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 --- Page 1 of 15 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 --- Page 2 of 15 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 Page 3 of 15 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 --- Page 4 of 15 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 --- Page 5 of 15 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 ----- --------- Page 6 of 15 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 --------------- Page 7 of 15 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 --- Page 8 of 15 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 --- Page 9 of 15 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 ----- Page 10 of 15 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 Page 11 of 15 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 --- Page 12 of 15 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 ----- Page 13 of 15 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 ------------- Page 14 of 15 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 Page 15 of 15