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