2004 municipal wage and salary survey: compensation of municipal elected officials

2004 MUNICIPAL WAGE AND SALARY SURVEY
COMPENSATION OF MUNICIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS
AUGUST 2004
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE OF RESEARCH
60 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30329-2231
404-679-4940

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group A

Albany

76,202

Atlanta

423,019

Macon

95,267

Marietta

61,282

Roswell

78,229

Warner Robins

54,264

Amount of compensation
$7,200 $32,473 $10,000 $8,400 $18,000 $8,400

Population Group B Alpharetta Dalton Douglasville Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta

35,139 30,341 25,307 29,806 29,396 25,816 26,576 33,010 35,303 45,610 45,059

$9,000 $6,000 $10,400 $14,700 $7,500 $12,000 $5,400 $6,000 $8,400 $11,700 $15,500

Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Canton Carrollton Cartersville College Park Conyers Cordele Covington Doraville Douglas Dublin

17,434 16,886 11,823 15,984 12,342 13,195 20,615 17,221 18,940 12,034 11,500 13,152 10,029 10,753 15,976

$9,600 $7,200 $3,000 $9,870 $4,800 $2,100 $3,600 $4,800 $32,802 $2,400 $9,502 $6,000 $7,200 $3,600 $6,000

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group C

Duluth

23,697

Fayetteville

13,455

Kingsland

11,064

Lilburn

11,363

McDonough

11,721

Milledgeville

19,159

Monroe

11,892

Moultrie

14,500

Newnan

20,551

Perry

10,566

Powder Springs

13,760

Riverdale

14,880

Snellville

17,961

St. Marys

15,811

Statesboro

23,744

Stockbridge

11,256

Sugar Hill

13,820

Suwanee

10,562

Thomasville

18,233

Tifton

15,862

Union City

13,054

Vidalia

10,625

Winder

11,654

Amount of compensation
$6,000 $9,600
$25 $3,500 $12,000 $7,200 $3,600 $5,940 $5,500 $4,200 $9,000 $9,600 $4,000 $6,000 $6,600 $8,400 $3,600 $3,600 $6,600 $6,900 $2,400 $2,400 $2,400

Population Group D Adel Auburn Austell Barnesville Blakely Bremen Cairo Camilla Centerville Chamblee Clarkston

5,295 6,843 6,430 5,890 5,588 5,057 9,342 5,609 5,268 9,228 7,122

$3,900 $1,200 $4,800 $1,500 $2,400 $1,800 $2,700 $2,400 $3,000 $7,200 $3,500

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group D

Cumming

5,034

Dawson

5,035

Eastman

5,422

Eatonton

6,917

Fairburn

6,771

Fitzgerald

8,752

Fort Valley

8,040

Ft. Oglethorpe

7,854

Grovetown

6,675

Hapeville

5,705

Jesup

9,424

LaFayette

6,774

Norcross

9,294

Pooler

8,344

Richmond Hill

8,266

Sandersville

5,981

Stone Mountain

7,097

Sylvester

5,903

Thomaston

9,295

Thomson

6,782

Toccoa

9,324

Villa Rica

8,087

Amount of compensation
$3,600 $3,600 $3,000 $6,600 $1,500 $3,600 $3,000 $6,500 $3,600 $7,800 $100 $1,800 $5,400 $3,600 $5,000 $6,000 $900 $4,800 $2,400 $4,000 $8,400 $2,400

Population Group E Adairsville Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Blackshear Bloomingdale Byron Chatsworth Cochran Cornelia Cuthbert

2,979 3,187 4,435 2,630 4,379 3,302 2,642 3,062 3,768 4,501 3,730 3,592

$2,599 $3,000 $2,400
$0 $5,550 $1,860 $1,800 $3,000 $4,800 $3,000 $2,400 $1,200

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group E

Dahlonega

4,158

Donalsonville

2,743

East Dublin

2,550

Elberton

4,612

Euharlee

3,653

Folkston

3,263

Forsyth

4,354

Glennville

4,859

Greensboro

3,318

Hartwell

4,273

Hawkinsville

4,194

Hazlehurst

3,757

Hogansville

2,751

Holly Springs

4,420

Homerville

2,813

Jackson

4,338

Jefferson

4,182

Jonesboro

3,818

Lake City

2,844

Locust Grove

2,755

Louisville

2,653

Lovejoy

2,552

Lyons

4,269

Madison

3,779

Manchester

3,792

McRae

2,664

Metter

4,000

Montezuma

4,017

Nicholls

2,538

Oakwood

3,100

Ocilla

3,255

Palmetto

3,614

Pelham

3,981

Port Wentworth

3,148

Quitman

4,488

Ringgold

2,591

Amount of compensation
$3,600 $1,800 $3,600 $3,000 $600 $2,400 $6,300 $3,000 $3,600 $2,400 $3,000 $2,400 $1,200 $4,200 $1,800 $6,000 $2,500 $4,200 $6,000 $8,400 $900 $6,000 $1,800 $5,400 $3,882 $1,500 $2,700 $3,600 $600 $4,200 $3,600 $1,000 $1,800 $4,200 $4,800 $1,800

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group E

Rockmart

3,977

Rossville

3,406

Social Circle

3,722

Soperton

2,769

Summerville

4,705

Sylvania

2,611

Temple

3,531

Tybee Island

3,474

Tyrone

4,783

Unadilla

2,736

Vienna

2,935

Walthourville

3,785

Washington

4,233

West Point

3,305

Wrightsville

3,003

Amount of compensation
$3,600 $1,200 $2,400 $600 $150 $2,400 $600 $2,400 $4,800 $3,593 $480 $4,800 $3,600 $1,800 $2,400

Population Group F Abbeville Alamo Aragon Arcade Arlington Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Boston Bowdon Brooklet Butler Chester Clarkesville Claxton Clayton Colquitt Comer Darien

2,407 2,420 1,051 1,821 1,559 1,921 1,191 1,101 1,432 1,958 1,100 1,928 1,436 1,347 2,394 2,065 1,909 1,110 1,670

$600 $900 $1,200 $1,200 $600 $900 $7,200 $1,800 $2,000 $1,440 $1,800 $10 $1,000 $600 $4,800 $1,800 $1,800 $1,000 $2,400

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group F

Davisboro

1,569

Demorest

1,611

Ellijay

1,556

Flowery Branch

1,958

Gordon

2,131

Grantville

1,903

Gray

2,053

Grayson

1,036

Guyton

1,133

Hagan

1,003

Hahira

1,756

Harlem

1,804

Helena

2,297

Hiram

1,480

Homer

1,011

Hoschton

1,393

Jasper

2,381

Lavonia

1,879

Lincolnton

1,621

Lithonia

2,194

Ludowici

1,500

Lumber City

1,215

Lumpkin

1,293

Marshallville

1,303

Maysville

1,459

McCaysville

1,042

Midway

1,047

Morgan

1,457

Mt. Zion

1,407

Nahunta

1,013

Nicholson

1,268

Oglethorpe

1,172

Omega

1,353

Oxford

2,040

Pembroke

2,414

Pine Mountain

1,184

Amount of compensation
$1,800 $3,100 $1,500 $4,800 $3,600 $2,400 $3,600
$0 $600 $1,110 $2,100 $3,600 $1,200 $1,000 $420 $300 $700 $2,400 $1,200 $6,212 $2,400 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,000 $2,400 $2,924 $660 $800 $360 $480 $750 $756 $1,000 $2,400 $360

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group F

Porterdale

1,420

Reidsville

2,291

Reynolds

1,029

Sardis

1,211

Senoia

2,297

Sparta

1,432

Springfield

1,971

Statham

2,310

Tennille

1,442

Thunderbolt

2,319

Trion

2,001

Tunnel Hill

1,220

Union Point

1,650

Varnell

1,558

Wadley

2,040

Walnut Grove

1,208

Warrenton

2,016

Watkinsville

2,252

Willacoochee

1,480

Winterville

1,040

Woodbine

1,252

Woodbury

1,121

Wrens

2,244

Zebulon

1,158

Amount of compensation
$500 $3,000 $300 $600 $3,000 $1,200 $840 $6,000 $1,800 $900 $600 $1,300 $800
$0 $2,400 $720 $600 $2,400 $1,800 $1,260 $1,200 $1,000 $1,585 $1,500

Population Group G

Adrian

570

Ailey

534

Alapaha

688

Allenhurst

734

Alto

893

Berlin

612

Bethlehem

828

Blairsville

696

Blythe

757

Bowman

970

$330 $0
$600 $960 $1,200 $240 $260 $1,200 $900 $600

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group G

Bronwood

503

Buchanan

977

Carnesville

586

Clermont

534

Collins

528

Coolidge

558

Crawford

829

Dasher

829

Dawsonville

632

Dexter

527

Doerun

831

Enigma

887

Fairmount

761

Flovilla

705

Franklin

886

Gibson

713

Glenwood

826

Greenville

893

Hamilton

502

Helen

576

Hiawassee

806

Homeland

796

Irwinton

587

Kingston

665

Lake Park

546

Lenox

888

Lyerly

505

McIntyre

722

Menlo

500

Milan

915

Morven

628

Mount Airy

669

Mountain City

806

Mountain Park

514

Nelson

693

Newborn

623

Amount of compensation
$240 $1,000 $300 $720 $240 $600 $300 $1,800 $3,600 $240 $7,200 $2,600 $1,200 $2,100 $3,000 $600 $600 $600 $600 $1,200 $2,400 $600 $6,000 $1,200 $600 $325 $120 $3,600 $180 $1,100 $1,200 $800 $250 $900
$0 $0

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group G

Newton

897

Norman Park

862

Ochlocknee

612

Patterson

637

Pavo

713

Pineview

536

Plains

624

Poulan

925

Ray City

758

Remerton

826

Resaca

840

Roberta

771

Rutledge

736

Screven

723

Smithville

863

Stillmore

740

Toomsboro

620

Ty Ty

741

Waleska

718

Waverly Hall

739

Whigham

624

Whitesburg

591

Amount of compensation
$600 $400 $180 $600 $360 $420 $1,200
$0 $4,800 $6,000 $2,520 $600 $1,000 $600 $900 $420 $4,200 $1,080 $1,200
$0 $900 $1,200

Population Group H

Aldora

96

Allentown

283

Andersonville

332

Arnoldsville

334

Attapulgus

483

Avera

208

Bartow

295

Bellville

137

Between

144

Bishop

150

Bluffton

118

Bowersville

339

$0 $0 $2,616 $240 $600 $100 $125 $144 $0 $600 $0 $500

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group H

Buckhead

217

Byromville

412

Cadwell

354

Camak

154

Carl

228

Carlton

236

Cecil

268

Centralhatchee

388

Climax

293

Colbert

497

Coleman

144

Culloden

226

Daisy

134

Deepstep

128

Denton

274

Desoto

212

Dillard

226

Dudley

458

Dupont

139

Ellenton

349

Eton

454

Fargo

382

Flemington

346

Funston

435

Garfield

152

Gay

137

Geneva

113

Gillsville

197

Girard

229

Good Hope

221

Graham

320

Gumbranch

261

Harrison

488

Higgston

332

Hiltonia

414

Hoboken

487

Amount of compensation
$0 $150 $780 $180 $720 $1,000 $1,050 $600 $360 $1,365 $240 $0 $0 $260 $1,200 $0 $900 $600 $50 $240 $900 $0 $2,400 $0 $300 $0 $300 $300 $0 $300 $1,200 $960 $840 $60 $480 $300

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group H

Hull

165

Ila

332

Jacksonville

116

Jenkinsburg

220

Junction City

175

Kite

239

Leslie

449

Lexington

242

Lilly

221

Lone Oak

99

Mansfield

447

Maxeys

217

Meansville

188

Midville

466

Mitchell

177

Molena

473

Moreland

411

Morganton

295

Newington

321

Norwood

294

Nunez

133

Oconee

287

Odum

429

Offerman

424

Orchard Hill

232

Parrott

146

Payne City

168

Pendergrass

475

Pinehurst

367

Pitts

310

Plainville

262

Preston

432

Pulaski

267

Rebecca

247

Register

160

Rentz

313

Amount of compensation
$500 $967
$0 $1,200
$25 $300 $600
$0 $84 $240 $600 $0 $0 $300 $300 $300 $60 $600 $0 $420 $420 $420 $250 $0 $4,200 $25 $250 $1,200 $240 $24 $150 $300 $300 $600 $0 $120

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group H

Rest Haven

149

Rhine

421

Riddleville

120

Riverside

58

Rocky Ford

182

Roopville

186

Sale City

315

Santa Claus

238

Scotland

292

Sharpsburg

327

Shiloh

432

Siloam

342

Sky Valley

220

Stapleton

308

Summertown

141

Sumner

309

Sunny Side

135

Surrency

237

Tarrytown

103

Taylorsville

224

Turin

318

Vernonburg

134

Waco

489

Warm Springs

482

Weston

71

White Plains

296

Woodville

422

Woolsey

188

Yatesville

407

Amount of compensation
$0 $600
$0 $998
$0 $0 $1,200 $0 $400 $0 $180 $0 $0 $0 $0 $180 $0 $300 $12 $0 $0 $0 $2,000 $600 $300 $0 $600 $0 $720

Mayor Population Group A Albany Atlanta Macon
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76,202 423,019 95,267

$8,200 $141,490 $90,000

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group A Marietta Roswell Savannah Warner Robins

61,282 78,229 127,573 54,264

Amount of compensation
$13,200 $39,996 $42,000 $50,000

Population Group B Alpharetta Dalton Douglasville Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta

35,139 30,341 25,307 29,806 29,396 25,816 26,576 33,010 35,303 45,610 45,059

$21,600 $7,200 $31,000 $16,200 $15,000 $19,200 $7,200 $9,000 $9,240 $15,600 $25,000

Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Canton Carrollton Cartersville College Park Conyers Cordele Covington Doraville Douglas Dublin Duluth Fayetteville

17,434 16,886 11,823 15,984 12,342 13,195 20,615 17,221 18,940 12,034 11,500 13,152 10,029 10,753 15,976 23,697 13,455

$20,400 $14,000 $5,700 $13,500 $14,400 $3,000 $6,000 $7,200 $38,584 $3,300 $10,769 $12,000 $60,000 $4,800 $8,400 $9,600 $13,200

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group C Kingsland Lilburn McDonough Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Newnan Perry Powder Springs Riverdale Snellville St. Marys Statesboro Stockbridge Sugar Hill Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Union City Vidalia Winder

11,064 11,363 11,721 19,159 11,892 14,500 20,551 10,566 13,760 14,880 17,961 15,811 23,744 11,256 13,820 10,562 18,233 15,862 13,054 10,625 11,654

Amount of compensation
$50 $5,000 $18,000 $8,400 $4,800 $6,960 $10,000 $9,600 $12,000 $14,400 $6,000 $7,200 $16,500 $10,800 $5,400 $6,000 $7,800 $9,600 $4,800 $4,800 $12,000

Population Group D Adel Auburn Austell Barnesville Blakely Bremen Cairo Camilla Centerville Chamblee Clarkston Cumming Dawson

5,295 6,843 6,430 5,890 5,588 5,057 9,342 5,609 5,268 9,228 7,122 5,034 5,035

$4,500 $3,600 $13,450 $2,400 $3,600 $3,000 $3,300 $3,600 $5,400 $10,800 $6,500 $4,800 $7,200

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group D Eatonton Fairburn Fitzgerald Fort Valley Ft. Oglethorpe Grovetown Hapeville Jesup LaFayette Norcross Pooler Richmond Hill Sandersville Stone Mountain Sylvester Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Villa Rica

6,917 6,771 8,752 8,040 7,854 6,675 5,705 9,424 6,774 9,294 8,344 8,266 5,981 7,097 5,903 9,295 6,782 9,324 8,087

Amount of compensation
$12,000 $3,000 $9,000 $6,000 $8,500 $6,600 $8,400 $100 $2,100 $6,900 $7,200 $7,500 $8,400 $3,600 $7,200 $3,600 $7,000 $10,800 $3,000

Population Group E Adairsville Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Blackshear Bloomingdale Byron Chatsworth Cochran Cornelia Cuthbert Dahlonega Donalsonville East Dublin

2,979 3,187 4,435 2,630 4,379 3,302 2,642 3,062 3,768 4,501 3,730 3,592 4,158 2,743 2,550

$5,198 $6,000 $6,000
$0 $7,400 $4,800 $3,000 $8,400 $8,400 $6,900 $4,800 $4,800 $7,200 $2,400 $9,600

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group E Elberton Euharlee Folkston Forsyth Glennville Greensboro Hartwell Hazlehurst Hogansville Holly Springs Homerville Jackson Jefferson Jonesboro Lake City Lakeland Locust Grove Louisville Lovejoy Lyons Madison Manchester McRae Metter Montezuma Nicholls Oakwood Ocilla Palmetto Pelham Port Wentworth Quitman Ringgold Rockmart Rossville Social Circle

4,612 3,653 3,263 4,354 4,859 3,318 4,273 3,757 2,751 4,420 2,813 4,338 4,182 3,818 2,844 2,743 2,755 2,653 2,552 4,269 3,779 3,792 2,664 4,000 4,017 2,538 3,100 3,255 3,614 3,981 3,148 4,488 2,591 3,977 3,406 3,722

Amount of compensation
$6,000 $900 $10,000 $8,820 $4,800 $6,000 $4,800 $12,000 $1,800 $4,200 $3,000 $16,800 $7,200 $8,400 $7,200 $2,400 $10,800 $1,200 $6,000 $6,000 $8,400 $4,855 $6,000 $5,700 $7,200 $3,000 $5,400 $6,000 $1,400 $3,000 $3,600 $7,200 $3,600 $4,800 $19,000 $4,800

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group E Soperton Summerville Sylvania Temple Tybee Island Tyrone Unadilla Vienna Walthourville Washington West Point Wrightsville

2,769 4,705 2,611 3,531 3,474 4,783 2,736 2,935 3,785 4,233 3,305 3,003

Amount of compensation
$750 $250 $4,800 $800 $7,200 $9,600 $3,593 $1,680 $9,600 $7,200 $2,700 $6,000

Population Group F Abbeville Alamo Aragon Arcade Arlington Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Boston Bowdon Brooklet Butler Chester Clarkesville Claxton Clayton Colquitt Comer Darien Davisboro Demorest Ellijay

2,407 2,420 1,051 1,821 1,559 1,921 1,191 1,101 1,432 1,958 1,100 1,928 1,436 1,347 2,394 2,065 1,909 1,110 1,670 1,569 1,611 1,556

$2,400 $3,300 $2,400 $5,200 $1,800 $5,000 $8,400 $3,600 $2,500 $1,680 $3,000 $420 $2,100 $1,200 $9,600 $7,500 $6,000 $1,200 $4,200 $2,400 $6,200 $1,200

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group F Flowery Branch Gordon Grantville Gray Grayson Guyton Hagan Hahira Harlem Helena Hiram Homer Hoschton Jasper Lavonia Lincolnton Lithonia Ludowici Lumber City Lumpkin Marshallville Maysville McCaysville Midway Morgan Mount Vernon Mt. Zion Nahunta Nicholson Oglethorpe Omega Oxford Pembroke Pine Mountain Porterdale Reidsville

1,958 2,131 1,903 2,053 1,036 1,133 1,003 1,756 1,804 2,297 1,480 1,011 1,393 2,381 1,879 1,621 2,194 1,500 1,215 1,293 1,303 1,459 1,042 1,047 1,457 2,126 1,407 1,013 1,268 1,172 1,353 2,040 2,414 1,184 1,420 2,291

Amount of compensation
$6,000 $7,200 $3,600 $6,000
$0 $1,200 $2,600 $3,600 $4,800 $2,400 $3,000 $600 $300 $700 $6,000 $2,400 $10,944 $4,080 $3,000 $2,100 $1,200 $2,500 $4,800 $5,847 $660 $1,500 $1,600 $1,200 $1,680 $1,500 $2,100 $2,000 $4,800 $1,800 $1,250 $4,500

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group F Reynolds Sardis Senoia Sparta Springfield Statham Tennille Thunderbolt Trion Tunnel Hill Union Point Varnell Wadley Walnut Grove Warrenton Watkinsville Willacoochee Winterville Woodbine Woodbury Wrens Zebulon

1,029 1,211 2,297 1,432 1,971 2,310 1,442 2,319 2,001 1,220 1,650 1,558 2,040 1,208 2,016 2,252 1,480 1,040 1,252 1,121 2,244 1,158

Population Group G

Adrian

570

Ailey

534

Alapaha

688

Allenhurst

734

Alto

893

Ball Ground

774

Berlin

612

Bethlehem

828

Blairsville

696

Blythe

757

Bowman

970

Bronwood

503

Amount of compensation
$1,000 $1,500 $12,000 $6,000 $1,800 $12,000 $3,600 $2,100 $7,200 $1,300 $1,600
$0 $3,600 $2,400 $2,400 $7,200 $12,000 $12,000 $1,800 $2,400 $4,060 $3,600
$1,260 $0 $0
$1,200 $3,000 $3,600 $240 $650 $13,000 $3,600 $1,000 $2,400

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group G

Buchanan

977

Carnesville

586

Clermont

534

Collins

528

Coolidge

558

Crawford

829

Dasher

829

Dawsonville

632

Dexter

527

Doerun

831

Enigma

887

Fairmount

761

Flovilla

705

Franklin

886

Gibson

713

Glenwood

826

Greenville

893

Hamilton

502

Helen

576

Hiawassee

806

Homeland

796

Irwinton

587

Kingston

665

Lake Park

546

Lenox

888

Lyerly

505

McIntyre

722

Menlo

500

Milan

915

Morven

628

Mount Airy

669

Mountain City

806

Mountain Park

514

Nelson

693

Newborn

623

Newton

897

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Amount of compensation
$2,000 $3,300 $900 $300 $1,200 $300 $2,400 $7,200 $600 $2,700 $3,900 $6,000 $3,900 $9,000 $900 $3,600 $17,640 $1,200 $1,800 $32,057 $30,795 $1,800 $1,800 $3,000 $455 $650 $5,000 $600 $4,100 $1,800 $1,260 $400 $2,400
$0 $0 $1,200

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group G

Norman Park

862

Ochlocknee

612

Patterson

637

Pavo

713

Pineview

536

Plains

624

Portal

584

Poulan

925

Ray City

758

Remerton

826

Resaca

840

Roberta

771

Rutledge

736

Screven

723

Smithville

863

Stillmore

740

Toomsboro

620

Ty Ty

741

Waleska

718

Waverly Hall

739

Whigham

624

White

722

Whitesburg

591

Population Group H

Aldora

96

Allentown

283

Andersonville

332

Arnoldsville

334

Attapulgus

483

Avera

208

Bartow

295

Bellville

137

Between

144

Bluffton

118

Bowersville

339

Amount of compensation
$700 $360 $4,200 $600 $1,800 $2,400 $3,300 $0 $2,400 $7,200 $4,920 $1,200 $8,000 $3,000 $1,800 $600 $1,200 $1,500 $1,800 $30 $2,400 $3,000 $3,600
$0 $0 $3,912 $600 $1,200 $200 $900 $144 $0 $0 $600

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group H

Buckhead

217

Byromville

412

Cadwell

354

Camak

154

Carl

228

Carlton

236

Cecil

268

Centralhatchee

388

Climax

293

Colbert

497

Coleman

144

Concord

345

Culloden

226

Daisy

134

Deepstep

128

Denton

274

Desoto

212

Dillard

226

Dudley

458

Dupont

139

Ellenton

349

Eton

454

Fargo

382

Flemington

346

Funston

435

Garfield

152

Gay

137

Geneva

113

Gillsville

197

Girard

229

Good Hope

221

Graham

320

Gumbranch

261

Harrison

488

Higgston

332

Hiltonia

414

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Amount of compensation
$1,500 $150 $780 $1,500 $1,200 $1,500 $1,400 $2,400 $420 $3,960 $960 $100 $0 $0 $325 $1,800 $0 $10,400 $1,920 $50 $300 $1,200 $0 $4,800 $0 $750 $0 $720 $600 $0 $500 $3,600 $1,200 $1,200 $80 $4,200

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group H

Hoboken

487

Hull

165

Ila

332

Jacksonville

116

Jenkinsburg

220

Junction City

175

Kite

239

Leslie

449

Lexington

242

Lilly

221

Lone Oak

99

Mansfield

447

Maxeys

217

Meansville

188

Midville

466

Mitchell

177

Molena

473

Moreland

411

Morganton

295

Newington

321

Norwood

294

Nunez

133

Oconee

287

Odum

429

Offerman

424

Orchard Hill

232

Parrott

146

Payne City

168

Pendergrass

475

Pinehurst

367

Pitts

310

Plainville

262

Preston

432

Pulaski

267

Rebecca

247

Register

160

Amount of compensation
$1,200 $1,000 $1,290
$0 $2,400
$50 $900 $1,000
$0 $120 $600 $1,200
$0 $0 $900 $700 $600 $600 $2,400 $0 $1,200 $660 $900 $350 $0 $4,500 $75 $2,000 $4,800 $1,476 $75 $250 $900 $900 $1,200 $0

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group H

Rentz

313

Rest Haven

149

Rhine

421

Riddleville

120

Riverside

58

Rocky Ford

182

Roopville

186

Sale City

315

Santa Claus

238

Scotland

292

Sharpsburg

327

Shiloh

432

Siloam

342

Sky Valley

220

Stapleton

308

Summertown

141

Sumner

309

Sunny Side

135

Surrency

237

Tarrytown

103

Taylorsville

224

Turin

318

Vernonburg

134

Waco

489

Warm Springs

482

Weston

71

White Plains

296

Williamson

320

Woodville

422

Woolsey

188

Yatesville

407

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group A Albany
12

76,202

Amount of compensation
$600 $0
$4,200 $0
$1,340 $0 $0
$600 $0
$575 $0
$200 $0 $0 $0 $0
$1,200 $0
$420 $12 $0 $2,400 $0 $5,600 $800 $300 $500 $240 $1,800 $0 $900
$7,200

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group A Roswell

78,229

Amount of compensation
$18,000

Population Group B Alpharetta Dalton Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw Valdosta

35,139 30,341 29,806 29,396 25,816 45,059

$9,000 $6,000 $14,700 $7,500 $13,800 $16,500

Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Canton Cartersville Conyers Cordele Doraville Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Kingsland Lilburn McDonough Milledgeville Moultrie Newnan Perry Powder Springs Snellville St. Marys Stockbridge Sugar Hill

17,434 16,886 11,823 15,984 12,342 13,195 17,221 12,034 11,500 10,029 10,753 15,976 13,455 11,064 11,363 11,721 19,159 14,500 20,551 10,566 13,760 17,961 15,811 11,256 13,820

$9,600 $7,800 $3,600 $9,870 $4,800 $2,100 $4,800 $2,400 $10,135 $7,200 $3,600 $6,000 $9,600
$25 $3,500 $12,000 $7,800 $5,940 $5,500 $4,800 $9,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,400 $4,500

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group C Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Union City

10,562 18,233 15,862 13,054

Amount of compensation
$4,200 $6,600 $7,800 $2,400

Population Group D Adel Auburn Austell Barnesville Bremen Cairo Camilla Chamblee Dawson Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Valley Ft. Oglethorpe Hapeville LaFayette Norcross Pooler Richmond Hill Sandersville Stone Mountain Thomaston Toccoa Villa Rica

5,295 6,843 6,430 5,890 5,057 9,342 5,609 9,228 5,035 6,917 8,752 8,040 7,854 5,705 6,774 9,294 8,344 8,266 5,981 7,097 9,295 9,324 8,087

$3,900 $1,200 $4,800 $1,800 $18,000 $3,000 $2,400 $7,200 $3,600 $7,200 $3,600 $3,600 $6,500 $7,800 $1,800 $6,000 $3,600 $5,000 $7,200 $900 $2,700 $9,600 $2,400

Population Group E Adairsville Baxley Blackshear Bloomingdale Cochran

2,979 4,379 3,302 2,642 4,501

$2,599 $5,555 $1,860 $1,800 $3,000

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group E Cornelia Cuthbert Dahlonega Donalsonville Elberton Euharlee Folkston Glennville Greensboro Hartwell Hazlehurst Holly Springs Homerville Jackson Lakeland Locust Grove Louisville Madison Manchester McRae Metter Montezuma Palmetto Pelham Port Wentworth Ringgold Rockmart Soperton Summerville Sylvania Temple Tybee Island Vienna Walthourville West Point Wrightsville

3,730 3,592 4,158 2,743 4,612 3,653 3,263 4,859 3,318 4,273 3,757 4,420 2,813 4,338 2,743 2,755 2,653 3,779 3,792 2,664 4,000 4,017 3,614 3,981 3,148 2,591 3,977 2,769 4,705 2,611 3,531 3,474 2,935 3,785 3,305 3,003

Amount of compensation
$2,400 $1,200 $3,600 $1,800 $3,000 $600 $2,400 $3,000 $4,200 $2,400 $2,400 $4,200 $1,800 $6,000 $1,200 $8,400 $900 $60,000 $3,882 $1,500 $3,000 $3,600 $1,200 $1,800 $2,400 $2,100 $3,600 $600 $150 $2,400 $600 $2,400 $480 $4,800 $1,800 $2,400

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group E

Population Group F Alamo Arcade Arlington Berkeley Lake Bowdon Brooklet Butler Chester Clarkesville Claxton Colquitt Darien Davisboro Ellijay Grantville Gray Guyton Hagan Harlem Hiram Homer Hoschton Lavonia Lithonia Ludowici Lumber City Lumpkin Marshallville Maysville Mount Vernon Nahunta Nicholson Oglethorpe Oxford

2,420 1,821 1,559 1,921 1,958 1,100 1,928 1,436 1,347 2,394 1,909 1,670 1,569 1,556 1,903 2,053 1,133 1,003 1,804 1,480 1,011 1,393 1,879 2,194 1,500 1,215 1,293 1,303 1,459 2,126 1,013 1,268 1,172 2,040

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Amount of compensation
$900 $1,200 $900 $1,200 $1,440 $2,400
$10 $1,500 $600 $4,800 $1,800 $2,400 $1,800 $1,500 $2,400 $4,800 $600 $1,320 $3,600 $1,200 $420 $300 $2,400 $6,212 $3,000 $1,200 $1,500 $1,200 $1,250 $420 $360 $1,074 $750 $1,000

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group F Pembroke Porterdale Reidsville Reynolds Sardis Senoia Sparta Springfield Statham Tennille Thunderbolt Trion Tunnel Hill Wadley Walnut Grove Warrenton Watkinsville Willacoochee Winterville Woodbine Wrens

2,414 1,420 2,291 1,029 1,211 2,297 1,432 1,971 2,310 1,442 2,319 2,001 1,220 2,040 1,208 2,016 2,252 1,480 1,040 1,252 2,244

Population Group G

Allenhurst

734

Alto

893

Berlin

612

Bethlehem

828

Blythe

757

Bronwood

503

Buchanan

977

Collins

528

Crawford

829

Dexter

527

Doerun

831

Enigma

887

Franklin

886

Amount of compensation
$2,400 $500 $3,000 $300 $600 $3,000 $1,200 $840 $6,000 $1,800 $936 $600 $1,300 $2,400 $720 $600 $3,000 $2,100 $1,260 $1,200 $1,585
$960 $1,200 $240 $260 $900 $360 $1,000 $240 $300 $420 $1,800 $2,600 $3,000

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem

Population Group G

Gibson

713

Glenwood

826

Greenville

893

Helen

576

Homeland

796

Kingston

665

Lake Park

546

Lenox

888

Lyerly

505

McIntyre

722

Morven

628

Mountain Park

514

Nelson

693

Newton

897

Norman Park

862

Ochlocknee

612

Pavo

713

Plains

624

Portal

584

Remerton

826

Rutledge

736

Screven

723

Smithville

863

Stillmore

740

Ty Ty

741

Whigham

624

Whitesburg

591

Population Group H

Allentown

283

Andersonville

332

Attapulgus

483

Bartow

295

Bellville

137

Bishop

150

Bluffton

118

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Amount of compensation
$700 $600 $600 $1,200 $630 $1,200 $600 $325 $120 $3,600 $1,200 $1,200
$0 $600 $400 $180 $360 $1,440 $1,800 $6,000 $1,000 $600 $900 $420 $1,080 $900 $1,200
$0 $2,616 $600 $125 $144 $1,500
$0

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem

Population Group H

Byromville

412

Carl

228

Cecil

268

Centralhatchee

388

Climax

293

Colbert

497

Deepstep

128

Denton

274

Dillard

226

Dudley

458

Dupont

139

Ellenton

349

Fargo

382

Flemington

346

Gillsville

197

Girard

229

Gumbranch

261

Higgston

332

Hiltonia

414

Hoboken

487

Jenkinsburg

220

Lexington

242

Lilly

221

Mansfield

447

Maxeys

217

Midville

466

Mitchell

177

Molena

473

Newington

321

Norwood

294

Nunez

133

Oconee

287

Offerman

424

Parrott

146

Payne City

168

Pitts

310

Amount of compensation
$150 $720 $1,050 $600 $360 $1,365 $260 $1,200 $900 $600 $50 $240
$0 $2,400
$0 $0 $960 $60 $600 $300 $1,200 $0 $84 $600 $0 $300 $300 $300 $0 $420 $420 $420 $0 $25 $500 $24

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem

Population Group H

Plainville

262

Preston

432

Rebecca

247

Rest Haven

149

Rocky Ford

182

Scotland

292

Sky Valley

220

Stapleton

308

Sumner

309

Waco

489

Warm Springs

482

Weston

71

Williamson

320

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group A

Albany

76,202

Marietta

61,282

Population Group B Alpharetta Dalton Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Rome Smyrna Valdosta

35,139 30,341 29,806 29,396 26,576 35,303 45,610 45,059

Population Group C Acworth Bainbridge Brunswick Cartersville Duluth

17,434 11,823 15,984 17,221 23,697

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Amount of compensation
$150 $300 $600
$0 $0 $400 $0 $0 $180 $2,000 $600 $300 $120
$59,056 $47,000
$25,000 $30,000 $32,500 $14,400 $39,800 $26,400 $33,700 $93,900
$30,680 $10,800 $15,000 $14,400 $18,000

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group C

Fayetteville

13,455

McDonough

11,721

Moultrie

14,500

Perry

10,566

Riverdale

14,880

Snellville

17,961

St. Marys

15,811

Stockbridge

11,256

Thomasville

18,233

Vidalia

10,625

Population Group D Adel Barnesville Cairo Centerville Cumming Fort Valley LaFayette Norcross Pooler Sandersville Thomaston

5,295 5,890 9,342 5,268 5,034 8,040 6,774 9,294 8,344 5,981 9,295

Population Group E Alma Ashburn Chatsworth Dahlonega East Dublin Elberton Forsyth Greensboro Hartwell Hogansville Holly Springs

3,187 4,435 3,768 4,158 2,550 4,612 4,354 3,318 4,273 2,751 4,420

Amount of compensation
$39,600 $19,200 $26,600 $7,200 $64,800 $10,000 $7,200 $37,000 $10,500 $7,200
$4,800 $3,600 $9,792 $6,000 $12,000 $3,600 $3,600 $14,400 $12,600 $8,400 $14,400
$7,000 $6,000 $9,800 $7,200 $4,200 $18,000 $6,000 $27,500 $7,200 $7,200 $7,200

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group E

Homerville

2,813

Jefferson

4,182

Lake City

2,844

Lakeland

2,743

Louisville

2,653

Manchester

3,792

Social Circle

3,722

Soperton

2,769

Summerville

4,705

Tyrone

4,783

Wrightsville

3,003

Population Group F Arcade Arlington Bowdon Butler Colquitt Darien Gordon Grantville Harlem Hoschton Lavonia Ludowici Lumber City Lumpkin Marshallville McCaysville Nahunta Pembroke Pine Mountain Porterdale Reynolds Sardis Springfield

1,821 1,559 1,958 1,928 1,909 1,670 2,131 1,903 1,804 1,393 1,879 1,500 1,215 1,293 1,303 1,042 1,013 2,414 1,184 1,420 1,029 1,211 1,971

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Amount of compensation
$0 $4,800 $10,000 $4,160 $3,000 $7,800 $3,600 $6,000 $971 $12,000 $4,200
$10,200 $1,800 $4,200 $3,600 $7,200 $3,000 $4,944 $3,600 $4,800 $3,000 $3,600 $6,000 $1,800 $4,200 $2,400 $2,671 $3,600 $4,800 $3,000 $9,000 $1,200 $1,800 $6,600

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2004 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group F

Tennille

1,442

Trion

2,001

Tunnel Hill

1,220

Warrenton

2,016

Watkinsville

2,252

Woodbine

1,252

Wrens

2,244

Amount of compensation
$2,400 $3,000 $4,200 $1,200 $2,400 $600 $3,000

Population Group G

Blairsville

696

Blythe

757

Doerun

831

Enigma

887

Franklin

886

Hamilton

502

Helen

576

Irwinton

587

Kingston

665

Morven

628

Mount Airy

669

Nelson

693

Norman Park

862

Pavo

713

Plains

624

Portal

584

Remerton

826

Roberta

771

Uvalda

546

$4,200 $2,400 $3,960 $1,200 $4,500 $1,200 $6,000 $1,800 $2,400 $1,800 $1,000 $2,400 $3,000 $2,400 $1,800 $3,000 $600 $2,400 $1,200

Population Group H

Climax

293

Concord

345

Dillard

226

Fargo

382

Garfield

152

Girard

229

$1,500 $1,800 $3,600
$0 $1,500
$0

Jurisdiction

2003 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group H

Hiltonia

414

Hoboken

487

Leslie

449

Maxeys

217

Midville

466

Newington

321

Preston

432

Rocky Ford

182

Sky Valley

220

Sumner

309

Warm Springs

482

Amount of compensation
$1,200 $1,200 $1,800
$0 $1,800 $900 $1,800
$0 $1,500
$0 $2,400

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Office of Research Post Office Box 95068 Atlanta, Georgia 30347-0068
(404) 679-3145