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 1 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 2 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 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 12 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 13 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 14 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 18 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 19 DCA Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Research Post Office Box 95068 Atlanta, Georgia 30347-0068 (404) 679-3145 August 2006