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. 1 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. 2 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. 3 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 4 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. 5 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. 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 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. 11 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. 12 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. 13 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 14 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. 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