2006 municipal wage and salary survey: compensation of municipal elected officials

2006 MUNICIPAL WAGE AND SALARY SURVEY
COMPENSATION OF MUNICIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS
AUGUST 2006
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE OF RESEARCH
60 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30329-2231
404-679-4940

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group A

Atlanta

470,688

Marietta

61,261

Roswell

85,920

Savannah

128,453

Amount of compensation
$39,473 $13,000 $18,000 $15,000

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

40,128 27,568 40,680 32,444 28,615 30,522 27,362 34,524 35,816 47,643 45,205

$15,000 $12,500 $9,200 $14,700 $7,500 $12,000 $7,200 $6,000 $8,400 $14,400 $15,500

Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Canton Carrollton College Park Conyers Douglas Dublin Duluth Fayetteville Forest Park Kingsland McDonough Monroe

18,428 16,873 11,874 10,972 13,570 17,685 21,837 20,181 12,205 10,978 16,924 24,482 14,363 22,201 12,063 15,523 12,329

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

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group C

Moultrie

14,913

Newnan

24,654

Perry

11,018

Pooler

10,019

Powder Springs

14,507

Riverdale

15,475

Snellville

19,238

St. Marys

16,404

Statesboro

24,612

Stockbridge

13,140

Sugar Hill

15,696

Suwanee

12,553

Thomasville

18,725

Tifton

16,327

Vidalia

11,037

Waycross

15,112

Winder

12,451

Woodstock

19,602

Amount of compensation
$5,940 $5,500 $4,200 $3,600 $12,000 $9,600 $4,000 $6,000 $7,500 $8,400 $3,600 $3,600 $7,800 $6,900 $2,400 $6,000 $2,400 $6,000

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

7,134 6,566 5,808 5,476 5,350 9,389 5,616 9,771 6,624 9,763 7,078 5,856 5,802 8,667 9,872 5,441

$2,100 $12,000 $1,500 $2,400 $1,800 $7,320 $2,400 $1,800 $2,400 $7,200 $3,500 $2,700 $3,600 $1,800 $7,200 $3,000

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group D

Eatonton

6,758

Fairburn

8,564

Fitzgerald

8,920

Ft. Oglethorpe

8,964

Glennville

5,031

Grovetown

7,483

Holly Springs

5,328

Jefferson

5,599

Jesup

9,851

Loganville

8,881

Norcross

9,887

Richmond Hill

9,187

Sandersville

6,031

Stone Mountain

7,080

Sylvester

5,924

Thomaston

9,265

Thomson

6,866

Toccoa

9,103

Villa Rica

9,897

Waynesboro

5,999

Amount of compensation
$6,600 $1,500 $3,600 $6,500 $3,000 $3,600 $4,200 $2,500 $100 $6,000 $5,400 $5,000 $6,000 $900 $4,800 $2,400 $4,000 $8,400 $2,400 $3,600

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

3,090 3,361 4,397 2,623 4,402 3,421 2,677 3,251 3,924 3,771 3,491 4,425 4,519 2,711

$2,400 $3,000 $2,400
$0 $6,750 $1,500 $1,800 $3,000 $4,800 $2,400 $1,200 $3,600 $3,600 $3,600

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group E

Elberton

4,714

Euharlee

3,859

Folkston

3,270

Forsyth

4,259

Greensboro

3,303

Hampton

4,743

Hartwell

4,288

Hawkinsville

4,212

Hazlehurst

3,729

Helena

2,523

Hephzibah

4,210

Homerville

2,811

Jackson

4,358

Jasper

2,837

Jonesboro

3,922

Lake City

2,776

Lakeland

2,769

Locust Grove

3,434

Louisville

2,643

Lyons

4,384

Manchester

3,719

McRae

4,283

Metter

4,143

Montezuma

3,997

Nashville

4,841

Nicholls

2,557

Oakwood

3,408

Ocilla

3,417

Palmetto

4,676

Pembroke

2,503

Port Wentworth

3,238

Quitman

4,520

Ringgold

2,793

Rossville

3,416

Royston

2,678

Senoia

2,719

Amount of compensation
$4,200 $1,200 $2,400 $6,300 $3,600 $8,400 $2,400 $3,000 $2,400 $1,200
$0 $5,400 $6,000 $700 $4,200 $6,000 $1,200 $8,400 $900 $150 $3,882 $1,500 $2,700 $3,600 $4,800 $600 $4,200 $3,600 $1,000 $1,200 $2,400 $7,200 $3,600 $1,200 $3,400 $3,000

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group E

Soperton

2,747

Statham

2,555

Summerville

4,853

Sylvania

2,591

Tallapoosa

3,031

Temple

3,910

Tybee Island

3,614

Vienna

2,952

Walthourville

3,631

Washington

4,150

Watkinsville

2,535

West Point

3,360

Amount of compensation
$2,400 $6,000 $3,600 $2,400 $1,800 $2,400 $2,400 $480 $4,800 $3,600 $2,400 $3,000

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

2,471 2,451 1,058 1,886 1,505 2,071 1,089 1,094 1,449 1,963 1,176 1,018 1,697 1,888 1,633 1,505 2,400 2,100 1,889 1,156 1,713 1,066

$600 $900 $1,200 $1,200 $600 $900 $7,200 $12,000 $1,000 $1,440 $1,800 $2,000 $3,600 $10 $1,200 $600 $4,800 $1,800 $1,800 $1,500 $2,400 $3,600

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group F

Demorest

1,777

Ellaville

1,758

Ellijay

1,519

Emerson

1,302

Flowery Branch

2,087

Fort Gaines

1,059

Gordon

2,119

Grantville

2,407

Gray

2,109

Grayson

1,314

Guyton

1,707

Harlem

1,818

Hiram

1,762

Homer

1,085

Hoschton

1,455

Ivey

1,088

Lavonia

1,982

Lincolnton

1,515

Lookout Mountain

1,570

Lovejoy

2,467

Ludowici

1,558

Lula

1,878

Lumber City

1,209

Lumpkin

1,265

Marshallville

1,286

Maysville

1,520

Meigs

1,105

Midway

1,008

Morgan

1,470

Mount Vernon

2,162

Mt. Zion

1,492

Nahunta

1,044

Nicholson

1,452

Oglethorpe

1,157

Omega

1,360

Oxford

2,214

Amount of compensation
$6,950 $2,400 $900
$0 $4,800
$0 $3,600 $2,400 $3,600
$0 $600 $3,600 $3,000 $420 $300 $960 $2,400 $1,200
$0 $6,000 $2,400 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $2,400 $1,000
$0 $5,400 $660 $420 $500 $360 $480 $750 $1,176 $1,000

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group F

Pearson

1,901

Pine Mountain

1,231

Porterdale

1,569

Reidsville

2,400

Remerton

1,001

Reynolds

1,031

Richland

1,673

Rochelle

1,418

Sardis

1,217

Sparta

1,374

Springfield

2,034

Tennille

1,480

Thunderbolt

2,467

Trion

2,048

Tunnel Hill

1,072

Twin City

1,752

Union Point

1,645

Varnell

1,261

Walnut Grove

1,210

Warrenton

2,012

Willacoochee

1,506

Winterville

1,059

Woodbine

1,353

Woodbury

1,091

Wrens

2,261

Zebulon

1,194

Amount of compensation
$1,200 $360 $500 $3,000 $6,000 $300 $1,200 $650 $600 $1,200 $840 $1,800 $900 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200
$0 $720 $600 $1,800 $1,260 $1,200 $1,000 $3,600 $1,500

Population Group G

Adrian

574

Alapaha

694

Allenhurst

707

Alto

887

Baconton

968

Ball Ground

811

Bethlehem

938

Blairsville

683

$300 $600 $960 $1,600 $350 $300 $240 $1,200

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group G

Blythe

788

Canon

806

Carnesville

617

Cave Spring

997

Clermont

662

Colbert

515

Collins

552

Coolidge

558

Crawford

813

Crawfordville

502

Dasher

807

Dexter

533

Doerun

848

Enigma

886

Flovilla

693

Franklin

897

Georgetown

912

Gibson

741

Glenwood

850

Hamilton

527

Helen

669

Hiawassee

844

Hoboken

512

Homeland

809

Kingston

668

Lake Park

560

Leary

620

Lenox

902

Luthersville

844

Lyerly

513

Mansfield

503

McCaysville

936

McIntyre

716

Menlo

509

Milan

762

Morven

623

Amount of compensation
$900 $2,600 $600 $1,500 $720 $1,500 $240 $600 $300 $600 $1,800 $240 $7,200 $2,600 $4,500 $3,000 $600 $600 $600 $600 $1,200 $2,400 $300 $600 $1,200 $600
$0 $1,800 $1,200 $120 $600 $2,400 $3,600 $300 $1,100 $1,800

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group G

Mount Airy

665

Mountain City

779

Mountain Park

554

Nelson

761

Newborn

704

Newton

867

Ochlocknee

619

Patterson

662

Pavo

713

Pinelake

597

Pineview

533

Plains

614

Portal

595

Poulan

926

Resaca

864

Roberta

776

Rutledge

752

Screven

756

Smithville

920

Stillmore

755

Talmo

563

Tignall

642

Toomsboro

617

Ty Ty

763

Uvalda

551

Waco

506

Waleska

816

Waverly Hall

774

Whigham

612

White

716

Whitesburg

583

Young Harris

542

Amount of compensation
$225 $300 $900
$0 $0 $600 $180 $1,200 $360 $600 $420 $1,800 $1,500 $0 $2,250 $600 $300 $600 $1,500 $420 $0 $0 $840 $1,080 $0 $2,000 $6,000 $0 $1,200 $900 $900 $1,200

Population Group H

Aldora

92

$0

Allentown

284

$0

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group H

Alston

168

Ambrose

328

Arabi

450

Argyle

153

Avera

210

Bartow

292

Barwick

450

Bellville

139

Bishop

158

Bluffton

114

Bostwick

347

Bowersville

341

Braswell

124

Bronwood

485

Byromville

420

Cadwell

372

Camak

156

Carl

258

Carlton

244

Cecil

335

Centralhatchee

391

Chauncey

296

Climax

297

Concord

383

Culloden

231

Daisy

135

Damascus

265

Danville

358

Deepstep

131

Denton

281

Desoto

207

Dillard

252

Dudley

468

Edgehill

31

Ellenton

353

Eton

465

Amount of compensation
$0 $1,200
$0 $0 $100 $125 $500 $144 $600 $0 $200 $500 $0 $240 $120 $780 $180 $720 $1,000 $1,050 $600 $300 $600 $0 $0 $0 $120 $600 $250 $1,200 $0 $900 $600 $0 $240 $900

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group H

Fargo

383

Flemington

336

Funston

426

Garfield

156

Gay

136

Geneva

114

Gillsville

204

Girard

234

Good Hope

232

Graham

325

Gumbranch

247

Haralson

156

Higgston

333

Hull

163

Ideal

490

Ila

328

Iron City

312

Jacksonville

117

Jakin

154

Jenkinsburg

227

Jersey

163

Keysville

185

Kite

239

Lexington

236

Lilly

226

Manassas

105

Maxeys

212

Meansville

187

Midville

472

Milner

497

Mitchell

184

Moreland

420

Morganton

265

Newington

319

Norwood

293

Nunez

135

Amount of compensation
$0 $2,400
$0 $300
$0 $300 $300
$0 $300 $1,200 $960
$0 $60 $625 $600 $1,026 $0 $0 $300 $1,200 $250 $0 $900 $0 $84 $60 $0 $0 $300 $300 $300 $300 $600 $0 $420 $420

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group H

Oak Park

377

Oconee

292

Odum

447

Offerman

445

Orchard Hill

234

Parrott

143

Pendergrass

478

Pinehurst

335

Pitts

308

Plainville

270

Preston

438

Pulaski

297

Rayle

136

Rebecca

246

Register

163

Rentz

318

Rhine

421

Riddleville

123

Riverside

60

Rocky Ford

185

Sale City

314

Sasser

366

Scotland

293

Shady Dale

247

Siloam

344

Sky Valley

217

Stapleton

313

Summertown

144

Sunny Side

133

Surrency

245

Sycamore

492

Tallulah Falls

159

Tarrytown

104

Tiger

319

Turin

330

Vidette

115

Amount of compensation
$480 $420 $250
$0 $4,200
$25 $1,200 $240
$15 $150 $777 $600 $0 $600 $0 $120 $900 $0 $1,065 $0 $240 $0 $425 $600 $180 $0 $900 $400 $0 $300 $4,500 $600 $12 $360 $0 $0

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group H

Warm Springs

479

Warwick

419

Weston

72

White Plains

303

Williamson

325

Woodville

428

Woolsey

197

Yatesville

397

Amount of compensation
$600 $125 $600
$0 $120 $650
$0 $720

Mayor Population Group A Atlanta Marietta Roswell Savannah
Population Group B Alpharetta Douglasville East Point Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta
Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Buford Calhoun

470,688 61,261 85,920 128,453
40,128 27,568 40,680 32,444 28,615 30,522 27,362 34,524 35,816 47,643 45,205
18,428 16,873 11,874 10,972 13,570

$147,500 $18,000 $40,000 $42,000
$30,000 $32,300 $12,200 $16,200 $15,000 $19,200 $9,600 $9,000 $9,240 $19,200 $25,000
$20,498 $14,400 $5,700
$0 $14,400

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group C Canton Carrollton College Park Conyers Douglas Dublin Duluth Fayetteville Forest Park Kingsland McDonough Monroe Moultrie Newnan Perry Pooler Powder Springs Riverdale Snellville St. Marys Statesboro Stockbridge Sugar Hill Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Vidalia Waycross Winder Woodstock

17,685 21,837 20,181 12,205 10,978 16,924 24,482 14,363 22,201 12,063 15,523 12,329 14,913 24,654 11,018 10,019 14,507 15,475 19,238 16,404 24,612 13,140 15,696 12,553 18,725 16,327 11,037 15,112 12,451 19,602

Amount of compensation
$3,000 $6,000 $18,240 $3,300 $4,800 $8,400 $9,600 $13,200 $19,200
$50 $18,000 $7,200 $6,690 $10,000 $9,600 $7,200 $18,000 $14,400 $6,000 $7,200 $18,500 $10,800 $5,400 $6,000 $9,000 $9,600 $4,800 $8,101 $12,000 $10,200

Population Group D Auburn Austell Barnesville Blakely

7,134 6,566 5,808 5,476

$3,600 $30,000 $2,400 $3,600

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group D Bremen Cairo Camilla Centerville Chamblee Clarkston Commerce Cumming Dallas Doraville Eatonton Fairburn Fitzgerald Ft. Oglethorpe Glennville Grovetown Holly Springs Jefferson Jesup Loganville Norcross Richmond Hill Sandersville Stone Mountain Sylvester Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Villa Rica Waynesboro

5,350 9,389 5,616 6,624 9,763 7,078 5,856 5,802 8,667 9,872 6,758 8,564 8,920 8,964 5,031 7,483 5,328 5,599 9,851 8,881 9,887 9,187 6,031 7,080 5,924 9,265 6,866 9,103 9,897 5,999

Amount of compensation
$3,000 $8,160 $3,600 $4,800 $10,800 $6,500 $4,200 $4,800 $3,600 $60,000 $12,000 $3,000 $9,000 $8,500 $4,800 $6,600 $4,200 $7,200 $100 $12,000 $6,900 $7,500 $8,400 $3,600 $7,200 $3,600 $7,000 $10,800 $3,000 $4,200

Population Group E Adairsville Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates

3,090 3,361 4,397 2,623

$4,800 $6,000 $6,000
$0

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group E Baxley Blackshear Bloomingdale Byron Chatsworth Cornelia Cuthbert Dacula Dahlonega East Dublin Elberton Euharlee Folkston Forsyth Greensboro Hampton Hartwell Hazlehurst Helena Hephzibah Homerville Jackson Jasper Jonesboro Lake City Lakeland Locust Grove Louisville Lyons Manchester McRae Metter Montezuma Nashville Nicholls Oakwood

4,402 3,421 2,677 3,251 3,924 3,771 3,491 4,425 4,519 2,711 4,714 3,859 3,270 4,259 3,303 4,743 4,288 3,729 2,523 4,210 2,811 4,358 2,837 3,922 2,776 2,769 3,434 2,643 4,384 3,719 4,283 4,143 3,997 4,841 2,557 3,408

Amount of compensation
$9,000 $5,100 $3,000 $8,400 $8,400 $4,800 $2,400 $4,800 $7,200 $9,600 $6,000 $1,800 $10,000 $8,820 $6,000 $10,800 $4,800 $12,000 $2,400
$0 $3,000 $16,800 $700 $8,400 $7,200 $2,400 $10,800 $1,200 $500 $4,855 $6,000 $5,700 $7,200 $10,800 $3,000 $5,400

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group E Ocilla Palmetto Pembroke Port Wentworth Quitman Ringgold Rossville Royston Senoia Soperton Statham Summerville Sylvania Tallapoosa Temple Tybee Island Vienna Walthourville Washington Watkinsville West Point

3,417 4,676 2,503 3,238 4,520 2,793 3,416 2,678 2,719 2,747 2,555 4,853 2,591 3,031 3,910 3,614 2,952 3,631 4,150 2,535 3,360

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

Population Group F Abbeville Alamo Aragon Arcade Arlington Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Boston Bowdon Brooklet Buchanan Buena Vista

2,471 2,451 1,058 1,886 1,505 2,071 1,089 1,094 1,449 1,963 1,176 1,018 1,697

$2,400 $3,300 $2,400 $5,200 $1,800 $5,000 $8,400 $6,000 $2,000 $1,680 $3,000 $4,000 $4,800

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group F Butler Chester Clarkesville Claxton Clayton Colquitt Comer Darien Dawsonville Demorest Ellaville Ellijay Emerson Flowery Branch Fort Gaines Gordon Grantville Gray Grayson Guyton Harlem Hiram Homer Hoschton Ivey Lavonia Lincolnton Lookout Mountain Lovejoy Ludowici Lula Lumber City Lumpkin Marshallville Maysville Meigs

1,888 1,633 1,505 2,400 2,100 1,889 1,156 1,713 1,066 1,777 1,758 1,519 1,302 2,087 1,059 2,119 2,407 2,109 1,314 1,707 1,818 1,762 1,085 1,455 1,088 1,982 1,515 1,570 2,467 1,558 1,878 1,209 1,265 1,286 1,520 1,105

Amount of compensation
$420 $2,100 $1,200 $9,600 $7,500 $6,000 $2,000 $4,200 $7,200 $13,300 $3,600 $100
$0 $6,000
$0 $7,200 $3,600 $6,000
$0 $1,200 $4,800 $9,000 $600 $300 $1,200 $6,000 $2,400
$0 $6,000 $4,080 $4,800 $3,600 $2,100 $3,600 $2,650
$0

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Population Group F Midway Morgan Mount Vernon Mt. Zion Nahunta Nicholson Oglethorpe Omega Oxford Pearson Pine Mountain Porterdale Reidsville Remerton Reynolds Richland Rochelle Sardis Sparta Springfield Tennille Thunderbolt Trion Tunnel Hill Twin City Union Point Varnell Walnut Grove Warrenton Willacoochee Winterville Woodbine Woodbury Wrens Zebulon

1,008 1,470 2,162 1,492 1,044 1,452 1,157 1,360 2,214 1,901 1,231 1,569 2,400 1,001 1,031 1,673 1,418 1,217 1,374 2,034 1,480 2,467 2,048 1,072 1,752 1,645 1,261 1,210 2,012 1,506 1,059 1,353 1,091 2,261 1,194

Amount of compensation
$10,800 $660
$50,000 $1,600 $1,800 $1,680 $1,500 $3,156 $2,000 $20,800 $1,800 $1,250 $4,500 $7,200 $1,000 $3,000 $1,800 $1,500 $6,000 $1,800 $3,600 $24,000 $7,200 $1,200 $2,100 $2,400
$0 $2,400 $2,400 $12,000 $12,000 $1,800 $2,400 $4,800 $3,600

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group G

Adrian

574

Alapaha

694

Allenhurst

707

Alto

887

Baconton

968

Ball Ground

811

Bethlehem

938

Blairsville

683

Blythe

788

Canon

806

Carnesville

617

Cave Spring

997

Clermont

662

Colbert

515

Collins

552

Coolidge

558

Crawford

813

Crawfordville

502

Dasher

807

Dexter

533

Doerun

848

Enigma

886

Flovilla

693

Franklin

897

Georgetown

912

Gibson

741

Glenwood

850

Hamilton

527

Helen

669

Hiawassee

844

Hoboken

512

Homeland

809

Kingston

668

Lake Park

560

Leary

620

Lenox

902

10

Amount of compensation
$1,200 $2,400 $1,200 $2,000 $750 $3,600 $600 $13,000 $3,600 $5,200 $4,260 $3,600 $900 $3,200 $300 $1,200 $300 $1,800 $2,400 $600 $2,700 $3,900 $7,200 $9,000 $3,000 $900 $3,600 $1,200 $1,800 $35,734 $1,200 $30,731 $1,800 $3,600
$0 $2,700

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group G

Luthersville

844

Lyerly

513

Mansfield

503

McCaysville

936

McIntyre

716

Menlo

509

Milan

762

Morven

623

Mount Airy

665

Mountain City

779

Mountain Park

554

Nelson

761

Newborn

704

Newton

867

Ochlocknee

619

Patterson

662

Pavo

713

Pinelake

597

Pineview

533

Plains

614

Portal

595

Poulan

926

Resaca

864

Roberta

776

Rutledge

752

Screven

756

Smithville

920

Stillmore

755

Talmo

563

Tignall

642

Toomsboro

617

Ty Ty

763

Uvalda

551

Waco

506

Waleska

816

Waverly Hall

774

Amount of compensation
$4,800 $720 $1,200 $4,800 $5,000 $900 $4,100 $2,400 $450 $480 $2,400
$0 $0 $1,200 $360 $4,800 $500 $3,600 $1,800 $2,400 $3,300 $0 $4,920 $1,200 $3,000 $3,000 $1,800 $600 $0 $0 $1,200 $1,500 $1,300 $5,000 $1,800 $30

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group G

Whigham

612

White

716

Whitesburg

583

Young Harris

542

Population Group H

Allentown

284

Alston

168

Ambrose

328

Arabi

450

Argyle

153

Avera

210

Bartow

292

Barwick

450

Bellville

139

Between

144

Bishop

158

Bluffton

114

Bostwick

347

Bowersville

341

Braswell

124

Bronwood

485

Byromville

420

Cadwell

372

Camak

156

Carl

258

Carlton

244

Cecil

335

Centralhatchee

391

Chauncey

296

Climax

297

Concord

383

Culloden

231

Daisy

135

Damascus

265

Danville

358

11

Amount of compensation
$4,800 $4,500 $3,600 $6,000
$0 $0 $2,400 $600 $0 $200 $900 $1,000 $144 $2,400 $1,800 $0 $600 $600 $0 $2,400 $120 $9,200 $1,500 $1,200 $1,500 $1,400 $2,400 $1,800 $900 $0 $0 $0 $180 $1,200

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group H

Deepstep

131

Denton

281

Desoto

207

Dillard

252

Dudley

468

Edgehill

31

Ellenton

353

Eton

465

Fargo

383

Flemington

336

Funston

426

Garfield

156

Gay

136

Geneva

114

Gillsville

204

Girard

234

Good Hope

232

Graham

325

Gumbranch

247

Haralson

156

Higgston

333

Hull

163

Ideal

490

Ila

328

Iron City

312

Jacksonville

117

Jakin

154

Jenkinsburg

227

Jersey

163

Keysville

185

Kite

239

Lexington

236

Lilly

226

Manassas

105

Maxeys

212

Meansville

187

Amount of compensation
$350 $1,800
$0 $10,400 $1,920
$0 $300 $1,200
$0 $4,800
$0 $750
$0 $1,200 $600
$0 $500 $3,600 $1,200
$0 $80 $1,250 $1,200 $1,368 $180 $0 $599 $2,400 $500 $0 $1,500 $0 $120 $96 $0 $0

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group H

Midville

472

Milner

497

Mitchell

184

Moreland

420

Morganton

265

Newington

319

Norwood

293

Nunez

135

Oak Park

377

Oconee

292

Odum

447

Offerman

445

Orchard Hill

234

Parrott

143

Pendergrass

478

Pinehurst

335

Pitts

308

Plainville

270

Preston

438

Pulaski

297

Rayle

136

Rebecca

246

Register

163

Rentz

318

Rhine

421

Riddleville

123

Riverside

60

Rocky Ford

185

Sale City

314

Sasser

366

Scotland

293

Shady Dale

247

Siloam

344

Sky Valley

217

Stapleton

313

Summertown

144

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Amount of compensation
$900 $1,000 $700 $600 $2,400
$0 $1,200 $1,260 $2,400 $900 $350
$0 $4,500
$75 $4,800 $1,505
$50 $250 $1,261 $1,200 $0 $1,200 $0 $600 $4,200 $0 $1,430 $0 $600 $0 $475 $1,200 $180 $0 $3,000 $1,000

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor

Population Group H

Sunny Side

133

Surrency

245

Sycamore

492

Tallulah Falls

159

Tarrytown

104

Tiger

319

Turin

330

Vidette

115

Warm Springs

479

Warwick

419

Weston

72

White Plains

303

Williamson

325

Woodville

428

Woolsey

197

Yatesville

397

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group A Atlanta Roswell Savannah
Population Group B Alpharetta East Point Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Peachtree City Valdosta
Population Group C Acworth Americus

470,688 85,920 128,453
40,128 40,680 32,444 28,615 27,362 34,524 45,205
18,428 16,873

Amount of compensation
$0 $420 $1,200 $900 $12 $1,020
$0 $0 $800 $300 $600 $500 $240 $1,950 $0 $960
$213,372 $18,000 $15,000
$15,000 $9,200 $14,700 $7,500 $7,200 $6,000 $16,500
$10,500 $7,800

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group C Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Canton Conyers Douglas Dublin Duluth Fayetteville Forest Park Kingsland McDonough Newnan Perry Powder Springs Riverdale Snellville St. Marys Statesboro Stockbridge Sugar Hill Suwanee Thomasville Tifton

11,874 10,972 13,570 17,685 12,205 10,978 16,924 24,482 14,363 22,201 12,063 15,523 24,654 11,018 14,507 15,475 19,238 16,404 24,612 13,140 15,696 12,553 18,725 16,327

Population Group D Auburn Austell Barnesville Bremen Cairo Centerville Chamblee Commerce Cumming Dallas

7,134 6,566 5,808 5,350 9,389 6,624 9,763 5,856 5,802 8,667

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Amount of compensation
$3,600 $0
$4,800 $2,100 $2,400 $3,600 $6,000 $6,000 $9,600 $12,000
$25 $12,000 $5,500 $4,800 $12,000 $9,600 $4,000 $6,000 $9,250 $8,400 $4,500 $4,200 $7,800 $7,800
$2,100 $12,000 $1,800 $1,800 $7,920 $2,400 $7,200 $3,000 $3,600 $2,400

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group D Doraville Eatonton Fitzgerald Ft. Oglethorpe Glennville Holly Springs Loganville Norcross Richmond Hill Sandersville Stone Mountain Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Villa Rica Waynesboro

9,872 6,758 8,920 8,964 5,031 5,328 8,881 9,887 9,187 6,031 7,080 9,265 6,866 9,103 9,897 5,999

Population Group E Adairsville Avondale Estates Baxley Bloomingdale Byron Cornelia Cuthbert Dacula Elberton Folkston Forsyth Greensboro Hartwell Hazlehurst Homerville Jackson Jasper Lakeland

3,090 2,623 4,402 2,677 3,251 3,771 3,491 4,425 4,714 3,270 4,259 3,303 4,288 3,729 2,811 4,358 2,837 2,769

Amount of compensation
$7,200 $7,200 $3,600 $6,500 $3,000 $4,200 $6,000 $6,000 $5,000 $7,200 $900 $2,700 $4,000 $9,600 $2,400 $3,600
$2,400 $0
$6,750 $1,800 $3,000 $2,400 $1,200 $3,600 $4,200 $2,400 $6,300 $4,200 $2,400 $2,400 $1,800 $6,000 $700 $1,200

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group E Louisville Lyons Manchester McRae Metter Palmetto Pembroke Port Wentworth Ringgold Royston Senoia Soperton Statham Sylvania Tallapoosa Tybee Island Vienna Walthourville Watkinsville West Point

2,643 4,384 3,719 4,283 4,143 4,676 2,503 3,238 2,793 2,678 2,719 2,747 2,555 2,591 3,031 3,614 2,952 3,631 2,535 3,360

Population Group F Abbeville Alamo Arcade Arlington Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Boston Brooklet Buchanan Buena Vista Butler Chester Claxton Colquitt

2,471 2,451 1,886 1,505 2,071 1,089 1,449 1,176 1,018 1,697 1,888 1,633 2,400 1,889

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Amount of compensation
$900 $150 $3,882 $1,500 $3,000 $1,200 $1,200 $2,400 $3,900 $4,000 $3,000 $2,400 $6,000 $2,400 $1,800 $2,400 $480 $4,800 $3,000 $3,000
$600 $900 $1,200 $900 $1,200 $7,200 $1,500 $2,400 $2,000 $3,600 $10 $1,500 $4,800 $1,800

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group F Darien Ellijay Fort Gaines Gray Grayson Guyton Harlem Hiram Hoschton Ivey Lavonia Lincolnton Lovejoy Ludowici Lula Lumber City Lumpkin Marshallville Maysville Meigs Midway Mount Vernon Nahunta Nicholson Oglethorpe Omega Pearson Porterdale Reidsville Remerton Reynolds Richland Rochelle Sardis Sparta Springfield

1,713 1,519 1,059 2,109 1,314 1,707 1,818 1,762 1,455 1,088 1,982 1,515 2,467 1,558 1,878 1,209 1,265 1,286 1,520 1,105 1,008 2,162 1,044 1,452 1,157 1,360 1,901 1,569 2,400 1,001 1,031 1,673 1,418 1,217 1,374 2,034

Amount of compensation
$2,400 $900 $0 $4,800 $0 $600 $3,600 $3,600 $300 $600 $2,400 $1,200 $6,000 $3,000 $1,200 $1,200 $1,500 $2,400 $1,250
$0 $6,600 $420 $360 $1,074 $750 $1,176 $1,200 $500 $3,000 $6,000 $300 $1,200 $900 $600 $1,200 $840

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group F Thunderbolt Trion Tunnel Hill Twin City Varnell Walnut Grove Warrenton Willacoochee Winterville Woodbine Woodbury Wrens

2,467 2,048 1,072 1,752 1,261 1,210 2,012 1,506 1,059 1,353 1,091 2,261

Population Group G

Alapaha

694

Alto

887

Baconton

968

Ball Ground

811

Bethlehem

938

Blythe

788

Canon

806

Cave Spring

997

Clermont

662

Colbert

515

Collins

552

Crawford

813

Crawfordville

502

Dasher

807

Dexter

533

Doerun

848

Enigma

886

Franklin

897

Gibson

741

Glenwood

850

Helen

669

Hiawassee

844

15

Amount of compensation
$900 $600 $1,200 $1,500
$0 $720 $600 $2,100 $1,260 $1,200 $1,000 $3,600
$600 $1,600 $350 $300 $240 $900 $2,600 $1,800 $720 $1,500 $240 $300 $600 $1,800 $420 $1,800 $2,600 $3,000 $700 $600 $1,200 $2,400

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem

Population Group G

Hoboken

512

Homeland

809

Kingston

668

Lake Park

560

Leary

620

Luthersville

844

Lyerly

513

Mansfield

503

McIntyre

716

Milan

762

Morven

623

Mount Airy

665

Mountain City

779

Mountain Park

554

Nelson

761

Newborn

704

Newton

867

Patterson

662

Pavo

713

Pinelake

597

Plains

614

Portal

595

Poulan

926

Resaca

864

Roberta

776

Rutledge

752

Screven

756

Smithville

920

Stillmore

755

Talmo

563

Tignall

642

Toomsboro

617

Ty Ty

763

Uvalda

551

Waco

506

Waleska

816

Amount of compensation
$300 $660 $1,200 $600
$0 $1,200 $120 $600 $3,600 $1,100 $1,800 $225 $300 $1,200
$0 $0 $600 $1,200 $360 $600 $2,040 $1,800 $0 $2,520 $600 $300 $600 $1,500 $420 $0 $0 $840 $1,080 $0 $2,000 $1,200

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem

Population Group G

Waverly Hall

774

Whigham

612

Whitesburg

583

Young Harris

542

Population Group H

Allentown

284

Ambrose

328

Arabi

450

Argyle

153

Avera

210

Bartow

292

Barwick

450

Bellville

139

Bluffton

114

Bostwick

347

Bronwood

485

Byromville

420

Carl

258

Cecil

335

Chauncey

296

Climax

297

Concord

383

Culloden

231

Daisy

135

Damascus

265

Danville

358

Deepstep

131

Denton

281

Desoto

207

Dillard

252

Dudley

468

Edgehill

31

Ellenton

353

Fargo

383

Flemington

336

16

Amount of compensation
$0 $1,200 $900 $1,200
$0 $1,200
$0 $0 $100 $125 $1,000 $144 $0 $200 $360 $120 $720 $1,050 $300 $600 $0 $0 $0 $120 $1,200 $260 $1,200 $0 $900 $600 $0 $240 $0 $2,400

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem

Population Group H

Funston

426

Garfield

156

Gay

136

Geneva

114

Girard

234

Good Hope

232

Gumbranch

247

Higgston

333

Hull

163

Ideal

490

Ila

328

Iron City

312

Jacksonville

117

Jakin

154

Jenkinsburg

227

Jersey

163

Keysville

185

Kite

239

Lexington

236

Manassas

105

Maxeys

212

Meansville

187

Midville

472

Milner

497

Mitchell

184

Morganton

265

Newington

319

Norwood

293

Nunez

135

Oak Park

377

Oconee

292

Offerman

445

Parrott

143

Pendergrass

478

Pinehurst

335

Pitts

308

Amount of compensation
$0 $300
$0 $300
$0 $300 $960 $60 $625 $600 $1,026
$0 $0 $360 $1,200 $250 $0 $900 $0 $60 $0 $0 $300 $300 $300 $600 $0 $420 $420 $480 $420 $0 $25 $1,200 $240 $15

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem

Population Group H

Plainville

270

Preston

438

Rayle

136

Rebecca

246

Register

163

Rhine

421

Riddleville

123

Rocky Ford

185

Sale City

314

Sasser

366

Scotland

293

Shady Dale

247

Sky Valley

217

Stapleton

313

Summertown

144

Sunny Side

133

Surrency

245

Tallulah Falls

159

Tarrytown

104

Tiger

319

Turin

330

Vidette

115

Warm Springs

479

Warwick

419

Weston

72

Williamson

325

Woolsey

197

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group A

Atlanta

470,688

Roswell

85,920

Savannah

128,453

Population Group B

17

Amount of compensation
$150 $777
$0 $600 $0 $900
$0 $0 $240 $0 $425 $600 $0 $900 $400 $0 $300 $600 $12 $360 $0 $0 $600 $150 $600 $120 $0
$128,985 $85,000 $102,812

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group B

Alpharetta

40,128

Gainesville

32,444

Hinesville

28,615

Kennesaw

30,522

Smyrna

47,643

Amount of compensation
$40,000 $32,500 $14,400 $24,800 $36,445

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

18,428 11,874 24,654 14,507 16,404 12,553 18,725

$27,617 $10,800 $10,000 $12,000 $12,000 $23,200 $10,000

Population Group D Dallas Doraville Fitzgerald Ft. Oglethorpe Richmond Hill Thomaston Thomson

8,667 9,872 8,920 8,964 9,187 9,265 6,866

$3,600 $50,000 $6,000 $6,500 $14,400 $14,400 $1,500

Population Group E Alma Elberton Greensboro Jackson Louisville Lyons Nicholls Royston Sylvania Watkinsville

3,361 4,714 3,303 4,358 2,643 4,384 2,557 2,678 2,591 2,535

$7,200 $6,270 $27,500 $6,000 $3,000 $300 $3,000 $3,000 $10,800 $2,400

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group F

Brooklet

1,176

Darien

1,713

Hoschton

1,455

Ivey

1,088

Ludowici

1,558

Lumber City

1,209

Mount Vernon

2,162

Rochelle

1,418

Tennille

1,480

Thunderbolt

2,467

Wrens

2,261

Amount of compensation
$4,500 $12,000 $3,000 $2,100 $6,000 $3,600 $1,800
$375 $2,400 $10,000 $3,000

Population Group G

Blairsville

683

Blythe

788

Enigma

886

Helen

669

Kingston

668

Luthersville

844

Morven

623

Nelson

761

Pinelake

597

Plains

614

Poulan

926

Resaca

864

Roberta

776

Tignall

642

Waco

506

White

716

Whitesburg

583

$4,200 $2,400 $1,200 $8,200 $2,400 $3,000 $1,920
$0 $12,500 $1,800
$0 $0 $3,600 $0 $0 $2,400 $1,800

Population Group H

Barwick

450

Bostwick

347

Funston

426

Garfield

156

$1,000 $0 $0
$1,200

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2006 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group H

Iron City

312

Jakin

154

Manassas

105

Maxeys

212

Newington

319

Parrott

143

Pendergrass

478

Preston

438

Register

163

Rocky Ford

185

Turin

330

Vidette

115

Amount of compensation
$0 $0 $0 $0 $1,500 $0 $6,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Jurisdiction

2005 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

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DCA
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Office of Research Post Office Box 95068 Atlanta, Georgia 30347-0068
(404) 679-3145
August 2006