2003 COUNTY WAGE AND SALARY SURVEY
COMPENSATION OF COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS
SEPTEMBER 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 2003 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
County Commissioner
Population Group A
Athens-Clarke
103,881
Cherokee
159,295
Clayton Cobb Gwinnett Hall
252,733 651,485 650,771 152,235
$15,874 $16,000 $18,566 $35,000 $13,227 $5,715
Supplement
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Population Group B
Carroll
94,907
$7,644
---
Catoosa
56,341
$11,242
---
Coweta
97,771
$12,700
---
Liberty
61,749
$5,505
---
Paulding
94,184
$20,848
---
Spalding
59,410
$13,969
---
Population Group C
Baldwin Coffee Colquitt
44,787
$7,452
---
38,298
$5,629
---
42,802
$5,589
---
Decatur
28,243
$8,890
---
Effingham Harris Madison Sumter Ware
40,832
$12,809
---
25,092
$2,442
---
26,717
$9,670
---
33,247
$4,800
---
35,558
$6,350
---
Population Group D
Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Butts Dade Dawson Grady Greene Lamar Mitchell Monroe Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Tattnall
15,123
$9,600
---
17,450
$7,840
---
16,285
$7,200
---
16,428
$8,167
---
21,346
$6,000
---
15,615
$3,600
---
17,538
$4,800
---
23,838
$3,175
---
15,101
$9,350
---
16,442
$5,080
---
23,974
$6,165
---
22,675
$7,614
---
24,224
$7,479
---
15,982
$7,620
---
19,390
$10,794
---
15,521
$3,600
---
22,560
$4,326
---
Jurisdiction
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
Supplement
Population Group E
Dooly Early Evans Jeff Davis Oglethorpe Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson
11,505
$7,500
---
12,172
$3,740
---
11,095
$5,076
---
12,910
$6,642
---
13,176
$200
---
10,545
$7,036
---
10,734
$2,539
---
10,357
$7,578
---
Population Group F
Baker
4,025
$1,200
---
Candler
9,764
$6,015
---
Clay
3,392
$1,171
---
Clinch
6,904
$4,157
---
Johnson
8,676
$4,019
---
Miller
6,400
$2,400
---
Talbot
6,713
$8,749
---
Wilcox
8,529
$6,350
---
Sole Commissioner
Population Group B
Bartow
82,607
$95,703
---
Population Group C
Chattooga Murray Pickens
26,161
$78,258
---
38,544
$58,000
---
25,619
$76,495
---
Population Group D
Lumpkin
22,665
$91,082
---
Commission Chairman (Full-time)
Population Group A
Clayton
252,733
$116,036
---
Cobb
651,485
$106,750
---
Gwinnett
650,771
$52,912
---
Population Group B
Barrow Carroll Liberty Paulding
51,016
$62,128
---
94,907
$87,016
---
61,749
$8,540
---
94,184
$80,571
---
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2003 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
Supplement
Population Group C
Baldwin Colquitt Effingham Madison
44,787
$7,452
---
42,802
$6,210
---
40,832
$18,800
---
26,717
$63,509
---
Population Group D
Banks
15,123
$39,324
---
Dade
15,615
$4,800
---
Fannin
20,986
$61,283
---
Mitchell
23,974
$6,973
---
Pierce
15,982
$57,531
---
Rabun
15,521
$5,400
---
Population Group E
Oglethorpe
13,176
$48,000
---
Wilkes
10,734
$50,237
---
Population Group F
Clinch
6,904
$53,184
---
Lincoln
8,459
$58,358
---
Commission Chairman (Part-time)
Population Group A
Cherokee
159,295
$25,000
---
Forsyth
116,924
$6,984
---
Hall
152,235
$8,255
---
Population Group B
Catoosa Coweta Spalding
56,341
$16,246
---
97,771
$14,700
---
59,410
$14,697
---
Population Group C
Coffee
38,298
$8,774
---
Decatur
28,243
$10,160
---
Harris
25,092
$3,674
---
Polk
39,444
$6,985
---
Sumter
33,247
$7,200
---
Ware
35,558
$7,620
---
Population Group D
Ben Hill
17,450
$9,156
---
Jurisdiction
Berrien Brooks Butts Dawson Fannin Franklin Grady Greene Lamar Monroe Putnam Tattnall
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
16,285 16,428 21,346 17,538 20,986 20,778 23,838 15,101 16,442 22,675 19,390 22,560
$7,200 $9,483 $8,052 $6,000 $3,809 $11,430 $5,080 $18,770 $5,715 $9,518 $12,065 $8,034
Supplement
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Population Group E
Dooly Early Evans Jeff Davis Twiggs Wilkinson
11,505
$7,500
---
12,172
$5,037
---
11,095
$7,000
---
12,910
$10,318
---
10,545
$9,551
---
10,357
$9,472
---
Population Group F
Baker
4,025
$1,500
---
Candler
9,764
$11,853
---
Clay
3,392
$6,225
---
Johnson
8,676
$4,319
---
Miller
6,400
$3,600
---
Talbot
6,713
$8,749
---
Wilcox
8,529
$8,890
---
Clerk of the Superior Court
Population Group A
Athens-Clarke
103,881
$72,977
---
Cherokee
159,295
$99,716
---
Clayton
252,733
$79,375
---
Cobb
651,485
$123,134
---
Columbus/Muscoge 185,948
$85,566
---
Forsyth
116,924
$83,869
---
Gwinnett
650,771
$10,885
---
Hall
152,235
$83,211
---
Population Group B
Barrow
51,016
$63,132
---
Bartow
82,607
$67,474
---
Carroll
94,907
$81,876
---
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2003 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
Catoosa Coweta Floyd Liberty Paulding Spalding Troup
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
56,341 97,771 92,606 61,749 94,184 59,410 59,767
$84,606 $64,788 $74,757 $92,299 $64,746 $72,721 $59,594
Supplement
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Population Group C
Baldwin Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Harris Madison Murray Oconee Pickens Polk Sumter Ware
44,787
$68,383
---
26,161
$74,814
---
38,298
$72,788
---
42,802
$52,455
---
28,243
$59,863
---
40,832
$40,490
---
25,092
$48,479
---
26,717
$64,690
---
38,544
$71,434
---
27,264
$63,134
---
25,619
$60,499
---
39,444
$53,373
---
33,247
$58,215
---
35,558
$57,015
---
Population Group D
Banks
15,123
$55,800
---
Ben Hill
17,450
$55,881
---
Berrien
16,285
$60,887
---
Brantley
15,060
$60,821
---
Brooks
16,428
$69,349
---
Butts
21,346
$56,185
---
Crisp
22,018
$60,450
---
Dade
15,615
$60,961
---
Dawson
17,538
$58,850
---
Elbert
20,667
$66,186
---
Fannin
20,986
$53,201
---
Franklin
20,778
$73,240
---
Grady
23,838
$72,059
---
Greene
15,101
$53,201
---
Lamar
16,442
$66,260
---
Lumpkin
22,665
$88,682
---
Mitchell
23,974
$63,304
---
Monroe
22,675
$60,590
---
Peach
24,224
$56,566
---
Putnam
19,390
$61,327
---
Rabun
15,521
$71,975
---
Tattnall
22,560
$60,463
---
Jurisdiction
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
Supplement
Population Group E
Dooly Early Evans Jeff Davis Oglethorpe Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson
11,505
$45,700
---
12,172
$61,751
---
11,095
$59,000
---
12,910
$55,910
---
13,176
$48,004
---
10,545
$59,409
---
10,734
$47,984
---
10,357
$55,697
---
Population Group F
Baker
4,025
$44,746
---
Candler
9,764
$59,282
---
Clay
3,392
$37,650
---
Clinch
6,904
$56,742
---
Johnson
8,676
$49,341
---
Lincoln
8,459
$54,839
---
Miller
6,400
$52,625
---
Montgomery
8,397
$51,415
---
Pulaski Talbot
9,716
$64,664
---
6,713
$47,987
---
Taylor
8,913
$45,698
---
Warren
6,211
$45,699
---
Wilcox
8,529
$49,340
---
Coroner
Population Group A
Athens-Clarke
103,881
Columbus/Muscoge 185,948
Forsyth Hall
116,924 152,235
Population Group B
Bartow
82,607
Carroll
94,907
Catoosa
56,341
Coweta
97,771
Floyd
92,606
Liberty
61,749
Paulding
94,184
Spalding
59,410
Troup
59,767
Population Group C
3
--$45,000 $35,172 $3,600
$9,132 $19,180 $8,487 $29,430 $3,000
--$5,100 $10,000 $5,000
$15,338 -------
----------$15,000 -------
Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2003 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
Baldwin Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Harris Madison Murray Oconee Polk Sumter Ware
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
44,787 26,161 38,298 42,802 28,243 25,092 26,717 38,544 27,264 39,444 33,247 35,558
--$14,851 $5,375 $13,000
--$4,800 $4,809
--$3,810 $3,600 $3,600 $7,488
Supplement
$13,500 -------
$3,810 -----
$6,635 ---------
Population Group D
Banks Berrien Brantley Brooks Butts Dade Elbert Fannin Franklin Greene Lamar Lumpkin Mitchell Monroe Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Tattnall
15,123 16,285 15,060 16,428 21,346 15,615 20,667 20,986 20,778 15,101 16,442 22,665 23,974 22,675 24,224 15,982 19,390 15,521 22,560
$5,000 $2,400 $10,200 $4,000 $2,537 $2,794 $6,000 $4,407 $3,838 $4,940 $2,539 $3,811 $14,115 $6,000
--$2,540 $15,338
--$3,600
----------------------------$3,726 ----$3,000 ---
Population Group E
Dooly
11,505
$4,500
---
Early
12,172
$3,268
---
Jeff Davis
12,910
$4,600
---
Oglethorpe
13,176
$6,200
---
Twiggs
10,545
$12,731
---
Wilkes
10,734
$3,600
---
Wilkinson
10,357
$12,577
---
Population Group F
Baker
4,025
$1,270
---
Candler
9,764
$1,270
---
Jurisdiction
Clay Johnson Lincoln Miller Pulaski Stewart Talbot Taylor Warren Wilcox
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
3,392 8,676 8,459 6,400 9,716 5,040 6,713 8,913 6,211 8,529
$1,242 $6,000 $5,602 $2,325
--$1,270
--$1,500 $1,242 $3,200
Supplement
--------$1,250 --$1,270 -------
District Attorney
Population Group A
Athens-Clarke
103,881
Clayton
252,733
Cobb
651,485
Columbus/Muscoge 185,948
Forsyth Gwinnett
116,924 650,771
Population Group B
Bartow
82,607
Floyd
92,606
Liberty
61,749
Population Group C
Baldwin
44,787
Polk
39,444
Population Group D
Banks
15,123
Brooks
16,428
Dawson
17,538
Fannin
20,986
Lamar
16,442
Population Group E
Jeff Davis
12,910
Wilkinson
10,357
Population Group F
Baker Taylor
4,025 8,913
--------$117,743 ---
$11,340 -----
-----
-----------
-----
$2,976 $1,320
$8,006 $29,000 $35,474 $16,846
--$33,748
--$11,000 $20,400
$1,800 $10,753
$5,000 $62,648 $2,277 $3,072 $16,000
$1,444 $1,200
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2003 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
Probate Court Judge
Population Group A
Athens-Clarke
103,881
Cherokee
159,295
Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscoge Forsyth Gwinnett Hall
252,733 651,485 185,948 116,924 650,771 152,235
$72,914 $95,976 $106,180 $112,837 $71,845 $87,986 $107,542 $70,939
Supplement
-----------------
Population Group B
Barrow
51,016
$58,005
---
Bartow
82,607
$85,826
---
Carroll
94,907
$62,001
---
Catoosa
56,341
$73,574
---
Coweta
97,771
$75,227
---
Floyd
92,606
$66,779
---
Liberty
61,749
$69,690
---
Paulding
94,184
$70,840
---
Spalding
59,410
$61,649
---
Troup
59,767
$57,249
---
Population Group C
Baldwin
44,787
$52,278
---
Chattooga
26,161
$71,145
---
Coffee
38,298
$63,585
---
Colquitt
42,802
$62,734
---
Decatur
28,243
$46,329
---
Effingham
40,832
$68,572
---
Harris
25,092
$46,733
---
Madison
26,717
$66,144
---
Murray
38,544
$56,955
---
Oconee
27,264
$72,604
---
Pickens
25,619
$61,410
---
Polk
39,444
$56,950
---
Sumter
33,247
$55,549
---
Ware
35,558
$61,041
---
Population Group D
Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Butts
15,123
$46,832
---
17,450
$45,350
---
16,285
$42,282
---
15,060
$60,940
---
16,428
$42,067
---
21,346
$56,258
---
Jurisdiction
Crisp Dade Dawson Elbert Fannin Franklin Grady Greene Lamar Lumpkin Mitchell Monroe Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Tattnall
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
22,018 15,615 17,538 20,667 20,986 20,778 23,838 15,101 16,442 22,665 23,974 22,675 24,224 15,982 19,390 15,521 22,560
$58,511 $51,516 $50,034 $66,186 $49,911 $73,118 $46,329 $70,062 $51,516 $62,903 $53,828 $50,877 $57,260 $46,510 $44,396 $56,199 $53,359
Supplement
-----------------------------------
Population Group E
Dooly Early Evans Jeff Davis Oglethorpe Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson
11,505
$74,000
---
12,172
$60,618
---
11,095
$42,000
---
12,910
$42,281
---
13,176
$44,253
---
10,545
$36,512
---
10,734
$49,424
---
10,357
$52,476
---
Population Group F
Baker
4,025
$34,537
---
Candler
9,764
$48,034
---
Clay
3,392
$34,347
---
Clinch
6,904
$49,373
---
Johnson
8,676
$39,318
---
Lincoln
8,459
$50,254
---
Miller
6,400
$46,529
---
Montgomery
8,397
$42,032
---
Pulaski
9,716
$64,664
---
Talbot
6,713
$46,755
---
Taylor
8,913
$64,002
---
Warren
6,211
$52,540
---
Wilcox
8,529
$49,424
---
Sheriff
Population Group A
Athens-Clarke
103,881
$79,478
---
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2003 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscoge Forsyth Gwinnett Hall
159,295 252,733 651,485 185,948 116,924 650,771 152,235
$99,716 $95,908 $143,754 $82,118 $87,086 $112,663 $79,428
Supplement
---------------
Population Group B
Barrow Bartow Carroll Catoosa Coweta Floyd Liberty Paulding Spalding Troup
51,016
$79,920
---
82,607
$80,616
---
94,907
$77,016
---
56,341
$85,794
---
97,771
$84,717
---
92,606
$84,717
---
61,749
$82,064
---
94,184
$88,317
---
59,410
$74,604
---
59,767
$82,064
---
Population Group C
Baldwin
44,787
$78,161
---
Chattooga
26,161
$65,203
---
Coffee
38,298
$64,385
---
Colquitt
42,802
$67,966
---
Decatur
28,243
$59,276
---
Effingham
40,832
$64,384
---
Harris
25,092
$59,890
---
Madison
26,717
$62,240
---
Murray
38,544
$74,041
---
Oconee
27,264
$69,448
---
Pickens
25,619
$74,095
---
Polk
39,444
$64,376
---
Sumter
33,247
$64,384
---
Ware
35,558
$67,603
---
Population Group D
Banks
15,123
$56,874
---
Ben Hill
17,450
$67,439
---
Berrien
16,285
$65,988
---
Brantley
15,060
$56,566
---
Brooks
16,428
$61,975
---
Butts
21,346
$61,910
---
Crisp
22,018
$77,531
---
Dade
15,615
$64,999
---
Dawson
17,538
$66,875
---
Jurisdiction
Elbert Fannin Franklin Grady Greene Lamar Lumpkin Mitchell Monroe Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Tattnall
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
20,667 20,986 20,778 23,838 15,101 16,442 22,665 23,974 22,675 24,224 15,982 19,390 15,521 22,560
$66,186 $59,581 $65,203 $62,239 $61,775 $56,875 $82,343 $65,203 $71,803 $72,545 $59,583 $56,874 $64,999 $62,239
Supplement
-----------------------------
Population Group E
Dooly Evans Jeff Davis Oglethorpe Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson
11,505
$60,000
---
11,095
$60,000
---
12,910
$59,583
---
13,176
$51,183
---
10,545
$55,322
---
10,734
$47,637
---
10,357
$49,744
---
Population Group F
Baker
4,025
$45,222
---
Candler
9,764
$59,547
---
Clay
3,392
$52,652
---
Clinch
6,904
$60,380
---
Johnson
8,676
$47,754
---
Lincoln
8,459
$57,165
---
Miller
6,400
$49,868
---
Montgomery
8,397
$48,919
---
Pulaski
9,716
$64,664
---
Talbot
6,713
$61,247
---
Taylor
8,913
$47,632
---
Warren
6,211
$53,578
---
Wilcox
8,529
$50,019
---
Judge of the Superior Court
Population Group A
Athens-Clarke
103,881
---
Clayton
252,733
---
Cobb
651,485
---
Columbus/Muscoge 185,948
---
Forsyth
116,924
---
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$8,443 $27,000 $37,010 $23,616 $17,199
Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2003 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
Gwinnett Hall
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
650,771 152,235
--$101,111
Supplement
$33,748 ---
Population Group B
Bartow Coweta Floyd Paulding
82,607 97,771 92,606 94,184
$12,600 $4,560
--$18,000
----$13,200 ---
Population Group C
Baldwin
44,787
Coffee
38,298
Colquitt
42,802
Decatur
28,243
Effingham
40,832
Murray
38,544
Oconee
27,264
Polk
39,444
Sumter
33,247
Ware
35,558
--$4,200
----$100,965 -----------
$3,000 ---
$3,300 $5,950
--$3,193 $5,658 $10,753 $5,000 $2,400
Population Group D
Banks
15,123
Brooks
16,428
Dade
15,615
Dawson
17,538
Fannin
20,986
Franklin
20,778
Lamar
16,442
Peach
24,224
Pierce
15,982
Putnam
19,390
Tattnall
22,560
----------$10,800 -----------
$3,600 $5,500 $1,600 $2,266 $4,862
--$16,000 $4,100 $2,100 $3,000 $7,704
Population Group E
Jeff Davis
12,910
---
Twiggs
10,545
---
Wilkinson
10,357
---
$1,444 $2,700 $1,800
Population Group F
Baker Miller Taylor
4,025
$875
---
6,400
$50,562
---
8,913
$805
---
Surveyor
Jurisdiction
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
Population Group B
Coweta
97,771
Paulding
94,184
$19,279 $1,200
Supplement
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Population Group D
Brooks
16,428
$1,800
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Population Group E
Oglethorpe
13,176
$6,000
---
Tax Commissioner
Population Group A
Athens-Clarke
103,881
$92,581
---
Cherokee
159,295
$99,716
---
Clayton
252,733
$90,434
---
Cobb
651,485
$105,176
---
Columbus/Muscoge 185,948
$82,404
---
Forsyth
116,924
$87,702
---
Gwinnett
650,771
$118,062
---
Hall
152,235
$71,860
---
Population Group B
Barrow
51,016
$59,373
---
Bartow
82,607
$91,368
---
Carroll
94,907
$70,890
---
Catoosa
56,341
$71,884
---
Coweta
97,771
$84,392
---
Floyd
92,606
$74,265
---
Liberty
61,749
$76,182
---
Paulding
94,184
$71,113
---
Spalding
59,410
$75,484
---
Troup
59,767
$63,167
---
Population Group C
Baldwin Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Harris Madison Murray Oconee Pickens
44,787
$55,906
---
26,161
$45,748
---
38,298
$51,687
---
42,802
$51,864
---
28,243
$49,048
---
40,832
$56,615
---
25,092
$48,719
---
26,717
$52,611
---
38,544
$56,610
---
27,264
$78,918
---
25,619
$45,748
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2003 County Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for County Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
Polk Sumter Ware
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
39,444 33,247 35,558
$53,685 $49,226 $64,349
Supplement
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Population Group D
Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Butts Crisp Dade Dawson Elbert Fannin Franklin Grady Greene Lamar Lumpkin Mitchell Monroe Peach Pierce Putnam Rabun Tattnall
15,123
$49,678
---
17,450
$51,838
---
16,285
$60,699
---
15,060
$49,919
---
16,428
$42,979
---
21,346
$54,175
---
22,018
$48,035
---
15,615
$51,839
---
17,538
$56,571
---
20,667
$66,186
---
20,986
$13,400
---
20,778
$69,006
---
23,838
$49,048
---
15,101
$45,599
---
16,442
$53,474
---
22,665
$86,089
---
23,974
$48,035
---
22,675
$51,501
---
24,224
$54,517
---
15,982
$49,679
---
19,390
$47,702
---
15,521
$58,124
---
22,560
$45,748
---
Population Group E
Dooly
11,505
$40,000
---
Early Evans Jeff Davis Oglethorpe Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson
12,172
$43,199
---
11,095
$44,000
---
12,910
$51,057
---
13,176
$51,620
---
10,545
$55,322
---
10,734
$36,568
---
10,357
$50,107
---
Population Group F
Baker
4,025
$34,289
---
Candler
9,764
$52,110
---
Clay
3,392
$31,108
---
Clinch
6,904
$34,827
---
Johnson
8,676
$40,702
---
Lincoln
8,459
$52,554
---
Jurisdiction
Miller Montgomery Pulaski Talbot Taylor Warren Wilcox
2002 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
6,400 8,397 9,716 6,713 8,913 6,211 8,529
$37,504 $47,389 $64,664 $44,087 $44,574 $39,806 $57,772
Supplement
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DCA
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Office of Research Post Office Box 95068 Atlanta, Georgia 30347-0068
(404) 679-3145