2003 county wage and salary survey: compensation of county elected officials

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

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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

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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