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 1 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 2 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 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 $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 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 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 14 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 17 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 18 DCA Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Research Post Office Box 95068 Atlanta, Georgia 30347-0068 (404) 679-3145