2005 municipal wage and salary survey: compensation of municipal elected officials

2005 MUNICIPAL WAGE AND SALARY SURVEY
COMPENSATION OF MUNICIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS
JULY 2005
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE OF RESEARCH
60 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30329-2231
404-679-4940

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group A

Albany

76,253

Marietta

60,547

Savannah

129,808

Amount of compensation
$7,200 $8,400 $15,000

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

34,245 31,478 26,461 35,457 31,107 30,566 27,433 26,955 33,810 35,551 45,755 45,373

$15,000 $6,000 $10,400 $11,000 $14,700 $7,500 $12,000 $7,200 $6,000 $8,400 $13,500 $15,500

Population Group C Americus Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Canton Carrollton College Park Conyers Cordele Covington Doraville Douglas Dublin Duluth Fayetteville Kingsland McDonough

16,737 12,106 10,966 13,103 15,094 21,010 18,353 12,147 11,557 13,464 10,032 10,916 16,689 24,255 13,858 11,588 13,622

$7,200 $3,000
$0 $4,800 $2,100 $3,600 $15,504 $2,400 $9,502 $6,000 $7,200 $3,600 $6,000 $6,000 $9,600
$25 $12,000

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group C

Milledgeville

19,268

Monroe

11,903

Moultrie

14,792

Newnan

22,520

Perry

10,660

Powder Springs

14,300

Snellville

18,782

St. Marys

16,187

Statesboro

24,604

Stockbridge

12,541

Suwanee

10,956

Thomasville

18,526

Tifton

16,197

Union City

13,355

Vidalia

10,868

Waycross

15,187

Winder

12,083

Woodstock

17,214

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

Population Group D Auburn Austell Barnesville Blakely Bremen Cairo Camilla Cedartown Centerville Chamblee Clarkston Cumming Dallas Eastman Eatonton Fitzgerald

6,937 6,517 5,905 5,485 5,272 9,363 5,605 9,729 5,549 9,112 7,107 5,443 7,697 5,393 6,789 8,864

$2,100 $4,800 $1,500 $2,400 $1,800 $2,700 $2,400 $1,800 $2,400 $7,200 $3,500 $3,600 $1,800 $3,000 $6,600 $3,600

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group D

Fort Valley

8,234

Ft. Oglethorpe

8,431

Grovetown

6,919

Jesup

9,743

Loganville

8,551

Norcross

9,518

Pooler

9,223

Richmond Hill

8,798

Rincon

5,987

Sandersville

6,048

Stone Mountain

7,095

Sylvester

5,936

Thomaston

9,426

Thomson

6,787

Toccoa

9,225

Tyrone

5,228

Villa Rica

8,930

Waynesboro

5,919

Amount of compensation
$3,000 $6,500 $3,600 $100 $6,000 $5,400 $3,600 $5,000 $720 $6,000 $900 $4,800 $2,400 $4,000 $8,400 $4,800 $2,400 $3,600

Population Group E Adairsville Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Bloomingdale Byron Chatsworth Cochran Cornelia Cuthbert Dacula Dahlonega East Dublin Elberton Euharlee

3,038 3,322 4,362 2,627 4,454 2,707 3,175 3,887 4,623 3,704 3,499 4,433 4,493 2,603 4,733 3,787

$2,400 $3,000 $2,400
$0 $5,850 $1,800 $3,000 $4,800 $3,000 $2,400 $1,200 $3,600 $3,600 $3,600 $4,200 $2,600

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group E

Folkston

3,242

Glennville

4,989

Greensboro

3,384

Hampton

4,616

Hartwell

4,250

Hawkinsville

4,257

Hazlehurst

3,640

Hephzibah

4,163

Hogansville

2,772

Holly Springs

4,699

Homerville

2,810

Jackson

4,323

Jasper

2,754

Jefferson

4,494

Jonesboro

4,075

Lake City

2,821

Lakeland

2,770

Leesburg

2,708

Locust Grove

2,861

Lyons

4,280

Manchester

3,754

McRae

3,876

Metter

4,079

Montezuma

4,012

Nashville

4,820

Nicholls

2,569

Oakwood

3,234

Ocilla

3,205

Palmetto

3,813

Pelham

4,000

Quitman

4,546

Ringgold

2,743

Rossville

3,391

Senoia

2,509

Social Circle

3,810

Soperton

2,796

Amount of compensation
$2,400 $3,000 $3,600 $8,400 $2,400 $3,000 $2,400
$0 $1,200 $4,200 $1,800 $6,000 $700 $2,500 $4,200 $6,000 $1,200 $1,800 $8,400 $150 $3,882 $1,500 $2,700 $3,600 $4,800 $600 $4,200 $3,600 $1,000 $2,400 $4,800 $1,800 $1,200 $3,000 $2,400 $2,400

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group E

Summerville

4,754

Tallapoosa

3,019

Temple

3,694

Tybee Island

3,534

Unadilla

2,776

Vienna

2,942

Walthourville

3,887

Washington

4,207

West Point

3,330

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

Population Group F Abbeville Alamo Aragon Arcade Arlington Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Boston Bowdon Brooklet Buchanan Buena Vista Butler Chester Clarkesville Claxton Colquitt Darien Davisboro Ellijay Emerson Flowery Branch Fort Gaines Gordon

2,416 2,439 1,056 1,912 1,539 2,001 1,118 1,089 1,429 1,950 1,129 1,001 1,658 1,958 1,531 1,464 2,344 1,868 1,675 1,664 1,535 1,248 1,994 1,083 2,126

$600 $900 $1,200 $1,200 $600 $900 $7,200 $3,000 $1,000 $1,440 $1,800 $1,000 $3,600 $10 $1,200 $600 $4,800 $1,800 $2,400 $1,800 $900
$0 $4,800
$0 $3,600

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group F

Gray

2,065

Grayson

1,118

Guyton

1,224

Hahira

1,802

Harlem

1,817

Helena

2,319

Hiram

1,550

Homer

1,013

Hoschton

1,440

Ivey

1,097

Jeffersonville

1,226

Lavonia

1,925

Lincolnton

1,566

Lovejoy

2,491

Ludowici

1,526

Lula

1,677

Lumber City

1,223

Marshallville

1,304

Maysville

1,495

Meigs

1,096

Midway

1,065

Milan

1,007

Morgan

1,482

Mount Vernon

2,172

Mt. Zion

1,446

Nicholson

1,295

Oglethorpe

1,166

Omega

1,359

Oxford

2,156

Pembroke

2,452

Pine Mountain

1,205

Porterdale

1,516

Reidsville

2,363

Reynolds

1,038

Richland

1,700

Sardis

1,220

Amount of compensation
$3,600 $0
$600 $2,100 $3,600 $1,200 $1,000 $420 $300 $960 $1,800 $2,400 $1,200 $6,000 $2,400 $600 $1,200 $2,400 $1,000
$0 $2,924 $1,100 $660 $420 $500 $480 $750 $750 $1,000 $1,200 $360 $500 $3,000 $300 $1,200 $600

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group F

Sparta

1,389

Springfield

2,010

Statham

2,415

Tennille

1,475

Thunderbolt

2,304

Trenton

2,131

Trion

2,045

Tunnel Hill

1,227

Twin City

1,777

Union Point

1,655

Varnell

1,526

Walnut Grove

1,204

Warrenton

2,058

Watkinsville

2,397

Willacoochee

1,502

Winterville

1,058

Woodbine

1,283

Woodbury

1,102

Wrens

2,236

Zebulon

1,231

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

Population Group G

Adrian

576

Ailey

542

Alapaha

695

Alto

883

Baconton

972

Ball Ground

791

Bethlehem

878

Blairsville

718

Blythe

787

Brooks

623

Canon

800

Carnesville

615

Cave Spring

995

Collins

547

$300 $0
$600 $1,200 $325 $300 $300 $1,200 $900 $400 $2,600 $600 $1,500 $240

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group G

Crawford

828

Crawfordville

521

Dasher

822

Dawsonville

873

Dexter

530

Doerun

847

Enigma

889

Flovilla

697

Franklin

892

Franklin Springs

723

Georgetown

912

Gibson

713

Glenwood

825

Greenville

949

Hamilton

527

Helen

624

Hiawassee

820

Hoboken

506

Homeland

805

Kingston

658

Lake Park

563

Lenox

897

Luthersville

829

Lyerly

513

McCaysville

992

McIntyre

720

Menlo

509

Morven

627

Mountain City

803

Newborn

663

Newton

887

Ochlocknee

610

Patterson

652

Pavo

711

Pinelake

608

Pineview

533

Amount of compensation
$300 $600 $1,800 $3,600 $240 $1,800 $2,600 $2,100 $3,000 $1,444 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $1,200 $2,400 $300 $600 $1,200 $600 $325 $1,200 $120 $2,400 $3,600 $180 $1,200 $300
$0 $600 $180 $600 $360 $600 $480

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group G

Portal

594

Poulan

929

Ray City

764

Resaca

854

Roberta

783

Rutledge

741

Screven

749

Smithville

896

Tignall

649

Toomsboro

620

Ty Ty

746

Uvalda

554

Waco

505

Waleska

726

Waverly Hall

755

Whigham

607

White

714

Whitesburg

587

Young Harris

553

Amount of compensation
$1,775 $0
$1,200 $2,520 $600 $1,000 $600 $100
$0 $840 $1,080
$0 $2,000 $1,200
$0 $900 $600 $1,200 $1,200

Population Group H

Aldora

95

Ambrose

327

Arabi

453

Arnoldsville

327

Attapulgus

485

Avera

210

Bartow

293

Bellville

137

Between

143

Bishop

155

Bluffton

116

Bostwick

341

Bowersville

340

Bronwood

497

Buckhead

217

$0 $1,200
$0 $300 $600 $100 $125 $144 $0 $600 $0 $200 $500 $240 $0

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group H

Byromville

427

Cadwell

372

Camak

159

Carl

242

Cecil

269

Climax

296

Daisy

133

Danville

364

Dearing

443

Deepstep

131

Denton

275

Dillard

232

Dudley

464

Ellenton

352

Eton

464

Fargo

380

Flemington

358

Funston

442

Garfield

155

Gay

137

Geneva

113

Gillsville

199

Girard

234

Good Hope

220

Graham

323

Gumbranch

264

Haralson

156

Higgston

335

Hiltonia

406

Ila

333

Iron City

313

Jacksonville

118

Jakin

154

Junction City

178

Kite

243

Leslie

446

Amount of compensation
$150 $780 $180 $720 $1,050 $360
$0 $600 $0 $1,240 $1,200 $900 $600 $240 $900 $0 $2,400 $0 $300 $0 $300 $300 $0 $300 $1,200 $960 $0 $60 $480 $996 $0 $0 $300 $25 $300 $600

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group H

Lexington

242

Lilly

225

Lone Oak

98

Manassas

104

Mansfield

476

Maxeys

216

Meansville

191

Midville

473

Montrose

161

Moreland

409

Mountain Park

492

Newington

318

Norwood

299

Nunez

134

Oconee

292

Odum

443

Offerman

434

Orchard Hill

233

Parrott

146

Pendergrass

479

Plainville

267

Preston

442

Pulaski

281

Rayle

138

Rebecca

245

Register

163

Rentz

316

Rhine

423

Riddleville

123

Riverside

60

Rocky Ford

183

Santa Claus

238

Sasser

375

Shady Dale

250

Shiloh

430

Siloam

348

Amount of compensation
$120 $84 $240 $48 $600 $0 $0 $300 $0 $60 $900 $0 $420 $420 $420 $250 $0 $4,200 $25 $1,200 $150 $420 $300 $0 $600 $0 $120 $900 $0 $1,065 $0 $0 $225 $0 $180 $0

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group H

Sky Valley

225

Stapleton

311

Summertown

143

Sumner

311

Sunny Side

135

Surrency

244

Sycamore

489

Talking Rock

77

Tallulah Falls

162

Tarrytown

105

Tiger

321

Turin

316

Warm Springs

478

Warwick

421

Weston

73

White Plains

303

Williamson

331

Woodland

418

Woodville

428

Woolsey

192

Yatesville

407

Amount of compensation
$0 $480
$0 $180
$0 $300 $900
$0 $600 $10 $360
$0 $600 $150 $600
$0 $120 $1,800 $650 $0 $720

Mayor Population Group A Albany Marietta Savannah
Population Group B Alpharetta Dalton Douglasville East Point Gainesville Hinesville

76,253 60,547 129,808
34,245 31,478 26,461 35,457 31,107 30,566

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$8,200 $13,200 $42,000
$30,000 $7,200 $31,000 $15,200 $16,200 $15,000

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group B Kennesaw LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta

27,433 26,955 33,810 35,551 45,755 45,373

Amount of compensation
$19,200 $9,600 $9,000 $9,240 $18,000 $25,000

Population Group C Americus Bainbridge Canton Carrollton College Park Conyers Cordele Covington Doraville Douglas Dublin Duluth Fayetteville Kingsland McDonough Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Newnan Perry Powder Springs Snellville St. Marys Statesboro Stockbridge Suwanee Thomasville Tifton

16,737 12,106 15,094 21,010 18,353 12,147 11,557 13,464 10,032 10,916 16,689 24,255 13,858 11,588 13,622 19,268 11,903 14,792 22,520 10,660 14,300 18,782 16,187 24,604 12,541 10,956 18,526 16,197

$14,400 $5,700 $3,000 $6,000 $18,240 $3,300 $10,769 $12,000 $60,000 $4,800 $8,400 $9,600 $13,200
$50 $18,000 $8,400 $4,800 $6,960 $10,000 $9,600 $12,000 $6,000 $7,200 $16,500 $10,800 $6,000 $7,800 $9,600

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group C Union City Vidalia Waycross Winder Woodstock

13,355 10,868 15,187 12,083 17,214

Amount of compensation
$4,800 $4,800 $8,101 $12,000 $10,200

Population Group D Auburn Austell Barnesville Blakely Bremen Cairo Camilla Cedartown Centerville Chamblee Clarkston Cumming Dallas Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Valley Ft. Oglethorpe Grovetown Jesup Loganville Norcross Pooler Richmond Hill Rincon Sandersville Stone Mountain Sylvester Thomaston Thomson

6,937 6,517 5,905 5,485 5,272 9,363 5,605 9,729 5,549 9,112 7,107 5,443 7,697 6,789 8,864 8,234 8,431 6,919 9,743 8,551 9,518 9,223 8,798 5,987 6,048 7,095 5,936 9,426 6,787

$3,600 $30,000 $2,400 $3,600 $3,000 $3,300 $3,600 $2,400 $4,800 $10,800 $6,500 $4,800 $3,600 $12,000 $9,000 $6,000 $8,500 $6,600
$100 $14,000 $6,900 $7,200 $7,500
$840 $8,400 $3,600 $7,200 $3,600 $7,000

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group D Toccoa Tyrone Villa Rica Waynesboro

9,225 5,228 8,930 5,919

Amount of compensation
$10,800 $9,600 $3,000 $4,200

Population Group E Adairsville Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Bloomingdale Byron Chatsworth Cochran Cornelia Cuthbert Dacula Dahlonega East Dublin Elberton Euharlee Folkston Glennville Greensboro Hampton Hartwell Hazlehurst Hephzibah Hogansville Holly Springs Homerville Jackson Jasper Jefferson Jonesboro

3,038 3,322 4,362 2,627 4,454 2,707 3,175 3,887 4,623 3,704 3,499 4,433 4,493 2,603 4,733 3,787 3,242 4,989 3,384 4,616 4,250 3,640 4,163 2,772 4,699 2,810 4,323 2,754 4,494 4,075

$4,800 $6,000 $6,000
$0 $7,800 $3,000 $8,400 $8,400 $6,900 $4,800 $4,800 $4,800 $7,200 $9,600 $6,000 $3,900 $10,000 $4,800 $6,000 $10,800 $4,800 $12,000
$0 $1,800 $4,200 $3,000 $16,800 $700 $7,200 $8,400

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group E Lake City Lakeland Leesburg Locust Grove Lyons Manchester McRae Metter Montezuma Nashville Nicholls Oakwood Ocilla Palmetto Pelham Quitman Ringgold Rossville Senoia Social Circle Soperton Summerville Tallapoosa Temple Tybee Island Unadilla Vienna Walthourville Washington West Point

2,821 2,770 2,708 2,861 4,280 3,754 3,876 4,079 4,012 4,820 2,569 3,234 3,205 3,813 4,000 4,546 2,743 3,391 2,509 3,810 2,796 4,754 3,019 3,694 3,534 2,776 2,942 3,887 4,207 3,330

Amount of compensation
$7,200 $2,400 $3,600 $10,800 $500 $4,855 $6,000 $5,700 $7,200 $9,600 $3,000 $5,400 $6,000 $1,400 $3,600 $7,200 $3,600 $19,000 $12,000 $4,800 $3,600 $250 $2,400 $800 $7,200 $4,226 $1,680 $9,600 $7,200 $2,700

Population Group F Abbeville Alamo Aragon Arcade

2,416 2,439 1,056 1,912

$2,400 $3,300 $2,400 $5,200

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group F Arlington Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Boston Bowdon Brooklet Buchanan Buena Vista Butler Chester Clarkesville Claxton Colquitt Darien Davisboro Ellijay Emerson Flowery Branch Fort Gaines Gordon Gray Grayson Guyton Hahira Harlem Helena Hiram Homer Hoschton Ivey Jeffersonville Lavonia Lincolnton Lovejoy Ludowici

1,539 2,001 1,118 1,089 1,429 1,950 1,129 1,001 1,658 1,958 1,531 1,464 2,344 1,868 1,675 1,664 1,535 1,248 1,994 1,083 2,126 2,065 1,118 1,224 1,802 1,817 2,319 1,550 1,013 1,440 1,097 1,226 1,925 1,566 2,491 1,526

Amount of compensation
$1,800 $5,000 $8,400 $6,000 $2,000 $1,680 $3,000 $2,000 $4,800 $420 $2,100 $1,200 $9,600 $6,000 $4,200 $2,400 $1,200
$0 $6,000
$0 $7,200 $6,000
$0 $1,200 $3,600 $4,800 $2,400 $3,000 $600 $300 $1,200 $3,600 $6,000 $2,400 $6,000 $4,080

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group F Lula Lumber City Marshallville Maysville Meigs Midway Milan Morgan Mount Vernon Mt. Zion Nicholson Oglethorpe Omega Oxford Pembroke Pine Mountain Porterdale Reidsville Reynolds Richland Sardis Sparta Springfield Statham Tennille Thunderbolt Trenton Trion Tunnel Hill Twin City Union Point Varnell Walnut Grove Warrenton Watkinsville Willacoochee

1,677 1,223 1,304 1,495 1,096 1,065 1,007 1,482 2,172 1,446 1,295 1,166 1,359 2,156 2,452 1,205 1,516 2,363 1,038 1,700 1,220 1,389 2,010 2,415 1,475 2,304 2,131 2,045 1,227 1,777 1,655 1,526 1,204 2,058 2,397 1,502

Amount of compensation
$4,800 $3,000 $3,600 $2,500
$0 $5,847 $4,100 $660 $2,500 $1,600 $1,680 $1,500 $2,100 $2,000 $2,400 $1,800 $1,250 $4,500 $1,000 $3,000 $1,500 $6,000 $1,800 $12,000 $3,600 $2,100 $3,600 $7,200 $1,300 $2,100 $1,600
$0 $2,400 $2,400 $7,200 $12,000

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group F Winterville Woodbine Woodbury Wrens Zebulon

1,058 1,283 1,102 2,236 1,231

Population Group G

Adrian

576

Ailey

542

Alapaha

695

Alto

883

Baconton

972

Ball Ground

791

Bethlehem

878

Blairsville

718

Blythe

787

Brooks

623

Canon

800

Carnesville

615

Cave Spring

995

Collins

547

Coolidge

557

Crawford

828

Crawfordville

521

Dasher

822

Dawsonville

873

Dexter

530

Doerun

847

Enigma

889

Flovilla

697

Franklin

892

Franklin Springs

723

Georgetown

912

Gibson

713

Glenwood

825

Greenville

949

Amount of compensation
$12,000 $1,800 $2,400 $4,060 $3,600
$1,200 $0
$1,200 $3,300 $725 $3,600 $700 $13,000 $3,600 $400 $5,200 $4,260 $3,600 $300 $1,200 $300 $1,800 $2,400 $7,200 $600 $2,700 $3,900 $3,900 $9,000 $3,900 $3,000 $900 $3,600 $17,640

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group G

Hamilton

527

Helen

624

Hiawassee

820

Hoboken

506

Homeland

805

Kingston

658

Lake Park

563

Lenox

897

Luthersville

829

Lyerly

513

McCaysville

992

McIntyre

720

Menlo

509

Morven

627

Mountain City

803

Newborn

663

Newton

887

Ochlocknee

610

Patterson

652

Pavo

711

Pinelake

608

Pineview

533

Portal

594

Poulan

929

Ray City

764

Resaca

854

Roberta

783

Rutledge

741

Screven

749

Smithville

896

Tignall

649

Toomsboro

620

Ty Ty

746

Uvalda

554

Waco

505

Waleska

726

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Amount of compensation
$1,200 $1,800 $36,110 $1,200 $30,731 $1,800 $3,200 $455 $3,600 $720 $4,800 $6,000 $600 $1,800 $480
$0 $1,200 $360 $4,200 $500 $3,600 $1,800 $3,825
$0 $2,400 $4,920 $1,200 $3,000 $3,000 $1,800
$0 $1,200 $1,500
$0 $5,000 $1,800

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group G

Waverly Hall

755

Whigham

607

White

714

Whitesburg

587

Young Harris

553

Population Group H

Aldora

95

Ambrose

327

Arabi

453

Arnoldsville

327

Attapulgus

485

Avera

210

Bartow

293

Bellville

137

Between

143

Bishop

155

Bluffton

116

Bostwick

341

Bowersville

340

Bronwood

497

Buckhead

217

Byromville

427

Cadwell

372

Camak

159

Carl

242

Cecil

269

Climax

296

Daisy

133

Danville

364

Dearing

443

Deepstep

131

Denton

275

Dudley

464

Ellenton

352

Eton

464

Amount of compensation
$30 $2,400 $3,000 $3,600 $6,000
$0 $2,400 $600 $600 $1,200 $200 $900 $144
$0 $1,500
$0 $600 $600 $2,400 $1,500 $150 $780 $1,500 $1,200 $1,400 $420
$0 $1,200
$0 $425 $1,800 $1,920 $300 $1,200

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group H

Fargo

380

Flemington

358

Funston

442

Garfield

155

Gay

137

Geneva

113

Gillsville

199

Girard

234

Good Hope

220

Graham

323

Gumbranch

264

Haralson

156

Higgston

335

Hiltonia

406

Ila

333

Iron City

313

Jacksonville

118

Jakin

154

Junction City

178

Kite

243

Leslie

446

Lexington

242

Lilly

225

Lone Oak

98

Manassas

104

Mansfield

476

Maxeys

216

Meansville

191

Midville

473

Mitchell

179

Montrose

161

Moreland

409

Mountain Park

492

Newington

318

Norwood

299

Nunez

134

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Amount of compensation
$0 $4,800
$0 $750
$0 $720 $600
$0 $500 $4,200 $1,200 $1,500 $80 $4,200 $1,328 $180
$0 $600 $50 $900 $1,000 $240 $120 $600 $60 $1,200
$0 $0 $900 $700 $0 $600 $2,400 $0 $1,200 $660

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group H

Oconee

292

Odum

443

Offerman

434

Orchard Hill

233

Parrott

146

Pendergrass

479

Plainville

267

Preston

442

Pulaski

281

Rayle

138

Rebecca

245

Register

163

Rentz

316

Rhine

423

Riddleville

123

Riverside

60

Rocky Ford

183

Santa Claus

238

Sasser

375

Shady Dale

250

Shiloh

430

Siloam

348

Sky Valley

225

Stapleton

311

Summertown

143

Sumner

311

Sunny Side

135

Surrency

244

Sycamore

489

Talking Rock

77

Tallulah Falls

162

Tarrytown

105

Tiger

321

Turin

316

Warm Springs

478

Warwick

421

Amount of compensation
$900 $350
$0 $4,500
$75 $4,800 $250 $420 $900
$0 $1,200
$0 $600 $4,200
$0 $1,430
$0 $1,200 $450 $1,200 $200
$0 $0 $900 $0 $1,200 $0 $420 $1,200 $0 $900 $10 $540 $2,400 $800 $300

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group H

Weston

73

White Plains

303

Williamson

331

Woodland

418

Woodville

428

Woolsey

192

Yatesville

407

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group A Albany
Population Group B Alpharetta Dalton Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw Peachtree City Valdosta
Population Group C Americus Bainbridge Canton Conyers Cordele Doraville Douglas Dublin Duluth Fayetteville Kingsland McDonough Milledgeville

76,253
34,245 31,478 31,107 30,566 27,433 33,810 45,373
16,737 12,106 15,094 12,147 11,557 10,032 10,916 16,689 24,255 13,858 11,588 13,622 19,268

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Amount of compensation
$600 $500 $240 $32,000 $1,950
$0 $960
$7,200
$15,000 $6,000 $14,700 $7,500 $13,800 $6,000 $16,500
$7,800 $3,600 $2,100 $2,400 $10,135 $7,200 $3,600 $6,000 $6,000 $9,600
$25 $12,000 $6,600

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group C Moultrie Newnan Perry Powder Springs Snellville St. Marys Statesboro Stockbridge Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Union City

14,792 22,520 10,660 14,300 18,782 16,187 24,604 12,541 10,956 18,526 16,197 13,355

Population Group D Auburn Austell Barnesville Bremen Cairo Centerville Chamblee Cumming Dallas Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Valley Ft. Oglethorpe Loganville Norcross Richmond Hill Rincon Sandersville Stone Mountain Thomaston Toccoa Villa Rica

6,937 6,517 5,905 5,272 9,363 5,549 9,112 5,443 7,697 6,789 8,864 8,234 8,431 8,551 9,518 8,798 5,987 6,048 7,095 9,426 9,225 8,930

Amount of compensation
$5,940 $5,500 $4,800 $9,000 $4,000 $6,000 $6,600 $9,000 $4,200 $6,600 $7,800 $2,400
$2,100 $4,800 $1,800 $1,800 $3,000 $2,400 $7,200 $3,600 $2,400 $7,200 $3,600 $3,600 $6,500 $6,000 $6,000 $5,000 $720 $7,200 $900 $2,700 $9,600 $2,400

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group D Waynesboro

5,919

Population Group E Adairsville Avondale Estates Baxley Bloomingdale Byron Cochran Cuthbert Dacula Elberton Folkston Glennville Greensboro Hartwell Hazlehurst Holly Springs Homerville Jackson Jasper Lakeland Leesburg Lyons Manchester McRae Metter Montezuma Nashville Palmetto Pelham Ringgold Senoia Soperton Summerville Tallapoosa

3,038 2,627 4,454 2,707 3,175 4,623 3,499 4,433 4,733 3,242 4,989 3,384 4,250 3,640 4,699 2,810 4,323 2,754 2,770 2,708 4,280 3,754 3,876 4,079 4,012 4,820 3,813 4,000 2,743 2,509 2,796 4,754 3,019

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Amount of compensation
$3,600
$2,400 $0
$5,850 $1,800 $3,000 $3,000 $1,200 $3,600 $4,200 $2,400 $3,000 $4,200 $2,400 $2,400 $4,200 $1,800 $6,000 $700 $1,200 $2,750 $150 $3,882 $1,500 $3,000 $3,600 $4,800 $1,200 $2,400 $2,100 $3,000 $2,400 $150 $1,800

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group E Temple Tybee Island Unadilla Vienna Walthourville West Point

3,694 3,534 2,776 2,942 3,887 3,330

Population Group F Abbeville Alamo Arcade Arlington Berkeley Lake Bowdon Brooklet Buchanan Buena Vista Butler Chester Claxton Colquitt Darien Davisboro Ellijay Emerson Fort Gaines Gray Grayson Guyton Harlem Hiram Homer Hoschton Lavonia Lovejoy Ludowici

2,416 2,439 1,912 1,539 2,001 1,950 1,129 1,001 1,658 1,958 1,531 2,344 1,868 1,675 1,664 1,535 1,248 1,083 2,065 1,118 1,224 1,817 1,550 1,013 1,440 1,925 2,491 1,526

Amount of compensation
$600 $2,400 $3,593 $480 $4,800 $1,800
$600 $900 $1,200 $900 $1,200 $1,440 $2,400 $1,000 $3,600 $10 $1,500 $4,800 $1,800 $2,400 $1,800 $900
$0 $0 $4,800 $0 $600 $3,600 $1,200 $420 $300 $2,400 $6,000 $3,000

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group F Lula Lumber City Marshallville Maysville Meigs Midway Milan Nicholson Oglethorpe Omega Pembroke Pine Mountain Porterdale Reidsville Reynolds Richland Sardis Sparta Springfield Statham Tennille Thunderbolt Trenton Trion Tunnel Hill Twin City Walnut Grove Warrenton Watkinsville Willacoochee Winterville Woodbine Wrens

1,677 1,223 1,304 1,495 1,096 1,065 1,007 1,295 1,166 1,359 2,452 1,205 1,516 2,363 1,038 1,700 1,220 1,389 2,010 2,415 1,475 2,304 2,131 2,045 1,227 1,777 1,204 2,058 2,397 1,502 1,058 1,283 2,236

Population Group G

Adrian

576

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Amount of compensation
$600 $1,200 $2,400 $1,250
$0 $2,924 $1,100 $1,074 $750 $750 $1,200 $360 $500 $3,000 $300 $1,200 $600 $1,200 $840 $6,000 $1,800 $900 $1,800 $600 $1,300 $1,500 $720 $600 $3,000 $2,100 $1,260 $1,200 $1,585
$0

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem

Population Group G

Ailey

542

Alapaha

695

Alto

883

Baconton

972

Ball Ground

791

Bethlehem

878

Blythe

787

Brooks

623

Canon

800

Cave Spring

995

Collins

547

Crawford

828

Dasher

822

Dexter

530

Doerun

847

Enigma

889

Franklin

892

Franklin Springs

723

Georgetown

912

Gibson

713

Glenwood

825

Greenville

949

Helen

624

Hiawassee

820

Hoboken

506

Homeland

805

Kingston

658

Lake Park

563

Lenox

897

Luthersville

829

Lyerly

513

McIntyre

720

Morven

627

Newborn

663

Patterson

652

Pinelake

608

Amount of compensation
$0 $50 $1,200 $325 $300 $300 $900 $400 $2,600 $1,800 $240 $300 $1,800 $420 $1,800 $2,600 $3,000 $1,800 $600 $700 $600 $600 $1,200 $2,400 $300 $660 $1,200 $600 $325 $1,200 $120 $3,600 $1,200 $0 $600 $600

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem

Population Group G

Portal

594

Poulan

929

Resaca

854

Roberta

783

Rutledge

741

Screven

749

Smithville

896

Tignall

649

Toomsboro

620

Ty Ty

746

Uvalda

554

Waco

505

Waleska

726

Waverly Hall

755

Whigham

607

Whitesburg

587

Young Harris

553

Population Group H

Arabi

453

Arnoldsville

327

Attapulgus

485

Avera

210

Bartow

293

Bellville

137

Bluffton

116

Bostwick

341

Bronwood

497

Byromville

427

Cecil

269

Climax

296

Daisy

133

Danville

364

Dearing

443

Deepstep

131

Denton

275

15

Amount of compensation
$1,775 $0
$2,520 $600 $1,000 $600 $100
$0 $840 $1,080
$0 $2,000 $1,200
$0 $900 $1,200 $1,200
$0 $300 $600 $100 $125 $144 $0 $200 $360 $150 $1,050 $360 $0 $1,200 $0 $260 $1,200

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem

Population Group H

Dudley

464

Ellenton

352

Fargo

380

Flemington

358

Funston

442

Garfield

155

Gay

137

Geneva

113

Girard

234

Good Hope

220

Graham

323

Gumbranch

264

Higgston

335

Hiltonia

406

Iron City

313

Jacksonville

118

Jakin

154

Kite

243

Lexington

242

Lilly

225

Lone Oak

98

Manassas

104

Mansfield

476

Maxeys

216

Meansville

191

Mitchell

179

Montrose

161

Mountain Park

492

Newington

318

Norwood

299

Nunez

134

Oconee

292

Odum

443

Offerman

434

Parrott

146

Pendergrass

479

Amount of compensation
$600 $240
$0 $2,400
$0 $300
$0 $300
$0 $300 $1,200 $960 $60 $600
$0 $0 $300 $300 $120 $84 $600 $48 $600 $0 $0 $300 $0 $1,200 $0 $420 $420 $420 $250 $0 $25 $1,200

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem

Population Group H

Plainville

267

Preston

442

Rayle

138

Rebecca

245

Register

163

Rhine

423

Rocky Ford

183

Santa Claus

238

Sasser

375

Shady Dale

250

Shiloh

430

Siloam

348

Sky Valley

225

Stapleton

311

Summertown

143

Sumner

311

Surrency

244

Talking Rock

77

Tallulah Falls

162

Tarrytown

105

Tiger

321

Turin

316

Warm Springs

478

Warwick

421

Weston

73

Williamson

331

Woodland

418

Woolsey

192

Yatesville

407

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group A

Savannah

129,808

Population Group B

16

Amount of compensation
$150 $420
$0 $600 $0 $900 $0
$0 $225
$0 $180
$0 $0 $480 $0 $180 $300 $0 $600 $10 $360 $0 $600 $225 $600 $120 $1,800 $0 $720
$102,812

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group B

Alpharetta

34,245

Douglasville

26,461

Gainesville

31,107

Amount of compensation
$40,000 $55,200 $32,500

Population Group C Bainbridge Calhoun Newnan Powder Springs St. Marys Suwanee Thomasville Winder

12,106 13,103 22,520 14,300 16,187 10,956 18,526 12,083

$10,800 $14,400 $9,984 $12,000 $12,000 $23,200 $10,500 $11,400

Population Group D Dallas Fort Valley Ft. Oglethorpe Sylvester Thomaston

7,697 8,234 8,431 5,936 9,426

$3,600 $3,600 $6,500
--$14,400

Population Group E Alma Elberton Greensboro Hephzibah Lyons Montezuma Nicholls Social Circle

3,322 4,733 3,384 4,163 4,280 4,012 2,569 3,810

$7,000 $6,270 $27,500 $3,600 $300 $6,000 $3,000 $6,000

Population Group F Boston Brooklet Darien Davisboro

1,429 1,129 1,675 1,664

$4,500 $4,500 $12,000 $1,200

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group F

Hoschton

1,440

Ivey

1,097

Ludowici

1,526

Lumber City

1,223

Marshallville

1,304

Mount Vernon

2,172

Springfield

2,010

Tennille

1,475

Watkinsville

2,397

Wrens

2,236

Amount of compensation
$3,000 $2,100 $6,000 $1,800 $2,400 $1,800 $6,600 $2,400 $2,400 $3,000

Population Group G

Adrian

576

Alapaha

695

Blairsville

718

Doerun

847

Enigma

889

Helen

624

Hoboken

506

Kingston

658

Luthersville

829

Morven

627

Mountain City

803

Pinelake

608

Poulan

929

Roberta

783

Tignall

649

Uvalda

554

Waco

505

$0 $1,500 $4,200 $4,560 $1,200 $7,200 $1,200 $2,400 $3,000 $1,920 $3,600 $15,000
$0 $0 $0 $1,200 $0

Population Group H

Bostwick

341

Dearing

443

Funston

442

Garfield

155

Girard

234

$0 $0 $0 $1,200 $0

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2005 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group H

Higgston

335

Iron City

313

Mitchell

179

Mountain Park

492

Newington

318

Pendergrass

479

Shiloh

430

Sumner

311

Talking Rock

77

Woodland

418

Amount of compensation
$0 $0 $0 $2,640 $1,500 $6,000 $900 $0 $0 $1,200

Jurisdiction

2004 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Office of Research Post Office Box 95068 Atlanta, Georgia 30347-0068
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