2008 WAGE AND SALARY SURVEY COMPENSATION OF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS SEPTEMBER 2008 GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE OF RESEARCH 60 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30329-2231 404-679-4940 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Coroner Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Douglas Fayette Forsyth Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding 114,063 197,372 154,709 111,954 248,469 204,363 109,100 187,046 124,495 106,144 158,914 180,175 186,037 131,016 101,790 127,906 $13,277 $65,000 $60,551 $28,809 $51,948 $175 $16,000 $48,000 $18,915 $175 $42,460 $3,600 $22,000 $28,700 $175 $5,100 Supplement --------------------------------- Population Group B Barrow 67,139 $175 --- Bartow 92,834 $10,980 --- Bulloch 66,176 $175 --- Catoosa 62,241 $14,892 --- Dougherty 95,693 $125 --- Floyd 95,618 $175 --- Glynn 74,932 $23,036 --- Gordon 52,044 $12,000 --- Jackson 59,254 $175 --- Liberty 60,503 $1,800 --- Newton 96,019 $23,469 --- Rockdale 82,052 $13,811 --- Spalding 62,826 $27,163 --- Troup 63,535 $175 --- Walker 64,554 $27,868 --- Walton 83,144 $175 --- Whitfield 93,379 $27,386 --- Population Group C Baldwin 46,057 $175 --- Bryan 30,132 $4,200 --- Chattooga 26,797 $4,282 --- Coffee 40,085 $14,000 --- Colquitt 44,814 $13,000 --- Gilmer 28,389 $4,410 --- Grady 25,042 $125 --- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Coroner Population Group C Habersham Haralson Harris Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Stephens Sumter Thomas Toombs Upson Ware Wayne White 42,272 28,718 29,073 27,229 47,520 33,050 26,554 28,012 25,145 40,664 31,367 25,672 30,488 25,268 32,532 45,237 27,820 27,562 35,831 29,046 25,020 $7,540 $4,083 $4,800 $4,716 $3,600 $175 $4,200 $5,172 $6,000 $7,941 $4,162 $4,252 $12,923 $6,830 $4,411 $27,500 $4,077 $175 $7,488 $5,200 $8,558 Supplement ------------------------------------------- Population Group D Appling 17,946 $2,800 --- Banks 16,556 $2,800 --- Ben Hill 17,650 $175 --- Berrien 16,722 $2,400 --- Brantley 15,440 $10,250 --- Brooks 16,340 $9,200 --- Burke 22,754 $12,000 --- Butts 23,759 $2,940 --- Cook 16,432 $2,591 --- Crisp 22,125 $175 --- Dawson 21,484 $2,926 --- Dodge 20,042 $175 --- Elbert 20,525 $6,000 --- Fannin 22,580 $7,200 --- Franklin 21,793 $4,410 --- Greene 15,662 $3,540 --- Jefferson 16,454 $12,715 --- Lamar 16,961 $7,645 --- McDuffie 21,551 $4,800 --- Mitchell 24,139 $15,824 --- Pierce 17,881 $2,940 --- 1 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Coroner Population Group D Pike Putnam Rabun Tattnall Union Washington Worth 17,204 20,251 16,519 23,179 20,968 20,937 21,285 $175 $16,911 $3,000 $4,411 $3,900 $15,340 $4,411 Supplement --------------- Population Group E Candler 10,550 $175 --- Charlton 10,609 $125 --- Crawford 12,483 $15,000 --- Dooly 11,592 $5,113 --- Early 11,836 $3,749 --- Evans 11,505 $4,500 --- Heard 11,387 $17,643 --- Jeff Davis 13,291 $8,175 --- Long 11,300 $1,470 --- Macon 13,524 $2,940 --- McIntosh 11,420 $1,731 --- Oglethorpe 13,963 $6,598 --- Telfair 13,366 $175 --- Terrell 10,260 $125 --- Towns 10,894 $175 --- Twiggs 10,280 $14,759 --- Wilkes 10,262 $3,600 --- Wilkinson 10,064 $14,194 --- Population Group F Atkinson 8,223 $3,600 --- Baker 3,781 $1,270 --- Clay 3,207 $1,250 --- Clinch 6,992 $3,270 --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee 9,430 $1,400 --- Glascock 2,771 $1,470 --- Hancock 9,568 $10,000 --- Irwin 9,934 $175 --- Johnson 9,533 $1,360 --- Lanier 7,947 $4,625 --- Lincoln 8,098 $175 --- Marion 7,024 $1,500 --- Miller 6,163 $1,470 --- Montgomery 9,060 $1,470 --- Pulaski 9,843 $125 --- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Coroner Population Group F Seminole Stewart Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Wilcox 9,081 4,647 1,884 8,738 6,938 9,270 5,908 8,613 $1,469 $1,387 $1,470 $1,500 $1,427 $9,918 $1,470 $1,470 Supplement ----------------- Councilmember, City Council Population Group A Columbus/Muscogee 187,046 $14,002 --- County Commission Chairperson (Full-time) Population Group A Carroll 111,954 $100,018 --- Clayton 272,217 $140,694 --- Cobb 691,905 $124,882 --- Douglas 124,495 $85,839 --- Gwinnett 776,380 $58,342 --- Houston 131,016 $100,351 --- Paulding 127,906 $112,250 --- Population Group B Barrow 67,139 $63,243 --- Catoosa 62,241 $17,437 --- Effingham 50,728 $20,732 --- Jackson 59,254 $18,903 --- Newton 96,019 $95,271 --- Rockdale 82,052 $102,248 --- Walton 83,144 $92,605 --- Population Group C Gilmer 28,389 $74,224 --- Habersham 42,272 $9,072 --- Madison 28,012 $72,902 --- Oconee 31,367 $92,276 --- Peach 25,672 $12,824 --- Stephens 25,268 $15,867 --- Sumter 32,532 $4,800 --- Toombs 27,820 $63,427 --- 2 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Supplement County Commission Chairperson (Full-time) Population Group D Banks 16,556 $42,000 --- Brantley 15,440 $75,573 --- Fannin 22,580 $79,924 --- Mitchell 24,139 $7,881 --- Pierce 17,881 $65,960 --- Pike 17,204 $6,000 --- Washington 20,937 $13,676 --- Population Group E Bacon 10,507 $56,160 --- Evans 11,505 $9,400 --- Heard 11,387 $58,227 --- Jasper 13,660 $7,500 --- Oglethorpe 13,963 $63,150 --- Telfair 13,366 $12,000 --- Wilkes 10,262 $63,288 --- Population Group F Atkinson 8,223 $24,000 --- Clinch 6,992 $61,193 --- Hancock 9,568 $33,500 --- Irwin 9,934 $34,000 --- Lincoln 8,098 $67,296 --- Warren 5,908 $66,147 --- County Commission Chairperson (Part-time) Population Group A Augusta/Richmond 197,372 $22,408 --- Bibb 154,709 $24,690 --- Chatham 248,469 $50,245 --- Cherokee 204,363 $39,140 --- Columbia 109,100 $13,945 --- Coweta 118,936 $17,324 --- Douglas 124,495 $22,418 --- Fayette 106,144 $30,867 --- Forsyth 158,914 $7,894 --- Fulton 992,137 $40,446 --- Hall 180,175 $7,476 --- Henry 186,037 $57,786 --- Houston 131,016 $13,989 --- Lowndes 101,790 $20,000 --- Population Group B Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Supplement County Commission Chairperson (Part-time) Population Group B Bulloch 66,176 $24,740 --- Dougherty 95,693 $11,070 --- Floyd 95,618 $8,401 --- Glynn 74,932 $11,118 --- Gordon 52,044 $9,802 --- Liberty 60,503 $4,201 --- Spalding 62,826 $16,983 --- Troup 63,535 $9,516 --- Whitfield 93,379 $13,302 --- Population Group C Bryan 30,132 $4,900 --- Camden 48,689 $14,998 --- Coffee 40,085 $11,930 --- Decatur 28,544 $12,541 --- Grady 25,042 $3,600 --- Haralson 28,718 $69,723 --- Harris 29,073 $13,839 --- Jones 27,229 $11,836 --- Lee 33,050 $9,420 --- Lumpkin 26,554 $18,903 --- Monroe 25,145 $10,501 --- Polk 41,460 $7,894 --- Thomas 45,237 $7,154 --- Tift 41,610 $13,853 --- Upson 27,562 $13,200 --- Ware 35,831 $6,477 --- Wayne 29,046 $1,800 --- White 25,020 $6,301 --- Population Group D Appling 17,946 $14,500 --- Ben Hill 17,650 $9,516 --- Berrien 16,722 $8,200 --- Brooks 16,340 $12,805 --- Burke 22,754 $9,249 --- Butts 23,759 $10,707 --- Cook 16,432 $7,926 --- Crisp 22,125 $19,510 --- Dawson 21,484 $15,829 --- Dodge 20,042 $11,556 --- Elbert 20,525 $9,934 --- Fannin 22,580 $10,563 --- Franklin 21,793 $12,602 --- 3 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Supplement County Commission Chairperson (Part-time) Population Group D Greene 15,662 $18,802 --- Hart 24,240 $12,000 --- Jefferson 16,454 $12,251 --- Lamar 16,961 $6,301 --- McDuffie 21,551 $13,229 --- Putnam 20,251 $13,302 --- Tattnall 23,179 $10,502 --- Worth 21,285 $8,201 --- Population Group E Candler 10,550 $13,069 --- Charlton 10,609 $11,482 --- Crawford 12,483 $17,000 --- Dooly 11,592 $7,500 --- Early 11,836 $5,600 --- Jeff Davis 13,291 $11,220 --- Long 11,300 $4,201 --- Macon 13,524 $9,811 --- McIntosh 11,420 $3,047 --- Terrell 10,260 $7,200 --- Twiggs 10,280 $14,583 --- Wilkinson 10,064 $10,764 --- Population Group F Baker 3,781 $1,500 --- Glascock 2,771 $4,200 --- Johnson 9,533 $4,595 --- Lanier 7,947 $12,717 --- Marion 7,024 $9,802 --- Miller 6,163 $3,600 --- Montgomery 9,060 $6,095 --- Seminole 9,081 $3,000 --- Stewart 4,647 $6,612 --- Talbot 6,607 $9,801 --- Taliaferro 1,884 $7,200 --- Taylor 8,738 $9,609 --- Treutlen 6,938 $6,672 --- Turner 9,270 $7,001 --- Wilcox 8,613 $9,031 --- County Commissioner Population Group A Athens-Clarke 114,063 $16,192 --- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation County Commissioner Population Group A Augusta/Richmond 197,372 Bibb 154,709 Chatham 248,469 Cherokee 204,363 Clayton 272,217 Cobb 691,905 Columbia 109,100 Coweta 118,936 DeKalb 737,093 Douglas 124,495 Fayette 106,144 Fulton 992,137 Gwinnett 776,380 Hall 180,175 Henry 186,037 Lowndes 101,790 Paulding 127,906 $12,240 $12,992 $17,890 $126,072 $22,450 $41,456 $8,663 $14,931 $36,679 $113,441 $24,552 $41,715 $15,986 $6,117 $45,261 $15,000 $28,345 Supplement ----------------------------------- Population Group B Barrow 67,139 $8,186 --- Bulloch 66,176 $10,250 --- Catoosa 62,241 $12,382 --- Dougherty 95,693 $9,840 --- Effingham 50,728 $17,316 --- Floyd 95,618 $8,401 --- Glynn 74,932 $9,951 --- Gordon 52,044 $8,401 --- Jackson 59,254 $13,068 --- Liberty 60,503 $3,588 --- Newton 96,019 $21,066 --- Rockdale 82,052 $23,438 --- Spalding 62,826 $15,402 --- Troup 63,535 $8,157 --- Walton 83,144 $11,260 --- Whitfield 93,379 $11,626 --- Population Group C Baldwin 46,057 $8,401 --- Bryan 30,132 $3,229 --- Camden 48,689 $12,141 --- Coffee 40,085 $6,346 --- Colquitt 44,814 $29,398 --- Decatur 28,544 $9,754 --- Gilmer 28,389 $6,916 --- 4 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation County Commissioner Population Group C Grady 25,042 Habersham 42,272 Haralson 28,718 Harris 29,073 Jones 27,229 Laurens 47,520 Lee 33,050 Lumpkin 26,554 Monroe 25,145 Oconee 31,367 Peach 25,672 Polk 41,460 Stephens 25,268 Sumter 32,532 Thomas 45,237 Tift 41,610 Toombs 27,820 Upson 27,562 Ware 35,831 Wayne 29,046 White 25,020 $1,800 $6,480 $7,630 $11,300 $10,747 $7,357 $6,208 $12,392 $10,047 $20,998 $11,815 $7,000 $14,667 $7,001 $5,601 $5,556 $8,546 $10,506 $5,181 $3,483 $6,023 Supplement ------------------------------------------- Population Group D Appling 17,946 $9,792 --- Banks 16,556 $15,000 --- Ben Hill 17,650 $9,361 --- Berrien 16,722 $8,200 --- Brantley 15,440 $33,277 --- Brooks 16,340 $9,959 --- Burke 22,754 $6,606 --- Butts 23,759 $12,729 --- Cook 16,432 $6,677 --- Crisp 22,125 $16,710 --- Dawson 21,484 $10,875 --- Dodge 20,042 $7,115 --- Elbert 20,525 $5,713 --- Franklin 21,793 $11,247 --- Greene 15,662 $10,176 --- Jefferson 16,454 $11,494 --- Lamar 16,961 $5,601 --- McDuffie 21,551 $9,137 --- Mitchell 24,139 $6,968 --- Pierce 17,881 $8,913 --- Pike 17,204 $5,400 --- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation County Commissioner Population Group D Putnam 20,251 Rabun 16,519 Tattnall 23,179 Washington 20,937 Worth 21,285 $11,902 $5,400 $6,301 $10,140 $5,797 Supplement ----------- Population Group E Bacon 10,507 $7,883 --- Candler 10,550 $7,001 --- Charlton 10,609 $8,401 --- Crawford 12,483 $12,000 --- Dooly 11,592 $7,500 --- Early 11,836 $4,200 --- Evans 11,505 $7,000 --- Heard 11,387 $5,591 --- Jasper 13,660 $6,276 --- Jeff Davis 13,291 $8,401 --- Long 11,300 $2,800 --- Macon 13,524 $7,001 --- McIntosh 11,420 $3,047 --- Oglethorpe 13,963 $2,835 --- Telfair 13,366 $4,500 --- Terrell 10,260 $4,800 --- Twiggs 10,280 $5,757 --- Wilkes 10,262 $4,306 --- Wilkinson 10,064 $8,611 --- Population Group F Atkinson 8,223 $5,092 --- Baker 3,781 $1,200 --- Clay 3,207 $2,364 --- Clinch 6,992 $6,243 --- Glascock 2,771 $1,750 --- Hancock 9,568 $6,720 --- Irwin 9,934 $5,400 --- Johnson 9,533 $4,295 --- Lanier 7,947 $3,179 --- Lincoln 8,098 $2,798 --- Marion 7,024 $8,402 --- Miller 6,163 $2,400 --- Montgomery 9,060 $2,696 --- Seminole 9,081 $2,800 --- Stewart 4,647 $3,964 --- Talbot 6,607 $10,046 --- 5 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation County Commissioner Population Group F Taliaferro 1,884 Taylor 8,738 Treutlen 6,938 Turner 9,270 Warren 5,908 Wilcox 8,613 $1,436 $9,146 $21,751 $6,301 $5,601 $6,826 Supplement ------------- District Attorney Population Group A Augusta/Richmond Bibb Chatham Cobb Columbus/Muscogee DeKalb Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Paulding 197,372 154,709 248,469 691,905 187,046 737,093 158,914 992,137 776,380 180,175 186,037 131,016 127,906 ------$59,423 $107,905 $145,594 ----$114,354 $114,351 ------- Population Group B Bartow Dougherty Gordon Newton Rockdale Walton 92,834 95,693 52,044 96,019 82,052 83,144 --$18,000 --------- Population Group C Baldwin Gilmer Peach Polk 46,057 28,389 25,672 41,460 ----$1,343 --- Population Group D Appling Banks Brooks Dawson Putnam 17,946 16,556 16,340 21,484 20,251 $1,900 --- $131,163 $2,323 --- $20,535 $32,363 $36,557 --$16,896 --$9,261 $46,834 $48,211 $49,956 $35,078 $6,400 $18,000 $11,340 --- $6,660 $12,715 $16,653 $8,604 $1,800 $4,000 --$10,753 --$6,000 ----$1,800 Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation District Attorney Population Group D Supplement Population Group E Crawford Evans Jasper Jeff Davis Long McIntosh Twiggs Wilkinson 12,483 11,505 13,660 13,291 11,300 11,420 10,280 10,064 $619 $32,500 $0 ----------- ------$2,224 $600 $600 $56,000 $1,200 Population Group F Baker Hancock Marion 3,781 9,568 7,024 $4,460 ----- --$1,200 $600 Magistrate Court Chief Judge Population Group A Athens-Clarke 114,063 Augusta/Richmond 197,372 Bibb 154,709 Carroll 111,954 Chatham 248,469 Cherokee 204,363 Cobb 691,905 Columbia 109,100 Columbus/Muscogee 187,046 Coweta 118,936 Fayette 106,144 Forsyth 158,914 Fulton 992,137 Gwinnett 776,380 Hall 180,175 Henry 186,037 Houston 131,016 Lowndes 101,790 Paulding 127,906 $74,269 $82,578 $127,313 $84,440 $145,630 $107,486 $120,438 $66,016 $103,690 $86,536 $20,194 $90,386 $148,366 $134,770 $140,285 $132,807 $76,875 $67,800 $57,572 Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Catoosa 67,139 92,834 66,176 62,241 $74,608 $91,503 $70,287 $80,680 6 ----------------------$4,561 ----$0 --------- --------- Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Magistrate Court Chief Judge Population Group B Dougherty 95,693 Effingham 50,728 Floyd 95,618 Glynn 74,932 Gordon 52,044 Jackson 59,254 Liberty 60,503 Newton 96,019 Rockdale 82,052 Spalding 62,826 Troup 63,535 Walton 83,144 Whitfield 93,379 $1,119,253 $55,432 $79,038 $96,776 $71,055 $76,909 $76,981 --$126,088 $76,981 $56,054 $75,967 $87,764 Supplement --$2,444 ----------$16,057 ----------- Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Upson Ware Wayne White 46,057 30,132 48,689 26,797 40,085 44,814 28,544 28,389 25,042 42,272 28,718 29,073 47,520 33,050 26,554 28,012 25,145 40,664 25,672 30,488 41,460 25,268 32,532 45,237 41,610 27,562 35,831 29,046 25,020 $37,761 $53,675 $65,686 $56,274 $65,692 $51,290 $59,843 $62,762 $60,597 $65,636 $23,335 $52,693 $74,892 $76,352 $80,562 $63,427 $52,693 $62,121 $58,156 $66,983 $62,707 $28,681 $70,762 $59,720 $60,880 $61,045 $52,988 $56,274 $57,728 --------------------------$10,000 $0 ------$3,883 --------------------- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Magistrate Court Chief Judge Population Group C Supplement Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Dawson Dodge Elbert Fannin Franklin Hart Jefferson Lamar Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Tattnall Union Washington Worth 17,946 16,556 17,650 15,440 16,340 22,754 23,759 21,484 20,042 20,525 22,580 21,793 24,240 16,454 16,961 17,881 17,204 20,251 16,519 23,179 20,968 20,937 21,285 $54,100 $49,182 $52,644 $51,582 $63,956 $50,610 $52,693 $39,413 $49,183 $62,483 $60,893 $55,328 $71,482 $61,292 $49,182 $56,559 $46,408 $61,292 $27,060 $65,330 $59,654 $52,936 $60,597 ----------------$0 --------------$3,051 ------------- Population Group E Bacon Charlton Crawford Heard Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Twiggs Wilkes 10,507 10,609 12,483 11,387 13,660 13,291 11,300 13,524 11,420 13,963 13,366 10,260 10,280 10,262 $12,885 $47,758 $53,297 $50,024 $60,000 $54,804 $17,486 $54,080 $42,660 $60,442 $49,182 $40,968 $43,416 $55,544 ----------$4,247 ----$3,000 ----$16,771 ----- Population Group F Atkinson 8,223 $48,454 --- 7 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Magistrate Court Chief Judge Population Group F Baker 3,781 Clay 3,207 Clinch 6,992 Cusseta-Chattahoochee 9,430 Glascock 2,771 Hancock 9,568 Irwin 9,934 Johnson 9,533 Lanier 7,947 Marion 7,024 Montgomery 9,060 Pulaski 9,843 Stewart 4,647 Talbot 6,607 Treutlen 6,938 Turner 9,270 $14,559 $29,544 $53,667 $20,976 $37,516 $50,761 $40,968 $49,929 $43,416 $27,885 $47,587 $54,660 $31,197 $13,884 $15,862 $54,661 Supplement ------------$3,883 ------------------- Mayor Population Group A Athens-Clarke 114,063 $47,623 --- Augusta/Richmond 197,372 $71,634 --- Columbus/Muscogee 187,046 $75,845 --- Mayor Pro Tem Population Group A Athens-Clarke 114,063 $16,192 --- Augusta/Richmond 197,372 $222,408 --- Columbus/Muscogee 187,046 $20,653 --- Municipal Court Judge (Elected) Population Group A Athens-Clarke 114,063 $67,789 --- Augusta/Richmond 197,372 $105,253 --- Columbus/Muscogee 187,046 $103,690 --- Probate Court Judge Population Group A Athens-Clarke 114,063 $86,577 --- Augusta/Richmond 197,372 $84,999 --- Bibb 154,709 $143,085 --- Carroll 111,954 $84,440 --- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Probate Court Judge Population Group A Chatham Cherokee Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding 248,469 204,363 109,100 187,046 118,936 737,093 124,495 106,144 158,914 992,137 776,380 180,175 186,037 131,016 101,790 127,906 $141,094 $116,201 $130,495 $102,167 $98,575 $132,589 $76,762 $93,278 $81,967 $148,366 $133,361 $91,824 $110,029 $84,440 $67,800 $89,601 Supplement ----------------$19,376 ----$39,700 --------- Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield 67,139 92,834 66,176 62,241 95,693 50,728 95,618 74,932 52,044 59,254 60,503 96,019 82,052 62,826 63,535 64,554 83,144 93,379 $75,687 $105,532 $85,266 $78,557 $95,697 $72,489 $84,695 $74,286 $97,312 $81,713 $90,960 $120,600 $92,800 $80,328 $72,435 $76,981 $114,487 $80,845 ----------$2,444 ------------$4,000 --$3,883 ------- Population Group C Baldwin 46,057 $73,144 --- Bryan 30,132 $60,669 --- Camden 48,689 $79,331 --- Chattooga 26,797 $86,968 --- Coffee 40,085 $59,720 --- Colquitt 44,814 $62,734 --- 8 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Probate Court Judge Population Group C Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne White 28,544 28,389 25,042 42,272 28,718 29,073 27,229 47,520 33,050 26,554 28,012 25,145 40,664 31,367 25,672 30,488 41,460 25,268 32,532 45,237 41,610 27,820 27,562 35,831 29,046 25,020 $52,369 $64,361 $59,649 $59,668 $62,344 $60,728 $97,282 $99,672 $86,685 $74,325 $81,149 $68,147 $76,993 $93,315 $61,993 $85,892 $74,589 $53,719 $2,600 $63,836 $57,981 $63,427 $92,916 $48,171 $74,458 $95,297 Supplement ----------------$10,000 $0 --------$8,736 ----------------------- Population Group D Appling 17,946 $71,952 --- Banks 16,556 $61,362 --- Ben Hill 17,650 $58,149 --- Berrien 16,722 $50,000 --- Brantley 15,440 $74,373 --- Brooks 16,340 $55,962 --- Burke 22,754 $48,853 --- Butts 23,759 $71,803 --- Cook 16,432 $62,412 --- Crisp 22,125 $69,404 --- Dawson 21,484 $63,620 --- Dodge 20,042 $73,051 $0 Elbert 20,525 $78,062 --- Fannin 22,580 $66,726 --- Franklin 21,793 $84,571 --- Greene 15,662 $83,963 --- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Probate Court Judge Population Group D Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Mitchell Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Tattnall Union Washington Worth 24,240 16,454 16,961 21,551 24,139 17,881 17,204 20,251 16,519 23,179 20,968 20,937 21,285 $87,800 $71,951 $69,606 $54,324 $67,374 $61,292 $46,408 $58,111 $56,725 $52,693 $63,627 $68,328 $52,926 Supplement $8,736 ----------- $8,736 ----------- $3,883 Population Group E Bacon Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson 10,507 10,550 10,609 12,483 11,592 11,836 11,505 11,387 13,660 13,291 11,300 13,524 11,420 13,963 13,366 10,260 10,894 10,280 10,262 10,064 $45,587 $56,441 $60,010 $54,325 $87,222 $77,946 $54,700 $55,308 $45,000 $53,297 $52,284 $65,182 $55,372 $73,050 $61,362 $40,968 $100,048 $48,559 $64,241 $66,984 --------$18,183 --------------$600 ----$12,447 --------- Population Group F Atkinson 8,223 $56,254 --- Baker 3,781 $34,537 --- Clay 3,207 $34,347 --- Clinch 6,992 $59,515 --- Cusseta-Chattahoochee 9,430 $42,917 --- Glascock 2,771 $42,917 --- Hancock 9,568 $51,140 --- 9 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Probate Court Judge Population Group F Irwin Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Wilcox 9,934 9,533 7,947 8,098 7,024 6,163 9,060 9,843 9,081 4,647 6,607 1,884 8,738 6,938 9,270 5,908 8,613 $40,968 $50,987 $54,473 $63,942 $65,555 $67,500 $45,587 $69,988 $72,310 $55,250 $60,576 $61,799 $84,074 $46,147 $50,987 $52,674 $63,209 Supplement $8,736 --- $8,736 ------------------------$0 --- Sheriff Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding 114,063 197,372 154,709 111,954 248,469 204,363 691,905 109,100 187,046 118,936 737,093 124,495 106,144 158,914 992,137 776,380 180,175 186,037 131,016 101,790 127,906 $85,000 $93,440 $104,187 $94,253 $135,183 $116,201 $115,157 $107,300 $97,454 $104,182 $132,600 $117,237 $126,183 $97,454 $146,239 $137,469 $125,115 $151,094 $121,183 $78,247 $106,829 Population Group B --------------------------$11,104 ----$30,500 --------- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Sheriff Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield 67,139 92,834 66,176 62,241 95,693 50,728 95,618 74,932 52,044 59,254 60,503 96,019 82,052 62,826 63,535 64,554 83,144 93,379 $101,176 $94,261 $90,929 $100,616 $118,744 $70,502 $87,039 $96,959 $97,312 $105,391 $96,960 $98,267 $95,742 $88,529 $94,136 $92,744 $87,039 $100,095 Supplement ----------$4,830 ------------$11,737 --$9,883 ------- Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Habersham Haralson Harris Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens 46,057 30,132 48,689 26,797 40,085 44,814 28,544 28,389 25,042 42,272 28,718 29,073 27,229 47,520 33,050 26,554 28,012 25,145 40,664 31,367 25,672 30,488 41,460 25,268 $94,248 $96,880 $98,176 $74,794 $78,540 $67,966 $74,614 $69,389 $66,990 $65,671 $67,000 $77,038 $87,896 $82,140 $97,315 $71,421 $71,543 $83,737 $94,248 $89,424 $61,427 $98,296 $82,472 $73,442 ----------------------------$10,000 $0 --------$3,773 ------- 10 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Sheriff Population Group C Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne White 32,532 45,237 41,610 27,820 27,562 35,831 29,046 25,020 $72,763 $106,029 $85,995 $68,290 $70,339 $70,003 $65,039 $79,438 Supplement $3,000 --- $3,883 ----------- Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dawson Dodge Elbert Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Mitchell Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Tattnall Union Washington Worth 17,946 16,556 17,650 16,722 15,440 16,340 22,754 23,759 16,432 22,125 21,484 20,042 20,525 22,580 21,793 15,662 24,240 16,454 16,961 21,551 24,139 17,881 17,204 20,251 16,519 23,179 20,968 20,937 21,285 $64,276 $67,337 $61,835 $73,500 $66,676 $76,519 $84,550 $77,038 $77,262 $89,752 $84,106 $71,216 $78,062 $76,956 $66,989 $74,737 $72,438 $70,398 $63,687 $68,167 $77,038 $70,398 $53,880 $67,337 $76,519 $73,689 $73,863 $74,048 $79,854 ----------------------$0 --------$6,883 ----------$3,883 ----------$3,883 Population Group E Bacon Candler Charlton 10,507 10,550 10,609 $52,646 $69,988 $64,605 $3,883 ----- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Sheriff Population Group E Crawford Dooly Evans Heard Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson 12,483 11,592 11,505 11,387 13,660 13,291 11,300 13,524 11,420 13,963 13,366 10,260 10,894 10,280 10,262 10,064 $76,520 $71,832 $68,300 $59,221 $45,000 $74,281 $72,680 $82,628 $64,263 $61,215 $64,279 $46,918 $53,837 $53,837 $57,529 $59,220 Supplement --$6,495 ------------$3,600 ----$14,995 --------- Population Group F Atkinson Baker Clay Clinch Cusseta-Chattahoochee Echols Glascock Hancock Irwin Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Wilcox 8,223 3,781 3,207 6,992 9,430 4,093 2,771 9,568 9,934 9,533 7,947 8,098 7,024 6,163 9,060 9,843 9,081 4,647 6,607 1,884 8,738 6,938 9,270 5,908 8,613 $60,110 $45,222 $53,837 $68,598 $65,710 $43,930 $48,674 $54,882 $46,918 $56,529 $49,955 $53,837 $67,116 $60,464 $59,220 $69,988 $53,837 $54,518 $72,674 $51,108 $53,830 $56,669 $60,129 $64,605 $59,220 --------------$5,000 $3,883 --$3,883 ------------------------$0 --- 11 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Sole Commissioner (County) Population Group B Bartow 92,834 Walker 64,554 $133,148 $108,444 Supplement ----- Population Group C Chattooga 26,797 $89,565 --- Murray 40,664 $94,248 --- Pickens 30,488 $100,696 --- Population Group D Union 20,968 $94,120 --- Population Group E Towns 10,894 $56,146 $1,200 Population Group F Pulaski 9,843 $69,988 --- State Court Clerk Population Group A Bibb Chatham Cobb Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston 154,709 248,469 691,905 158,914 992,137 776,380 180,175 186,037 131,016 $59,987 $103,632 $101,966 $103,727 $100,921 $147,302 $112,746 $78,000 $55,000 Population Group B Glynn Jackson 74,932 59,254 $691,260 $67,196 Population Group C Decatur Sumter Thomas 28,544 32,532 45,237 $33,051 $68,857 $93,686 Population Group D Brooks Butts 16,340 23,759 $21,486 $71,883 ------$17,868 ----$12,800 ----- ----- ------- ----- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation State Court Clerk Population Group E Charlton Jeff Davis Long 10,609 13,291 11,300 $3,600 --- $4,321 Supplement --$3,883 --- Population Group F Treutlen 6,938 $67,672 --- Turner 9,270 $24,523 --- State Court Judge Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes 114,063 197,372 154,709 111,954 248,469 204,363 187,046 118,936 737,093 124,495 106,144 158,914 992,137 776,380 180,175 186,037 131,016 101,790 $120,492 $109,207 $139,734 $108,227 $172,936 $130,736 $148,129 $124,427 $140,145 $134,786 $140,626 $137,989 --$160,040 $157,821 $139,797 $148,567 $116,750 Population Group B Bulloch Dougherty Glynn Jackson Liberty Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker 66,176 95,693 74,932 59,254 60,503 82,052 62,826 63,535 64,554 $108,078 $132,503 $138,252 $65,239 $52,000 $129,591 $140,627 $109,323 $167,090 Population Group C Baldwin Bryan 46,057 30,132 $50,268 $109,090 12 ------------------------$37,989 --$0 ------- ----------$15,435 --$4,720 --- ----- Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation State Court Judge Population Group C Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Grady Habersham Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Ware 26,797 40,085 44,814 28,544 25,042 42,272 25,268 32,532 45,237 41,610 27,820 35,831 $46,991 $55,000 $30,900 $38,992 $38,404 $37,187 $31,193 $41,496 $55,697 $105,075 $35,000 $71,856 Supplement ----------------------$20,000 Population Group D Appling Brooks Burke Elbert Jefferson Mitchell Pierce Putnam Tattnall Washington Worth 17,946 16,340 22,754 20,525 16,454 24,139 17,881 20,251 23,179 20,937 21,285 $35,710 $18,000 $28,325 $39,000 $35,000 $72,151 $31,802 $38,623 $28,000 $34,840 $48,101 ------------$1,200 --------- Population Group E Bacon 10,507 $21,580 --- Candler 10,550 $35,383 --- Charlton 10,609 $26,000 --- Crawford 12,483 $27,039 --- Early 11,836 $24,752 --- Evans 11,505 $31,700 --- Jeff Davis 13,291 $49,411 --- Long 11,300 $18,867 --- McIntosh 11,420 $35,660 $0 Population Group F Clinch 6,992 $16,241 --- Miller 6,163 $16,000 --- Treutlen 6,938 $34,000 --- Turner 9,270 $48,101 --- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation State Court Solicitor Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Carroll Cherokee Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes 114,063 197,372 154,709 111,954 204,363 187,046 118,936 737,093 124,495 106,144 158,914 992,137 776,380 180,175 186,037 131,016 101,790 $98,926 $83,000 $117,997 $102,918 $115,811 $111,562 $93,320 $140,145 $101,088 $81,661 $103,492 $146,239 $138,180 $97,114 $134,488 $90,265 $111,023 Supplement --------------------$18,797 ----$34,500 ------- Population Group B Bulloch 66,176 $102,795 --- Glynn 74,932 $76,038 --- Jackson 59,254 $63,793 --- Liberty 60,503 $52,000 --- Spalding 62,826 $46,000 --- Walker 64,554 $107,000 --- Population Group C Baldwin 46,057 $102,918 --- Bryan 30,132 $71,569 --- Chattooga 26,797 $38,858 --- Decatur 28,544 $33,421 --- Grady 25,042 $32,546 --- Habersham 42,272 $36,280 --- Stephens 25,268 $26,184 --- Thomas 45,237 $38,192 --- Toombs 27,820 $30,000 --- Ware 35,831 $64,433 --- Wayne 29,046 $46,700 --- Population Group D Appling 17,946 $35,710 --- Burke 22,754 $23,175 --- Jefferson 16,454 $33,000 --- Pierce 17,881 $31,802 $600 13 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation State Court Solicitor Population Group D Putnam Tattnall Washington Worth 20,251 23,179 20,937 21,285 $36,048 $21,500 $29,640 $45,742 Supplement --------- Population Group E Bacon 10,507 $18,580 --- Candler 10,550 $21,852 --- Charlton 10,609 $24,000 --- Evans 11,505 $27,100 --- Jeff Davis 13,291 $45,262 --- Long 11,300 $17,664 --- McIntosh 11,420 $24,231 $0 Population Group F Clinch 6,992 $12,578 --- Miller 6,163 $14,000 --- Treutlen 6,938 $24,000 --- Turner 9,270 $45,741 --- Superior Court Clerk Population Group A Athens-Clarke 114,063 Augusta/Richmond 197,372 Bibb 154,709 Carroll 111,954 Chatham 248,469 Cobb 691,905 Columbia 109,100 Columbus/Muscogee 187,046 Coweta 118,936 DeKalb 737,093 Douglas 124,495 Fayette 106,144 Forsyth 158,914 Fulton 992,137 Gwinnett 776,380 Henry 186,037 Houston 131,016 Lowndes 101,790 Paulding 127,906 $77,820 $75,000 $129,777 $112,461 $121,271 $144,957 $102,395 $108,237 $89,815 $116,787 $85,000 $98,564 $103,727 $146,239 $147,302 $124,396 $101,098 $67,800 $88,522 Population Group B --$10,322 --------------------$17,868 ------------- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Superior Court Clerk Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Catoosa Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Liberty Newton Rockdale Spalding Troup Walton Whitfield 67,139 92,834 66,176 62,241 95,693 50,728 95,618 74,932 52,044 60,503 96,019 82,052 62,826 63,535 83,144 93,379 $82,687 $91,234 $103,071 $100,924 $89,140 $92,276 $97,001 $92,849 $97,312 $96,396 $116,811 $100,103 $75,170 $76,630 $104,447 $80,083 Supplement ----------$14,940 ----------$10,170 --$7,766 ----- Population Group C Baldwin Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Grady Haralson Harris Jones Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Tift Toombs 46,057 30,132 48,689 26,797 40,085 44,814 28,544 28,389 25,042 28,718 29,073 27,229 47,520 33,050 26,554 28,012 25,145 40,664 31,367 25,672 30,488 41,460 25,268 32,532 41,610 27,820 $86,479 $72,611 $75,670 $85,245 $72,065 $61,816 $77,424 $69,416 $81,299 $66,924 $60,923 $87,019 $90,082 $70,320 $101,670 $73,937 $68,856 $87,338 $85,043 $64,801 $64,435 $67,018 $70,989 $68,857 $75,413 $89,735 --------------------------$10,000 $0 --------$7,766 --------$11,649 --- 14 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Superior Court Clerk Population Group C Upson 27,562 Ware 35,831 Wayne 29,046 White 25,020 $82,422 $57,015 $121,582 $75,012 Supplement --------- Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Cook Crisp Dawson Dodge Elbert Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Mitchell Pierce Pike Putnam Rabun Tattnall Union Washington Worth 17,946 16,556 17,650 16,722 15,440 16,340 22,754 16,432 22,125 21,484 20,042 20,525 21,793 15,662 24,240 16,454 16,961 21,551 24,139 17,881 17,204 20,251 16,519 23,179 20,968 20,937 21,285 $91,062 $66,024 $64,526 $70,000 $71,295 $64,603 $59,874 $64,101 $71,213 $70,062 $60,283 $78,062 $84,711 $62,683 $93,012 $83,062 $79,907 $61,994 $74,795 $64,604 $46,408 $72,378 $65,642 $71,543 $76,149 $71,760 $56,642 --------------$4,800 ----$0 ------$7,766 ----------$7,766 ----------$11,649 Population Group E Bacon Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper 10,507 10,550 10,609 12,483 11,592 11,836 11,505 11,387 13,660 $49,689 $69,126 $61,338 $69,287 $52,649 $72,621 $69,700 $67,141 $50,000 $11,649 ----------------- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Superior Court Clerk Population Group E Jeff Davis Long McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson 13,291 11,300 11,420 13,963 13,366 10,260 10,894 10,280 10,262 10,064 $50,110 $58,550 $55,037 $71,765 $57,412 $46,408 $90,091 $69,723 $57,817 $67,140 Supplement ----$600 ----$25,357 --------- Population Group F Atkinson Baker Clay Clinch Cusseta-Chattahoochee Echols Glascock Hancock Irwin Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller Montgomery Pulaski Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Turner Wilcox 8,223 3,781 3,207 6,992 9,430 4,093 2,771 9,568 9,934 9,533 7,947 8,098 7,024 6,163 9,060 9,843 9,081 4,647 6,607 1,884 8,738 9,270 8,613 $53,846 $44,746 $43,736 $55,764 $47,561 $35,962 $41,838 $67,692 $40,968 $58,550 $60,184 $64,558 $51,647 $69,700 $51,646 $69,988 $55,762 $45,341 $54,047 $43,830 $56,805 $59,394 $58,549 ----------------$7,766 --$7,766 ------------------------- Superior Court Judge Population Group A Augusta/Richmond 197,372 Bibb 154,709 Chatham 248,469 Columbus/Muscogee 187,046 DeKalb 737,093 ------$99,682 $155,716 $23,624 $35,008 $60,500 $25,616 --- 15 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Superior Court Judge Population Group A Forsyth 158,914 Fulton 992,137 Gwinnett 776,380 Hall 180,175 Henry 186,037 Houston 131,016 Lowndes 101,790 Paulding 127,906 --$41,932 $120,252 $120,252 --------- Supplement $25,000 --- $48,211 $52,794 $35,078 $30,595 $10,575 $24,500 Population Group B Barrow Bartow Dougherty Floyd Gordon Jackson Newton Rockdale Walton Whitfield 67,139 92,834 95,693 95,618 52,044 59,254 96,019 82,052 83,144 93,379 ----$29,132 --------------- $8,143 $12,600 --$20,722 $7,400 $11,186 $18,000 $23,349 $18,000 $17,999 Population Group C Coffee Colquitt Decatur Gilmer Haralson Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Ware 40,085 44,814 28,544 28,389 28,718 31,367 25,672 30,488 41,460 25,268 32,532 45,237 35,831 --$4,200 $6,930 --$3,635 --$4,100 $8,148 --$9,917 --$4,950 --- $5,600 ----- $8,138 --- $12,396 ----- $10,753 --- $5,000 --- $2,400 Population Group D Appling Brooks Burke Dawson Franklin Greene Pierce 17,946 16,340 22,754 21,484 21,793 15,662 17,881 $1,889 $1,600 --$2,381 ----$3,900 ----$5,100 --$6,000 $1,800 --- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Superior Court Judge Population Group D Putnam 20,251 --- Supplement $3,000 Population Group E Bacon Evans Heard Jeff Davis Macon Twiggs 10,507 11,505 11,387 13,291 13,524 10,280 ----$8,880 --$53,274 --- $3,840 $6,000 --$2,224 --$5,400 Population Group F Hancock 9,568 --- Marion 7,024 --- $1,800 $1,800 Surveyor Population Group A Athens-Clarke 114,063 $42,074 --- Population Group B Bulloch 66,176 $0 $0 Population Group D Brooks 16,340 $1,800 --- Lamar 16,961 $0 --- Population Group F Johnson 9,533 $0 --- Tax Commissioner Population Group A Athens-Clarke Augusta/Richmond Bibb Carroll Chatham Cherokee Cobb Columbia Columbus/Muscogee Coweta DeKalb 114,063 197,372 154,709 111,954 248,469 204,363 691,905 109,100 187,046 118,936 737,093 $98,037 $104,826 $99,654 $89,333 $125,470 $116,201 $124,321 $111,577 $95,057 $107,514 $144,678 --$3,719 ------------------- 16 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Tax Commissioner Population Group A Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Henry Houston Lowndes Paulding 124,495 106,144 158,914 992,137 776,380 180,175 186,037 131,016 101,790 127,906 $105,574 $98,393 $86,415 $119,907 $150,518 $88,093 $144,723 $88,883 $67,800 $88,872 Supplement ----$22,260 ----$0 --------- Population Group B Barrow Bartow Bulloch Catoosa Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Jackson Liberty Newton Rockdale Spalding Troup Walker Walton Whitfield 67,139 92,834 66,176 62,241 50,728 95,618 74,932 52,044 59,254 60,503 96,019 82,052 62,826 63,535 64,554 83,144 93,379 $78,527 $79,901 $78,527 $84,505 $60,160 $76,301 $97,342 $97,312 $85,666 $80,206 $93,800 $87,745 $88,096 $72,774 $74,957 $87,372 $87,746 --------$4,929 ------------$10,170 --$4,197 ------- Population Group C Baldwin 46,057 $70,585 --- Bryan 30,132 $88,939 --- Camden 48,689 $80,808 --- Chattooga 26,797 $55,477 --- Coffee 40,085 $64,168 --- Colquitt 44,814 $51,864 --- Decatur 28,544 $59,227 --- Gilmer 28,389 $68,112 --- Grady 25,042 $63,915 --- Habersham 42,272 $50,210 --- Haralson 28,718 $8,034 --- Harris 29,073 $68,213 --- Jones 27,229 $65,700 --- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Tax Commissioner Population Group C Laurens Lee Lumpkin Madison Monroe Murray Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Stephens Sumter Thomas Tift Toombs Upson Ware Wayne White 47,520 33,050 26,554 28,012 25,145 40,664 31,367 25,672 30,488 41,460 25,268 32,532 45,237 41,610 27,820 27,562 35,831 29,046 25,020 $70,777 $79,752 $102,571 $66,573 $70,002 $79,402 $101,103 $52,534 $65,973 $67,371 $74,720 $60,653 $70,586 $64,332 $55,477 $57,142 $60,410 $71,181 $66,315 Supplement --$10,000 $0 --------$6,597 ----------$4,197 ----------- Population Group D Appling Banks Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Cook Crisp Dawson Dodge Elbert Fannin Franklin Greene Hart Jefferson Lamar McDuffie Mitchell Pierce Pike 17,946 16,556 17,650 16,722 15,440 16,340 22,754 23,759 16,432 22,125 21,484 20,042 20,525 22,580 21,793 15,662 24,240 16,454 16,961 21,551 24,139 17,881 17,204 $61,675 $64,356 $54,470 $47,000 $64,075 $58,993 $67,804 $57,141 $62,482 $62,856 $57,142 $51,641 $78,062 $57,675 $59,988 $58,712 $46,750 $61,675 $62,877 $45,748 $57,142 $64,356 $46,408 ----------------------$0 --------$4,197 ----------$4,197 17 Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 County Wage and Salary Survey Compensation for County Elected Officials Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Tax Commissioner Population Group D Putnam Rabun Tattnall Union Washington Worth 20,251 16,519 23,179 20,968 20,937 21,285 $61,675 $69,719 $59,999 $77,147 $63,076 $55,801 Supplement ----------$4,197 Population Group E Bacon Candler Charlton Crawford Dooly Early Evans Heard Jasper Jeff Davis Long Macon McIntosh Oglethorpe Telfair Terrell Towns Twiggs Wilkes Wilkinson 10,507 10,550 10,609 12,483 11,592 11,836 11,505 11,387 13,660 13,291 11,300 13,524 11,420 13,963 13,366 10,260 10,894 10,280 10,262 10,064 $43,667 $64,044 $47,864 $61,394 $50,501 $56,312 $58,970 $52,651 $45,000 $70,441 $62,224 $58,994 $63,975 $69,719 $56,312 $46,408 $59,118 $66,001 $53,504 $61,292 $12,197 ------- $1,707 --------- $9,392 ----- $600 ----- $23,987 $4,800 ------- Population Group F Atkinson Baker Clay Clinch Cusseta-Chattahoochee Echols Glascock Hancock Irwin Johnson Lanier Lincoln Marion Miller 8,223 3,781 3,207 6,992 9,430 4,093 2,771 9,568 9,934 9,533 7,947 8,098 7,024 6,163 $51,117 $34,289 $31,808 $47,923 $43,773 $35,810 $37,866 $55,764 $40,968 $52,651 $49,588 $67,314 $62,224 $49,920 ----------------$4,197 --$4,197 ------- Jurisdiction 2007 Estimated Population Amount of compensation Tax Commissioner Population Group F Montgomery Pulaski Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Treutlen Turner Warren Wilcox 9,060 9,843 9,081 4,647 6,607 1,884 8,738 6,938 9,270 5,908 8,613 $47,864 $69,988 $47,864 $40,329 $57,437 $37,867 $47,861 $46,470 $47,864 $52,651 $64,617 Supplement ------------------$0 $7,380 18