2022 Wage and salary survey. Compensation from county elected officials, volume II

2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Elected Officials
December 2022
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Research
60 Executive Park South Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
404-679-4940

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group A

Albany

69,048

Alpharetta

66,127

Brookhaven

55,366

Dunwoody

50,901

Johns Creek City

82,065

Marietta

61,497

Roswell

92,530

Sandy Springs

107,180

Savannah

147,088

Smyrna

55,685

Valdosta

55,567

Warner Robins

81,446

Population Group B Canton Carrollton Chamblee Dalton Douglasville Duluth East Point LaGrange Lawrenceville Milton City Peachtree City Peachtree Corners Rome Stockbridge Union Woodstock

34,576 27,493 29,781 34,285 35,561 31,864 38,141 31,551 30,516 41,259 38,818 42,108 37,746 29,163 27,359 36,198

Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Buford

22,284 15,989 14,292 17,683

Amount of compensation
15,000 Ann. 15,000 /Occur. 12,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 18,900 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 18,900 Ann. 15,808 Ann. 10,000 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 600 /Occur.
12,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 12,900 Ann. 6,000 /Occur. 16,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann.
10,200 Ann. 13,000 Ann. 14,400 Ann.
8,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 15,850 Ann. 11,400 Ann.
18,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 0 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Cairo

10,015

Cartersville

23,222

Clarkston

14,538

Conyers

17,508

Covington

14,391

Dallas

14,423

Doraville

10,889

Douglas

11,727

Dublin

16,121

Fayetteville

19,284

Flowery Branch

10,144

Forest Park

19,798

Fort Oglethorpe

10,531

Garden City

10,306

Griffin

23,643

Grovetown

16,566

Holly Springs

17,473

Kingsland

19,075

Loganville

14,720

Lovejoy

11,311

Monroe

15,264

Moultrie

14,587

Norcross

17,642

Perry

22,029

Powder Springs

17,083

Richmond Hill

17,556

Rincon

11,016

Riverdale

14,912

Snellville

20,753

St. Marys

18,521

Suwanee

21,918

Thomasville

18,867

Tifton

17,235

Vidalia

10,710

Villa Rica

17,830

Winder

18,825

Amount of compensation
7,320 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann.
8 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 8,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 29,120 Hrly 5,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 6,025 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 6,000 /Occur. 5,940 Ann. 8,100 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 13,600 Ann. 8,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 20,256 Ann. 6,900 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group D Auburn Austell Baxley Blakely Byron Camilla Centerville Commerce Cumming Dacula Dahlonega Eastman Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Valley Hapeville Hiram Jackson Jesup Locust Grove McRae-Helena Palmetto Sandersville Social Circle Thomson Toccoa Tyrone Waynesboro

8,094 7,797 5,008 5,252 5,839 5,046 8,243 7,604 7,235 7,008 6,654 5,595 6,436 8,977 8,863 6,538 5,080 5,622 9,899 9,750 5,903 5,075 5,654 5,121 6,873 9,188 7,817 5,688

Population Group E Abbeville Adairsville Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates

2,662 4,979 3,397 4,218 3,496

Amount of compensation
4,800 /Occur. 14,400 Ann.
5,700 /Occur. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 6,497 Ann. 7,100 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,000 /Occur. 6,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
500 /Occur. 7,800 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann.
100 Ann. 8,400 Ann.
225 /Occur. 1,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 11,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 5,280 Ann.
840 Ann. 2,599 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 10,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Baldwin

3,755

Ball Ground

2,687

Blackshear

3,537

Chatsworth

4,804

Chattahoochee Hills City 3,084

Chickamauga

3,070

Claxton

2,580

Cleveland

3,511

Cornelia

4,791

Dawson

4,317

Dawsonville

4,172

Donalsonville

2,822

Elberton

4,678

Folkston

4,408

Glennville

3,707

Grantville

3,276

Gray

3,407

Guyton

2,557

Hahira

3,406

Harlem

3,866

Hartwell

4,503

Hephzibah

3,782

Jasper

4,235

Jonesboro

4,510

Lakeland

2,762

Lula

2,895

Lyons

4,211

Manchester

3,563

Metter

3,994

Millen

2,934

Ocilla

3,720

Pelham

3,416

Pembroke

2,624

Ringgold

3,429

Rockmart

4,811

Royston

2,656

Amount of compensation
4,000 /Occur. 600 /Occur.
3,600 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 3,600 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 /Occur. 4,500 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 9,600 Ann.
0 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 9,240 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,882 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Soperton

2,843

Springfield

2,993

Statham

2,857

Summerville

4,400

Sylvania

2,661

Thunderbolt

2,533

Vienna

2,912

Watkinsville

2,937

West Point

3,748

Population Group F Arcade Arlington Berkeley Lake Bogart Bowdon Brooklet Broxton Butler Clarkesville Clayton Clermont Colquitt Davisboro East Dublin Ellijay Emerson Gordon Hiawassee Homer Homerville Lake Park Lavonia Lincolnton Lookout Mountain Louisville

1,923 1,225 2,051 1,366 2,168 1,876 1,065 1,809 1,937 2,035 1,132 1,933 1,860 2,479 1,847 1,446 1,769 1,029 1,360 2,317 1,169 2,157 1,461 1,653 2,361

Amount of compensation
5,200 Ann. 75 /Occur.
6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 /Occur. 12,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,040 Ann.
1,800 /Occur. 900 Ann. 900 Ann.
4,800 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 1,800 /Occur.
325 Ann. 2,200 Ann.
600 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,500 /Occur.
0 Hrly 3,600 Ann. 2,400 /Occur.
100 /Occur. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 2,400 Ann.
0 /Occur. 1,800 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Ludowici

1,665

Midway

2,190

Mount Vernon

1,993

Mount Zion

1,894

Nahunta

1,004

Nelson

1,164

Nicholson

1,853

Oglethorpe

1,007

Omega

1,295

Oxford

2,275

Pendergrass

1,740

Pine Mountain

1,254

Porterdale

1,828

Remerton

1,302

Resaca

1,170

Richland

1,479

Tennille

1,662

Trion

1,963

Twin City

1,685

Union Point

1,677

Varnell

2,179

Wadley

1,622

Willacoochee

1,255

Winterville

1,198

Wrens

2,180

Young Harris

1,327

Population Group G

Ailey

523

Berlin

508

Bethlehem

732

Blairsville

526

Blythe

745

Brooks

570

Canon

656

Carnesville

705

Amount of compensation
4,200 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,800 /Occur. 3,000 /Occur.
600 /Occur. 2,400 Ann.
750 /Occur. 1,256 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
0 /Occur. 360 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 400 /Occur. 17,200 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 /Occur.
0 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
200 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 50 /Occur. 600 /Occur. 5,400 Ann. 900 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 3,900 /Occur. 4,200 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Chester

520

Cohutta

783

Collins

518

Coolidge

531

Crawford

877

Dexter

654

Eton

826

Fairmount

774

Flemington

840

Flovilla

651

Fort Gaines

999

Franklin

923

Gibson

630

Glenwood

843

Greenville

796

Homeland

918

Kingston

745

Leary

542

Lumpkin

972

Luthersville

779

McIntyre

568

Meigs

927

Milner

776

Morven

519

Mountain City

927

Mountain Park

579

Norman Park

960

North High Shoals

557

Oak Park

502

Ochlocknee

670

Patterson

762

Pavo

623

Plains

553

Ray City

969

Riceboro

629

Roberta

782

Amount of compensation
217 Ann. 0 Ann.
1,200 /Occur. 900 /Occur. 300 Ann. 240 Ann.
3,900 Ann. 900 Ann.
5,400 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 3,000 /Occur.
600 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 600 /Occur. 2,100 Ann. 125 /Occur. 3,100 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,200 /Occur.
0 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
40 /Occur. 900 /Occur. 300 Ann.
0 /Occur. 480 /Occur. 420 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 900 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 36,000 /Occur. 600 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Rutledge

875

Sardis

983

Shellman

834

Talbotton

740

Tunnel Hill

964

Ty Ty

624

Waleska

734

Warm Springs

534

Waverly Hall

622

Whitesburg

601

Williamson

706

Population Group H

Alapaha

480

Aldora

0

Alston

175

Ambrose

329

Arabi

456

Attapulgus

445

Avera

218

Barwick

360

Between

427

Bostwick

379

Bowersville

448

Camak

135

Carl

215

Carlton

259

Centralhatchee

355

Chauncey

290

Climax

266

Cobbtown

326

Concord

390

Crawfordville

481

Culloden

208

Danville

166

Deepstep

113

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Amount of compensation
300 Ann. 1,500 /Occur.
600 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 2,200 Ann.
600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,000 Ann.
900 /Occur. 0 Ann. 0 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 0 Ann.
600 Ann. 100 Ann.
50 /Occur. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 500 Ann. 420 /Occur. 2,400 /Occur. 1,000 Ann. 600 Ann.
50 /Occur. 600 Ann. 400 Ann.
25 /Occur. 1,200 /Occur.
300 Ann. 4,800 /Occur.
350 /Occur.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Dillard

335

DuPont

130

Garfield

254

Gay

114

Graham

264

Harrison

330

Higgston

314

Hiltonia

310

Hoboken

483

Hull

233

Ideal

397

Ila

363

Jakin

128

Jersey

149

Junction City

138

Kite

164

Leslie

341

Lexington

206

Lone Oak

114

Martin

339

Meansville

270

Menlo

480

Molena

403

Morganton

294

Newington

287

Norwood

206

Nunez

132

Oconee

189

Odum

469

Offerman

453

Oliver

211

Pinehurst

297

Pitts

250

Plainville

355

Pulaski

196

Rebecca

205

Amount of compensation
1,200 /Occur. 100 Ann. 750 /Occur. 0 Ann.
2,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
120 /Occur. 480 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 1,300 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 300 Ann. 500 Ann. 200 Ann. 150 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
60 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
780 Ann. 425 /Occur. 1,200 /Occur. 1,300 Ann.
0 /Occur. 2,100 /Occur. 1,200 /Occur.
420 Ann. 250 /Occur.
0 Ann. 240 /Occur. 240 /Occur.
24 Ann. 150 Ann. 900 Ann. 900 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Rentz

308

Rhine

294

Rocky Ford

163

Sale City

344

Santa Claus

204

Sasser

281

Scotland

182

Shady Dale

259

Sharpsburg

329

Shiloh

415

Sky Valley

480

Stapleton

395

Stillmore

437

Summertown

118

Surrency

195

Tallulah Falls

198

Tarrytown

64

Turin

467

Vernonburg

137

Whigham

423

Woodville

276

Woolsey

206

Yatesville

389

Mayor Population Group A Albany Alpharetta Brookhaven Dunwoody Johns Creek City Marietta Roswell Sandy Springs Savannah Smyrna

69,048 66,127 55,366 50,901 82,065 61,497 92,530 107,180 147,088 55,685

Amount of compensation
600 Ann. 1,500 Ann.
300 /Occur. 75 /Occur.
1,200 Ann. 300 /Occur. 750 Ann. 600 /Occur. 0 Ann. 30 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 900 /Occur. 900 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 300 Ann. 600 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 /Occur.
1,200 Ann. 1,950 Ann.
0 Ann. 800 Ann.
25,000 Ann. 30,000 /Occur. 16,000 Ann. 16,000 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 25,200 Ann. 40,000 Ann. 40,000 Ann. 57,000 Ann. 25,200 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Valdosta Warner Robins

2021 Estimated Population
55,567 81,446

Population Group B Canton Carrollton Chamblee Dalton Douglasville Duluth East Point LaGrange Lawrenceville Milton City Peachtree City Peachtree Corners Rome Stockbridge Union Woodstock

34,576 27,493 29,781 34,285 35,561 31,864 38,141 31,551 30,516 41,259 38,818 42,108 37,746 29,163 27,359 36,198

Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Cairo Cartersville Clarkston Conyers Covington Dallas Doraville Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Flowery Branch

22,284 15,989 14,292 14,629 10,015 23,222 14,538 17,508 14,391 14,423 10,889 11,727 16,121 19,284 10,144

Amount of compensation
25,501 Ann. 100,000 Ann.
18,000 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 15,000 Ann.
7,200 Ann. 39,600 Ann. 9,600 /Occur. 20,000 Ann. 20,000 Ann. 12,600 Ann. 23,000 Ann. 21,600 Ann.
9,000 Ann. 9,240 Ann. 14,000 Ann. 24,990 Ann. 14,400 Ann.
27,500 Ann. 14,400 Ann.
5,700 Ann. 15,621 Ann.
8,159 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 3,300 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 10,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 11,400 Ann. 9,000 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Forest Park Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Griffin Grovetown Holly Springs Kingsland Loganville Lovejoy Monroe Moultrie Norcross Perry Powder Springs Richmond Hill Rincon Riverdale Snellville St. Marys Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Vidalia Villa Rica Winder

2021 Estimated Population
19,798 10,531 10,306 23,643 16,566 17,473 19,075 14,720 11,311 15,264 14,587 17,642 22,029 17,083 17,556 11,016 14,912 20,753 18,521 21,918 18,867 17,235 10,710 17,830 18,825

Population Group D Auburn Austell Baxley Blakely Byron Camilla Centerville Commerce Cumming

8,094 7,797 5,008 5,252 5,839 5,046 8,243 7,604 7,235

Amount of compensation
23,040 Ann. 10,500 Ann.
9,600 Ann. 33,358 /Occur. 10,200 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 8,450 /Occur. 12,000 Ann. 14,400 Ann.
7,200 /Occur. 6,960 Ann. 10,350 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 7,500 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 18,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 11,400 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 23,572 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 11,400 Ann. 21,000 Ann.
18,000 /Occur. 36,200 Ann.
7,200 /Occur. 9,600 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 12,994 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Dacula Dahlonega Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Valley Hapeville Hiram Jackson Jesup Locust Grove McRae-Helena Palmetto Sandersville Social Circle Thomson Toccoa Tyrone Waynesboro

2021 Estimated Population
7,008 6,654 6,436 8,977 8,863 6,538 5,080 5,622 9,899 9,750 5,903 5,075 5,654 5,121 6,873 9,188 7,817 5,688

Population Group E Abbeville Adairsville Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Baldwin Ball Ground Blackshear Chatsworth Chattahoochee Hills City Chickamauga Claxton Cleveland Cornelia Dawson Dawsonville

2,662 4,979 3,397 4,218 3,496 3,755 2,687 3,537 4,804 3,084 3,070 2,580 3,511 4,791 4,317 4,172

Amount of compensation
8,300 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 1,000 /Occur. 8,400 Ann. 10,000 Ann. 19,800 Ann.
100 Ann. 10,800 Ann.
700 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 10,200 Ann. 8,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 9,960 Ann.
3,600 Ann. 5,198 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 13,800 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 5,000 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 8,400 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 2,300 Ann. 9,600 /Occur. 4,200 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 12,000 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Donalsonville Elberton Folkston Glennville Grantville Gray Guyton Hahira Harlem Hartwell Jasper Jonesboro Lakeland Lula Lyons Manchester Metter Millen Ocilla Pelham Pembroke Ringgold Rockmart Royston Soperton Springfield Statham Summerville Sylvania Thunderbolt Vienna Watkinsville West Point

2021 Estimated Population
2,822 4,678 4,408 3,707 3,276 3,407 2,557 3,406 3,866 4,503 4,235 4,510 2,762 2,895 4,211 3,563 3,994 2,934 3,720 3,416 2,624 3,429 4,811 2,656 2,843 2,993 2,857 4,400 2,661 2,533 2,912 2,937 3,748

Population Group F Arcade

1,923

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Amount of compensation
4,200 /Occur. 8,400 Ann. 10,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 18,180 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 4,855 Ann. 6,900 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,500 Ann.
200 /Occur. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,800 /Occur.
4,800 Ann. 10,200 Ann.
9,800 Ann. 7,140 Ann.
7,800 /Occur.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Arlington Berkeley Lake Bogart Bowdon Brooklet Broxton Butler Clarkesville Clayton Clermont Colquitt Davisboro East Dublin Edison Emerson Gordon Hiawassee Homer Homerville Lake Park Lavonia Lincolnton Lookout Mountain Louisville Ludowici Midway Mount Vernon Mount Zion Nahunta Nelson Nicholson Oglethorpe Omega Oxford Pendergrass Pine Mountain

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

2021 Estimated Population
1,225 2,051 1,366 2,168 1,876 1,065 1,809 1,937 2,035 1,132 1,933 1,860 2,479 1,254 1,446 1,769 1,029 1,360 2,317 1,169 2,157 1,461 1,653 2,361 1,665 2,190 1,993 1,894 1,004 1,164 1,853 1,007 1,295 2,275 1,740 1,254

Amount of compensation
2,400 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 1,680 Ann. 3,000 /Occur.
525 Ann. 8,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 9,600 Ann.
250 /Occur. 0 Hrly
7,200 Ann. 26,000 Ann.
150 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 12,000 /Occur. 4,000 Ann.
0 /Occur. 4,200 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 3,600 /Occur. 6,000 /Occur.
600 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 1,500 /Occur. 3,357 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
0 /Occur. 1,800 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Porterdale Reidsville Remerton Richland Tennille Trion Twin City Union Point Varnell Wadley Willacoochee Winterville Wrens Young Harris

2021 Estimated Population
1,828 2,446 1,302 1,479 1,662 1,963 1,685 1,677 2,179 1,622 1,255 1,198 2,180 1,327

Population Group G

Ailey

523

Berlin

508

Bethlehem

732

Blairsville

526

Blythe

745

Brooks

570

Canon

656

Carnesville

705

Chester

520

Cohutta

783

Colbert

648

Collins

518

Coolidge

531

Crawford

877

Dexter

654

Eton

826

Fairmount

774

Flemington

840

Flovilla

651

Fort Gaines

999

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Amount of compensation
4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
600 /Occur. 3,000 /Occur. 7,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 2,400 /Occur.
0 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 13,200 Ann.
1,500 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 8,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 100 /Occur. 1,200 /Occur. 36,000 Ann. 3,600 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 7,800 /Occur. 10,200 Ann. 487 Ann.
0 Ann. 4,087 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 1,800 /Occur.
300 Ann. 600 Ann. 5,200 Ann. 15,600 Ann. 10,200 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 1,500 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Franklin Gibson Glenwood Greenville Homeland Kingston Leary Lumpkin Luthersville McIntyre Meigs Milner Morven Mountain City Mountain Park Norman Park North High Shoals Oak Park Ochlocknee Patterson Pavo Plains Ray City Riceboro Rutledge Sardis Shellman Talbotton Tunnel Hill Ty Ty Waleska Warm Springs Waverly Hall Whitesburg Williamson

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

2021 Estimated Population
923 630 843 796 918 745 542 972 779 568 927 776 519 927 579 960 557 502 670 762 623 553 969 629 875 983 834 740 964 624 734 534 622 601 706

Amount of compensation
9,000 /Occur. 900 Ann.
3,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 24,569 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
200 /Occur. 4,000 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
125 /Occur. 0 Ann.
4,200 Ann. 100 /Occur.
2,400 /Occur. 600 Ann. 0 /Occur.
2,400 /Occur. 600 Ann.
4,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 30,000 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 3,000 /Occur. 3,000 /Occur. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,000 Ann.
800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,000 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Population Group H Alapaha Allentown Alston Ambrose Arabi Attapulgus Avera Barwick Between Bostwick Bowersville Camak Carl Carlton Centralhatchee Chauncey Climax Cobbtown Concord Crawfordville Culloden Danville Deepstep Dillard DuPont Garfield Gay Graham Harrison Higgston Hiltonia Hoboken Hull Ideal Ila

2021 Estimated Population
480 191 175 329 456 445 218 360 427 379 448 135 215 259 355 290 266 326 390 481 208 166 113 335 130 254 114 264 330 314 310 483 233 397 363

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Amount of compensation
3,000 /Occur. 6,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
600 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
200 Ann. 75 /Occur.
4,800 Ann. 0 Ann.
600 Ann. 2,100 /Occur. 2,880 /Occur. 1,500 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
900 Ann. 600 Ann.
50 /Occur. 6,000 /Occur.
600 Ann. 4,800 /Occur.
420 /Occur. 3,000 Ann.
100 Ann. 1,500 /Occur.
0 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
150 /Occur. 3,240 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 2,500 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 2,000 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Jakin Jersey Junction City Kite Leslie Lexington Lone Oak Martin Meansville Menlo Molena Morganton Newington Norwood Nunez Oconee Odum Offerman Oliver Pinehurst Pitts Plainville Pulaski Rebecca Rentz Rhine Rocky Ford Sale City Santa Claus Sasser Scotland Shady Dale Sharpsburg Shiloh Sky Valley Stapleton

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

2021 Estimated Population
128 149 138 164 341 206 114 339 270 480 403 294 287 206 132 189 469 453 211 297 250 355 196 205 308 294 163 344 204 281 182 259 329 415 480 395

Amount of compensation
599 Ann. 1,000 Ann.
400 Ann. 250 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 120 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,550 /Occur. 2,400 /Occur. 3,900 Ann.
0 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 2,400 /Occur.
900 Ann. 350 /Occur.
0 Ann. 600 /Occur. 1,500 /Occur. 100 Ann. 250 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 42,000 Ann. 360 /Occur. 100 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 1,500 /Occur. 1,500 Ann. 1,500 /Occur. 1,200 Ann.
45 /Occur. 0 /Occur.
2,400 /Occur.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Stillmore Summertown Surrency Tallulah Falls Tarrytown Turin Uvalda Vernonburg Whigham White Plains Woodville Woolsey Yatesville

2021 Estimated Population
437 118 195 198 64 467 442 137 423 252 276 206 389

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group A Albany Alpharetta Brookhaven Johns Creek City Marietta Roswell Valdosta
Population Group B Canton Chamblee Dalton Duluth East Point LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Stockbridge Union Woodstock

69,048 66,127 55,366 82,065 61,497 92,530 55,567
34,576 29,781 34,285 31,864 38,141 31,551 38,818 37,746 29,163 27,359 36,198

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Amount of compensation
1,200 Ann. 1,500 Ann.
420 Ann. 900 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 5,200 Ann. 0 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 6,300 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,000 Ann.
15,000 Ann. 30,000 /Occur. 12,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 20,400 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 16,827 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
6,000 Ann. 6,000 /Occur. 16,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 15,850 Ann. 11,400 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction Mayor Pro Tem

2021 Estimated Population

Population Group C Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Cairo Dallas Douglas Fayetteville Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Griffin Grovetown Holly Springs Kingsland Norcross Perry Powder Springs Richmond Hill Rincon Snellville Suwanee Tifton Vidalia Villa Rica

15,989 14,292 14,629 10,015 14,423 11,727 19,284 10,531 10,306 23,643 16,566 17,473 19,075 17,642 22,029 17,083 17,556 11,016 20,753 21,918 17,235 10,710 17,830

Population Group D Austell Baxley Blakely Byron Commerce Cumming Dacula Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Valley

7,797 5,008 5,252 5,839 7,604 7,235 7,008 6,436 8,977 8,863

Amount of compensation
7,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 11,378 Ann. 7,920 Ann. 7,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 8,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 29,120 /Occur. 7,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 6,025 /Occur. 9,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 8,000 Ann. 11,100 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 9,000 Ann.
14,400 Ann. 5,700 /Occur. 8,400 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 6,497 Ann. 7,100 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 600 /Occur.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Hapeville Hiram Jackson Jesup Palmetto Sandersville Social Circle Thomson Tyrone
Population Group E Abbeville Adairsville Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Ball Ground Chickamauga Claxton Dawson Donalsonville Elberton Glennville Gray Guyton Hahira Harlem Hartwell Jasper Jonesboro Manchester Metter Pelham Pembroke Ringgold Royston

2021 Estimated Population
6,538 5,080 5,622 9,899 5,075 5,654 5,121 6,873 7,817
2,662 4,979 3,397 4,218 3,496 2,687 3,070 2,580 4,317 2,822 4,678 3,707 3,407 2,557 3,406 3,866 4,503 4,235 4,510 3,563 3,994 3,416 2,624 3,429 2,656

Amount of compensation
7,800 Ann. 5,500 Ann. 9,000 Ann.
100 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann.
840 Ann. 2,599 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 10,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
600 /Occur. 2,000 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 /Occur. 4,500 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 9,240 Ann. 3,882 Ann. 3,300 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 6,000 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Soperton Statham Summerville Sylvania Vienna Watkinsville
Population Group F Arlington Berkeley Lake Bogart Bowdon Brooklet Broxton Butler Clarkesville Clermont Colquitt Davisboro East Dublin Edison Emerson Homerville Lake Park Lavonia Lincolnton Ludowici Midway Mount Vernon Nelson Omega Pendergrass Pine Mountain Remerton Tennille Trion

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

2021 Estimated Population
2,843 2,857 4,400 2,661 2,912 2,937

Amount of compensation
5,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 /Occur. 9,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Twin City Varnell Wadley Willacoochee Winterville Young Harris

2021 Estimated Population
1,685 2,179 1,622 1,255 1,198 1,327

1,225 2,051 1,366 2,168 1,876 1,065 1,809 1,937 1,132 1,933 1,860 2,479 1,254 1,446 2,317 1,169 2,157 1,461 1,665 2,190 1,993 1,164 1,295 1,740 1,254 1,302 1,662 1,963

1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 2,400 /Occur.
325 Ann. 2,200 Ann.
600 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
125 /Occur. 0 Hrly
1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
600 /Occur. 1,256 Ann.
0 /Occur. 360 Ann. 400 /Occur. 3,600 Hrly 1,200 Ann.

Population Group G

Ailey

523

Berlin

508

Blythe

745

Brooks

570

Colbert

648

Dexter

654

Eton

826

Fairmount

774

Flemington

840

Flovilla

651

Fort Gaines

999

Franklin

923

Gibson

630

Glenwood

843

Greenville

796

Homeland

918

Kingston

745

Leary

542

Lumpkin

972

Luthersville

779

McIntyre

568

Milner

776

Morven

519

Mountain City

927

Mountain Park

579

North High Shoals

557

Oak Park

502

Ochlocknee

670

Amount of compensation
1,500 Ann. 0 Ann.
7,200 Ann. 4,500 Ann.
250 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 100 /Occur. 900 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 1,664 Ann. 420 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 900 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 3,000 /Occur. 700 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 660 /Occur. 2,700 Ann. 175 /Occur. 3,400 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
40 /Occur. 1,200 /Occur.
0 /Occur. 480 /Occur. 420 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Patterson Pavo Plains Riceboro Sardis Shellman Talbotton Tunnel Hill Ty Ty Waleska Warm Springs Waverly Hall Williamson

2021 Estimated Population
762 623 553 629 983 834 740 964 624 734 534 622 706

Population Group H

Allentown

191

Alston

175

Ambrose

329

Arabi

456

Attapulgus

445

Barwick

360

Between

427

Bowersville

448

Centralhatchee

355

Cobbtown

326

Concord

390

Crawfordville

481

Culloden

208

Danville

166

Deepstep

113

Graham

264

Higgston

314

Hiltonia

310

Hoboken

483

Ila

363

Jakin

128

Amount of compensation
1,200 Ann. 900 Ann.
2,400 Ann. 18,000 /Occur. 1,500 /Occur.
600 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 2,200 Ann.
600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,000 Ann.
300 Ann. 0 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 0 Ann.
600 Ann. 50 /Occur.
2,400 Ann. 500 Ann. 600 Ann. 400 Ann. 25 /Occur.
1,800 /Occur. 0 /Occur.
2,400 /Occur. 350 /Occur.
2,400 Ann. 120 /Occur. 600 Hrly
1,200 Ann. 1,500 Ann.
360 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Junction City Leslie Meansville Menlo Molena Newington Norwood Odum Offerman Pitts Rebecca Rhine Rocky Ford Sale City Santa Claus Sasser Scotland Stapleton Stillmore Summertown Surrency Tarrytown Turin Whigham Woolsey

2021 Estimated Population
138 341 270 480 403 287 206 469 453 250 205 294 163 344 204 281 182 395 437 118 195 64 467 423 206

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group A

Albany

69,048

Alpharetta

66,127

Roswell

92,530

Savannah

147,088

Population Group B Union

27,359

Amount of compensation
0 /Occur. 1,200 Ann.
780 Ann. 425 /Occur. 1,200 /Occur.
0 /Occur. 420 /Occur. 250 /Occur.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 900 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 300 /Occur. 75 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 300 /Occur. 750 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 900 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 300 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 0 Ann.
86,014 Ann. 50,000 /Occur.
350 /Occur. 183,039 Ann.
89,040 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group C

Americus

15,989

Bainbridge

14,292

Cairo

10,015

Fort Oglethorpe

10,531

Griffin

23,643

Monroe

15,264

Moultrie

14,587

Suwanee

21,918

Vidalia

10,710

Population Group D Cumming Fitzgerald McRae-Helena Sandersville Toccoa

7,235 8,977 5,903 5,654 9,188

Population Group E Ball Ground Dawson Donalsonville Guyton Lula Millen Pelham Statham Sylvania Thunderbolt West Point

2,687 4,317 2,822 2,557 2,895 2,934 3,416 2,857 2,661 2,533 3,748

Population Group F Arcade Arlington Butler Davisboro Emerson

1,923 1,225 1,809 1,860 1,446

Amount of compensation
19,305 Ann. 25,200 Ann. 17,923 Ann.
8,500 Ann. 500 /Occur.
11,100 /Occur. 30,968 Ann. 9,103 /Occur.
7,200 Ann.
22,569 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
500 /Occur. 12,000 Ann. 24,000 Ann.
1,800 /Occur. 9,600 Ann. 8,400 /Occur. 4,800 Ann.
300 /Occur. 9,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 10,800 /Occur. 16,526 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
9,000 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
100 Hrly

Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Lookout Mountain

1,653

Midway

2,190

Mount Vernon

1,993

Pendergrass

1,740

Richland

1,479

Wadley

1,622

Population Group G

Ailey

523

Berlin

508

Blythe

745

Fort Gaines

999

Kingston

745

Leary

542

Mountain City

927

Sardis

983

Talbotton

740

Tunnel Hill

964

Waverly Hall

622

Population Group H

Alapaha

480

Arabi

456

Concord

390

Culloden

208

Junction City

138

Leslie

341

Newington

287

Pitts

250

Rebecca

205

Sasser

281

Stillmore

437

Tarrytown

64

Uvalda

442

White Plains

252

Woodville

276

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Amount of compensation
0 /Occur. 6,000 Ann.
500 /Occur. 350 /Occur. 6,000 /Occur. 7,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 400 /Occur. 3,600 /Occur. 5,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 200 /Occur. 300 /Occur. 3,600 /Occur. 4,467 Ann. 750 /Occur. 4,800 Ann.
3,600 Ann. 250 /Occur. 50 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 0 /Occur.
4,200 Ann. 250 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 400 Ann. 0 Ann.
4,992 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2022 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Amount of compensation

Jurisdiction

2021 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

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