2002 county wage and salary survey: compensation of county elected officials

2002 COUNTY WAGE AND SALARY SURVEY
COMPENSATION OF COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS
FEBRUARY 2003
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE OF RESEARCH
60 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30329-2231
404-679-4940

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

County Commissioner Population Group A

Cherokee Clayton DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry

141,903 236,517 665,865 816,006 588,448 139,277 119,341

$8,280 $17,543 $20,133 $25,000 $51,747 $106,246 $30,365

Supplement
---------------

Population Group B

Bulloch Carroll Catoosa Columbia Coweta Dougherty Fayette Glynn Liberty Paulding Spalding

55,983

$7,500

---

87,268

$7,644

---

53,282

$10,990

---

89,288

$7,970

---

89,215

$12,420

---

96,065

$9,600

---

91,263

$20,107

---

67,568

$8,370

---

61,610

$3,105

---

81,678

$20,390

---

58,417

$13,662

---

Troup Walton Whitfield

58,779

$7,452

---

60,687

$4,968

---

83,525

$9,000

---

Population Group C

Baldwin Camden Coffee

44,700

$7,452

---

43,664

$10,557

---

37,413

$4,800

---

Colquitt Decatur Jackson Madison

42,053

$5,589

---

28,240

$8,694

---

41,589

$10,350

---

25,730

$9,342

---

Oconee Polk

26,225

$20,005

---

38,127

$6,168

---

Jurisdiction Stephens Tift Toombs Wayne

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

25,435 38,407 26,067 26,565

$13,620 $7,044 $26,082 $3,105

Supplement ---------

Population Group D

Appling

17,419

$9,936

---

Ben Hill

17,484

$7,452

---

Berrien

16,235

$7,200

---

Brooks

16,450

$4,968

---

Bryan

23,417

$2,795

---

Cook

15,771

$7,452

---

Crisp

21,996

$16,021

---

Dade

15,154

$3,600

---

Dawson

15,999

$4,968

---

Franklin Gilmer

20,285

$7,452

---

23,456

$7,182

---

Grady

23,659

$1,800

---

Harris

23,695

$2,442

---

Hart

22,997

$5,400

---

Jones

23,639

$6,417

---

Lamar

15,912

$4,968

---

Lee

24,757

$6,521

---

Meriwether

22,534

$6,000

---

Mitchell

23,932

$5,988

---

Monroe

21,757

$32,292

---

Rabun

15,050

$3,600

---

Screven

15,374

$3,726

---

Washington

21,176

$7,020

---

Worth

21,967

$5,080

---

Population Group E

Bacon Banks Charlton

10,103

$7,410

---

14,422

$11,178

---

10,282

$3,600

---

Chattahoochee

14,882

$1,854

---

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Evans Greene Hancock Jasper Long McIntosh Pike Telfair Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

10,495 14,406 10,076 11,426 10,304 10,847 13,688 11,794 10,970 10,590 10,687 10,220

$4,968 $9,210 $7,480 $4,800 $3,684 $1,500 $5,000 $20,182 $4,800 $5,589 $2,484 $6,210

Supplement
-------------------------

Population Group F

Atkinson

7,609

$12,000

---

Baker Calhoun

4,074

$1,200

---

6,320

$2,400

---

Candler

9,577

$6,210

---

Clay

3,357

$2,189

---

Clinch

6,878

$2,795

---

Glascock

2,556

$1,500

---

Irwin Johnson

9,931

$6,000

---

8,560

$4,019

---

Lanier

7,241

$3,000

---

Lincoln

8,348

$57,398

---

Miller

6,383

$2,400

---

Montgomery

8,270

$1,242

---

Quitman

2,598

$1,800

---

Randolph Seminole

7,791

$3,600

---

9,369

$1,200

---

Stewart

5,252

$1,800

---

Talbot Taliaferro Taylor

6,498

$8,749

---

2,077

$425

---

8,815

$4,926

---

Turner

9,504

$4,200

---

Warren

6,336

$4,926

---

Jurisdiction Wilcox

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

8,577

$4,800

Supplement ---

Sole Commissioner Population Group A

Fulton

816,006

$25,000

---

Population Group B

Rockdale

70,111

$1

---

Walker

61,053

$79,510

---

Population Group C

Chattooga

25,470

$76,573

---

Murray

36,506

$62,100

---

Population Group D

Gilmer Lumpkin

23,456

$5,985

---

21,016

$86,006

---

Pickens Union

22,983

$74,564

---

17,289

$63,451

---

Washington

21,176

$10,556

---

Population Group E

Bleckley Brantley

11,666

$48,990

---

14,629

$7,200

---

Population Group F

Atkinson Pulaski Towns

7,609

$2,100

---

9,588

$60,000

---

9,319

$56,158

---

Commission Chairman (FT) Population Group A

Clayton Fulton Hall

236,517

$109,645

---

816,006

$27,000

---

139,277

$6,306

---

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

Population Group B

Bartow Carroll Douglas Liberty Newton Paulding Rockdale Walton

76,019 87,268 92,174 61,610 62,001 81,678 70,111 60,687

$90,045 $86,521 $76,099 $3,726 $74,204 $77,625 $90,156 $69,401

Supplement
-----------------

Population Group C

Baldwin Barrow Colquitt Madison Oconee Toombs

44,700

$7,452

---

46,144

$60,027

---

42,053

$6,210

---

25,730

$62,070

---

26,225

$69,772

---

26,067

$40,210

---

Population Group D

Brooks

16,450

$7,452

---

Fannin

19,798

$59,982

---

Gilmer

23,456

$62,844

---

Mitchell

23,932

$6,778

---

Screven

15,374

$0

---

Population Group E

Bacon Banks Brantley Charlton

10,103

$39,200

---

14,422

$38,460

---

14,629

$60,852

---

10,282

$6,000

---

Hancock McIntosh Wilkes

10,076

$49,625

---

10,847

$1,500

---

10,687

$62,440

---

Population Group F

Atkinson

7,609

$1,800

---

Jurisdiction Clinch Irwin Warren

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

6,878 9,931 6,336

$30,000 $28,600 $57,052

Supplement -------

Commission Chairman (PT) Population Group A

Cherokee DeKalb Fulton

141,903

$15,525

---

665,865

$21,324

---

816,006

$25,000

---

Henry

119,341

$39,687

---

Population Group B

Bulloch

55,983

$20,000

---

Catoosa Columbia

53,282

$15,889

---

89,288

$12,110

---

Coweta Dougherty

89,215

$14,420

---

96,065

$10,800

---

Douglas Fayette

92,174

$19,356

---

91,263

$25,264

---

Glynn

67,568

$8,800

---

Rockdale

70,111

$20,805

---

Spalding

58,417

$14,697

---

Troup

58,779

$7,452

---

Whitfield

83,525

$10,200

---

Population Group C

Camden Coffee Decatur

43,664

$14,241

---

37,413

$10,800

---

28,240

$9,936

---

Jackson Polk Stephens Tift

41,589

$16,725

---

38,127

$6,789

---

25,435

$14,862

---

38,407

$15,000

---

Wayne

26,565

$3,105

---

Population Group D

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Appling Ben Hill Berrien Bryan Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Fannin Franklin Grady Harris Hart Jones Lamar Lee Meriwether Monroe Rabun Screven Worth

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

17,419 17,484 16,235 23,417 15,771 21,996 15,154 15,999 19,171 20,511 19,798 20,285 23,659 23,695 22,997 23,639 15,912 24,757 22,534 21,757 15,050 15,374 21,967

$12,378 $8,652 $7,200 $4,347 $8,694 $16,021 $4,800 $6,210 $10,557 $6,647 $4,926 $11,178 $3,600 $3,674 $9,000 $7,659 $5,589 $8,073 $7,200 $9,273 $5,400 $5,400 $6,985

Supplement
-----------------------------------------------

Population Group E

Chattahoochee

14,882

$2,454

---

Evans

10,495

$7,452

---

Greene

14,406

$18,462

---

Jasper Pike

11,426

$6,000

---

13,688

$6,000

---

Telfair

11,794

$14,964

---

Terrell Twiggs Wilkinson

10,970

$6,000

---

10,590

$8,073

---

10,220

$8,073

---

Population Group F

Jurisdiction
Baker Calhoun Candler Clay Glascock Johnson Lanier Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Turner Wilcox

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

4,074 6,320 9,577 3,357 2,556 8,560 7,241 6,383 8,270 9,588 2,598 7,791 9,369 5,252 6,498 2,077 8,815 9,504 8,577

$1,500 $4,800 $10,350 $5,745 $3,684 $4,319 $26,789 $3,600 $4,305 $12,000 $1,920 $4,800 $1,200 $28,740 $8,749 $7,200 $5,589 $4,800 $7,200

Supplement
---------------------------------------

Clerk of the Superior Court Population Group A

Cherokee Clayton DeKalb

141,903

$78,571

---

236,517

$73,711

---

665,865

$107,169

---

Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry

816,006

$132,505

---

588,448

$107,542

---

139,277

$39,541

---

119,341

$68,444

---

Population Group B

Bartow

76,019

$65,018

---

Bulloch

55,983

$77,305

---

Carroll

87,268

$80,074

---

Catoosa

53,282

$78,168

---

Columbia

89,288

$69,593

---

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Coweta Dougherty Douglas Fayette Forsyth Glynn Liberty Newton Paulding Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

89,215 96,065 92,174 91,263 98,407 67,568 61,610 62,001 81,678 70,111 58,417 58,779 61,053 60,687 83,525

$59,801 $62,270 $59,800 $68,363 $78,548 $84,962 $83,510 $87,555 $59,840 $67,980 $67,025 $58,283 $80,397 $72,241 $68,688

Supplement
----------$16,800 ------$6,882 ----$200 -----

Population Group C

Baldwin

44,700

Barrow

46,144

Camden

43,664

Chattooga

25,470

Coffee

37,413

Colquitt

42,053

Decatur

28,240

Effingham

37,535

Jackson

41,589

Madison

25,730

Murray

36,506

Oconee

26,225

Polk

38,127

Stephens

25,435

Tift

38,407

Toombs

26,067

Wayne

26,565

$68,383 $58,004 $57,447 $25,836 $66,993 $58,802 $57,994 $78,127 $64,683 $58,993 $62,944 $61,745 $48,638 $60,630
$63,266 $94,834

--------$6,882 ----------$3,441 ------$67,936 -----

Population Group D

Jurisdiction
Appling Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Bryan Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Fannin Franklin Gilmer Grady Harris Hart Jones Lamar Lee Lumpkin Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Pickens Rabun Screven Union Washington Worth

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

17,419 17,484 16,235 16,450 23,417 15,771 21,996 15,154 15,999 19,171 20,511 19,798 20,285 23,456 23,659 23,695 22,997 23,639 15,912 24,757 21,016 22,534 23,932 21,757 22,983 15,050 15,374 17,289 21,176 21,967

$76,028 $50,734 $55,630 $62,775 $56,283 $55,534 $55,228 $55,346 $50,734 $46,122 $60,632 $48,523 $63,768 $51,618 $66,266 $48,479 $57,249 $50,419 $60,173 $60,159 $82,406 $60,193 $41,133 $55,517 $55,444 $65,788 $49,683 $55,346 $60,528 $47,227

Supplement
----------------------------------$6,880 ----------------$3,441 ----$10,322

Population Group E

Bacon Banks Bleckley

10,103

$46,928

---

14,422

$50,726

---

11,666

$53,391

---

Brantley

14,629

$55,440

---

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Charlton Chattahoochee Evans Greene Hancock Jasper Long McIntosh Pike Telfair Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

10,282 14,882 10,495 14,406 10,076 11,426 10,304 10,847 13,688 11,794 10,970 10,590 10,687 10,220

$43,189 $37,712 $53,633 $46,122 $50,031 $53,798 $44,694 $26,337 $41,548 $40,563 $55,346 $55,185 $43,189 $51,416

Supplement
--------$3,441 ----$600 -------------

Population Group F

Baker

4,074

Calhoun

6,320

Candler

9,577

Clay

3,357

Clinch

6,878

Glascock

2,556

Irwin

9,931

Johnson

8,560

Lanier

7,241

Lincoln

8,348

Montgomery

8,270

Pulaski

9,588

Quitman

2,598

Randolph

7,791

Seminole

9,369

Stewart

5,252

Talbot

6,498

Taliaferro

2,077

Taylor

8,815

Towns

9,319

$39,758 $53,472 $54,163 $38,650 $44,928 $30,920 $47,949 $49,341 $53,472 $49,350 $51,415 $52,770 $31,149 $53,472 $58,348 $46,964 $44,137 $32,466 $41,142 $62,668

----------------------$7,200 -----------------

Jurisdiction Turner Warren Wilcox

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

9,504 6,336 8,577

$45,246 $36,129 $44,694

Supplement -------

Coroner Population Group A

Fulton Hall Henry

816,006 139,277 119,341

$132,505 $39,541 $68,444

Population Group B

Bartow

76,019

Bulloch

55,983

Carroll Catoosa

87,268 53,282

Columbia Coweta

89,288 89,215

Dougherty Douglas

96,065 92,174

Fayette

91,263

Forsyth

98,407

Glynn

67,568

Liberty

61,610

Newton Rockdale

62,001 70,111

Spalding

58,417

Troup Walker Walton

58,779 61,053 60,687

Whitfield

83,525

$65,018 $77,305 $80,074 $78,168 $69,593 $59,801 $62,270 $59,800 $68,363 $78,548 $84,962 $83,510 $87,555 $67,980 $67,025 $58,283 $80,397 $72,241 $68,688

Population Group C

Baldwin

44,700

Camden Chattooga

43,664 25,470

Colquitt

42,053

$68,383 $57,447 $25,836 $58,802

-------
--------------------$16,800 ----$6,882 ----$200 -----
---------

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction Jackson Madison Murray Oconee Polk Stephens Toombs Wayne

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

41,589 25,730 36,506 26,225 38,127 25,435 26,067 26,565

$64,683 $58,993 $62,944 $61,745 $48,638 $60,630 $63,266 $94,834

Supplement
----$3,441 -----------

Population Group D

Appling

17,419

Ben Hill Berrien

17,484 16,235

Brooks

16,450

Dade

15,154

Dawson Dodge

15,999 19,171

Elbert

20,511

Fannin

19,798

Franklin

20,285

Gilmer

23,456

Grady Harris

23,659 23,695

Hart

22,997

Jones Lamar Lee

23,639 15,912 24,757

Lumpkin

21,016

Mitchell Monroe

23,932 21,757

Rabun

15,050

Screven Union Washington

15,374 17,289 21,176

Worth

21,967

$76,028 $50,734 $55,630 $62,775 $55,346 $50,734 $46,122 $60,632 $48,523 $63,768 $51,618 $66,266 $48,479 $57,249 $50,419 $60,173 $60,159 $82,406 $41,133 $55,517 $65,788 $49,683 $55,346 $60,528 $47,227

----------------------------$6,880 ------------$3,441 ----$10,322

Jurisdiction

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

Population Group E

Banks Bleckley Brantley Chattahoochee Greene Hancock Jasper Long McIntosh Pike Telfair Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson

14,422 11,666 14,629 14,882 14,406 10,076 11,426 10,304 10,847 13,688 11,794 10,970 10,590 10,687 10,220

$50,726 $53,391 $55,440 $37,712 $46,122 $50,031 $53,798 $44,694 $26,337 $41,548 $40,563 $55,346 $55,185 $43,189 $51,416

Supplement
----------$3,441 ----$600 -------------

Population Group F

Baker

4,074

Calhoun

6,320

Clay

3,357

Clinch

6,878

Glascock

2,556

Irwin

9,931

Johnson

8,560

Lanier

7,241

Lincoln

8,348

Miller

6,383

Pulaski

9,588

Quitman

2,598

Seminole

9,369

Stewart

5,252

Talbot

6,498

Taliaferro

2,077

Taylor

8,815

Turner

9,504

$39,758 $53,472 $38,650 $44,928 $30,920 $47,949 $49,341 $53,472 $49,350
$52,770 $31,149 $58,348 $46,964 $44,137 $32,466 $41,142 $45,246

--------------------$7,200 ---------------

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction Warren Wilcox

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

6,336 8,577

$36,129 $44,694

Supplement -----

District Attorney Population Group A

Clayton DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett

236,517 665,865 816,006 588,448

Hall Henry

139,277 119,341

Population Group B

Bartow Dougherty Douglas Forsyth

76,019 96,065 92,174 98,407

Glynn Liberty Newton Paulding

67,568 61,610 62,001 81,678

Population Group C

Baldwin Barrow

44,700 46,144

Camden

43,664

Effingham Jackson Polk

37,535 41,589 38,127

Wayne

26,565

Population Group D

Berrien

16,235

Brooks Dawson

16,450 15,999

Fannin

19,798

$73,711 $107,169 $132,505 $107,542 $39,541 $68,444
$65,018 $62,270 $59,800 $78,548 $84,962 $83,510 $87,555 $59,840
$68,383 $58,004 $57,447 $78,127 $64,683 $48,638 $94,834
$55,630 $62,775 $50,734 $48,523

-------------
--------$16,800 -------
---------------
---------

Jurisdiction Gilmer Grady Harris

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

23,456 23,659 23,695

$51,618 $66,266 $48,479

Supplement -------

Population Group E

Banks

14,422

Chattahoochee

14,882

Hancock

10,076

Jasper

11,426

Long

10,304

Twiggs

10,590

Wilkinson

10,220

$50,726 $37,712 $50,031 $53,798 $44,694 $55,185 $51,416

----$3,441 ---------

Population Group F

Baker

4,074

$39,758

---

Miller Quitman

6,383

---

2,598

$31,149

---

Taylor

8,815

$41,142

---

Probate Court Judge Population Group A

Cherokee

141,903

$78,571

---

Clayton

236,517

$73,711

---

DeKalb Fulton

665,865

$107,169

---

816,006

$132,505

---

Gwinnett

588,448

$107,542

---

Hall Henry

139,277

$39,541

---

119,341

$68,444

---

Population Group B

Bartow Bulloch Carroll

76,019

$65,018

---

55,983

$77,305

---

87,268

$80,074

---

Catoosa Columbia Coweta

53,282

$78,168

---

89,288

$69,593

---

89,215

$59,801

---

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Dougherty Douglas Fayette Forsyth Glynn Liberty Newton Paulding Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

96,065 92,174 91,263 98,407 67,568 61,610 62,001 81,678 70,111 58,417 58,779 61,053 60,687 83,525

$62,270 $59,800 $68,363 $78,548 $84,962 $83,510 $87,555 $59,840 $67,980 $67,025 $58,283 $80,397 $72,241 $68,688

Supplement
--------$16,800 ------$6,882 ----$200 -----

Population Group C

Baldwin

44,700

Barrow

46,144

Camden

43,664

Chattooga

25,470

Coffee

37,413

Colquitt

42,053

Decatur

28,240

Effingham

37,535

Jackson

41,589

Madison

25,730

Murray

36,506

Oconee

26,225

Polk

38,127

Stephens

25,435

Tift

38,407

Toombs

26,067

Wayne

26,565

$68,383 $58,004 $57,447 $25,836 $66,993 $58,802 $57,994 $78,127 $64,683 $58,993 $62,944 $61,745 $48,638 $60,630
$63,266 $94,834

--------$6,882 ----------$3,441 ------$67,936 -----

Population Group D

Appling

17,419

$76,028

---

Jurisdiction
Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Bryan Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Fannin Franklin Gilmer Grady Harris Hart Jones Lamar Lee Lumpkin Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Pickens Rabun Screven Union Washington Worth

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

17,484 16,235 16,450 23,417 15,771 21,996 15,154 15,999 19,171 20,511 19,798 20,285 23,456 23,659 23,695 22,997 23,639 15,912 24,757 21,016 22,534 23,932 21,757 22,983 15,050 15,374 17,289 21,176 21,967

$50,734 $55,630 $62,775 $56,283 $55,534 $55,228 $55,346 $50,734 $46,122 $60,632 $48,523 $63,768 $51,618 $66,266 $48,479 $57,249 $50,419 $60,173 $60,159 $82,406 $60,193 $41,133 $55,517 $55,444 $65,788 $49,683 $55,346 $60,528 $47,227

Supplement
--------------------------------$6,880 ----------------$3,441 ----$10,322

Population Group E

Bacon Banks Bleckley Brantley

10,103

$46,928

---

14,422

$50,726

---

11,666

$53,391

---

14,629

$55,440

---

Charlton

10,282

$43,189

---

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Chattahoochee Evans Greene Hancock Jasper Long McIntosh Pike Telfair Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

14,882 10,495 14,406 10,076 11,426 10,304 10,847 13,688 11,794 10,970 10,590 10,687 10,220

$37,712 $53,633 $46,122 $50,031 $53,798 $44,694 $26,337 $41,548 $40,563 $55,346 $55,185 $43,189 $51,416

Supplement
------$3,441 ----$600 -------------

Population Group F

Baker Calhoun Candler Clay Clinch Glascock Irwin Johnson

4,074

$39,758

---

6,320

$53,472

---

9,577

$54,163

---

3,357

$38,650

---

6,878

$44,928

---

2,556

$30,920

---

9,931

$47,949

---

8,560

$49,341

---

Lanier

7,241

$53,472

---

Lincoln

8,348

$49,350

---

Miller

6,383

---

Montgomery

8,270

$51,415

---

Pulaski Quitman Randolph Seminole

9,588

$64,663

---

2,598

$31,149

---

7,791

$53,472

---

9,369

$58,348

---

Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor

5,252

$46,964

---

6,498

$44,137

---

2,077

$32,466

---

8,815

$41,142

---

Towns

9,319

$62,668

---

Jurisdiction Turner Warren Wilcox

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

9,504 6,336 8,577

$45,246 $36,129 $44,694

Supplement -------

Sheriff Population Group A

Cherokee Clayton DeKalb

141,903 236,517 665,865

Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry

816,006 588,448 139,277 119,341

$78,571 $73,711 $107,169 $132,505 $107,542 $39,541 $68,444

Population Group B

Bartow Bulloch

76,019 55,983

Carroll Catoosa

87,268 53,282

Columbia

89,288

Coweta

89,215

Dougherty

96,065

Douglas

92,174

Fayette Forsyth

91,263 98,407

Glynn

67,568

Liberty Newton Paulding

61,610 62,001 81,678

Rockdale Spalding Troup

70,111 58,417 58,779

Walker

61,053

Walton Whitfield

60,687 83,525

$65,018 $77,305 $80,074 $78,168 $69,593 $59,801 $62,270 $59,800 $68,363 $78,548 $84,962 $83,510 $87,555 $59,840 $67,980 $67,025 $58,283 $80,397 $72,241 $68,688

---------------
--------------------$16,800 ------$6,882 ----$200 -----

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

Population Group C

Baldwin Barrow Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Jackson Madison Murray Oconee Polk Stephens Tift Toombs Wayne

44,700 46,144 43,664 25,470 37,413 42,053 28,240 37,535 41,589 25,730 36,506 26,225 38,127 25,435 38,407 26,067 26,565

$68,383 $58,004 $57,447 $25,836 $66,993 $58,802 $57,994 $78,127 $64,683 $58,993 $62,944 $61,745 $55,358 $60,630
$63,266 $94,834

Supplement
--------$6,882 ----------$3,441 ------$67,936 -----

Population Group D

Appling

17,419

$76,028

---

Ben Hill

17,484

$50,734

---

Berrien

16,235

$55,630

---

Brooks

16,450

$62,775

---

Bryan Cook

23,417

$56,283

---

15,771

$55,534

---

Crisp

21,996

$55,228

---

Dade Dawson Dodge

15,154

$55,346

---

15,999

$50,734

---

19,171

$46,122

---

Elbert Fannin Franklin

20,511

$60,632

---

19,798

$48,523

---

20,285

$63,768

---

Gilmer

23,456

$51,618

---

Grady Harris

23,659

$66,266

---

23,695

$48,479

---

Jurisdiction
Hart Jones Lamar Lee Lumpkin Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Pickens Rabun Screven Union Washington Worth

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

22,997 23,639 15,912 24,757 21,016 22,534 23,932 21,757 22,983 15,050 15,374 17,289 21,176 21,967

$57,249 $50,419 $60,173 $60,159 $82,406 $60,193 $57,994 $55,517 $55,444 $65,788 $49,683 $55,346 $60,528 $47,227

Supplement
--$6,880
----------------$3,441 ----$10,322

Population Group E

Bacon

10,103

Banks

14,422

Bleckley

11,666

Brantley

14,629

Charlton

10,282

Chattahoochee

14,882

Evans

10,495

Greene

14,406

Hancock

10,076

Jasper

11,426

Long

10,304

McIntosh

10,847

Pike

13,688

Telfair

11,794

Terrell

10,970

Twiggs

10,590

Wilkes

10,687

Wilkinson

10,220

$46,928 $50,726 $53,391 $55,440 $43,189 $37,712 $53,633 $46,122 $50,031 $53,798 $44,694 $26,337 $41,548 $40,563 $55,346 $55,185 $43,189 $51,416

----------------$3,441 ----$600 -------------

Population Group F

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Baker Calhoun Candler Clay Clinch Glascock Irwin Johnson Lanier Lincoln Miller Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Towns Turner Warren Wilcox

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

4,074 6,320 9,577 3,357 6,878 2,556 9,931 8,560 7,241 8,348 6,383 8,270 9,588 2,598 7,791 9,369 5,252 6,498 2,077 8,815 9,319 9,504 6,336 8,577

$39,758 $53,472 $54,163 $38,650 $44,928 $30,920 $47,949 $49,341 $53,472 $49,350
$51,415 $64,663 $31,149 $53,472 $58,348 $46,964 $44,137 $32,466 $41,142 $62,668 $45,246 $36,129 $44,694

Supplement
-------------------------------------------------

Judge of the Superior Court Population Group A

Clayton

236,517

$73,711

---

DeKalb

665,865

$107,169

---

Fulton

816,006

$132,505

---

Gwinnett

588,448

$107,542

---

Hall

139,277

$39,541

---

Henry

119,341

$68,444

---

Population Group B

Bartow

76,019

$65,018

---

Jurisdiction Dougherty Forsyth Glynn Newton Paulding Rockdale Spalding Whitfield

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

96,065 98,407 67,568 62,001 81,678 70,111 58,417 83,525

$62,270 $78,548 $84,962 $87,555 $59,840 $67,980 $67,025 $68,688

Supplement
----$16,800 ----$6,882 -----

Population Group C

Baldwin

44,700

$68,383

---

Barrow Camden

46,144

$58,004

---

43,664

$57,447

---

Colquitt

42,053

$58,802

---

Decatur

28,240

$57,994

---

Effingham Jackson

37,535

$78,127

---

41,589

$64,683

---

Oconee

26,225

$61,745

---

Polk

38,127

$48,638

---

Toombs

26,067

$63,266

---

Wayne

26,565

$94,834

---

Population Group D

Berrien Brooks Dade Dawson

16,235 16,450 15,154 15,999

Fannin Franklin Gilmer Grady

19,798 20,285 23,456 23,659

Screven

15,374

$55,630 $62,775 $55,346 $50,734 $48,523 $63,768 $51,618 $66,266 $49,683

----------------$3,441

Population Group E

Banks

14,422

$50,726

---

Chattahoochee

14,882

$37,712

---

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction Twiggs Wilkinson

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

10,590 10,220

$55,185 $51,416

Supplement -----

Population Group F

Baker Calhoun Clay

4,074

$39,758

---

6,320

$53,472

---

3,357

$38,650

---

Miller Stewart Taylor

6,383

---

5,252

$46,964

---

8,815

$41,142

---

Surveyor Population Group B

Bartow

76,019

$65,018

---

Population Group D

Berrien

16,235

$55,630

---

Brooks

16,450

$62,775

---

Population Group E

Twiggs

10,590

$55,185

---

Tax Commissioner Population Group A

Cherokee Clayton DeKalb

141,903

$78,571

---

236,517

$73,711

---

665,865

$107,169

---

Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry

816,006

$132,505

---

588,448

$107,542

---

139,277

$39,541

---

119,341

$68,444

---

Population Group B

Bartow

76,019

$65,018

---

Bulloch

55,983

$77,305

---

Carroll

87,268

$80,074

---

Jurisdiction
Catoosa Columbia Coweta Douglas Fayette Forsyth Glynn Liberty Newton Paulding Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

53,282 89,288 89,215 92,174 91,263 98,407 67,568 61,610 62,001 81,678 70,111 58,417 58,779 61,053 60,687 83,525

$78,168 $69,593 $59,801 $59,800 $68,363 $78,548 $84,962 $83,510 $87,555 $59,840 $67,980 $67,025 $58,283 $80,397 $72,241 $68,688

Supplement
------------$16,800 ------$6,882 ----$200 -----

Population Group C

Baldwin

44,700

Barrow

46,144

Camden

43,664

Chattooga

25,470

Coffee

37,413

Colquitt

42,053

Decatur

28,240

Effingham

37,535

Jackson

41,589

Madison

25,730

Murray

36,506

Oconee

26,225

Polk

38,127

Stephens

25,435

Tift

38,407

Toombs

26,067

Wayne

26,565

$68,383 $58,004 $57,447 $25,836 $66,993 $58,802 $57,994 $78,127 $64,683 $58,993 $62,944 $61,745 $55,358 $60,630
$63,266 $94,834

--------$6,882 ----------$3,441 ------$67,936 -----

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

Population Group D

Appling Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Bryan Cook Crisp Dade Dawson Dodge Elbert Fannin Franklin Gilmer Grady Harris Hart Jones Lamar Lee Lumpkin Meriwether Mitchell Monroe Pickens Rabun Screven Union Washington Worth

17,419 17,484 16,235 16,450 23,417 15,771 21,996 15,154 15,999 19,171 20,511 19,798 20,285 23,456 23,659 23,695 22,997 23,639 15,912 24,757 21,016 22,534 23,932 21,757 22,983 15,050 15,374 17,289 21,176 21,967

$76,028 $50,734 $55,630 $62,775 $56,283 $55,534 $55,228 $55,346 $50,734 $46,122 $60,632 $48,523 $63,768 $51,618 $66,266 $48,479 $57,249 $50,419 $60,173 $60,159 $82,406 $60,193 $41,133 $55,517 $55,444 $65,788 $49,683 $55,346 $60,528 $47,227

Supplement
----------------------------------$6,880 ----------------$3,441 ----$10,322

Population Group E

Bacon

10,103

$46,928

---

Banks Bleckley

14,422

$50,726

---

11,666

$53,391

---

Jurisdiction
Brantley Charlton Chattahoochee Evans Greene Hancock Jasper Long McIntosh Pike Telfair Terrell Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

14,629 10,282 14,882 10,495 14,406 10,076 11,426 10,304 10,847 13,688 11,794 10,970 10,590 10,687 10,220

$55,440 $43,189 $37,712 $53,633 $46,122 $50,031 $53,798 $44,694 $26,337 $41,548 $40,563 $55,346 $55,185 $43,189 $51,416

Supplement
----------$3,441 ----$600 -------------

Population Group F

Baker

4,074

Calhoun

6,320

Candler

9,577

Clay

3,357

Clinch

6,878

Glascock

2,556

Irwin

9,931

Johnson

8,560

Lanier

7,241

Lincoln

8,348

Miller

6,383

Montgomery

8,270

Pulaski

9,588

Quitman

2,598

Randolph

7,791

Seminole

9,369

Stewart

5,252

Talbot

6,498

Taliaferro

2,077

$39,758 $53,472 $54,163 $38,650 $44,928 $30,920 $47,949 $49,341 $53,472 $49,350
$51,415 $52,770 $31,149 $53,472 $58,348 $46,964 $44,137 $32,466

------------------------$7,200 -------------

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2002 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials

Jurisdiction Taylor Towns Turner Warren Wilcox

2000

Amount of

Population compensation

8,815 9,319 9,504 6,336 8,577

$41,142 $62,668 $45,246 $36,129 $44,694

Supplement
-----------

Jurisdiction

2000

Amount of

Population compensation Supplement

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