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
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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
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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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