2021 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey Elected Officials October 2021 Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Research 60 Executive Park South Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231 404-679-4940 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2021 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2020 Estimated Population Councilmember, City Council Population Group A Albany 70,839 Alpharetta 67,897 Brookhaven 56,112 Johns Creek City 85,192 Marietta 60,786 Roswell 95,434 Sandy Springs 109,928 Savannah 143,632 Valdosta 56,668 Warner Robins 78,601 Population Group B Canton Carrollton Chamblee Dalton Douglasville Duluth Dunwoody East Point Kennesaw LaGrange Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Peachtree Corners Rome Statesboro Stockbridge Woodstock 32,347 27,450 30,842 33,368 34,036 29,676 49,326 35,042 34,712 30,741 30,842 42,885 36,763 44,294 36,764 33,204 30,125 33,625 Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Buford 22,726 14,987 12,137 15,750 Amount of compensation 15,000 Ann. 15,000 /Occur. 12,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 18,900 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 15,808 Ann. 10,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 12,900 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 16,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 10,200 Ann. 5,500 Hrly 14,400 Ann. 8,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 7,575 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 11,400 Ann. 13,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 0 Ann. 1 Jurisdiction 2020 Estimated Population Councilmember, City Council Calhoun 17,572 Cartersville 22,037 Conyers 16,107 Dallas 14,388 Douglas 11,612 Fayetteville 18,328 Holly Springs 16,506 Kingsland 18,292 Lilburn 13,055 Loganville 13,310 Milledgeville 18,508 Monroe 13,979 Moultrie 14,149 Norcross 18,003 Perry 18,845 Powder Springs 15,801 Rincon 10,655 Snellville 20,185 Suwanee 21,803 Thomasville 18,493 Tifton 17,031 Union 23,301 Vidalia 10,452 Waycross 13,466 Winder 18,273 Amount of compensation 8,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 10,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 6,025 Ann. 3,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 5,940 Ann. 8,100 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 3,000 /Occur. 8,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 20,256 Ann. 6,900 Ann. 15,850 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. Population Group D Adairsville Auburn Byron Centerville Commerce Cumming Dacula Dahlonega Eastman 5,053 7,902 5,274 8,001 7,328 6,639 6,477 7,329 5,096 2,599 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 6,497 Ann. 7,100 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2021 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2020 Estimated Population Councilmember, City Council Eatonton 6,840 Fitzgerald 8,615 Fort Oglethorpe 9,973 Fort Valley 8,981 Glennville 5,014 Hawkinsville 5,324 Jesup 9,847 LaFayette 7,508 McRae-Helena 8,282 Stone Mountain 6,312 Sylvester 5,690 Thomson 6,463 Toccoa 8,300 Tyrone 7,718 Population Group E Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Blakely Camilla Chattahoochee Hills City Chickamauga Cornelia Cuthbert Dawson Dawsonville Elberton Grantville Gray Grayson Hahira Harlem Hartwell Hiram Jasper 3,653 3,110 4,652 4,491 4,941 3,423 3,234 4,799 3,361 4,124 3,465 4,350 3,341 3,241 4,429 3,050 3,547 4,446 4,233 4,037 Amount of compensation 6,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 8,500 Ann. 500 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 100 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 11,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 10,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 5,700 /Occur. 7,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,900 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 50 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 0 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 50 /Occur. Jurisdiction 2020 Estimated Population Councilmember, City Council Lakeland 3,342 Lula 3,016 Lyons 4,245 Metter 4,007 Millen 2,762 Monticello 2,766 Nicholls 3,332 Oakwood 4,305 Ocilla 3,722 Pelham 3,408 Ringgold 3,492 Social Circle 4,630 Soperton 3,101 Springfield 4,063 Statham 2,880 Summerville 4,238 Tallapoosa 3,231 Thunderbolt 2,601 Vienna 3,483 Walthourville 4,065 West Point 3,723 Amount of compensation 3,000 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,000 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 450 /Occur. 3,900 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 5,200 Ann. 75 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 900 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. Population Group F Bogart Bowdon Butler Chester Clarkesville Claxton Clayton Clermont Colquitt Comer Dasher Donalsonville East Dublin 1,203 2,089 1,816 1,560 1,843 2,216 2,103 1,099 1,798 1,302 1,025 2,488 2,391 4,800 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 1,700 Ann. 2,599 Ann. 600 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 1,800 Ann. 1,440 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 3,325 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2021 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2020 Estimated Population Councilmember, City Council Edison 1,407 Ellaville 1,834 Gordon 1,819 Guyton 2,371 Hamilton 1,141 Homer 1,257 Hoschton 2,485 Lavonia 2,187 Lincolnton 1,504 Louisville 2,189 Ludowici 2,352 Meigs 1,029 Midway 2,015 Mount Airy 1,280 Mount Vernon 2,353 Mount Zion 1,888 Mountain City 1,113 Nelson 1,395 Nicholson 1,909 Omega 1,222 Oxford 2,337 Pine Mountain 1,452 Ray City 1,105 Remerton 1,061 Tennille 2,211 Trion 1,905 Union Point 1,977 Varnell 2,137 Wadley 1,834 Woodbine 1,346 Young Harris 1,668 Population Group G Ailey 528 Arabi 553 Baconton 813 Amount of compensation 900 Ann. 2,500 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 600 Ann. 35 /Occur. 900 /Occur. 4,800 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 150 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 0 Hrly 5,400 /Occur. 600 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 1,800 /Occur. 40 /Occur. 600 /Occur. 200 Ann. 750 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 360 Ann. 1,800 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,100 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 3,500 Ann. Jurisdiction 2020 Estimated Population Councilmember, City Council Bethlehem 776 Brooks 560 Cadwell 539 Carnesville 602 Colbert 596 Coolidge 523 Crawford 839 Dexter 563 Dudley 558 Flovilla 675 Franklin 958 Hiawassee 917 Hoboken 541 Homeland 955 Irwinton 546 Leary 560 Lenox 843 Luthersville 831 Lyerly 519 McIntyre 598 Milner 641 Mountain Park 576 Newborn 791 Newton 558 North High Shoals 736 Odum 504 Pavo 602 Pendergrass 577 Plains 635 Reynolds 953 Riceboro 765 Sardis 970 Shellman 916 Smithville 638 Tunnel Hill 892 Ty Ty 731 Amount of compensation 600 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 720 /Occur. 1,800 Ann. 1,664 Ann. 900 Ann. 300 /Occur. 240 Ann. 600 Ann. 425 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 600 /Occur. 270 /Occur. 125 /Occur. 4,800 /Occur. 1,500 Ann. 480 /Occur. 4,800 /Occur. 0 Ann. 900 Ann. 900 Ann. 600 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 250 /Occur. 800 Ann. 0 /Occur. 1,852 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 36,000 /Occur. 1,500 Ann. 600 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2021 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2020 Estimated Population Councilmember, City Council Waleska 969 Waverly Hall 821 White 722 Population Group H Allentown 152 Alston 155 Argyle 207 Arnoldsville 369 Attapulgus 428 Barwick 374 Between 386 Bishop 281 Bowersville 495 Buckhead 187 Camak 123 Centralhatchee 377 Cobbtown 342 Concord 388 Culloden 189 Daisy 140 Danville 211 Deepstep 118 Dillard 373 Ellenton 281 Fargo 315 Funston 447 Garfield 199 Gay 82 Gillsville 241 Graham 289 Haralson 185 Harrison 433 Higgston 305 Hiltonia 321 Hull 222 Amount of compensation 2,000 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 900 /Occur. 300 Ann. 0 Ann. 25 /Occur. 1,620 /Occur. 600 Ann. 600 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 50 /Occur. 500 Ann. 385 Ann. 420 /Occur. 600 Ann. 400 Ann. 25 /Occur. 300 Ann. 0 /Occur. 2,400 /Occur. 350 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 125 /Occur. 0 Ann. 599 /Occur. 500 Ann. 0 Ann. 300 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 120 /Occur. 480 /Occur. 650 Ann. 4 Jurisdiction 2020 Estimated Population Councilmember, City Council Ideal 430 Ila 359 Junction City 160 Kite 226 Leslie 371 Lone Oak 89 Morganton 314 Newington 264 Norwood 224 Nunez 141 Oconee 240 Offerman 438 Oliver 228 Pinehurst 350 Pitts 287 Rebecca 163 Rentz 286 Rhine 364 Rocky Ford 137 Sale City 341 Scotland 334 Shady Dale 227 Shiloh 495 Sky Valley 273 Stapleton 393 Surrency 201 Talking Rock 76 Tallulah Falls 172 Tarrytown 82 Tignall 493 Toomsboro 478 Vernonburg 123 Whigham 461 Woolsey 167 Amount of compensation 600 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 200 Ann. 900 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 960 Ann. 0 /Occur. 2,100 /Occur. 1,200 /Occur. 420 Ann. 0 Ann. 240 Ann. 240 /Occur. 24 Ann. 900 Ann. 300 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 300 /Occur. 900 Ann. 750 Ann. 600 /Occur. 30 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 900 Ann. 300 Ann. 0 Ann. 600 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 /Occur. 1,108 /Occur. 0 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 0 Ann. Mayor Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2021 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials Jurisdiction Mayor Population Group A Albany Alpharetta Brookhaven Johns Creek City Marietta Roswell Sandy Springs Savannah Valdosta Warner Robins 2020 Estimated Population 70,839 67,897 56,112 85,192 60,786 95,434 109,928 143,632 56,668 78,601 Population Group B Canton Carrollton Chamblee Dalton Douglasville Duluth Dunwoody East Point Kennesaw LaGrange Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Peachtree Corners Rome Statesboro Stockbridge Woodstock 32,347 27,450 30,842 33,368 34,036 29,676 49,326 35,042 34,712 30,741 30,842 42,885 36,763 44,294 36,764 33,204 30,125 33,625 Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Calhoun 22,726 14,987 12,137 17,572 Amount of compensation 25,000 Ann. 30,000 /Occur. 16,000 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 25,200 Ann. 40,000 Ann. 40,000 Ann. 57,000 Ann. 25,500 Ann. 100,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 39,600 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 16,000 Ann. 20,000 Ann. 19,200 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 12,600 Ann. 10,000 Hrly 21,600 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 9,240 Ann. 18,685 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 20,400 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 4,500 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 5 Jurisdiction Mayor Cartersville Conyers Dallas Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Holly Springs Kingsland Lilburn Loganville Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Norcross Perry Powder Springs Rincon Snellville Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Union Vidalia Waycross Winder 2020 Estimated Population Amount of compensation 22,037 16,107 14,388 11,612 15,802 18,328 16,506 18,292 13,055 13,310 18,508 13,979 14,149 18,003 18,845 15,801 10,655 20,185 21,803 18,493 17,031 23,301 10,452 13,466 18,273 7,200 Ann. 3,300 Ann. 20,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 11,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 8,450 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,960 Ann. 10,350 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 4,200 /Occur. 12,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 23,572 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 24,990 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 21,000 Ann. Population Group D Adairsville Auburn Byron Centerville Commerce Cumming Dacula Dahlonega Eatonton 5,053 7,902 5,274 8,001 7,328 6,639 6,477 7,329 6,840 5,198 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 12,994 Ann. 8,300 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 12,000 Ann. Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2021 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials Jurisdiction Mayor Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Fort Valley Glennville Jesup LaFayette McRae-Helena Stone Mountain Sylvester Thomson Toccoa Tyrone 2020 Estimated Population 8,615 9,973 8,981 5,014 9,847 7,508 8,282 6,312 5,690 6,463 8,300 7,718 Population Group E Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Blakely Camilla Chattahoochee Hills City Chickamauga Cornelia Cuthbert Dawson Dawsonville Elberton Grantville Gray Grayson Hahira Harlem Hartwell Hiram Jasper Lakeland Lula 3,653 3,110 4,652 4,491 4,941 3,423 3,234 4,799 3,361 4,124 3,465 4,350 3,341 3,241 4,429 3,050 3,547 4,446 4,233 4,037 3,342 3,016 Amount of compensation 9,000 Ann. 10,500 Ann. 1,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 100 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 8,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 13,800 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 7,200 /Occur. 9,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 2,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 50 /Occur. 7,200 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 0 /Occur. 8,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 10,000 Ann. 50 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. Jurisdiction Mayor Lyons Metter Millen Monticello Nicholls Oakwood Ocilla Pelham Ringgold Social Circle Soperton Springfield Statham Summerville Tallapoosa Thunderbolt Vienna Walthourville West Point 2020 Estimated Population Amount of compensation 4,245 4,007 2,762 2,766 3,332 4,305 3,722 3,408 3,492 4,630 3,101 4,063 2,880 4,238 3,231 2,601 3,483 4,065 3,723 8,400 Ann. 6,900 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 750 /Occur. 6,300 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,500 Ann. 200 /Occur. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 10,200 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 4,200 Ann. Population Group F Bogart Bowdon Butler Chester Clarkesville Claxton Clayton Clermont Colquitt Comer Dasher Donalsonville East Dublin Edison Ellaville 1,203 2,089 1,816 1,560 1,843 2,216 2,103 1,099 1,798 1,302 1,025 2,488 2,391 1,407 1,834 10,800 Ann. 1,680 Ann. 7,700 Ann. 5,847 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 9,600 /Occur. 7,500 Ann. 1,800 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 5,541 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2021 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials Jurisdiction Mayor Gordon Guyton Hamilton Homer Hoschton Lavonia Lincolnton Louisville Ludowici Meigs Midway Mount Airy Mount Vernon Mount Zion Mountain City Nelson Nicholson Omega Oxford Pine Mountain Ray City Remerton Tennille Trion Union Point Varnell Wadley Woodbine Young Harris 2020 Estimated Population 1,819 2,371 1,141 1,257 2,485 2,187 1,504 2,189 2,352 1,029 2,015 1,280 2,353 1,888 1,113 1,395 1,909 1,222 2,337 1,452 1,105 1,061 2,211 1,905 1,977 2,137 1,834 1,346 1,668 Population Group G Ailey 528 Arabi 553 Baconton 813 Bethlehem 776 Brooks 560 Amount of compensation 7,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 50 /Occur. 900 /Occur. 12,000 /Occur. 4,000 Ann. 350 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 0 Ann. 10,800 /Occur. 3,000 /Occur. 1,500 Ann. 4,200 /Occur. 100 /Occur. 600 /Occur. 400 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,600 /Occur. 7,200 /Occur. 7,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 2,400 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 0 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. Jurisdiction 2020 Estimated Population Mayor Cadwell 539 Carnesville 602 Colbert 596 Coolidge 523 Crawford 839 Dexter 563 Dudley 558 Flovilla 675 Franklin 958 Hiawassee 917 Hoboken 541 Homeland 955 Irwinton 546 Leary 560 Lenox 843 Luthersville 831 Lyerly 519 McIntyre 598 Mountain Park 576 Newborn 791 Newton 558 North High Shoals 736 Odum 504 Pavo 602 Pendergrass 577 Plains 635 Reynolds 953 Riceboro 765 Sardis 970 Shellman 916 Smithville 638 Tunnel Hill 892 Ty Ty 731 Waleska 969 Waverly Hall 821 White 722 Amount of compensation 15,241 Hrly 6,000 Ann. 4,087 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 300 /Occur. 600 Ann. 1,920 Ann. 750 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 26,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 24,569 Ann. 300 /Occur. 200 /Occur. 7,200 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 1,500 /Occur. 7,200 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 350 /Occur. 1,600 Ann. 0 /Occur. 2,432 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 30,000 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 4,700 Ann. 3,000 /Occur. 900 /Occur. 7 Jurisdiction Mayor Population Group H Allentown Alston Argyle Arnoldsville Attapulgus Barwick Bellville Between Bishop Bowersville Buckhead Camak Centralhatchee Cobbtown Concord Culloden Daisy Danville Deepstep Dillard Ellenton Fargo Funston Garfield Gay Gillsville Graham Haralson Harrison Higgston Hiltonia Hull Ideal Ila Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2021 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials 2020 Estimated Population 152 155 207 369 428 374 117 386 281 495 187 123 377 342 388 189 140 211 118 373 281 315 447 199 82 241 289 185 433 305 321 222 430 359 Amount of compensation 6,000 Ann. 0 Ann. 300 Ann. 4,200 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 900 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 6,800 Ann. 600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 600 Ann. 50 /Occur. 600 Ann. 0 /Occur. 2,400 /Occur. 420 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 125 /Occur. 0 Ann. 599 /Occur. 1,000 Ann. 0 Ann. 600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 150 /Occur. 3,240 /Occur. 1,250 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 8 Jurisdiction Mayor Junction City Kite Leslie Lone Oak Morganton Newington Norwood Nunez Oconee Offerman Oliver Pinehurst Pitts Rebecca Rentz Rhine Rocky Ford Sale City Scotland Shady Dale Sharpsburg Shiloh Sky Valley Stapleton Surrency Talking Rock Tallulah Falls Tarrytown Tignall Toomsboro Vernonburg Whigham White Plains Woolsey Mayor Pro Tem 2020 Estimated Population Amount of compensation 160 400 Ann. 226 1,500 Ann. 371 2,000 Ann. 89 4,800 Ann. 314 3,240 Ann. 264 0 /Occur. 224 1,200 Ann. 141 1,800 /Occur. 240 900 Ann. 438 0 Ann. 228 600 Ann. 350 1,500 /Occur. 287 100 Ann. 163 1,200 Ann. 286 900 Ann. 364 4,200 Ann. 137 360 /Occur. 341 1,200 Ann. 334 1,250 Ann. 227 1,200 /Occur. 357 1,200 Ann. 495 45 /Occur. 273 0 /Occur. 393 2,400 Ann. 201 420 Ann. 76 0 Ann. 172 900 Ann. 82 0 Ann. 493 0 /Occur. 478 1,441 /Occur. 123 0 Ann. 461 4,800 Ann. 356 2,000 Ann. 167 0 Ann. Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2021 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials Jurisdiction Mayor Pro Tem Population Group A Albany Alpharetta Brookhaven Johns Creek City Marietta Roswell Warner Robins 2020 Estimated Population 70,839 67,897 56,112 85,192 60,786 95,434 78,601 Population Group B Canton Dalton Douglasville East Point Kennesaw Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Rome Statesboro Stockbridge Woodstock 32,347 33,368 34,036 35,042 34,712 30,842 42,885 36,763 36,764 33,204 30,125 33,625 Population Group C Americus Bainbridge Calhoun Conyers Dallas Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Holly Springs Kingsland Lilburn Milledgeville Norcross 14,987 12,137 17,572 16,107 14,388 11,612 15,802 18,328 16,506 18,292 13,055 18,508 18,003 Amount of compensation 15,000 Ann. 30,000 /Occur. 12,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 20,400 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 10,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 12,900 Ann. 16,000 Ann. 13,800 Ann. 10,200 Ann. 5,500 Hrly 14,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 9,343 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 11,400 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 6,025 Ann. 3,500 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 9 Jurisdiction Mayor Pro Tem Perry Powder Springs Rincon Snellville Suwanee Tifton Vidalia 2020 Estimated Population Amount of compensation 18,845 15,801 10,655 20,185 21,803 17,031 10,452 7,200 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 3,000 /Occur. 8,000 Ann. 11,100 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 5,400 Ann. Population Group D Adairsville Auburn Byron Commerce Cumming Dacula Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Fort Valley Glennville Jesup McRae-Helena Thomson Tyrone 5,053 7,902 5,274 7,328 6,639 6,477 6,840 8,615 9,973 8,981 5,014 9,847 8,282 6,463 7,718 2,599 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 6,497 Ann. 7,100 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 8,500 Ann. 600 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 100 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. Population Group E Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Blakely Chickamauga Cuthbert Elberton Gray Grayson Hahira Harlem 3,653 3,110 4,652 4,491 3,234 3,361 4,350 3,241 4,429 3,050 3,547 10,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 5,700 /Occur. 8,400 Ann. 1,900 Ann. 50 /Occur. 4,200 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 0 /Occur. 6,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. Jurisdiction Mayor Pro Tem Hartwell Hiram Jasper Lula Metter Millen Monticello Nicholls Pelham Ringgold Soperton Springfield Statham Tallapoosa Vienna Walthourville West Point Population Group F Bogart Butler Chester Clarkesville Claxton Clermont Comer Donalsonville East Dublin Edison Hoschton Lavonia Lincolnton Ludowici Meigs Midway Mount Vernon Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2021 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials 2020 Estimated Population 4,446 4,233 4,037 3,016 4,007 2,762 2,766 3,332 3,408 3,492 3,101 4,063 2,880 3,231 3,483 4,065 3,723 Amount of compensation 9,600 Ann. 5,500 Ann. 50 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 3,300 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 600 /Occur. 3,900 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 5,200 Ann. 75 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,203 1,816 1,560 1,843 2,216 1,099 1,302 2,488 2,391 1,407 2,485 2,187 1,504 2,352 1,029 2,015 2,353 6,600 Ann. 1,700 Ann. 2,599 Ann. 600 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 1,440 /Occur. 1,500 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 900 Ann. 900 /Occur. 4,800 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 0 Ann. 6,600 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. Jurisdiction Mayor Pro Tem Mount Zion Nelson Nicholson Omega Oxford Pine Mountain Remerton Tennille Trion Varnell Wadley Woodbine Young Harris 2020 Estimated Population Amount of compensation 1,888 1,395 1,909 1,222 2,337 1,452 1,061 2,211 1,905 2,137 1,834 1,346 1,668 1,800 /Occur. 600 /Occur. 200 Ann. 750 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 360 Ann. 6,000 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 0 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. Population Group G Ailey Arabi Coolidge Dexter Dudley Flovilla Franklin Hoboken Homeland Leary Lyerly McIntyre Newborn North High Shoals Odum Pavo Pendergrass Plains Reynolds Riceboro Sardis 528 0 Ann. 553 0 Ann. 523 900 Ann. 563 420 Ann. 558 600 Ann. 675 425 Ann. 958 3,000 Ann. 541 1,200 Ann. 955 660 /Occur. 560 175 /Occur. 519 480 /Occur. 598 4,800 /Occur. 791 900 Ann. 736 0 /Occur. 504 250 /Occur. 602 800 Ann. 577 0 /Occur. 635 2,052 Ann. 953 1,200 Ann. 765 18,000 /Occur. 970 1,500 Ann. 10 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2021 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials Jurisdiction Mayor Pro Tem Shellman Smithville Tunnel Hill Ty Ty Waleska Waverly Hall 2020 Estimated Population 916 638 892 731 969 821 Population Group H Allentown 152 Alston 155 Argyle 207 Attapulgus 428 Barwick 374 Bellville 117 Between 386 Bishop 281 Bowersville 495 Buckhead 187 Camak 123 Centralhatchee 377 Cobbtown 342 Concord 388 Daisy 140 Danville 211 Deepstep 118 Dillard 373 Ellenton 281 Fargo 315 Garfield 199 Graham 289 Haralson 185 Harrison 433 Higgston 305 Hiltonia 321 Ideal 430 Ila 359 Amount of compensation 600 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 300 Ann. 0 Ann. 25 /Occur. 600 Ann. 600 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 50 /Occur. 500 Ann. 385 Ann. 0 /Occur. 600 Ann. 400 Ann. 25 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 1,200 /Occur. 325 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 125 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 500 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 120 /Occur. 600 /Occur. 600 /Occur. 1,500 Ann. Jurisdiction Mayor Pro Tem Kite Leslie Lone Oak Newington Norwood Oconee Offerman Oliver Pitts Rebecca Rhine Rocky Ford Sale City Scotland Shady Dale Shiloh Sky Valley Stapleton Surrency Talking Rock Tallulah Falls Tarrytown Tignall Toomsboro Whigham Woolsey 2020 Estimated Population Amount of compensation 226 900 Ann. 371 1,200 Ann. 89 1,200 Ann. 264 0 /Occur. 224 420 /Occur. 240 420 Ann. 438 0 Ann. 228 240 Ann. 287 0 Ann. 163 900 Ann. 364 1,800 Ann. 137 300 /Occur. 341 900 Ann. 334 750 Ann. 227 600 /Occur. 495 30 /Occur. 273 0 /Occur. 393 1,200 Ann. 201 300 Ann. 76 0 Ann. 172 600 Ann. 82 0 Ann. 493 0 /Occur. 478 1,108 /Occur. 461 1,200 Ann. 167 0 Ann. Municipal Court Judge (Elected) Population Group A Albany 70,839 Alpharetta 67,897 Roswell 95,434 Savannah 143,632 Population Group B Carrollton 27,450 82,089 Ann. 50,000 Ann. 350 /Occur. 180,695 Ann. 104,000 Ann. 11 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2021 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2020 Estimated Population Municipal Court Judge (Elected) Douglasville 34,036 Kennesaw 34,712 Population Group C Cartersville Milledgeville Norcross Snellville Union Vidalia 22,037 18,508 18,003 20,185 23,301 10,452 Population Group D Auburn Cumming Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Fort Valley LaFayette Toccoa 7,902 6,639 8,615 9,973 8,981 7,508 8,300 Population Group E Dawson Gray Pelham Statham Summerville 4,124 3,241 3,408 2,880 4,238 Population Group F Butler Clayton Dasher Donalsonville Ellaville Louisville Ludowici Meigs Midway 1,816 2,103 1,025 2,488 1,834 2,189 2,352 1,029 2,015 Amount of compensation 9,775 /Occur. 28,561 Ann. 24,600 Ann. 210,000 Ann. 72,600 /Occur. 700 /Occur. 84,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 300 /Occur. 22,569 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 8,500 Ann. 3,000 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 24,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 14,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 250 Hrly 8,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 350 Ann. 11,400 Ann. 0 Ann. 6,000 /Occur. Jurisdiction 2020 Estimated Population Municipal Court Judge (Elected) Mountain City 1,113 Oxford 2,337 Tennille 2,211 Union Point 1,977 Wadley 1,834 Amount of compensation 300 /Occur. 5,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 750 Ann. 4,800 Ann. Population Group G Arabi Hoboken Homeland Leary McIntyre Mountain Park Pavo Pendergrass Reynolds Waverly Hall 553 250 /Occur. 541 2,400 Ann. 955 3,000 /Occur. 560 300 /Occur. 598 350 /Occur. 576 1,200 Ann. 602 450 /Occur. 577 3,000 Ann. 953 6,600 Ann. 821 4,800 /Occur. Population Group H Allentown Bellville Daisy Ideal Newington Offerman Oliver Pitts Tarrytown Toomsboro White Plains 152 100 Hrly 117 0 /Occur. 140 0 Ann. 430 1,800 Ann. 264 250 /Occur. 438 0 Ann. 228 1,300 Ann. 287 0 Ann. 82 0 Ann. 478 1,800 /Occur. 356 1,200 Ann. 12