg
79
29,517
40,738
45,877
61,042
404
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
2019 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
A Albany Alpharetta Roswell Warner Robins
B Canton Carrollton Chamblee Dalton Duluth LaGrange Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Rome Statesboro
C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Cartersville Conyers
72,130
14.81
21.88
Hourly
40
54
67,213
16.37
37.82
Hourly
37
10
94,763
13.63
23.54
Hourly
40
21
77,617
13.66
20.85
Hourly
40
5
30,528
15.48
23.21
Hourly
40
2
27,259 28,959.60 41,359.65 Annual
40
4
30,307
14.94
23.16
Hourly
40
2
33,665
14.93
23.37
Hourly
40
12
29,609
17.14
26.56
Hourly
40
2
30,305
15.64
25.12
Hourly
40
27
30,834 33,241.29 50,085.71 Annual
40
6
41,581
15.85
24.58
Hourly
40
5
36,223
17.57
26.35
Hourly
40
6
36,716
12.30
25.15
Hourly
40
36
32,954
15.66
23.49
Hourly
40
10
22,818
15.53
23.29
Hourly
40
2
15,108 29,636.00 45,542.00 Annual
40
3
12,081
16.47
22.90
Hourly
40
1
16,256 22,214.18 34,431.97 Annual
40
1
17,271
13.39
28.47
Hourly
40
10
21,760
16.26
24.74
Hourly
40
4
16,256 29,968.52 46,491.01 Annual
40
3
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 22 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Heavy Equipment Operator
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
2019 Population
Covington
14,206
Doraville
10,265
Dublin
15,881
Fayetteville
17,991
Grovetown
15,152
Kingsland
17,949
Loganville
12,880
Milledgeville
18,704
Monroe
13,673
Moultrie
14,211
Perry
17,894
Powder Springs
15,758
Rincon
10,361
Sugar Hill
24,617
Union
22,399
D Barnesville
6,659
Byron
5,226
Camilla
5,012
Centerville
7,884
Cumming
6,547
Dahlonega
7,294
Eatonton
6,725
Fitzgerald
8,662
Fort Oglethorpe
9,994
Garden City
8,713
Jackson
5,239
Jesup
9,841
LaFayette
7,339
McRae-Helena
8,277
Sylvester
5,776
Thomaston
8,752
Toccoa
8,336
Tybee Island
7,506
E Ashburn
3,704
Baxley
4,659
Blakely
4,571
Chatsworth
4,290
Chattahoochee Hills C 3,318
Cornelia
4,683
Minimum entry-level
wage
15.54 16.83 16.25 15.78 14.52 11.91 14.73 27,293.53 12.50 24,295.00 14.66 14.38 16.70 40,500.00 16.22 37,707.00 11.19 13.50 17.96 67,329.00 33,978.39 13.75 7.25 14.00 15.71 17.83 14.12 11.20 11.25 20,945.60 14.32 15.73 14.85 13.19 14.19 12.00 26,728.00 9.60 13.57
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
24.94
Hourly
40
6
25.93
Hourly
40
1
25.19
Hourly
40
1
25.25
Hourly
40
2
22.54
Hourly
40
3
17.99
Hourly
40
3
25.45
Hourly
40
1
41,530.33 Annual
40
4
25.45
Hourly
40
7
33,163.00 Annual
40
6
22.74
Hourly
40
1
22.28
Hourly
40
0
19.85
Hourly
40
3
44,200.00 Annual
40
5
24.33
Hourly
40
3
51,980.00 Annual
40
4
20.45
Hourly
40
3
18.50
Hourly
40
1
36.51
Hourly
40
2
75,753.00 Annual
40
2
52,666.51 Annual
40
2
19.00
Hourly
40
2
15.00
Hourly
40
2
19.50
Hourly
40
5
25.14
Hourly
40
4
20.06
Hourly
40
2
22.01
Hourly
40
15
18.74
Hourly
40
5
19.97
Hourly
40
1
27,123.20 Annual
40
10
19.30
Hourly
40
3
23.93
Hourly
40
2
23.76
Hourly
40
3
15.24
Hourly
40
4
19.20
Hourly
40
6
19.00
Hourly
40
4
50,440.00 Annual
40
3
21.60
Hourly
40
1
20.36
Hourly
40
3
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 23
Public Works
Heavy Equipment Operator
Group Jurisdiction
Elberton Hartwell Hephzibah Jasper Lakeland Lyons Ocilla Pelham Pembroke Ringgold Royston Summerville Unadilla West Point F Claxton Clayton McCaysville Wrens
2019 Population
4,329 4,437 3,944 3,974 1,207 4,233 3,732 3,466 2,626 3,630 2,571 4,243 3,525 3,737 2,204 2,193 1,204 1,939
Minimum entry-level
wage
29,727.00 20,000.00 30,000.00
16.96 10.00 8.00 15.30 14.00 12.50 31,830.51 13.69 14.34 10.00 13.64 11.70 16.00 14.00 9.49
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
41,617.00 Annual
40
7
43,160.00 Annual
40
4
39,430.00 Annual
40
1
18.01
Hourly
40
3
18.00
Hourly
40
1
11.00
Hourly
40
2
15.30
Hourly
40
1
14.00
Hourly
40
1
21.36
Hourly
40
1
53,951.70 Annual
40
4
16.59
Hourly
40
1
17.03
Hourly
40
4
20.00
Hourly
40
1
20.68
Hourly
40
8
15.75
Hourly
40
1
23.62
Hourly
40
1
21.00
Hourly
40
1
15.89
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 24 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Laborer
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
23,551
23,774
38,237
40,872
11
B
9
26,275
31,200
40,439
51,542
75
C
16
24,616
29,266
41,948
62,275
191
D
18
22,681
30,888
36,077
49,421
112
E
31
22,159
32,000
32,599
46,530
168
F
17
22,337
29,120
32,174
41,600
56
G
13
19,200
28,080
26,923
41,600
22
H
4
18,070
20,800
26,988
31,200
4
Total/Avg
110
22,361
28,141
34,423
45,630
639
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Marietta Warner Robins
B Carrollton Chamblee Dalton Douglasville East Point LaGrange Lawrenceville McDonough Rome
C Acworth Bainbridge Brunswick Buford Calhoun Conyers Covington Kingsland
2019 Population
60,867 77,617 27,259 30,307 33,665 33,992 34,875 30,305 30,834 26,768 36,716 22,818 12,081 16,256 15,522 17,271 16,256 14,206 17,949
Minimum entry-level
wage
23,774.40 11.22
25,029.19 13.96 11.70 13.41 15.00 12.43
30,114.95 11.79 8.89 14.07 12.91
16,576.56 12.00 10.66
24,655.18 12.64 11.23
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
40,872.00 Annual
40
8
17.12
Hourly
40
3
38,607.49 Annual
40
3
24.78
Hourly
40
11
18.31
Hourly
40
4
20.79
Hourly
40
9
19.18
Hourly
40
2
16.97
Hourly
40
21
45,375.18 Annual
40
12
18.94
Hourly
40
10
15.63
Hourly
40
3
21.10
Hourly
40
10
17.95
Hourly
40
11
25,693.67 Annual
40
4
23.00
Hourly
40
36
22.55
Hourly
40
27
38,248.27 Annual
40
4
21.51
Hourly
40
5
16.97
Hourly
40
20
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 25
Public Works
Laborer
Group Jurisdiction
Loganville Monroe Moultrie Perry Powder Springs Rincon Sugar Hill Union D Barnesville Byron Camilla Centerville Cumming Dahlonega Eastman Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Hawkinsville Jackson Jesup LaFayette McRae-Helena Stone Mountain Toccoa Tybee Island E Adairsville Ashburn Blackshear Blakely Chatsworth Cuthbert Dawson Donalsonville Elberton Grantville Hahira Harlem Hartwell
2019 Population
12,880 13,673 14,211 17,894 15,758 10,361 24,617 22,399
6,659 5,226 5,012 7,884 6,547 7,294 5,067 6,725 8,662 9,994 5,270 5,239 9,841 7,339 8,277 6,281 8,336 7,506 4,963 3,704 3,527 4,571 4,290 3,417 4,126 2,466 4,329 3,296 3,029 3,371 4,437
Minimum entry-level
wage
13.07 11.63 22,289.00 11.59 12.42 11.00 28,000.00 12.13 27,922.00 10.54 9.25 11.13 26,395.00 25,355.20 9.50 9.00 7.25 12.00 11.43 10.50 9.88 10.15 10.20 11.70 10.59 14.85 12.40 11.00 10.00 12.00 22,006.40 8.00 7.25 8.75 25,657.00 14.50 11.50 10.09 22,900.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
22.81
Hourly
40
16
29.94
Hourly
40
15
27,615.00 Annual
40
2
17.07
Hourly
40
1
19.25
Hourly
40
3
22.38
Hourly
40
6
49,300.00 Annual
40
16
20.43
Hourly
40
15
38,491.00 Annual
40
3
20.45
Hourly
40
4
16.00
Hourly
40
8
22.62
Hourly
40
7
45,988.00 Annual
40
24
32,327.88 Annual
40
2
14.00
Hourly
40
10
14.50
Hourly
40
6
12.00
Hourly
40
6
17.00
Hourly
40
5
17.75
Hourly
40
5
18.73
Hourly
40
7
15.42
Hourly
40
1
16.98
Hourly
40
7
18.12
Hourly
40
3
13.38
Hourly
40
2
15.34
Hourly
40
9
23.76
Hourly
40
3
22.37
Hourly
40
11
14.49
Hourly
40
3
15.00
Hourly
40
7
16.46
Hourly
40
7
41,454.40 Annual
40
3
11.00
Hourly
40
6
8.71
Hourly
40
10
21.99
Hourly
40
8
35,921.00 Annual
40
6
14.50
Hourly
40
1
13.71
Hourly
40
2
15.36
Hourly
40
3
42,474.00 Annual
40
15
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 26 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Laborer
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
Hazlehurst Hephzibah Jasper Jonesboro Lakeland Lula Lyons Millen Monticello Palmetto Pelham Pembroke Ringgold Royston Senoia Social Circle Soperton Thunderbolt F Ball Ground Brooklet Claxton Clayton Colquitt Comer Davisboro Gordon McCaysville Meigs Midway Morgan Mount Airy Oglethorpe Omega Pine Mountain Sparta Zebulon G Baconton Crawford Dexter
2019 Population
4,137 3,944 3,974 4,962 1,207 2,961 4,233 2,766 2,719 4,851 3,466 2,626 3,630 2,571 4,412 4,544 3,148 2,623 2,195 1,815 2,204 2,193 1,834 1,178 1,958 1,857 1,204 1,031 2,061 1,835 1,265 1,156 1,230 1,417 1,230 1,228
827 836 562
Minimum entry-level
wage
8.00 24,300.00
10.30 14.63 7.25 12.00 8.00 9.00 12.00 10.54 10.00 9.75 22,487.73 9.80 32,000.00 12.69 9.00 10.00 10.00 11.00 8.04 10.00 10.00 13.00 14.00 10.75 14.00 10.00 10.98 10.00 9.00 12.69 8.31 27,040.00 7.79 10.00 11.50 8.00 9.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
12.00
Hourly
40
6
25,400.00 Annual
40
1
16.36
Hourly
40
5
18.55
Hourly
40
9
11.00
Hourly
40
4
19.00
Hourly
40
4
15.00
Hourly
40
6
15.00
Hourly
40
8
13.00
Hourly
40
2
16.43
Hourly
40
7
13.00
Hourly
40
8
16.67
Hourly
40
3
41,233.40 Annual
40
3
13.12
Hourly
40
4
38,000.00 Annual
40
6
13.21
Hourly
40
5
17.00
Hourly
40
4
15.00
Hourly
40
1
17.49
Hourly
40
2
17.00
Hourly
40
3
14.60
Hourly
40
8
17.60
Hourly
40
3
16.96
Hourly
40
10
15.50
Hourly
40
1
16.90
Hourly
40
2
10.75
Hourly
40
4
15.00
Hourly
40
1
15.00
Hourly
40
5
12.12
Hourly
40
2
10.00
Hourly
40
1
15.00
Hourly
40
1
15.45
Hourly
40
2
14.22
Hourly
40
4
40,440.00 Annual
40
4
14.93
Hourly
40
5
20.00
Hourly
40
3
11.50
Hourly
40
1
13.50
Hourly
40
1
12.00
Hourly
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 27
Public Works
Laborer
Group Jurisdiction
Franklin Glenwood Greenville Hoboken Homeland Lyerly McIntyre Odum Sardis Woodbury H Harrison Mansfield Tignall Whigham
2019 Population
971 651 845 536 941 514 605 503 960 902 442 442 496 464
Minimum entry-level
wage
13.50 7.25 10.00 7.25 9.00 9.00 10.00 7.25 8.25 10.00 7.75 8.00 9.00 10.00
Maximum wage
15.00 9.00 13.00 12.13 12.15 20.00 13.19 13.00 11.80 12.00 11.00 15.00 11.00 14.90
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
2
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
4
Hourly
40
2
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
3
Hourly
40
2
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 28 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Landfill Inmate Supervisor
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
E
1
29,349
29,349
32,302
32,302
1
Total/Avg
1
29,349
29,349
32,302
32,302
1
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
E Summerville
2019 Population
4,243
Minimum entry-level
wage
14.11
Maximum wage
15.53
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 29
Public Works
Landfill Manager, Certified
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
B
3
49,191
50,000
76,756
85,000
3
C
1
29,016
29,016
43,534
43,534
1
Total/Avg
4
39,103
39,508
60,145
64,267
4
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
B LaGrange Rome Statesboro
C Tifton
2019 Population
30,305 36,716 32,954 16,838
Minimum entry-level
wage
23.67 50,000.00
23.24 13.95
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
34.97
Hourly
40
1
85,000.00 Annual
40
1
34.87
Annual
40
1
20.93
Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 30 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Light Equipment Operator
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
4
28,272
30,784
44,685
47,195
38
B
5
30,839
32,968
45,788
52,790
42
C
14
27,920
35,714
40,986
55,370
77
D
8
27,858
35,940
38,709
47,880
31
E
13
26,584
48,734
36,676
65,562
33
F
5
25,368
31,200
35,614
41,600
5
H
1
31,200
31,200
41,600
41,600
2
Total/Avg
50
28,292
35,220
40,580
50,285
228
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Alpharetta Marietta Roswell Warner Robins
B Carrollton East Point LaGrange McDonough Newnan
C Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Conyers Covington Doraville Grovetown Kingsland Monroe Norcross
2019 Population
67,213 60,867 94,763 77,617 27,259 34,875 30,305 26,768 41,581 15,108 12,081 16,256 17,271 16,256 14,206 10,265 15,152 17,949 13,673 16,592
Minimum entry-level
wage
16.00 30,305.60
12.62 12.38 28,959.60 15.00 13.57 15.79 15.85 28,225.00 13.55 19,189.44 16.23 27,182.33 14.65 16.10 10.51 11.23 12.50 13.79
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
24.01
Hourly
37
3
47,195.20 Annual
40
6
20.18
Hourly
40
13
20.85
Hourly
40
16
39,762.18 Annual
40
3
20.14
Hourly
40
7
21.43
Hourly
40
21
25.38
Hourly
40
1
24.00
Hourly
40
10
43,374.00 Annual
40
4
18.84
Hourly
40
12
29,743.63 Annual
40
1
16.26
Hourly
40
2
42,168.72 Annual
40
9
21.51
Hourly
40
5
24.80
Hourly
40
3
15.20
Hourly
40
13
16.97
Hourly
40
3
23.67
Hourly
40
5
15.73
Hourly
40
5
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 31
Public Works
Light Equipment Operator
Group Jurisdiction
Perry Powder Springs Suwanee D Barnesville Camilla Dahlonega Eatonton Fitzgerald Jackson Jesup Thomaston E Ashburn Baxley Chatsworth Cornelia Elberton Hahira Hazlehurst Lakeland Ocilla Pembroke Social Circle Unadilla West Point F Hoschton McCaysville Midway Nahunta Wadley H Sky Valley
2019 Population
17,894 15,758 20,907
6,659 5,012 7,294 6,725 8,662 5,239 9,841 8,752 3,704 4,659 4,290 4,683 4,329 3,029 4,137 1,207 3,732 2,626 4,544 3,525 3,737 2,180 1,204 2,061 1,141 1,858
273
Minimum entry-level
wage
12.64 13.69 17.17 35,940.00 12.50 30,819.40 13.75 7.25 16.31 12.37 12.87 11.85 13.27 22,006.40 12.72 28,372.00 14.27 15.00 8.00 11.00 11.25 23.43 10.00 11.14 15.00 14.00 10.98 8.50 12.50 15.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
19.62
Hourly
40
4
21.22
Hourly
40
2
26.62
Hourly
40
9
45,408.00 Annual
40
2
18.50
Hourly
40
5
47,880.08 Annual
40
9
16.25
Hourly
40
2
15.30
Hourly
40
5
17.31
Hourly
40
1
19.33
Hourly
40
5
17.34
Hourly
40
2
13.00
Hourly
40
4
17.45
Hourly
40
6
41,454.40 Annual
40
3
19.08
Hourly
40
1
39,722.00 Annual
40
2
14.27
Hourly
40
2
16.56
Hourly
40
1
12.00
Hourly
40
1
11.00
Hourly
40
1
19.23
Hourly
40
1
31.52
Hourly
40
2
18.00
Hourly
40
2
18.09
Hourly
40
7
20.00
Hourly
40
1
16.75
Hourly
40
1
13.52
Hourly
40
1
20.00
Hourly
40
1
15.34
Hourly
40
1
20.00
Hourly
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 32 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Maintenance Superintendent
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
4
49,730
68,501
80,875
117,695
4
B
9
47,687
60,124
72,179
90,591
11
C
20
42,808
57,429
62,363
80,894
25
D
8
37,464
59,615
54,117
65,526
11
E
7
37,711
52,781
53,007
80,658
9
F
4
29,240
40,000
47,064
52,000
4
G
10
25,958
39,728
35,812
54,600
10
H
3
20,800
24,960
31,977
35,027
3
Total/Avg
65
36,425
50,392
54,674
72,124
77
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Marietta Roswell Warner Robins
B Canton Carrollton East Point Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Rome Statesboro Woodstock
C Bainbridge Brunswick Buford Calhoun Cartersville Conyers
2019 Population
72,130 60,867 94,763 77,617 30,528 27,259 34,875 30,834 41,581 36,223 36,716 32,954 33,039 12,081 16,256 15,522 17,271 21,760 16,256
Minimum entry-level
wage
68,500.64 58,323.20
17.17 17.49 45,482.05 46,055.65 20.03 60,124.37 27.70 22.49 45,000.00 23.24 18.33 18.16 23,324.88 20.00 27.61 24.14 44,277.26
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
117,694.72 Annual
40
93,163.20 Annual
40
27.46
Hourly
40
26.70
Hourly
40
68,223.08 Annual
40
54,307.74 Annual
40
31.24
Hourly
40
90,591.32 Annual
40
42.95
Hourly
40
33.73
Hourly
40
80,000.00 Annual
40
34.87
Annual
40
28.60
Hourly
40
25.25
Hourly
40
36,153.57 Annual
40
34.00
Hourly
40
27.61
Hourly
40
36.73
Hourly
40
68,688.40 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 33
Public Works
Maintenance Superintendent
Group Jurisdiction
Covington Dallas Doraville Douglas Grovetown Loganville Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Perry Powder Springs Snellville Sugar Hill Union D Auburn Byron Camilla Glennville LaFayette Morrow Toccoa Tybee Island E Chatsworth Chickamauga Elberton Hartwell Millen Pembroke West Point F Mount Vernon Nelson Nicholson Trion G Alapaha Clermont Hagan Mountain Park Ochlocknee Reynolds
2019 Population
14,206 13,981 10,265 11,695 15,152 12,880 18,704 13,673 14,211 17,894 15,758 20,077 24,617 22,399
7,660 5,226 5,012 5,020 7,339 7,192 8,336 7,506 4,290 3,256 4,329 4,437 2,766 2,626 3,737 2,371 1,377 1,869 1,893
675 1,039
965 568 680 960
Minimum entry-level
wage
55,036.80 44,060.68
21.04 18.13 24.30 49,046.00 44,841.71 26,555.00 44,177.00 21.58 19.26 12.72 56,500.00 37,907.17 32,905.60 15.51 18.50 14.83 15.07 59,615.00 17.36 18.34 32,468.80 20.62 52,781.00 45,469.00 11.00 37,700.00 14.32 15.00 10.00 12.00 40,000.00 11.15 12.00 8.50 20.00 8.00 10.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
80,849.60 Annual
40
1
65,666.13 Annual
40
1
32.41
Annual
40
1
27.66
Annual
40
1
26.15
Hourly
40
1
69,285.00 Annual
40
1
68,052.27 Annual
40
1
80,894.00 Annual
40
2
44,177.00 Annual
40
1
32.21
Hourly
40
0
29.86
Hourly
40
1
23.14
Hourly
40
1
63,000.00 Annual
40
2
56,860.76 Annual
40
2
48,609.60 Annual
40
1
25.91
Hourly
40
1
24.50
Hourly
40
1
20.61
Hourly
40
1
26.48
Hourly
40
3
65,526.00 Annual
40
1
26.42
Hourly
40
1
29.35
Hourly
40
2
61,256.00 Annual
40
1
20.62
Hourly
40
1
80,658.00 Annual
40
1
55,016.00 Annual
40
3
17.00
Hourly
40
1
51,584.00 Annual
40
1
21.29
Hourly
40
1
25.00
Hourly
40
1
20.00
Annual
40
1
21.47
Hourly
40
1
50,000.00 Annual
40
1
11.70
Annual
40
1
21.00
Hourly
32
1
12.00
Hourly
40
1
30.00
Hourly
35
1
14.00
Hourly
40
1
16.79
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 34 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Maintenance Superintendent
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
Sardis Shellman Tyrone Uvalda H Brinson Climax Surrency
2019 Population
960 933 737 582 202 262 202
Minimum entry-level
wage
11.50 35,000.00
19.10 26,250.00
12.00 20,800.00
8.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
14.00
Hourly
40
1
47,737.00 Annual
40
1
25.06
Hourly
40
1
26,250.00 Annual
40
1
15.00
Hourly
40
1
35,027.20 Annual
40
1
14.28
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 35
Public Works
Maintenance Worker
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
5
30,430
39,354
47,386
52,707
41
B
11
29,206
36,150
44,572
70,762
68
C
22
26,994
35,020
41,608
58,240
104
D
14
27,512
37,440
39,855
46,467
75
E
23
28,386
50,710
38,409
53,952
73
F
15
24,859
32,760
33,990
41,600
30
G
17
21,593
29,661
30,487
41,954
25
H
6
19,032
22,880
26,478
33,280
7
Total/Avg
113
26,001
35,497
37,848
49,870
423
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Johns Creek City Marietta Roswell Warner Robins
B Canton Carrollton Chamblee Duluth East Point Kennesaw LaGrange Newnan Peachtree City Rome Stockbridge
C Bainbridge Brunswick Buford
2019 Population
72,130 84,579 60,867 94,763 77,617 30,528 27,259 30,307 29,609 34,875 34,077 30,305 41,581 36,223 36,716 29,904 12,081 16,256 15,522
Minimum entry-level
wage
14.81 18.92 30,305.60 13.63 11.22 14.73 28,959.60 15.99 14.80 15.00 12.40 13.98 17.38 15.15 8.89 12.21 12.91 19,189.44 13.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
21.88
Hourly
40
14
25.34
Hourly
40
2
52,083.20 Annual
40
4
21.80
Hourly
40
3
19.85
Hourly
40
18
22.09
Hourly
40
9
39,762.18 Annual
40
1
24.78
Annual
40
1
22.93
Hourly
40
6
19.18
Hourly
40
5
18.61
Hourly
40
20
17.67
Hourly
40
1
34.02
Hourly
40
2
22.72
Hourly
40
11
15.63
Hourly
40
3
18.97
Hourly
40
9
17.95
Hourly
40
1
29,743.63 Annual
40
1
28.00
Hourly
40
3
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 36 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Maintenance Worker
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
2019 Population
Calhoun
17,271
Cartersville
21,760
Conyers
16,256
Doraville
10,265
Douglas
11,695
Fayetteville
17,991
Grovetown
15,152
Kingsland
17,949
Lilburn
12,810
Loganville
12,880
Milledgeville
18,704
Monroe
13,673
Moultrie
14,211
Perry
17,894
Powder Springs
15,758
Snellville
20,077
Sugar Hill
24,617
Union
22,399
Winder
17,937
D Auburn
7,660
Bremen
6,638
Byron
5,226
Camilla
5,012
Cumming
6,547
Dacula
6,350
Dahlonega
7,294
Fort Oglethorpe
9,994
Garden City
8,713
Glennville
5,020
LaFayette
7,339
Locust Grove
8,243
Sylvester
5,776
Tybee Island
7,506
E Avondale Estates
3,129
Baldwin
3,414
Blakely
4,571
Chattahoochee Hills C 3,318
Chickamauga
3,256
Cornelia
4,683
Minimum entry-level
wage
11.15 15.47 29,968.52 12.86 11.06 13.50 11.04 15.03 14.78 13.07 22,401.08 11.66 35,020.00 13.37 12.42 10.99 34,300.00 11.44 14.04 12.10 10.50 11.88 15.50 26,395.00 31,000.00 29,351.81 13.00 13.35 11.37 10.15 13.78 37,440.00 13.84 14.67 12.50 13.00 9.60 19.10 12.72
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
16.33
Hourly
40
6
23.55
Hourly
40
15
46,491.01 Annual
40
3
19.83
Hourly
40
4
16.87
Hourly
40
4
21.60
Hourly
40
13
16.80
Hourly
40
4
24.08
Hourly
40
6
22.18
Hourly
40
5
22.81
Hourly
40
6
34,085.87 Annual
40
1
17.49
Hourly
40
3
35,020.00 Annual
40
1
20.87
Hourly
40
1
19.25
Hourly
40
1
19.99
Hourly
40
7
39,700.00 Annual
40
2
21.65
Hourly
40
2
21.87
Hourly
40
15
17.44
Hourly
40
3
20.78
Hourly
40
9
22.34
Hourly
40
3
18.50
Hourly
40
1
30,888.00 Annual
40
3
45,000.00 Annual
40
2
45,495.31 Annual
40
6
18.00
Hourly
40
1
21.35
Hourly
40
3
15.82
Hourly
40
5
15.38
Hourly
40
11
20.15
Hourly
40
21
37,440.00 Annual
40
1
22.14
Hourly
40
6
23.30
Hourly
40
8
16.32
Hourly
40
6
18.00
Hourly
40
3
16.80
Hourly
40
4
19.10
Hourly
40
1
19.08
Hourly
40
4
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 37
Public Works
Maintenance Worker
Group Jurisdiction
Dawson Elberton Gray Hartwell Hiram Jasper Lake City Monticello Nicholls Ocilla Pembroke Ringgold Springfield Statham Summerville Ty Ty West Point F Alto Buchanan Butler Ellijay Hamilton Hoschton McCaysville Mount Vernon Nahunta Nicholson Ray City Remerton Trion Walnut Grove Young Harris G Bowman Cohutta Collins Fairmount Flovilla Hiawassee Jeffersonville
2019 Population
4,126 4,329 3,274 4,437 4,223 3,974 2,829 2,719 3,333 3,732 2,626 3,630 4,084 2,839 4,243 3,063 3,737 1,198 1,176 1,759 1,714 1,117 2,180 1,204 2,371 1,141 1,869 1,094 1,079 1,893 1,357 1,661
808 637 571 736 660 911 939
Minimum entry-level
wage
11.00 32,984.00
10.00 20,000.00 26,000.00
21.00 36,354.93
24.38 9.72 14.25 10.00 31,830.51 9.50 13.00 12.47 15.00 11.22 10.00 15.75 12.00 12.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 10.00 8.50 10.00 10.00 20,987.50 13.43 28,080.00 15.00 12.00 10.00 7.25 12.00 10.00 14.26 11.50
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
11.00
Hourly
40
1
51,631.00 Annual
40
2
17.84
Hourly
40
7
36,525.00 Annual
40
2
30,000.00 Annual
40
3
21.00
Hourly
40
1
46,097.38 Annual
40
1
24.38
Hourly
40
1
16.00
Hourly
40
1
14.25
Hourly
40
1
17.09
Hourly
40
2
53,951.70 Annual
40
1
15.93
Hourly
40
2
20.87
Hourly
40
5
15.63
Hourly
40
8
16.22
Hourly
40
1
17.00
Hourly
40
8
13.50
Hourly
40
1
19.50
Hourly
40
3
19.76
Hourly
40
1
15.00
Hourly
40
3
16.03
Hourly
40
2
18.00
Hourly
40
1
17.00
Hourly
40
2
20.00
Hourly
40
2
14.00
Hourly
40
3
17.49
Hourly
40
1
10.50
Hourly
40
2
33,551.67 Annual
40
2
15.31
Hourly
40
5
28,080.00 Annual
40
1
19.40
Hourly
40
1
18.00
Hourly
40
1
15.00
Hourly
40
2
20.00
Hourly
40
2
17.00
Hourly
40
1
13.00
Hourly
40
1
20.17
Hourly
40
4
11.50
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 38 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Maintenance Worker
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
Kingston Leary Morven Newborn Odum Reynolds Shellman Tyrone Uvalda Woodbury H Cobbtown Ellenton Pinehurst Rebecca Scotland Sky Valley
2019 Population
679 559 549 783 503 960 933 737 582 902 357 282 355 165 337 273
Minimum entry-level
wage
12.00 9.00 8.75 9.00 10.00 9.00 22,710.00 11.80 9.00 10.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 8.00 9.50 11.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
18.00
Hourly
40
2
9.00
Hourly
40
2
10.50
Hourly
40
0
15.00
Hourly
40
1
16.00
Hourly
40
1
14.49
Hourly
40
2
25,000.00 Annual
40
1
15.49
Hourly
40
2
9.00
Hourly
40
1
15.00
Hourly
40
1
12.00
Hourly
40
1
12.38
Hourly
40
1
13.00
Hourly
40
1
10.00
Hourly
32
1
16.00
Hourly
40
1
15.00
Hourly
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 39
Public Works
Meter Reader
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
4
28,128
30,805
44,456
49,566
23
B
8
30,751
34,216
45,888
55,285
36
C
20
27,459
35,651
41,871
53,643
52
D
15
25,799
32,940
38,252
46,051
36
E
24
24,307
32,822
34,133
46,530
40
F
11
23,804
31,200
31,329
40,592
17
G
3
30,430
35,090
36,421
41,600
3
Total/Avg
85
27,240
33,246
38,907
47,610
207
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Marietta Roswell Warner Robins
B Canton Carrollton East Point LaGrange Lawrenceville McDonough Rome Statesboro
C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Cartersville Covington Dallas
2019 Population
72,130 60,867 94,763 77,617 30,528 27,259 34,875 30,305 30,834 26,768 36,716 32,954 22,818 15,108 12,081 15,522 17,271 21,760 14,206 13,981
Minimum entry-level
wage
14.81 28,849.60
13.63 11.78 14.73 34,216.21 15.00 14.50 33,241.29 13.65 12.30 15.66 17.14 28,225.00 12.91 12.00 11.41 16.26 14.22 30,804.80
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
21.88
Hourly
40
15
49,566.40 Annual
40
3
21.80
Hourly
40
1
17.98
Hourly
40
4
22.09
Hourly
40
2
46,971.94 Annual
40
2
18.27
Hourly
40
8
21.57
Hourly
40
8
55,285.26 Annual
40
6
21.92
Hourly
40
6
19.99
Hourly
40
2
23.49
Hourly
40
2
25.71
Hourly
40
1
43,374.00 Annual
40
1
17.95
Hourly
40
1
24.00
Hourly
40
7
19.89
Hourly
40
5
24.74
Hourly
40
5
23.50
Hourly
40
4
45,905.60 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 40 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Meter Reader
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
Dublin Fayetteville Grovetown Kingsland Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Norcross Powder Springs Rincon Sugar Hill Union D Auburn Barnesville Camilla Cumming Dahlonega Eastman Eatonton Glennville Jesup LaFayette McRae-Helena Sylvester Thomaston Toccoa Tybee Island E Adairsville Alma Ashburn Baldwin Baxley Blackshear Blakely Cuthbert Donalsonville Elberton Harlem Hartwell
2019 Population
15,881 17,991 15,152 17,949 18,704 13,673 14,211 16,592 15,758 10,361 24,617 22,399 7,660
6,659 5,012 6,547 7,294 5,067 6,725 5,020 9,841 7,339 8,277 5,776 8,752 8,336 7,506 4,963 3,380 3,704 3,414 4,659 3,527 4,571 3,417 2,466 4,329 3,371 4,437
Minimum entry-level
wage
13.26 13.50 11.04 10.60 24,726.59 13.63 27,958.00 13.59 13.69 11.00 25,900.00 13.62 13.01 32,940.00 15.00 26,395.00 29,351.81 10.00 10.00 12.00 12.37 11.20 10.20 22,131.20 12.87 12.28 13.84 15.07 24,960.00 11.00 12.50 12.30 12.00 10.00 8.00 11.00 31,210.00 11.68 25,000.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
20.52
Hourly
40
4
21.60
Hourly
40
2
16.80
Hourly
40
3
16.01
Hourly
40
3
37,624.44 Annual
40
2
20.44
Hourly
40
4
32,308.00 Annual
40
3
16.15
Hourly
40
1
21.22
Hourly
40
0
13.47
Hourly
40
1
38,000.00 Annual
40
3
25.79
Hourly
40
1
19.23
Hourly
40
4
45,408.00 Annual
40
2
19.00
Hourly
40
1
39,416.00 Annual
40
4
45,495.31 Annual
40
1
12.00
Hourly
40
1
16.50
Hourly
40
1
16.69
Hourly
40
2
19.33
Hourly
40
2
18.74
Hourly
40
3
18.12
Hourly
40
2
32,052.80 Annual
40
3
17.34
Hourly
40
3
18.70
Hourly
40
6
22.14
Hourly
40
1
22.37
Hourly
40
1
29,702.00 Annual
40
1
12.50
Hourly
40
3
17.14
Hourly
40
2
17.96
Hourly
40
2
20.00
Hourly
40
1
15.70
Hourly
40
1
10.00
Hourly
40
1
11.65
Hourly
40
2
43,693.00 Annual
40
2
17.76
Hourly
40
2
36,296.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 41
Public Works
Meter Reader
Group Jurisdiction
Jasper Millen Monticello Nicholls Ocilla Palmetto Pelham Pembroke Royston Social Circle Summerville Thunderbolt F Alto Arlington Butler Claxton Clayton Lincolnton McCaysville Oxford Sparta Trion Union Point G Riceboro Shellman Waverly Hall
2019 Population
3,974 2,766 2,719 3,333 3,732 4,851 3,466 2,626 2,571 4,544 4,243 2,623 1,198 1,326 1,759 2,204 2,193 1,503 1,204 2,346 1,230 1,893 1,899
778 933 807
Minimum entry-level
wage
13.15 9.00 15.00 8.50 11.00 11.06 11.21 9.75 10.69 15.78 13.13 9.62 11.00 17,000.00 11.00 7.99 12.31 15.00 14.00 26,676.73 8.16 13.43 12.00 16.87 25,000.00 15.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
21.59
Hourly
40
4
14.00
Hourly
40
2
15.00
Hourly
40
1
16.00
Hourly
40
1
11.00
Hourly
40
1
20.62
Hourly
40
1
11.21
Hourly
40
1
16.67
Hourly
40
3
15.30
Hourly
40
1
15.78
Hourly
40
1
17.22
Hourly
40
3
21.64
Hourly
40
2
14.50
Hourly
40
1
23,000.00 Annual
40
1
15.24
Hourly
40
1
15.07
Hourly
40
1
14.94
Hourly
40
1
16.00
Hourly
40
1
16.00
Hourly
40
1
40,591.80 Annual
40
1
12.78
Hourly
40
3
15.58
Hourly
40
1
15.00
Hourly
40
5
19.55
Hourly
40
1
27,000.00 Annual
40
1
20.00
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 42 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Public Works Superintendent
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
5
89,515
152,797
325,650
1,152,797
4
B
16
84,113
135,000
124,365
190,311
18
C
24
67,654
91,998
99,592
131,529
26
D
24
56,545
134,492
76,647
134,492
27
E
45
47,360
103,253
62,182
103,253
51
F
25
36,070
55,994
49,448
125,000
25
G
12
25,451
41,600
33,948
46,355
12
H
5
27,649
37,440
39,422
50,000
5
Total/Avg
156
54,295
94,072
101,407
241,717
168
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Alpharetta Marietta Roswell Warner Robins
B Canton Carrollton Chamblee Duluth Dunwoody Kennesaw LaGrange Lawrenceville McDonough Newnan Peachtree City Peachtree Corners Rome Statesboro
2019 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
72,130 76,799.84 131,957.28 Annual
40
1
67,213 152,797.00 1,152,797.00 Annual
40
1
60,867 78,686.40 125,736.00 Annual
40
1
94,763 70,152.00 112,243.00 Annual
40
1
77,617
33.24
50.73
Hourly
40
0
30,528 50,203.67 75,305.51 Annual
40
1
27,259 105,901.51 105,901.51 Annual
40
1
30,307 69,995.87 132,909.32 Annual
40
2
29,609 81,702.00 126,568.00 Annual
40
1
49,356 96,218.00 158,759.00 Annual
40
1
34,077 87,879.79 131,819.68 Annual
40
1
30,305 62,281.00 101,840.00 Annual
40
1
30,834 126,307.31 190,311.27 Annual
40
1
26,768 65,050.00 104,503.00 Annual
40
1
41,581
37.08
57.78
Hourly
40
1
36,223 59,873.00 89,809.00 Annual
40
1
43,905 135,000.00 160,000.00 Annual
40
1
36,716 80,000.00 110,000.00 Annual
40
1
32,954
43.80
65.70
Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 43
Public Works
Public Works Superintendent
Group Jurisdiction
Stockbridge Woodstock C Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Cartersville Conyers Covington Dallas Doraville Dublin Fayetteville Grovetown Kingsland Lilburn Loganville Milledgeville Norcross Perry Powder Springs Rincon Snellville Sugar Hill Suwanee Union D Auburn Bremen Byron Camilla Centerville Cumming Dacula Eastman Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Glennville
2019 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
29,904 75,574.43 117,140.37 Annual
40
1
33,039 81,598.40 128,128.00 Annual
40
2
15,108 71,323.00 109,603.00 Annual
40
1
12,081
25.38
62.12
Hourly
40
3
16,256 37,993.78 58,890.36 Annual
40
1
17,271
44.21
44.21
Hourly
40
1
21,760 86,440.00 131,529.00 Annual
40
1
16,256 44,277.15 68,688.40 Annual
40
1
14,206 85,654.40 125,798.40 Annual
40
1
13,981 62,569.13 93,250.62 Annual
40
1
10,265
35.97
55.41
Annual
40
1
15,881 73,321.68 113,648.60 Annual
40
1
17,991 77,584.17 124,134.67 Annual
40
1
15,152 70,000.00 101,898.00 Annual
40
1
17,949 63,051.00 95,275.00 Annual
40
1
12,810
21.95
32.77
Hourly
40
1
12,880 49,046.00 69,285.00 Annual
40
1
18,704 60,151.42 91,522.75 Annual
40
1
16,592 66,841.00 119,929.00 Annual
40
1
17,894 79,600.00 115,500.00 Annual
40
0
15,758 62,164.00 96,354.00 Annual
40
1
10,361 50,686.13 80,192.59 Annual
40
2
20,077 91,998.40 91,998.40 Annual
40
1
24,617 86,900.00 86,900.00 Annual
40
1
20,907 58,533.00 90,726.00 Annual
40
1
22,399 80,342.70 120,514.05 Annual
40
1
7,660 51,043.20 75,420.80 Annual
40
1
6,638
33.76
33.76
Hourly
40
1
5,226 63,668.80 106,288.00 Annual
40
1
5,012 55,200.00 58,500.00 Annual
40
1
7,884 74,885.68 74,885.68 Annual
45
1
6,547 134,492.00 134,492.00 Annual
40
1
6,350 33,000.00 63,000.00 Annual
40
1
5,067
18.00
23.00
Hourly
40
1
6,725 30,000.00 54,600.00 Annual
40
1
8,662 2,520.00
2,520.00
Annual
40
1
9,994 52,000.00 89,440.00 Annual
40
3
8,713 66,234.00 109,826.00 Annual
40
1
5,020 55,270.00 76,849.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 44 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Public Works Superintendent
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
2019 Population
Hawkinsville
5,270
Jackson
5,239
Jesup
9,841
LaFayette
7,339
Locust Grove
8,243
McRae-Helena
8,277
Morrow
7,192
Stone Mountain
6,281
Sylvester
5,776
Toccoa
8,336
Tybee Island
7,506
E Adairsville
4,963
Alma
3,380
Ashburn
3,704
Avondale Estates
3,129
Baldwin
3,414
Blackshear
3,527
Chatsworth
4,290
Chattahoochee Hills C 3,318
Chickamauga
3,256
Cornelia
4,683
Cuthbert
3,417
Dawsonville
3,246
Donalsonville
2,466
Elberton
4,329
Grantville
3,296
Gray
3,274
Hahira
3,029
Harlem
3,371
Hartwell
4,437
Hephzibah
3,944
Hiram
4,223
Jasper
3,974
Jonesboro
4,962
Lake City
2,829
Lakeland
1,207
Lula
2,961
Lyons
4,233
Millen
2,766
Minimum entry-level
wage
67,000.00 27.75 23.69 24.69
73,179.44 44,112.93 67,722.00 57,962.00 51,745.72
21.15 67,042.00
15.83 56,000.00 65,000.00 69,574.00 45,000.00
15.00 37,585.60 55,000.00 46,383.00 55,648.00 45,174.00 39,000.00 50,000.00 56,849.00
26.80 56,000.00 67,635.00 48,110.26 40,000.00 47,840.00 35,000.00 60,000.00
25.55 66,157.00
13.00 17.48 50,000.00 14.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
67,000.00 Annual
40
34.13
Hourly
40
36.96
Annual
40
37.42
Annual
40
111,204.05 Annual
40
78,337.72 Annual
40
87,559.00 Annual
40
75,627.00 Annual
40
55,993.60 Annual
40
32.19
Hourly
40
107,267.00 Annual
40
45.67
Annual
40
64,480.00 Annual
40
65,000.00 Annual
40
97,404.00 Annual
40
48,672.00 Annual
40
25.00
Annual
40
69,243.20 Annual
40
80,000.00 Annual
40
46,383.00 Annual
40
83,472.00 Annual
40
48,000.00 Annual
40
67,787.20 Annual
40
54,050.00 Annual
40
83,966.00 Annual
40
26.80
Hourly
40
56,000.00 Annual
40
67,635.00 Annual
40
73,205.45 Annual
40
87,818.00 Annual
40
48,540.00 Annual
40
46,000.00 Annual
40
60,000.00 Annual
40
32.41
Annual
40
75,909.52 Annual
40
21.00
Annual
40
28.00
Hourly
40
60,000.00 Annual
40
25.00
Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 45
Public Works
Public Works Superintendent
Group Jurisdiction
Nicholls Ocilla Pelham Pembroke Ringgold Royston Senoia Social Circle Soperton Statham Summerville Sylvania Thunderbolt Ty Ty Unadilla Vienna West Point F Arlington Brooklet Buchanan Butler Clayton Colquitt Edison Ellaville Gordon Hamilton Lumber City Midway Morgan Mount Airy Mount Zion Oglethorpe Omega Oxford Pine Mountain Sparta Union Point Wadley
2019 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
3,333
12.00
19.50
Hourly
40
1
3,732
18.00
18.00
Hourly
40
1
3,466
14.00
14.00
Hourly
40
1
2,626 37,700.00 51,584.00 Annual
40
1
3,630 36,342.20 60,485.87 Annual
40
2
2,571 36,254.40 47,771.10 Annual
40
1
4,412 65,000.00 70,000.00 Annual
40
1
4,544 103,253.11 103,253.11 Annual
40
1
3,148 39,520.00 42,640.00 Annual
40
1
2,839
18.00
22.00
Hourly
40
1
4,243
21.86
33.16
Annual
40
1
2,463
18.00
21.40
Hourly
40
1
2,623 40,000.00 60,000.00 Annual
40
1
3,063
28.94
28.94
Hourly
40
1
3,525 35,000.00 65,000.00 Annual
40
1
3,549 52,439.00 78,658.00 Annual
40
1
3,737 56,125.17 84,585.84 Annual
40
1
1,326 23,000.00 30,000.00 Annual
40
1
1,815
13.00
17.00
Hourly
40
1
1,176
26.92
26.92
Hourly
40
1
1,759
15.00
25.91
Annual
40
1
2,193 55,000.00 67,980.00 Annual
40
1
1,834
10.00
33.36
Hourly
40
1
1,396 730.00
730.00
Annual
40
1
1,867
19.00
24.00
Hourly
40
1
1,857
22.50
22.50
Hourly
40
1
1,117
25.00
25.00
Annual
40
1
1,257
10.00
11.00
Hourly
40
1
2,061 49,887.99 54,000.44 Annual
40
1
1,835
13.00
13.00
Hourly
40
1
1,265
15.00
25.00
Hourly
40
1
1,813
12.00
25.00
Hourly
40
1
1,156
16.60
16.60
Annual
40
1
1,230 44,493.80 44,493.80 Annual
40
1
2,346 55,954.29 85,141.07 Annual
40
1
1,417 53,610.00 53,610.00 Annual
40
1
1,230 48,000.00 125,000.00 Annual
40
1
1,899
21.00
32.00
Annual
40
1
1,858
9.00
21.68
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 46 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Public Works Superintendent
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
Walnut Grove Willacoochee Zebulon G Alapaha Baconton Franklin Hagan Hoboken Homeland Newborn Plains Reynolds Rutledge Smithville Woodbury H Attapulgus Mansfield Rhine Shiloh Sky Valley
2019 Population
1,357 1,354 1,228
675 827 971 965 536 941 783 716 960 842 636 902 425 442 375 486 273
Minimum entry-level
wage
38,880.00 15.82
25,000.00 14.42 20.00 17.50 10.00 10.94 9.00 10.00 10.00 725.00 11.00 15.25 17.00 13.24
30,000.00 20,800.00
12.00 18.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
38,880.00 Annual
40
1
15.82
Hourly
40
1
40,000.00 Annual
40
1
14.42
Annual
40
1
20.00
Hourly
40
1
17.50
Hourly
40
1
16.00
Hourly
40
1
18.32
Hourly
40
1
18.50
Hourly
40
1
20.00
Hourly
40
1
25,000.00 Annual
40
1
1,159.05
Annual
40
1
19.81
Hourly
45
1
15.25
Hourly
40
1
21.00
Hourly
40
1
13.90
Hourly
40
1
50,000.00 Annual
40
1
35,000.00 Annual
40
1
20.00
Hourly
36
1
22.00
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 47
Public Works
Recycling Manager/Supervisor
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
1
44,979
44,979
71,966
71,966
1
B
1
48,339
48,339
72,530
72,530
1
C
1
46,904
46,904
46,904
46,904
1
D
2
39,418
47,490
56,476
65,465
2
E
1
37,911
37,911
51,631
51,631
1
Total/Avg
6
43,510
45,125
59,901
61,699
6
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Roswell B Statesboro C Calhoun D Barnesville
LaFayette E Elberton
2019 Population
94,763 32,954 17,271
6,659 7,339 4,329
Minimum entry-level
wage
44,979.00 23.24 22.55
47,490.00 15.07
37,911.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
71,966.00 Annual
40
1
34.87
Annual
40
1
22.55
Hourly
40
1
65,465.00 Annual
40
1
22.83
Hourly
40
1
51,631.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 48 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Refuse/Recycling Collection Supervisor
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
46,987
52,312
73,746
80,870
3
B
8
42,738
57,331
60,989
73,258
9
C
7
41,098
47,944
61,387
71,926
7
E
1
37,440
37,440
46,821
46,821
1
Total/Avg
18
42,066
48,757
60,736
68,219
20
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Marietta Roswell
B Carrollton Chamblee Dalton Douglasville East Point Newnan Rome Statesboro
C Acworth Bainbridge Buford Dublin Kingsland Perry Powder Springs
E Blakely
2019 Population
60,867 94,763 27,259 30,307 33,665 33,992 34,875 41,581 36,716 32,954 22,818 12,081 15,522 15,881 17,949 17,894 15,758
4,571
Minimum entry-level
wage
52,312.00 20.03
57,330.63 20.96 16.46 22.02 15.00 20.70
45,000.00 20.04
47,944.00 21.97 20.00 18.26 14.18 21.59 19.26 18.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
80,870.40 Annual
40
1
32.03
Hourly
40
2
57,330.63 Annual
40
1
32.48
Hourly
40
2
25.76
Hourly
40
1
35.22
Hourly
40
1
20.14
Hourly
40
1
32.09
Hourly
40
1
65,000.00 Annual
40
1
30.07
Hourly
40
1
71,926.40 Annual
40
1
30.55
Hourly
40
1
27.00
Hourly
40
1
28.31
Hourly
40
1
24.08
Hourly
40
2
32.21
Hourly
40
0
29.86
Hourly
40
1
22.51
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 49
Public Works
Refuse/Recycling Collector
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
3
23,330
24,315
38,761
45,053
40
B
9
27,970
37,066
41,490
57,450
65
C
10
24,742
29,266
39,806
49,920
51
D
5
26,659
31,000
38,467
49,421
12
E
9
24,430
40,830
32,286
48,464
23
F
3
22,573
27,040
30,212
38,636
5
H
1
24,960
24,960
37,440
37,440
2
Total/Avg
40
24,952
30,640
36,923
46,626
198
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Marietta Roswell
B Canton Carrollton Chamblee Douglasville East Point Lawrenceville Newnan Rome Statesboro
C Acworth Buford Conyers Dublin Kingsland Milledgeville Monroe Perry
2019 Population
72,130 60,867 94,763 30,528 27,259 30,307 33,992 34,875 30,834 41,581 36,716 32,954 22,818 15,522 16,256 15,881 17,949 18,704 13,673 17,894
Minimum entry-level
wage
10.53 23,774.40
11.69 14.73 23,702.98 13.96 11.25 15.00 30,114.95 17.82 8.89 13.50 14.07 12.00 28,541.45 12.01 11.23 22,401.08 11.81 12.31
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
15.56
Hourly
40
3
45,052.80 Annual
40
22
18.69
Hourly
40
15
22.09
Hourly
40
3
32,552.41 Annual
40
12
21.64
Hourly
40
12
17.43
Hourly
40
7
17.40
Hourly
40
9
45,375.18 Annual
40
4
27.62
Hourly
40
1
15.63
Hourly
40
15
20.25
Hourly
40
2
21.10
Hourly
40
8
24.00
Hourly
40
8
44,277.15 Annual
40
2
18.62
Hourly
40
8
16.97
Hourly
40
6
34,085.87 Annual
40
5
19.25
Hourly
40
6
18.85
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 50 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Refuse/Recycling Collector
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
Powder Springs Snellville D Dacula Fort Oglethorpe LaFayette Toccoa Tybee Island E Alma Avondale Estates Cornelia Hartwell Hazlehurst Jasper Millen Monticello Royston F Oxford Trion Wadley H Sky Valley
2019 Population
15,758 20,077
6,350 9,994 7,339 8,336 7,506 3,380 3,129 4,683 4,437 4,137 3,974 2,766 2,719 2,571 2,346 1,893 1,858
273
Minimum entry-level
wage
12.42 8.61 31,000.00 12.00 11.20 11.13 14.85 24,960.00 14.67 12.50 19,000.00 9.06 10.61 9.00 19.63 9.10 25,391.30 13.00 7.35 12.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
19.25
Hourly
40
5
15.66
Hourly
40
2
37,000.00 Annual
40
4
17.00
Hourly
40
1
16.98
Hourly
40
4
16.94
Hourly
40
2
23.76
Hourly
40
1
30,243.00 Annual
40
2
23.30
Hourly
40
6
17.85
Hourly
40
3
32,968.00 Annual
40
4
11.00
Hourly
40
1
10.93
Hourly
40
3
14.00
Hourly
40
2
19.63
Hourly
40
1
12.60
Hourly
40
1
38,635.86 Annual
40
1
13.00
Hourly
40
2
12.00
Hourly
40
2
18.00
Hourly
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 51
Public Works
Refuse/Recycling Route Supervisor/Lead Truck Driver
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
1
38,730
38,730
66,643
66,643
3
B
1
33,405
33,405
54,995
54,995
1
C
5
35,348
39,083
53,776
56,638
8
E
4
33,777
47,736
44,819
59,904
5
F
1
29,723
29,723
33,925
33,925
1
Total/Avg
12
34,196
37,735
50,832
54,421
18
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Marietta B Rome C Acworth
Cartersville Dublin Monroe Perry E Avondale Estates Hartwell Jasper Royston F Trion
2019 Population
60,867 36,716 22,818 21,760 15,881 13,673 17,894
3,129 4,437 3,974 2,571 1,893
Minimum entry-level
wage
38,729.60 16.06 17.14 16.26 16.25 18.79 16.53 20.57
20,000.00 22.95 11.82 14.29
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
66,643.20 Annual
40
3
26.44
Hourly
40
1
25.71
Hourly
40
1
24.70
Hourly
40
2
25.19
Hourly
40
2
27.23
Hourly
40
1
26.44
Hourly
40
2
28.80
Hourly
40
2
40,269.00 Annual
40
1
22.95
Hourly
40
1
15.08
Hourly
40
1
16.31
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 52 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Refuse/Recycling Truck Driver
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
29,328
30,306
50,523
52,083
25
B
8
31,903
37,066
47,815
57,450
65
C
8
30,183
32,302
47,791
52,936
50
D
7
25,411
37,707
38,064
51,980
12
E
11
24,176
35,880
33,292
45,698
19
F
2
20,519
23,754
24,731
26,187
3
Total/Avg
38
26,920
32,836
40,369
47,722
174
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
2019 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
A Marietta Roswell
B Carrollton Chamblee Douglasville East Point Lawrenceville Newnan Rome Statesboro
C Acworth Bainbridge Buford Cartersville Dublin Monroe Perry Powder Springs
D Barnesville Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Hawkinsville
60,867 30,305.60 52,083.20 Annual
40
10
94,763
13.63
23.54
Hourly
40
15
27,259 28,959.60 39,762.18 Annual
40
11
30,307
14.94
23.16
Hourly
40
4
33,992
14.79
22.92
Hourly
40
6
34,875
15.00
21.15
Hourly
40
6
30,834 34,924.12 52,621.29 Annual
40
5
41,581
17.82
27.62
Hourly
40
1
36,716
13.78
21.15
Hourly
40
20
32,954
15.66
23.49
Hourly
40
12
22,818
15.53
23.29
Hourly
40
4
12,081
13.55
18.84
Hourly
40
12
15,522
15.00
25.00
Hourly
40
4
21,760
15.47
23.55
Hourly
40
9
15,881
15.33
23.77
Hourly
40
10
13,673
12.50
25.45
Hourly
40
6
17,894
14.33
21.63
Hourly
40
2
15,758
14.38
22.28
Hourly
40
3
6,659 37,707.00 51,980.00 Annual
40
1
8,662
7.25
15.00
Hourly
40
2
9,994
14.00
19.00
Hourly
40
1
5,270
12.00
14.37
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 53
Public Works
Refuse/Recycling Truck Driver
Group Jurisdiction
LaFayette McRae-Helena Toccoa E Blakely Chatsworth Chickamauga Cuthbert Hartwell Hazlehurst Jasper Millen Monticello Ringgold Unadilla F Claxton Oglethorpe
2019 Population
7,339 8,277 8,336 4,571 4,290 3,256 3,417 4,437 4,137 3,974 2,766 2,719 3,630 3,525 2,204 1,156
Minimum entry-level
wage
11.20 11.25 11.69 13.00 24,252.80 17.25 10.00 19,000.00 9.00 13.69 10.00 12.00 25,210.30 10.00 8.31 11.42
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
16.98
Hourly
40
4
19.97
Hourly
40
2
17.79
Hourly
40
1
16.00
Hourly
40
4
45,697.80 Annual
40
1
21.22
Hourly
40
2
13.00
Hourly
40
2
27,331.00 Annual
40
1
12.50
Hourly
40
2
13.69
Hourly
40
1
15.00
Hourly
40
2
13.71
Hourly
40
2
41,248.73 Annual
40
1
16.00
Hourly
40
1
11.19
Hourly
40
1
12.59
Hourly
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 54 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Road Crew Supervisor
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
4
43,412
53,550
73,567
100,140
15
B
8
40,380
46,779
62,122
70,158
16
C
15
42,418
60,008
59,489
80,000
16
D
10
46,191
81,993
63,547
81,993
11
E
9
36,715
55,000
47,542
64,401
10
F
3
28,080
33,010
33,481
37,440
3
G
1
30,368
30,368
31,803
31,803
1
Total/Avg
50
38,224
51,530
53,079
66,562
72
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Alpharetta Marietta Roswell Warner Robins
B Carrollton Duluth LaGrange McDonough Newnan Peachtree City Rome Statesboro
C Acworth Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Conyers Covington Dublin Grovetown
2019 Population
67,213 60,867 94,763 77,617 27,259 29,609 30,305 26,768 41,581 36,223 36,716 32,954 22,818 12,081 16,256 17,271 16,256 14,206 15,881 15,152
Minimum entry-level
wage
53,550.00 38,729.60
21.63 17.49 39,472.83 19.85 17.99 20.16 20.70 22.49 16.06 19.08 47,944.00 25.38 28,351.54 25.16 46,491.01 21.51 18.26 28.85
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
100,140.00 Annual
40
66,643.20 Annual
40
34.59
Hourly
40
26.70
Hourly
40
54,181.69 Annual
40
30.73
Hourly
40
28.88
Hourly
40
32.39
Hourly
40
32.09
Hourly
40
33.73
Hourly
40
26.44
Hourly
40
28.62
Hourly
40
71,926.40 Annual
40
34.67
Hourly
40
43,944.89 Annual
40
25.16
Hourly
40
72,122.82 Annual
40
31.59
Hourly
40
28.31
Hourly
40
28.85
Hourly
40
Number of full-time employees*
5 4 1 5 4 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 55
Public Works
Road Crew Supervisor
Group Jurisdiction
Kingsland Loganville Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Powder Springs Union D Centerville Cumming Dahlonega Eastman Garden City McRae-Helena Morrow Sylvester Thomaston Tybee Island E Ashburn Baldwin Blakely Elberton Lake City Social Circle Springfield Summerville West Point F Claxton Ellijay Union Point G Riceboro
2019 Population
17,949 12,880 18,704 13,673 14,211 15,758 22,399
7,884 6,547 7,294 5,067 8,713 8,277 7,192 5,776 8,752 7,506 3,704 3,414 4,571 4,329 2,829 4,544 4,084 4,243 3,737 2,204 1,714 1,899
778
Minimum entry-level
wage
14.18 14.73 30,126.94 46,768.00 45,950.00 19.26 42,592.50 19.33 81,993.00 45,534.30 15.00 45,290.00 40,011.73 54,228.00 43,680.00 18.67 19.68 20.00 15.00 55,000.00 46,002.00 39,407.31 16.41 10.00 15.63 14.32 9.63 15.87 15.00 14.60
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
21.43
Hourly
40
2
25.45
Hourly
40
1
45,841.71 Annual
40
1
80,000.00 Annual
40
1
45,950.00 Annual
40
1
29.86
Hourly
40
0
63,888.75 Annual
40
1
39.29
Hourly
40
1
81,993.00 Annual
40
1
70,578.16 Annual
40
1
17.33
Hourly
40
1
72,465.00 Annual
40
1
71,054.62 Annual
40
1
60,101.00 Annual
40
1
43,680.00 Annual
40
1
25.16
Hourly
40
2
31.49
Hourly
40
1
20.00
Hourly
40
1
18.00
Hourly
40
1
62,500.00 Annual
40
1
64,401.00 Annual
40
1
56,932.14 Annual
40
1
16.41
Hourly
40
1
21.90
Hourly
40
1
19.73
Hourly
40
1
21.29
Hourly
40
2
12.95
Hourly
40
1
17.34
Hourly
40
1
18.00
Hourly
40
1
15.29
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 56 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Roads and Bridges Superintendent
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
56,606
60,900
94,005
107,140
2
B
3
49,170
53,373
76,157
80,059
3
C
7
48,694
67,764
76,937
112,940
6
D
3
49,522
71,988
60,543
71,988
3
E
4
35,862
46,002
52,074
64,401
4
F
1
24,960
24,960
52,000
52,000
1
G
1
20,800
20,800
20,800
20,800
1
Total/Avg
21
40,802
49,398
61,788
72,761
20
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Alpharetta Marietta
B Newnan Rome Statesboro
C Americus Covington Dublin Milledgeville Monroe Perry Snellville
D Auburn Cumming Glennville
E Baxley Elberton Hartwell Lyons
F Mount Zion
2019 Population
67,213 60,867 41,581 36,716 32,954 15,108 14,206 15,881 18,704 13,673 17,894 20,077
7,660 6,547 5,020 4,659 4,329 4,437 4,233 1,813
Minimum entry-level
wage
60,900.00 52,312.00
21.22 50,000.00
25.66 53,223.00 55,036.80 45,238.27 36,706.77 67,764.00
21.35 18.50 36,275.20 71,988.00 40,303.00 43,326.40 46,002.00 25,000.00 14.00 12.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
107,140.00 Annual
40
80,870.40 Annual
40
32.89
Hourly
40
80,000.00 Annual
40
38.49
Annual
40
81,787.00 Annual
40
80,849.60 Annual
40
70,119.32 Annual
40
55,853.46 Annual
40
112,940.00 Annual
40
32.21
Hourly
40
33.66
Hourly
40
53,601.60 Annual
40
71,988.00 Annual
40
56,039.00 Annual
40
58,572.80 Annual
40
64,401.00 Annual
40
47,882.00 Annual
40
18.00
Hourly
40
25.00
Hourly
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 57
Public Works
Roads and Bridges Superintendent
Group Jurisdiction
G Ailey
2019 Population
536
Minimum entry-level
wage
10.00
Maximum wage
10.00
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 58 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Sanitation Superintendent
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
B
3
67,804
105,902
84,791
105,902
3
C
4
48,395
60,000
69,917
84,000
4
E
2
42,404
56,728
55,050
79,419
2
F
1
23,340
23,340
40,315
40,315
1
Total/Avg
10
45,486
61,492
62,518
77,409
10
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
B Carrollton Newnan Statesboro
C Bainbridge Buford Dublin Grovetown
E Avondale Estates Soperton
F Sparta
2019 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
27,259 105,901.51 105,901.51 Annual
40
1
41,581
21.22
32.89
Hourly
40
1
32,954
25.66
38.49
Annual
40
1
12,081
21.97
30.55
Hourly
40
1
15,522 60,000.00 84,000.00 Annual
40
1
15,881 48,405.00 75,028.00 Annual
40
1
15,152
18.98
27.45
Hourly
40
1
3,129 56,728.00 79,419.00 Annual
40
1
3,148 28,080.00 30,680.00 Annual
40
1
1,230 23,340.00 40,315.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 59
Public Works
Scale House Attendant
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
B
4
27,082
29,515
41,122
44,262
5
C
1
29,224
29,224
42,266
42,266
1
E
2
24,721
26,562
28,662
29,120
2
Total/Avg
7
27,009
28,434
37,350
38,549
8
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
B Dalton LaGrange Rome Statesboro
C Monroe E Blakely
Hazlehurst
2019 Population
33,665 30,305 36,716 32,954 13,673
4,571 4,137
Minimum entry-level
wage
12.90 13.60 11.39 14.19 14.05 11.00 12.77
Maximum wage
20.19 20.30 17.31 21.28 20.32 13.56 14.00
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
Hourly
40
2
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
1
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 60 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Sewage Treatment Plant Superintendent
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
B
3
61,609
81,454
95,811
127,375
3
C
7
57,250
87,360
78,802
113,861
7
D
6
48,389
57,720
65,270
80,922
6
E
5
49,706
72,364
62,740
73,251
5
F
4
29,493
34,320
37,662
46,966
4
G
1
24,960
24,960
33,280
33,280
1
Total/Avg
26
45,234
59,696
62,261
79,276
26
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
2019 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
B LaGrange Rome Statesboro
C Americus Bainbridge Calhoun Dallas Kingsland Loganville Milledgeville
D Bremen Eastman Jackson Jesup Toccoa Tybee Island
E Blakely Cornelia Dawson Hartwell Social Circle
F Claxton
30,305 81,454.00 127,375.00 Annual
40
1
36,716 50,000.00 80,000.00 Annual
40
1
32,954
25.66
38.49
Annual
40
1
15,108 53,223.00 81,787.00 Annual
40
1
12,081
25.38
35.29
Hourly
40
1
17,271
42.00
42.00
Hourly
40
1
13,981 76,398.40 113,861.33 Annual
40
1
17,949 29,494.40 46,738.92 Annual
40
1
12,880 56,761.46 80,408.43 Annual
40
1
18,704 44,723.61 68,052.27 Annual
40
1
6,638
25.67
25.67
Hourly
40
1
5,067
17.00
20.42
Hourly
40
1
5,239
27.75
34.13
Hourly
40
1
9,841
23.69
36.96
Annual
40
1
8,336 44,009.00 66,965.00 Annual
40
1
7,506 50,576.00 80,922.00 Annual
40
1
4,571 50,000.00 64,000.00 Annual
40
1
4,683 48,834.00 73,251.00 Annual
40
1
4,126
25.16
25.16
Hourly
40
1
4,437 25,000.00 51,750.00 Annual
40
1
4,544 72,363.85 72,363.85 Annual
40
1
2,204
11.70
15.75
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 61
Public Works
Sewage Treatment Plant Superintendent
Group Jurisdiction
Lincolnton Sparta Young Harris G Hagan
2019 Population
1,503 1,230 1,661
965
Minimum entry-level
wage
16.50 28,114.00
15.00 12.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
16.50
Hourly
40
1
36,602.00 Annual
40
1
22.58
Hourly
40
1
16.00
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 62 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Sewer System Supervisor
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
56,706
61,100
92,926
104,982
4
B
5
49,077
57,331
69,115
80,000
5
C
6
47,981
81,890
70,848
83,637
7
D
6
46,998
60,000
59,518
72,465
8
E
7
38,184
49,721
51,810
73,317
8
F
1
45,760
45,760
58,240
58,240
1
G
1
29,661
29,661
41,954
41,954
1
Total/Avg
28
44,910
55,066
63,487
73,513
34
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Marietta
B Carrollton East Point LaGrange Rome Statesboro
C Calhoun Dallas Fayetteville Grovetown Milledgeville Monroe
D Cumming Dahlonega Garden City Hawkinsville Sylvester Tybee Island
E Elberton
2019 Population
72,130 60,867 27,259 34,875 30,305 36,716 32,954 17,271 13,981 17,991 15,152 18,704 13,673
6,547 7,294 8,713 5,270 5,776 7,506 4,329
Minimum entry-level
wage
61,100.00 52,312.00 57,330.63
20.03 52,586.00 50,000.00
21.06 39.37 37,790.69 22.59 24.91 34,938.04 16.57 58,676.00 45,534.30 45,290.00 60,000.00 34,340.80 18.34 46,002.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
104,981.76 Annual
40
80,870.40 Annual
40
57,330.63 Annual
40
31.24
Hourly
40
77,559.00 Annual
40
80,000.00 Annual
40
31.59
Annual
40
39.37
Hourly
40
56,326.40 Annual
40
36.15
Hourly
40
36.00
Hourly
40
53,162.33 Annual
40
40.21
Hourly
40
58,676.00 Annual
40
70,578.16 Annual
40
72,465.00 Annual
40
60,000.00 Annual
40
34,340.80 Annual
40
29.35
Hourly
40
64,401.00 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 63
Public Works
Sewer System Supervisor
Group Jurisdiction
Palmetto Ringgold Royston Senoia Summerville West Point F Ellaville G Hiawassee
2019 Population
4,851 3,630 2,571 4,412 4,243 3,737 1,867
911
Minimum entry-level
wage
14.82 49,720.52
16.76 45,000.00
15.63 13.64 22.00 14.26
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
23.12
Hourly
40
1
73,317.32 Annual
40
1
20.04
Hourly
40
1
52,000.00 Annual
40
1
19.72
Hourly
40
1
20.27
Hourly
40
2
28.00
Hourly
40
1
20.17
Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 64 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Solid Waste Manager
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
47,680
56,660
73,917
90,656
4
B
5
59,945
71,178
87,426
111,405
5
C
8
49,475
65,790
71,574
109,658
10
D
3
68,448
84,801
79,293
84,801
3
Total/Avg
18
56,387
69,607
78,053
99,130
22
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Roswell
B Carrollton Dalton East Point Rome Statesboro
C Americus Cartersville Conyers Dallas Monroe Moultrie Perry Tifton
D Camilla Cumming Dahlonega
2019 Population
72,130 94,763 27,259 33,665 34,875 36,716 32,954 15,108 21,760 16,256 13,981 13,673 14,211 17,894 16,838
5,012 6,547 7,294
Minimum entry-level
wage
38,700.48 56,660.00 57,330.63
34.22 67,878.00 55,000.00
23.24 41,701.00 47,790.00 46,491.01 37,793.60 65,790.00 42,456.00 61,300.00
25.23 75,000.00 84,801.00 45,543.30
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
57,177.12 Annual
40
90,656.00 Annual
40
57,330.63 Annual
40
53.56
Annual
40
105,867.00 Annual
40
90,000.00 Annual
40
34.87
Annual
40
64,082.00 Annual
40
72,719.00 Annual
40
72,122.82 Annual
40
56,326.40 Annual
40
109,658.00 Annual
40
42,456.00 Annual
40
76,500.00 Annual
40
37.85
Annual
40
82,500.00 Annual
40
84,801.00 Annual
40
70,578.16 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 65
Public Works
Truck Driver
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
1
25,749
25,749
39,297
39,297
1
B
1
36,546
36,546
54,808
54,808
7
C
1
33,821
33,821
41,995
41,995
2
D
5
25,582
31,616
37,084
45,781
7
E
3
24,749
25,657
32,973
35,958
7
F
2
22,495
29,702
29,068
32,781
4
Total/Avg
13
28,157
30,515
39,204
41,770
28
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Warner Robins B Peachtree City C Calhoun D Barnesville
Eatonton Fitzgerald Jesup Stone Mountain E Blakely Elberton Tallapoosa F Trion Wadley
2019 Population
77,617 36,223 17,271
6,659 6,725 8,662 9,841 6,281 4,571 4,329 3,185 1,893 1,858
Minimum entry-level
wage
12.38 17.57 16.26 27,922.00 11.50 7.25 14.12 15.20 12.00 25,657.00 23,631.31 14.28 7.35
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
18.89
Hourly
40
1
26.35
Hourly
40
7
20.19
Hourly
40
2
38,491.00 Annual
40
1
16.25
Hourly
40
3
15.00
Hourly
40
1
22.01
Hourly
40
1
17.38
Hourly
40
1
13.00
Hourly
40
1
35,921.00 Annual
40
4
35,957.83 Annual
40
2
15.76
Hourly
40
3
12.19
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 66 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Water/Wastewater Lab Technician
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
37,374
47,250
57,956
70,405
3
B
7
34,530
40,501
52,140
61,025
16
C
11
33,174
39,229
54,497
72,717
25
D
8
34,115
49,338
50,522
78,811
17
E
8
30,096
46,000
45,659
55,453
16
F
3
29,314
33,280
44,519
46,197
4
Total/Avg
39
33,100
42,600
50,882
64,101
81
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
2019 Population
Minimum entry-level
wage
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
A Albany Alpharetta
B Carrollton East Point LaGrange Lawrenceville Rome Statesboro Stockbridge
C Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Cartersville Covington Dublin Fayetteville Loganville Milledgeville Monroe Rincon
D Bremen Cumming
72,130
13.22
21.88
Hourly
40
2
67,213 47,250.00 70,405.00 Annual
40
1
27,259 36,844.52 50,588.88 Annual
40
3
34,875
15.00
21.15
Hourly
40
1
30,305
16.48
24.75
Hourly
40
1
30,834 40,501.27 61,024.57 Annual
40
1
36,716
15.38
26.92
Hourly
40
3
32,954
17.28
25.93
Hourly
40
2
29,904
14.88
23.06
Hourly
40
5
12,081
15.69
21.81
Hourly
40
1
15,522
12.00
30.00
Hourly
40
5
17,271
18.41
20.06
Hourly
40
2
21,760
18.86
34.96
Hourly
40
6
14,206
18.01
26.46
Hourly
40
2
15,881
18.26
28.30
Hourly
40
1
17,991
13.50
21.60
Hourly
40
1
12,880
14.73
25.45
Hourly
40
2
18,704 33,254.50 50,600.68 Annual
40
3
13,673
15.99
34.96
Hourly
40
1
10,361
14.00
20.28
Hourly
40
1
6,638
19.51
20.00
Hourly
40
2
6,547 32,136.00 78,811.00 Annual
40
4
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 67
Public Works
Water/Wastewater Lab Technician
Group Jurisdiction
Dahlonega Hawkinsville Jackson Sylvester Toccoa Tybee Island E Adairsville Cornelia Hazlehurst Senoia Springfield Statham Sylvania Unadilla F Hoschton Lincolnton Trion G White
2019 Population
7,294 5,270 5,239 5,776 8,336 7,506 4,963 4,683 4,137 4,412 4,084 2,839 2,463 3,525 2,180 1,503 1,893
725
Minimum entry-level
wage
37,461.18 12.00 23.72
20,945.60 16.52 15.93 15.83 13.92 8.49
46,000.00 9.50 20.00 15.90 10.00 16.00 12.00 14.28 13.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
58,064.83 Annual
40
3
18.15
Hourly
40
1
25.72
Hourly
40
1
29,120.00 Annual
40
4
25.15
Hourly
40
1
25.49
Annual
40
1
23.49
Hourly
40
5
26.00
Hourly
40
1
13.00
Hourly
40
1
54,000.00 Annual
40
3
17.50
Hourly
40
1
25.00
Hourly
40
1
26.66
Hourly
40
3
18.00
Hourly
40
1
20.00
Annual
40
1
22.00
Hourly
40
2
22.21
Hourly
40
1
14.42
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 68 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Water/Wastewater Superintendent
Summary of Data
Public Works
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
59,509
62,358
95,196
99,736
2
B
7
59,721
78,922
89,114
110,377
8
C
14
50,610
72,384
74,754
125,174
21
D
12
51,179
95,388
67,287
95,388
15
E
14
40,970
90,000
52,912
90,000
17
F
15
38,590
52,000
50,919
73,542
16
G
7
26,691
37,519
43,760
65,000
8
H
4
30,545
46,800
41,465
49,920
4
Total/Avg
75
44,727
66,921
64,426
88,642
91
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Marietta Roswell
B Carrollton East Point LaGrange Lawrenceville Rome Stockbridge Woodstock
C Americus Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Cartersville Dallas Doraville Dublin Grovetown Kingsland
2019 Population
60,867 94,763 27,259 34,875 30,305 30,834 36,716 29,904 33,039 15,108 12,081 15,522 17,271 21,760 13,981 10,265 15,881 15,152 17,949
Minimum entry-level
wage
62,358.40 56,660.00 78,921.53 50,651.00 62,281.00 73,255.70 50,000.00 54,391.86 48,547.20 53,223.00
17.30 25.00 34.80 25.36 44,060.68 24.06 51,794.00 19.94 48,700.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
99,736.00 Annual
40
90,656.00 Annual
40
92,063.06 Annual
40
78,998.00 Annual
40
101,840.00 Annual
40
110,376.71 Annual
40
80,000.00 Annual
40
84,307.38 Annual
40
76,211.20 Annual
40
81,787.00 Annual
40
24.05
Hourly
40
34.00
Hourly
42
34.80
Hourly
40
38.59
Hourly
40
65,666.33 Annual
40
37.06
Annual
40
80,280.00 Annual
40
30.34
Hourly
40
73,588.00 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 69
Public Works
Water/Wastewater Superintendent
Group Jurisdiction
Loganville Milledgeville Monroe Rincon D Auburn Barnesville Byron Camilla Cumming Fort Oglethorpe Glennville Jackson Jesup LaFayette Sylvester Toccoa E Baxley Blakely Dawsonville Elberton Grantville Harlem Hephzibah Jasper Millen Pelham Royston Soperton Summerville Sylvania F Alto Arlington Buchanan Chester Comer Ellaville Hoschton Lincolnton McCaysville
2019 Population
12,880 18,704 13,673 10,361 7,660 6,659 5,226 5,012 6,547 9,994 5,020 5,239 9,841 7,339 5,776 8,336 4,659 4,571 3,246 4,329 3,296 3,371 3,944 3,974 2,766 3,466 2,571 3,148 4,243 2,463 1,198 1,326 1,176 1,564 1,178 1,867 2,180 1,503 1,204
Minimum entry-level
wage
18.88 44,723.61 58,532.00 61,000.00 36,275.20 56,602.00
17.98 60,500.00 95,388.00
15.00 16.50 27.75 23.69 27.25 54,800.00 21.15 43,326.40 40,000.00 16.59 43,287.00 15.94 12.88 30,000.00 90,000.00 11.00 56,650.00 38,849.79 39,520.00 23.74 12.13 13.27 30,000.00 23.79 8.00 14.50 22.00 25.00 22.00 24.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
31.37
Hourly
40
68,052.27 Annual
40
125,174.00 Annual
40
69,630.03 Annual
40
53,601.60 Annual
40
78,371.00 Annual
40
30.02
Hourly
40
63,500.00 Annual
40
95,388.00 Annual
40
22.50
Hourly
40
22.94
Hourly
40
34.13
Hourly
40
36.96
Annual
40
43.27
Annual
40
54,800.00 Annual
40
32.19
Hourly
40
58,572.80 Annual
40
50,300.00 Annual
40
27.68
Hourly
40
60,602.00 Annual
40
15.94
Hourly
40
26.27
Hourly
40
39,430.00 Annual
40
90,000.00 Annual
40
17.00
Hourly
40
56,650.00 Annual
40
57,843.97 Annual
40
44,720.00 Annual
40
29.62
Annual
40
19.38
Annual
40
16.50
Hourly
40
40,000.00 Annual
44
23.79
Hourly
40
18.00
Hourly
40
17.50
Hourly
40
28.00
Hourly
40
32.00
Hourly
40
22.00
Hourly
40
25.00
Hourly
40
Number of full-time employees*
4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 70 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Water/Wastewater Superintendent
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
Mount Vernon Sparta Trion Wrens Young Harris Zebulon G Bowman Carnesville Crawford Lyerly McIntyre Odum Pavo White H Concord Morganton Rentz Tignall
2019 Population
2,371 1,230 1,893 1,939 1,661 1,228
808 601 836 514 605 503 604 725 384 323 285 496
Minimum entry-level
wage
25,000.00 46,800.00 49,189.50 34,340.80
15.00 45,000.00
9.50 37,519.37 25,000.00 24,000.00
17.73 12.00 9.00 16.50 46,800.00 11.00 6.00 19.24
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
45,000.00 Annual
40
1
54,800.00 Annual
40
1
73,542.00 Annual
40
1
57,496.83 Annual
40
1
22.95
Hourly
40
1
65,000.00 Annual
40
1
18.00
Hourly
40
1
43,101.16 Annual
40
2
49,000.00 Annual
40
1
65,000.00 Annual
40
1
19.94
Hourly
40
1
18.00
Hourly
40
1
15.80
Hourly
40
1
18.14
Hourly
40
1
46,800.00 Annual
40
1
24.00
Hourly
40
1
14.00
Hourly
40
1
19.24
Hourly
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 71
Public Works
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
55,580
56,660
85,588
90,656
2
B
6
54,229
92,283
75,014
92,283
7
C
9
47,852
67,309
80,946
145,183
14
D
7
54,052
67,042
70,511
107,267
9
E
15
44,118
66,310
59,841
87,195
17
F
5
35,864
46,800
43,043
51,605
9
G
3
38,286
51,147
50,516
54,829
3
Total/Avg
47
47,140
63,936
66,494
89,860
61
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Roswell
B Carrollton McDonough Rome Statesboro Stockbridge Woodstock
C Calhoun Cartersville Covington Fayetteville Grovetown Kingsland Loganville Milledgeville Monroe
D Bremen Cumming Dahlonega
2019 Population
72,130 94,763 27,259 26,768 36,716 32,954 29,904 33,039 17,271 21,760 14,206 17,991 15,152 17,949 12,880 18,704 13,673
6,638 6,547 7,294
Minimum entry-level
wage
54,500.16 56,660.00 92,282.85 48,541.00 60,000.00
20.04 20.58 19.26 32.36 45,487.87 55,036.80 57,559.36 23.13 41,752.00 14.73 38,565.04 46,210.00 26.11 55,619.00 45,534.30
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
80,520.96 Annual
40
90,656.00 Annual
40
92,282.85 Annual
40
77,981.00 Annual
40
90,000.00 Annual
40
30.07
Annual
40
30.40
Hourly
40
30.79
Hourly
40
33.89
Hourly
40
145,183.00 Annual
40
80,849.60 Annual
40
92,095.43 Annual
40
35.00
Hourly
40
63,090.00 Annual
40
25.45
Hourly
40
58,681.25 Annual
40
92,387.00 Annual
40
26.11
Hourly
40
55,619.00 Annual
40
70,578.16 Annual
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 72 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
Eastman Hawkinsville Locust Grove Tybee Island E Adairsville Baxley Cornelia Dawsonville Elberton Hartwell Hazlehurst Millen Monticello Palmetto Ringgold Royston Senoia Social Circle Springfield F Clayton Hamilton McCaysville Sparta Union Point G Hiawassee Norman Park Riceboro
2019 Population
5,067 5,270 8,243 7,506 4,963 4,659 4,683 3,246 4,329 4,437 4,137 2,766 2,719 4,851 3,630 2,571 4,412 4,544 4,084 2,193 1,117 1,204 1,230 1,899
911 962 778
Minimum entry-level
wage
17.00 27.54 63,215.15 67,042.00 20.20 39,312.00 48,834.00 40,500.00 59,560.00 30,000.00 49,920.00 13.00 31.88 19.81 48,407.56 16.94 46,000.00 20.40 45,000.00 21.00 17.00 22.50 22,279.00 15.00 18.63 12.00 24.59
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
25.22
Hourly
40
27.54
Hourly
40
96,062.24 Annual
40
107,267.00 Annual
40
29.98
Hourly
40
53,227.20 Annual
40
73,251.00 Annual
40
82,698.00 Annual
40
87,195.00 Annual
40
48,734.00 Annual
40
52,000.00 Annual
40
18.00
Hourly
40
31.88
Hourly
40
30.90
Hourly
40
66,772.78 Annual
40
20.70
Hourly
40
56,000.00 Annual
40
20.40
Hourly
40
61,861.26 Annual
40
24.81
Hourly
40
17.00
Hourly
40
23.00
Hourly
40
40,888.00 Annual
40
19.00
Hourly
40
26.36
Annual
40
21.00
Hourly
40
25.50
Hourly
40
Number of full-time employees*
1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 73
Public Works
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
Summary of Data
Group
Number reporting
Minimum entry-level wage**
Average
Highest
Maximum wage**
Average
Highest
Number of full-time employees
A
2
31,938
33,072
56,066
66,622
18
B
8
32,560
44,706
52,935
67,360
70
C
14
29,734
38,522
49,946
69,826
96
D
12
33,000
43,992
51,315
75,941
41
E
31
28,344
44,179
41,461
58,552
92
F
9
25,161
31,200
37,872
52,000
27
G
4
27,695
31,200
42,120
52,000
6
H
1
24,960
24,960
31,200
31,200
1
Total/Avg
81
29,174
36,479
45,364
59,188
351
**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Roswell
B Carrollton East Point LaGrange Lawrenceville McDonough Rome Statesboro Stockbridge
C Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Cartersville Covington Dallas Dublin Fayetteville Grovetown
2019 Population
72,130 94,763 27,259 34,875 30,305 30,834 26,768 36,716 32,954 29,904 12,081 15,522 17,271 21,760 14,206 13,981 15,881 17,991 15,152
Minimum entry-level
wage
14.81 15.90 27,657.50 15.00 16.58 44,705.82 14.33 15.38 15.66 13.49 13.55 13.35 13.36 14.73 16.01 34,114.63 16.25 16.72 18.52
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
21.88
Hourly
40
14
32.03
Hourly
40
4
48,780.40 Annual
40
12
29.76
Hourly
40
10
22.40
Annual
40
7
67,359.70 Annual
40
1
27.98
Hourly
40
12
26.92
Hourly
40
17
23.49
Hourly
40
8
17.21
Hourly
40
3
18.84
Hourly
40
2
28.00
Hourly
40
3
26.08
Hourly
40
12
22.42
Hourly
40
28
27.25
Hourly
40
4
53,326.40 Annual
40
4
26.70
Hourly
40
17
31.87
Hourly
40
4
22.54
Hourly
40
2
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 74 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
Public Works
Group Jurisdiction
Kingsland Loganville Milledgeville Monroe Rincon D Bremen Camilla Centerville Cumming Dahlonega Fort Oglethorpe Hawkinsville Jesup Locust Grove McRae-Helena Toccoa Tybee Island E Alma Ashburn Baldwin Baxley Blakely Cornelia Cuthbert Dawson Dawsonville Donalsonville Elberton Grantville Gray Harlem Hartwell Jasper Lakeland Lula Lyons Monticello Nicholls Palmetto
2019 Population
17,949 12,880 18,704 13,673 10,361
6,638 5,012 7,884 6,547 7,294 9,994 5,270 9,841 8,243 8,277 8,336 7,506 3,380 3,704 3,414 4,659 4,571 4,683 3,417 4,126 3,246 2,466 4,329 3,296 3,274 3,371 4,437 3,974 1,207 2,961 4,233 2,719 3,333 4,851
Minimum entry-level
wage
11.23 13.33 27,293.53 10.17 13.39 19.22 12.00 17.96 26,395.00 30,819.40 13.00 21.15 12.37 19.59 14.35 13.56 19.68 33,280.00 21.24 13.26 15.14 13.00 13.92 9.00 9.10 13.70 12.85 31,210.00 14.79 11.06 12.88 25,000.00 13.76 9.00 15.00 32,000.00 16.55 10.00 13.44
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
17.49
Hourly
40
4
18.88
Hourly
40
3
45,841.71 Annual
40
3
33.57
Hourly
40
9
14.86
Hourly
40
1
20.46
Hourly
40
3
16.00
Hourly
40
1
36.51
Hourly
40
1
57,824.00 Annual
40
10
58,064.83 Annual
40
4
18.00
Hourly
40
5
21.15
Hourly
40
1
19.33
Hourly
40
2
31.26
Hourly
40
4
25.49
Hourly
40
3
20.64
Hourly
40
6
31.49
Annual
40
1
36,192.00 Annual
40
1
21.24
Hourly
40
1
21.50
Hourly
40
6
22.98
Hourly
40
1
15.75
Hourly
40
2
26.00
Hourly
40
9
17.00
Hourly
40
1
12.00
Hourly
40
2
23.32
Hourly
40
3
16.69
Hourly
40
2
51,631.00 Annual
40
7
14.79
Hourly
40
1
28.15
Hourly
40
3
21.61
Hourly
40
2
36,525.00 Annual
40
4
21.47
Hourly
42
5
11.00
Hourly
40
1
23.00
Hourly
40
2
45,000.00 Annual
40
1
16.55
Hourly
40
1
16.50
Hourly
40
1
20.97
Hourly
40
3
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 75
Public Works
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
Group Jurisdiction
Pelham Ringgold Royston Social Circle Springfield Summerville Tallapoosa Vienna West Point F Clayton Colquitt Ellaville Gordon McCaysville Sparta Trion Union Point Wrens G Crawford Hiawassee Kingston McIntyre H Concord
2019 Population
3,466 3,630 2,571 4,544 4,084 4,243 3,185 3,549 3,737 2,193 1,834 1,867 1,857 1,204 1,230 1,893 1,899 1,939
836 911 679 605 384
Minimum entry-level
wage
17.51 32,921.90
12.04 14.29 10.00 12.48 30,250.07 26,265.00 16.33 12.00 10.00 10.00 10.75 14.50 9.94 14.28 15.00 12.40 10.00 14.26 14.00 15.00 24,960.00
Maximum wage
Wage reported as
Number of scheduled
hours
Number of full-time employees*
17.51
Hourly
40
1
44,643.10 Annual
40
1
16.76
Hourly
40
4
20.40
Hourly
40
6
22.87
Hourly
40
1
18.44
Hourly
40
10
46,029.06 Annual
40
2
39,398.00 Annual
40
1
26.40
Hourly
40
7
16.50
Hourly
40
1
25.00
Hourly
40
1
18.00
Hourly
40
1
10.75
Hourly
40
1
17.50
Hourly
40
3
14.00
Hourly
40
3
22.36
Hourly
40
14
19.00
Hourly
40
1
20.76
Hourly
40
2
17.57
Hourly
40
2
20.17
Hourly
40
2
25.00
Hourly
40
1
18.26
Annual
40
1
31,200.00 Annual
40
1
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 76 DCA - 2020 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey