- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Wage and salary survey. Compensation of ... elected officials.
- Title:
- 2008 municipal wage and salary survey: compensation of municipal elected officials
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Community Affairs. Office of Research
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Affairs. Office of Research.
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, GA] : Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Research, Sept. 2008
- Date of Original:
- 2008
- Subject:
- Wage surveys--Georgia--Statistics
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
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- application/pdf
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- 2002-
Title from pdf of cover.
Issued in 2 vols.: [Vol. 1], County; [Vol. 2], Municipal.
2005. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C495.E5 S1 E4 2008 v.2
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc495-pe5-bs1-be4-b2008-bv-p2-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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2008 WAGE AND SALARY SURVEY
COMPENSATION OF MUNICIPAL ELECTED 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 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Councilmember, City Council
Population Group A
Albany
75,825
Atlanta
519,145
Macon
93,076
Marietta
67,021
Roswell
87,312
Savannah
130,331
Warner Robins
60,392
Amount of compensation
$15,000 $39,473 $1,000 $13,000 $18,000 $15,000 $8,400
Population Group B Alpharetta Douglasville Duluth East Point Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw LaGrange Newnan Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Statesboro Valdosta
49,662 30,098 25,953 42,940 34,818 30,504 31,613 27,977 28,857 34,516 36,463 49,534 26,610 47,567
$15,000 $6,000 $6,000 $9,200 $14,700 $7,500 $12,000 $7,384 $5,500 $6,000 $8,400 $15,300 $7,500 $15,500
Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Canton Carrollton Chamblee College Park Conyers Cordele
19,130 16,545 12,108 11,532 14,520 21,464 22,880 11,040 20,113 13,343 11,456
$13,200 $7,200 $3,000
$0 $4,800 $2,100 $3,600 $7,200 $15,504 $2,400 $10,215
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Councilmember, City Council
Covington
14,712
Dallas
10,045
Doraville
10,352
Douglas
11,209
Dublin
17,463
Fairburn
10,786
Fayetteville
15,126
Forest Park
21,806
Griffin
23,504
Jesup
10,181
Kingsland
13,266
Lilburn
11,526
Loganville
10,242
McDonough
18,443
Milledgeville
20,039
Monroe
13,442
Moultrie
15,199
Norcross
10,490
Perry
12,661
Pooler
13,526
Powder Springs
15,380
Richmond Hill
10,132
Snellville
20,076
St. Marys
16,666
Stockbridge
14,123
Sugar Hill
16,725
Suwanee
14,878
Thomasville
19,000
Tifton
16,486
Union
16,771
Vidalia
11,224
Villa Rica
12,375
Waycross
14,765
Woodstock
22,965
Amount of compensation
$6,000 $5,000 $7,200 $3,600 $8,400 $1,500 $9,600 $12,000 $13,440 $100
$25 $3,500 $6,000 $12,000 $6,000 $6,000 $5,940 $21,600 $6,600 $3,600 $12,000 $5,000 $4,000 $6,000 $7,700 $3,600 $9,000 $7,800 $6,900 $9,600 $2,400 $2,400 $6,000 $9,000
Population Group D Auburn
7,447
$2,100
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Councilmember, City Council
Austell
6,984
Barnesville
5,954
Blakely
5,328
Bremen
5,564
Cairo
9,697
Camilla
5,703
Cedartown
9,886
Centerville
7,106
Clarkston
7,591
Commerce
6,323
Cumming
5,842
Eastman
5,634
Eatonton
6,766
Fitzgerald
9,151
Fort Oglethorpe
9,559
Glennville
5,166
Grovetown
8,744
Hampton
5,206
Hapeville
5,971
Holly Springs
7,956
Jefferson
7,513
Palmetto
5,035
Sandersville
6,173
Stone Mountain
7,651
Summerville
5,004
Swainsboro
7,535
Sylvester
5,726
Thomaston
9,165
Thomson
6,793
Toccoa
9,133
Tyrone
6,415
Waynesboro
5,774
Amount of compensation
$12,000 $1,500 $2,400 $1,800 $7,320 $2,400 $1,800 $7,200 $3,500 $2,700 $3,898 $3,000 $6,600 $6,000 $8,500 $3,000 $3,600 $8,400 $7,800 $4,200 $2,500 $1,500 $6,000 $3,600 $300 $8,808 $4,800 $9,600 $4,000 $8,400 $4,800 $3,600
Population Group E Abbeville Adairsville Alamo
2,560 3,205 2,617
$600 $2,400 $900
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Councilmember, City Council
Alma
3,494
Ashburn
4,280
Baldwin
2,935
Baxley
4,492
Blackshear
3,478
Bloomingdale
2,669
Byron
4,112
Chatsworth
4,157
Cochran
4,857
Cornelia
3,870
Cuthbert
3,492
Dacula
4,636
Dahlonega
4,939
Dawson
4,603
East Dublin
2,735
Elberton
4,568
Euharlee
4,094
Flowery Branch
3,966
Folkston
3,227
Forsyth
4,637
Grantville
2,608
Greensboro
3,332
Hartwell
4,301
Hawkinsville
4,294
Hazlehurst
3,806
Hephzibah
4,434
Hogansville
2,914
Homerville
2,813
Jackson
4,411
Jasper
3,123
Jonesboro
3,911
Lake City
2,713
Lakeland
2,804
Locust Grove
4,511
Louisville
2,641
Lyons
4,480
Madison
3,895
Amount of compensation
$3,000 $2,400 $4,000 $5,850 $1,740 $1,800 $3,000 $4,800 $4,200 $2,400 $600 $3,600 $4,800 $3,600 $3,600 $4,200 $1,200 $4,800 $2,400 $6,300 $2,400 $3,600 $2,400 $3,000 $2,400
$0 $3,600 $1,800 $9,000 $700 $8,400 $6,000 $1,200 $8,400 $900 $150 $5,400
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Councilmember, City Council
McRae
4,379
Metter
4,272
Millen
3,472
Montezuma
3,860
Monticello
2,594
Nashville
4,824
Nicholls
2,745
Oakwood
4,063
Ocilla
3,166
Port Wentworth
4,167
Ringgold
2,769
Rockmart
4,486
Rossville
3,448
Royston
2,714
Senoia
3,244
Social Circle
4,535
Soperton
3,243
Statham
2,820
Sylvania
2,509
Tallapoosa
3,082
Thunderbolt
2,650
Unadilla
2,908
Vienna
2,867
Walthourville
3,886
Washington
4,037
Watkinsville
2,825
West Point
3,373
Wrightsville
3,751
Amount of compensation
$1,500 $2,700 $1,500 $3,600 $5,400 $4,800 $300 $4,200 $4,800 $2,400 $3,600 $3,600 $1,200 $3,000 $3,000 $2,400 $2,400 $6,000 $2,400 $1,800 $900 $324 $480 $4,800 $3,600 $2,400 $3,000 $3,600
Population Group F Aragon Arcade Arlington Baconton Berkeley Lake Bethlehem Blue Ridge
1,072 1,941 1,515 1,001 2,064 1,054 1,042
$1,200 $1,200 $600 $325 $900 $380 $7,200
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Councilmember, City Council
Bogart
1,075
Boston
1,436
Bowdon
2,044
Brooklet
1,309
Broxton
1,459
Buchanan
1,124
Buena Vista
1,658
Butler
1,825
Cave Spring
1,015
Chester
1,513
Clarkesville
1,647
Claxton
2,403
Clayton
2,169
Colquitt
1,901
Comer
1,272
Darien
1,788
Davisboro
1,768
Dawsonville
1,418
Demorest
1,790
Ellaville
1,776
Ellijay
1,582
Emerson
1,372
Fort Gaines
1,042
Gordon
2,118
Gray
2,218
Grayson
1,471
Guyton
1,907
Hagan
1,045
Hahira
2,261
Harlem
1,899
Helena
2,428
Hiram
1,988
Homer
1,077
Hoschton
1,563
Ivey
1,078
Lavonia
2,060
Lincolnton
1,509
Amount of compensation
$3,000 $1,000 $1,440 $1,800 $3,000 $2,000 $3,600
$10 $1,500 $1,500 $600 $400 $1,800 $1,800 $1,500 $2,400 $1,800 $6,000 $6,950 $2,500 $900
$0 $0 $3,600 $3,600 $0 $600 $1,560 $2,100 $3,600 $1,200 $3,000 $420 $300 $960 $2,400 $1,200
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Councilmember, City Council
Lookout Mountain
1,550
Lovejoy
2,443
Ludowici
1,595
Lula
2,347
Lumber City
1,192
Lumpkin
1,216
Marshallville
1,240
Maysville
1,633
Meigs
1,080
Midway
1,068
Milan
1,023
Morgan
1,548
Mount Vernon
2,188
Mount Zion
1,557
Nicholson
1,913
Oglethorpe
1,105
Omega
1,375
Oxford
2,498
Pearson
1,955
Pembroke
2,484
Pine Mountain
1,263
Porterdale
1,812
Reidsville
2,423
Remerton
1,018
Reynolds
1,004
Richland
1,590
Rochelle
1,383
Sardis
1,188
Shellman
1,074
Sparta
1,312
Springfield
2,085
Tennille
1,461
Trion
2,059
Tunnel Hill
1,249
Twin City
1,775
Union Point
1,551
Varnell
1,584
Amount of compensation
$0 $6,000 $2,400 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,800 $1,000
$0 $2,924 $1,300 $660 $420 $500 $1,440 $750 $750 $2,500 $1,200 $1,200 $360 $500 $3,000 $500 $300
$4 $600 $600 $600 $1,200 $840 $1,800 $1,200 $1,300 $1,200 $1,200
$0
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Councilmember, City Council
Wadley
1,944
Walnut Grove
1,214
Warrenton
1,955
Willacoochee
1,540
Winterville
1,152
Woodbine
1,357
Woodbury
1,074
Wrens
2,222
Zebulon
1,234
Amount of compensation
$2,400 $720 $600 $1,800 $1,800 $3,000 $1,000 $1,585 $1,500
Population Group G
Adrian
567
Ailey
541
Alapaha
685
Allenhurst
731
Alto
909
Ball Ground
931
Berlin
614
Blairsville
709
Blythe
807
Bowman
965
Canon
814
Carnesville
667
Clermont
765
Colbert
527
Collins
545
Coolidge
553
Crawford
813
Crawfordville
522
Dasher
830
Dexter
541
Doerun
843
Dudley
520
Enigma
875
Fairmount
808
Flovilla
683
Franklin
866
$300 $0
$600 $2,880 $1,600 $600 $240 $3,600 $900 $600 $2,600 $600 $720 $1,435 $240 $900 $300 $1,200 $2,400 $240 $1,800 $600 $2,600 $1,200 $5,100 $3,000
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Councilmember, City Council
Franklin Springs
799
Gibson
754
Glenwood
888
Hamilton
566
Helen
791
Hiawassee
866
Hoboken
518
Homeland
807
Kingston
663
Lake Park
594
Lenox
897
Luthersville
827
Lyerly
519
Mansfield
572
McCaysville
946
McIntyre
716
Menlo
529
Milner
649
Morven
619
Mountain City
746
Mountain Park
560
Nahunta
979
Nelson
900
Newborn
773
Newton
794
Norman Park
862
North High Shoals
555
Ochlocknee
613
Patterson
679
Pavo
701
Pendergrass
565
Pine Lake
718
Pineview
521
Plains
608
Portal
611
Ray City
772
Resaca
771
Amount of compensation
$1,440 $600 $600 $600 $1,200 $12,000 $300 $600 $4,800 $1,800 $1,800 $1,200 $120 $600 $2,400 $24,000 $300 $600 $1,800 $300 $5,400 $360
$0 $0 $600 $300 $0 $180 $1,200 $360 $1,200 $500 $480 $1,800 $1,500 $1,800 $2,520
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Councilmember, City Council
Riceboro
726
Roberta
749
Rutledge
762
Screven
778
Smithville
951
Stillmore
760
Sycamore
528
Talbotton
998
Talmo
603
Toomsboro
619
Ty Ty
770
Uvalda
550
Waco
501
Waleska
856
Waverly Hall
797
Whigham
609
White
703
Whitesburg
588
Young Harris
591
Amount of compensation
$2,400 $600 $300 $600 $1,500 $420 $900 $600
$0 $840 $1,080
$0 $2,000 $5,750
$0 $1,200 $900 $1,200 $2,400
Population Group H
Allentown
284
Alston
168
Ambrose
326
Arabi
451
Argyle
151
Attapulgus
467
Avalon
275
Avera
202
Bartow
281
Barwick
439
Bellville
140
Bishop
163
Bluffton
113
Bostwick
354
Bowersville
334
Braswell
124
$0 $0 $1,200 $0 $250 $600 $1,440 $100 $125 $600 $144 $600 $0 $200 $500 $0
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Councilmember, City Council
Bronwood
468
Buckhead
220
Byromville
409
Cadwell
366
Camak
151
Carl
305
Carlton
246
Cecil
333
Centralhatchee
389
Chauncey
303
Climax
288
Culloden
229
Daisy
136
Damascus
260
Danville
353
De Soto
206
Dearing
442
Deepstep
129
Denton
288
Dillard
245
DuPont
139
Edgehill
33
Ellenton
354
Ephesus
384
Eton
487
Fargo
379
Flemington
360
Funston
431
Garfield
157
Gay
133
Geneva
112
Gillsville
210
Good Hope
263
Graham
327
Gum Branch
262
Haralson
158
Harrison
482
Amount of compensation
$240 $300 $120 $780 $180 $720 $1,500 $1,200 $600 $480 $600
$0 $0 $0 $1,200 $0 $0 $280 $1,200 $900 $100 $0 $240 $590 $900 $0 $2,400 $0 $300 $0 $300 $300 $300 $1,200 $720 $600 $840
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Councilmember, City Council
Higgston
333
Hiltonia
390
Hull
162
Ideal
477
Ila
332
Iron City
299
Jakin
151
Jenkinsburg
229
Jersey
168
Junction City
176
Keysville
241
Kite
235
Leslie
437
Lexington
230
Lilly
220
Lone Oak
96
Manassas
105
Meansville
186
Midville
457
Mitchell
191
Molena
477
Moreland
428
Newington
319
Norwood
286
Nunez
136
Oak Park
380
Oconee
289
Odum
459
Offerman
444
Orchard Hill
237
Parrott
134
Payne City
166
Pinehurst
371
Pitts
300
Plainville
267
Preston
434
Pulaski
301
Amount of compensation
$60 $720 $650 $600 $978 $600 $300 $1,400 $250 $25 $1,200 $900 $600 $120 $84 $600 $60 $780 $300 $300 $300 $300
$0 $420 $600 $480 $470 $250
$0 $4,200
$25 $250 $540 $25 $150 $720 $600
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Councilmember, City Council
Rayle
133
Rebecca
238
Register
167
Rentz
323
Rhine
432
Riddleville
122
Riverside
60
Rocky Ford
180
Roopville
203
Sale City
320
Sasser
347
Scotland
288
Shady Dale
244
Sky Valley
219
Stapleton
308
Summertown
145
Sunny Side
131
Surrency
247
Talking Rock
105
Tallulah Falls
159
Tarrytown
104
Taylorsville
224
Tiger
316
Turin
395
Vernonburg
136
Vidette
112
Warm Springs
472
Warwick
404
Weston
71
White Plains
302
Williamson
366
Woodland
408
Woodville
420
Woolsey
200
Yatesville
388
Amount of compensation
$0 $600
$0 $180 $900
$0 $1,438
$0 $0 $240 $225 $425 $600 $0 $900 $600 $0 $300 $0 $600 $12 $0 $360 $0 $0 $0 $600 $125 $600 $0 $120 $900 $600 $0 $720
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Mayor Population Group A Albany Atlanta Macon Marietta Roswell Savannah Warner Robins
75,825 519,145 93,076 67,021 87,312 130,331 60,392
Amount of compensation
$25,000 $147,500 $103,898 $18,000 $40,000 $42,000 $50,000
Population Group B Alpharetta Douglasville Duluth East Point Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw LaGrange Newnan Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Statesboro Valdosta
49,662 30,098 25,953 42,940 34,818 30,504 31,613 27,977 28,857 34,516 36,463 49,534 26,610 47,567
$30,000 $15,024 $9,600 $12,200 $16,200 $15,000 $19,200 $10,046 $10,000 $9,000 $9,240 $20,400 $18,500 $25,000
Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Calhoun Canton Carrollton Chamblee College Park Conyers Cordele Covington
19,130 16,545 12,108 14,520 21,464 22,880 11,040 20,113 13,343 11,456 14,712
$20,400 $14,400 $5,700 $14,400 $3,000 $6,000 $10,800 $18,240 $3,300 $11,577 $12,000
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
Mayor Dallas Doraville Douglas Dublin Fairburn Fayetteville Forest Park Jesup Kingsland Lilburn Loganville McDonough Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Norcross Perry Pooler Powder Springs Richmond Hill Snellville St. Marys Stockbridge Sugar Hill Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Union Vidalia Villa Rica Waycross Woodstock
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
10,045 10,352 11,209 17,463 10,786 15,126 21,806 10,181 13,266 11,526 10,242 18,443 20,039 13,442 15,199 10,490 12,661 13,526 15,380 10,132 20,076 16,666 14,123 16,725 14,878 19,000 16,486 16,771 11,224 12,375 14,765 22,965
$10,000 $60,000 $4,800 $10,800 $3,000 $13,200 $19,200
$100 $50 $5,000 $14,000 $18,000 $8,400 $7,200 $6,960 $6,900 $12,000 $7,200 $18,000 $7,500 $6,000 $8,400 $9,900 $5,400 $15,000 $9,000 $9,600 $12,000 $4,800 $3,000 $8,101 $12,000
Population Group D Auburn Austell Barnesville
7,447 6,984 5,954
$3,600 $30,000 $2,400
Jurisdiction
Mayor Blakely Bremen Cairo Camilla Centerville Clarkston Commerce Cumming Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Glennville Grovetown Hampton Hapeville Holly Springs Jefferson Palmetto Sandersville Stone Mountain Summerville Swainsboro Sylvester Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Tyrone Waynesboro
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
5,328 5,564 9,697 5,703 7,106 7,591 6,323 5,842 6,766 9,151 9,559 5,166 8,744 5,206 5,971 7,956 7,513 5,035 6,173 7,651 5,004 7,535 5,726 9,165 6,793 9,133 6,415 5,774
$3,600 $3,000 $8,160 $3,600 $4,800 $6,500 $4,200 $5,198 $12,000 $9,000 $10,500 $4,800 $6,600 $10,800 $8,400 $4,200 $7,200 $3,000 $8,400 $12,000 $600 $21,263 $7,200 $3,600 $7,000 $10,800 $9,600 $4,200
Population Group E Abbeville Adairsville Alamo Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Baldwin
2,560 3,205 2,617 3,494 4,280 2,829 2,935
$2,400 $4,800 $42,000 $6,000 $6,000
$0 $6,000
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
Mayor Baxley Blackshear Bloomingdale Byron Chatsworth Cochran Cornelia Dacula Dahlonega Dawson East Dublin Elberton Euharlee Flowery Branch Folkston Forsyth Grantville Greensboro Hartwell Hazlehurst Hephzibah Hogansville Homerville Jackson Jasper Jonesboro Lake City Lakeland Locust Grove Louisville Lyons Madison McRae Metter Millen Montezuma Monticello
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
4,492 3,478 2,669 4,112 4,157 4,857 3,870 4,636 4,939 4,603 2,735 4,568 4,094 3,966 3,227 4,637 2,608 3,332 4,301 3,806 4,434 2,914 2,813 4,411 3,123 3,911 2,713 2,804 4,511 2,641 4,480 3,895 4,379 4,272 3,472 3,860 2,594
$7,800 $4,800 $3,000 $8,400 $8,400 $12,000 $4,800 $4,800 $9,000 $7,200 $9,600 $6,000 $1,800 $6,000 $10,000 $8,820 $3,600 $6,000 $4,800 $12,000
$0 $4,200 $3,000 $19,800 $700 $16,800 $7,200 $2,400 $10,800 $1,200 $500 $8,400 $6,000 $5,700 $3,600 $7,200 $9,000
Jurisdiction
Mayor Nashville Nicholls Oakwood Ocilla Port Wentworth Ringgold Rockmart Rossville Royston Senoia Social Circle Soperton Statham Sylvania Tallapoosa Thunderbolt Unadilla Vienna Walthourville Washington Watkinsville West Point Wrightsville
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
4,824 2,745 4,063 3,166 4,167 2,769 4,486 3,448 2,714 3,244 4,535 3,243 2,820 2,509 3,082 2,650 2,908 2,867 3,886 4,037 2,825 3,373 3,751
$9,600 $3,000 $10,800 $8,400 $3,600 $6,000 $4,800 $19,000 $5,100 $12,000 $4,800 $3,600 $12,000 $4,800 $2,400 $2,100 $381 $1,680 $9,600 $7,200 $7,200 $4,200 $7,200
Population Group F Aragon Arcade Arlington Baconton Berkeley Lake Bethlehem Blue Ridge Bogart Boston Bowdon Brooklet Broxton
1,072 1,941 1,515 1,001 2,064 1,054 1,042 1,075 1,436 2,044 1,309 1,459
$2,400 $5,200 $1,800 $725 $5,000 $950 $8,400 $6,000 $2,000 $1,680 $3,000 $5,400
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Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
Mayor Buchanan Buena Vista Butler Cave Spring Chester Clarkesville Claxton Clayton Colquitt Comer Darien Davisboro Dawsonville Demorest Ellaville Ellijay Emerson Fort Gaines Gordon Gray Grayson Guyton Hagan Hahira Harlem Helena Hiram Homer Hoschton Ivey Lavonia Lincolnton Lookout Mountain Lovejoy Ludowici Lula Lumber City
2007 Estimated Population
1,124 1,658 1,825 1,015 1,513 1,647 2,403 2,169 1,901 1,272 1,788 1,768 1,418 1,790 1,776 1,582 1,372 1,042 2,118 2,218 1,471 1,907 1,045 2,261 1,899 2,428 1,988 1,077 1,563 1,078 2,060 1,509 1,550 2,443 1,595 2,347 1,192
Amount of compensation
$4,000 $4,800 $6,000 $3,600 $2,700 $1,200 $800 $3,750 $6,000 $2,000 $4,200 $2,400 $24,000 $13,300 $3,600 $100
$0 $0 $7,200 $6,000 $0 $1,200 $3,600 $3,600 $4,800 $2,400 $9,000 $600 $300 $1,200 $6,000 $2,400 $0 $6,000 $4,080 $4,800 $3,000
Jurisdiction
Mayor Lumpkin Marshallville Maysville Meigs Midway Milan Morgan Mount Vernon Mount Zion Nicholson Oglethorpe Omega Oxford Pearson Pembroke Pine Mountain Porterdale Reidsville Remerton Reynolds Richland Rochelle Sardis Shellman Sparta Springfield Tennille Trion Tunnel Hill Twin City Union Point Varnell Wadley Walnut Grove Warrenton Willacoochee Winterville
10
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
1,216 1,240 1,633 1,080 1,068 1,023 1,548 2,188 1,557 1,913 1,105 1,375 2,498 1,955 2,484 1,263 1,812 2,423 1,018 1,004 1,590 1,383 1,188 1,074 1,312 2,085 1,461 2,059 1,249 1,775 1,551 1,584 1,944 1,214 1,955 1,540 1,152
$2,100 $2,400 $2,500
$0 $5,847 $4,300 $660 $2,500 $1,600 $1,680 $1,500 $2,100 $3,500 $20,800 $2,400 $1,800 $1,250 $4,500 $600 $1,000
$1 $1,900 $1,500 $3,000 $6,000 $1,800 $3,600 $7,200 $1,300 $2,100 $2,400
$0 $4,800 $2,400 $2,400
$0 $12,000
Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
Mayor Woodbine Woodbury Wrens Zebulon
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
1,357 1,074 2,222 1,234
$6,000 $2,400 $4,060 $3,600
Population Group G
Adrian
567
Ailey
541
Alapaha
685
Allenhurst
731
Alto
909
Ball Ground
931
Berlin
614
Blairsville
709
Blythe
807
Bowman
965
Canon
814
Carnesville
667
Clermont
765
Colbert
527
Collins
545
Coolidge
553
Crawford
813
Crawfordville
522
Dasher
830
Dexter
541
Doerun
843
Dudley
520
Enigma
875
Fairmount
808
Flovilla
683
Franklin
866
Franklin Springs
799
Gibson
754
Glenwood
888
Hamilton
566
Helen
791
$6,000 $0
$2,400 $1,200 $2,000 $3,600 $240 $26,000 $3,600 $1,000 $5,200 $4,260 $900 $3,707 $300 $1,800 $300 $6,000 $4,800 $600 $2,700 $1,920 $3,900 $13,000 $9,000 $9,000 $3,900 $900 $3,600 $1,200 $1,800
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Mayor
Hiawassee
866
Hoboken
518
Homeland
807
Kingston
663
Lake Park
594
Lenox
897
Luthersville
827
Lyerly
519
Mansfield
572
McCaysville
946
McIntyre
716
Menlo
529
Milner
649
Morven
619
Mountain City
746
Mountain Park
560
Nahunta
979
Nelson
900
Newborn
773
Newton
794
Norman Park
862
North High Shoals
555
Ochlocknee
613
Patterson
679
Pavo
701
Pendergrass
565
Pine Lake
718
Pineview
521
Plains
608
Portal
611
Ray City
772
Resaca
771
Riceboro
726
Roberta
749
Rutledge
762
Screven
778
Smithville
951
Amount of compensation
$39,397 $1,200 $31,273 $1,800 $3,600 $2,700 $4,800 $600 $1,200 $4,800 $7,200 $900 $1,000 $2,400 $480 $2,400 $1,200
$0 $0 $1,200 $600 $0 $360 $4,800 $500 $4,800 $500 $1,800 $2,400 $3,300 $3,600 $4,920 $4,800 $1,200 $3,000 $3,000 $2,300
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
Mayor Stillmore Sycamore Talbotton Talmo Toomsboro Ty Ty Uvalda Waco Waleska Waverly Hall Whigham White Whitesburg Young Harris
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
760
$600
528
$1,200
998
$1,500
603
$0
619
$1,200
770
$1,500
550
$1,300
501
$5,000
856
$1,725
797
$30
609
$4,800
703
$4,500
588
$3,600
591
$8,400
Population Group H
Allentown
284
Alston
168
Ambrose
326
Arabi
451
Argyle
151
Attapulgus
467
Avalon
275
Avera
202
Bartow
281
Barwick
439
Bellville
140
Between
150
Bishop
163
Bluffton
113
Bostwick
354
Bowersville
334
Braswell
124
Bronwood
468
Buckhead
220
Byromville
409
Cadwell
366
$0 $0 $2,400 $600 $350 $1,200 $1,680 $200 $900 $1,125 $144 $2,400 $1,800 $0 $600 $600 $0 $2,400 $1,800 $120 $9,500
Jurisdiction
Mayor Camak Carl Carlton Cecil Centralhatchee Chauncey Climax Concord Culloden Daisy Damascus Danville De Soto Dearing Deepstep Denton Dillard DuPont Edgehill Ellenton Ephesus Eton Fargo Flemington Funston Garfield Gay Geneva Gillsville Good Hope Graham Gum Branch Haralson Harrison Higgston Hiltonia Hull
12
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
151
$1,500
305
$1,200
246
$2,000
333
$2,400
389
$2,400
303
$2,700
288
$900
398
$100
229
$0
136
$0
260
$0
353
$2,400
206
$0
442
$0
129
$350
288
$1,800
245
$10,400
139
$100
33
$0
354
$300
384
$1,200
487
$1,200
379
$0
360
$4,800
431
$0
157
$750
133
$0
112
$1,200
210
$600
263
$500
327
$3,600
262
$960
158
$1,200
482
$1,200
333
$90
390
$4,200
162
$1,250
Jurisdiction
Mayor Ideal Ila Iron City Jacksonville Jakin Jenkinsburg Jersey Junction City Keysville Kite Leslie Lexington Lilly Lone Oak Manassas Meansville Midville Mitchell Molena Moreland Morganton Newington Norwood Nunez Oak Park Oconee Odum Offerman Orchard Hill Parrott Payne City Pinehurst Pitts Plainville Preston Pulaski Rayle
Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
477
$1,200
332
$1,058
299
$660
117
$0
151
$600
229
$2,800
168
$500
176
$50
241
$1,200
235
$1,500
437
$1,000
230
$240
220
$120
96
$1,200
105
$96
186
$1,200
457
$900
191
$700
477
$600
428
$600
268
$2,400
319
$0
286
$1,200
136
$1,260
380
$2,400
289
$950
459
$350
444
$0
237
$4,500
134
$75
166
$2,000
371
$1,800
300
$25
267
$250
434
$1,200
301
$1,200
133
$0
Jurisdiction
Mayor Rebecca Register Rentz Rhine Riddleville Riverside Rocky Ford Roopville Sale City Sasser Scotland Shady Dale Sharpsburg Sky Valley Stapleton Summertown Sunny Side Surrency Talking Rock Tallulah Falls Tarrytown Taylorsville Tiger Turin Vernonburg Vidette Warm Springs Warwick Weston White Plains Williamson Woodland Woodville Woolsey Yatesville
13
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
238
$1,200
167
$0
323
$600
432
$4,200
122
$0
60
$1,815
180
$0
203
$0
320
$600
347
$450
288
$575
244
$1,200
329
$1,200
219
$0
308
$6,000
145
$1,100
131
$0
247
$420
105
$0
159
$900
104
$12
224
$0
316
$1,020
395
$0
136
$0
112
$0
472
$800
404
$300
71
$600
302
$500
366
$240
408
$32,000
420
$600
200
$0
388
$960
Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Mayor Pro Tem Population Group A Albany Atlanta Roswell Warner Robins
75,825 519,145 87,312 60,392
Amount of compensation
$15,000 $221,108 $18,000
$8,400
Population Group B Alpharetta Douglasville East Point Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw Newnan Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Statesboro Valdosta
49,662 30,098 42,940 34,818 30,504 31,613 28,857 34,516 36,463 49,534 26,610 47,567
$15,000 $6,000 $9,200 $14,700 $7,500 $13,800 $5,500 $6,000 $8,400 $15,300 $9,250 $16,500
Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Calhoun Canton Chamblee Conyers Cordele Dallas Doraville Douglas Dublin Griffin Lilburn Loganville McDonough
19,130 16,545 12,108 14,520 21,464 11,040 13,343 11,456 10,045 10,352 11,209 17,463 23,504 11,526 10,242 18,443
$13,200 $7,800 $3,600 $4,800 $2,100 $7,200 $2,400 $10,895 $7,500 $7,200 $3,600 $8,400 $15,396 $3,500 $6,000 $12,000
Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Milledgeville Norcross Perry Powder Springs Richmond Hill Snellville St. Marys Stockbridge Sugar Hill Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Union Vidalia Villa Rica
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
20,039 10,490 12,661 15,380 10,132 20,076 16,666 14,123 16,725 14,878 19,000 16,486 16,771 11,224 12,375
$7,200 $6,000 $7,200 $12,000 $5,000 $4,000 $6,000 $7,700 $4,500 $11,100 $7,800 $7,800 $9,600 $2,400 $2,400
Population Group D Auburn Austell Barnesville Bremen Cairo Centerville Commerce Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Glennville Holly Springs Palmetto Sandersville Stone Mountain Summerville Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Waynesboro
7,447 6,984 5,954 5,564 9,697 7,106 6,323 6,766 9,151 9,559 5,166 7,956 5,035 6,173 7,651 5,004 9,165 6,793 9,133 5,774
$2,100 $12,000 $1,800 $1,800 $7,920 $2,400 $3,000 $7,200 $6,000 $8,500 $3,000 $4,200 $2,000 $7,200 $3,600
$300 $2,700 $4,000 $9,600 $3,600
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction Mayor Pro Tem
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
Population Group E Abbeville Adairsville Alamo Avondale Estates Baldwin Baxley Blackshear Bloomingdale Byron Chatsworth Cochran Dacula Dawson Elberton Flowery Branch Folkston Forsyth Grantville Greensboro Hartwell Hazlehurst Homerville Jackson Jonesboro Lyons Madison McRae Metter Millen Monticello Nashville Nicholls Ringgold Royston Senoia
2,560 3,205 2,617 2,829 2,935 4,492 3,478 2,669 4,112 4,157 4,857 4,636 4,603 4,568 3,966 3,227 4,637 2,608 3,332 4,301 3,806 2,813 4,411 3,911 4,480 3,895 4,379 4,272 3,472 2,594 4,824 2,745 2,769 2,714 3,244
$600 $2,400 $900
$0 $4,000 $5,850 $1,740 $1,800 $3,000 $4,800 $4,800 $3,600 $3,600 $4,200 $4,800 $2,400 $6,300
$0 $4,200 $2,400 $2,400 $1,800 $9,000 $8,400 $150 $6,000 $1,500 $3,000 $1,500 $7,200 $4,800 $300 $3,900 $3,600 $3,000
Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Soperton Statham Tallapoosa Thunderbolt Unadilla Vienna Walthourville Watkinsville West Point Wrightsville
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
3,243 2,820 3,082 2,650 2,908 2,867 3,886 2,825 3,373 3,751
$2,400 $6,000 $1,800 $900 $324 $480 $4,800 $3,000 $3,000 $4,200
Population Group F Arcade Arlington Baconton Berkeley Lake Bethlehem Blue Ridge Boston Brooklet Broxton Buchanan Buena Vista Cave Spring Chester Claxton Clayton Colquitt Darien Davisboro Ellijay Emerson Fort Gaines Gordon Gray Grayson Hagan
1,941 1,515 1,001 2,064 1,054 1,042 1,436 1,309 1,459 1,124 1,658 1,015 1,513 2,403 2,169 1,901 1,788 1,768 1,582 1,372 1,042 2,118 2,218 1,471 1,045
$1,200 $900 $325 $1,200 $380 $7,200 $1,500 $2,400 $3,000 $2,000 $3,600 $1,800 $1,800 $400 $1,800 $1,800 $2,400 $1,800 $900
$0 $0 $3,600 $4,800 $0 $0
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Hahira Harlem Helena Hiram Homer Hoschton Lavonia Lookout Mountain Lovejoy Ludowici Lula Lumber City Lumpkin Marshallville Maysville Meigs Midway Milan Nicholson Oglethorpe Omega Oxford Pearson Pembroke Pine Mountain Porterdale Reidsville Reynolds Richland Rochelle Sardis Shellman Sparta Springfield Trion Tunnel Hill Twin City
2007 Estimated Population
2,261 1,899 2,428 1,988 1,077 1,563 2,060 1,550 2,443 1,595 2,347 1,192 1,216 1,240 1,633 1,080 1,068 1,023 1,913 1,105 1,375 2,498 1,955 2,484 1,263 1,812 2,423 1,004 1,590 1,383 1,188 1,074 1,312 2,085 2,059 1,249 1,775
Amount of compensation
$2,100 $3,600 $1,200 $3,600 $420 $300 $2,400
$0 $6,000 $3,000 $1,200 $1,200 $1,500 $1,800 $1,250
$0 $2,924 $1,300 $1,074 $750 $750 $2,500 $1,200 $1,200 $360 $500 $3,000 $300
$1 $900 $600 $600 $1,200 $840 $1,200 $1,300 $1,500
Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Varnell Wadley Walnut Grove Warrenton Willacoochee Winterville Wrens
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
1,584 1,944 1,214 1,955 1,540 1,152 2,222
$0 $3,600 $720 $600 $2,100 $2,400 $1,585
Population Group G
Ailey
541
Alapaha
685
Allenhurst
731
Alto
909
Ball Ground
931
Berlin
614
Blairsville
709
Blythe
807
Bowman
965
Collins
545
Crawford
813
Crawfordville
522
Dasher
830
Dexter
541
Doerun
843
Dudley
520
Enigma
875
Flovilla
683
Franklin
866
Franklin Springs
799
Gibson
754
Glenwood
888
Helen
791
Hoboken
518
Homeland
807
Kingston
663
Lenox
897
Luthersville
827
$0 $600
$0 $1,600 $600 $240 $3,600 $900 $600 $240 $300 $1,800
$0 $420 $1,800 $600 $2,600 $5,100 $3,000 $1,800 $700 $600 $1,200 $300 $660
$0 $1,800 $1,200
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Lyerly McCaysville Menlo Milner Morven Mountain Park Nahunta Nelson Newborn Norman Park North High Shoals Patterson Pavo Pendergrass Pine Lake Plains Portal Resaca Riceboro Roberta Rutledge Screven Smithville Stillmore Talmo Toomsboro Ty Ty Uvalda Waco Waleska Waverly Hall Whigham White Whitesburg Young Harris
2007 Estimated Population
519 946 529 649 619 560 979 900 773 862 555 679 701 565 718 608 611 771 726 749 762 778 951 760 603 619 770 550 501 856 797 609 703 588 591
Amount of compensation
$120 $2,400 $300 $600 $1,800 $1,200 $360
$0 $0 $300 $0 $1,200 $360 $1,200 $500 $1,800 $1,800 $2,520 $3,600 $600 $300 $600 $1,500 $0 $0 $840 $1,080 $0 $2,000 $1,150 $0 $1,200 $900 $1,200 $2,400
Population Group H
Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Alston Ambrose Argyle Attapulgus Avalon Bartow Barwick Bellville Bostwick Bronwood Byromville Cadwell Centralhatchee Climax Culloden Damascus Danville De Soto Dearing Deepstep Dillard DuPont Edgehill Ellenton Fargo Flemington Funston Garfield Gay Geneva Good Hope Gum Branch Higgston Hiltonia Hull Ideal Ila
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2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
168
$0
326
$1,200
151
$250
467
$600
275
$0
281
$125
439
$600
140
$144
354
$200
468
$360
409
$120
366
$780
389
$600
288
$600
229
$0
260
$0
353
$1,200
206
$0
442
$0
129
$280
245
$900
139
$100
33
$0
354
$240
379
$0
360
$2,400
431
$0
157
$0
133
$0
112
$300
263
$300
262
$0
333
$60
390
$840
162
$650
477
$600
332
$978
Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Iron City Jacksonville Jakin Jenkinsburg Jersey Keysville Kite Lilly Lone Oak Manassas Midville Mitchell Molena Morganton Newington Norwood Nunez Oak Park Oconee Offerman Parrott Payne City Pitts Plainville Preston Rebecca Register Rhine Riddleville Rocky Ford Sale City Sasser Scotland Shady Dale Sky Valley Stapleton Summertown
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
299
$600
117
$0
151
$300
229
$1,400
168
$250
241
$1,200
235
$900
220
$84
96
$600
105
$60
457
$300
191
$300
477
$300
268
$600
319
$0
286
$420
136
$600
380
$480
289
$470
444
$0
134
$25
166
$250
300
$0
267
$150
434
$720
238
$600
167
$0
432
$900
122
$0
180
$0
320
$240
347
$225
288
$425
244
$600
219
$0
308
$1,200
145
$600
Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Surrency Talking Rock Taylorsville Tiger Vidette Warm Springs Warwick Weston Williamson Woodland Woolsey Yatesville
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
247
$300
105
$0
224
$0
316
$360
112
$0
472
$600
404
$150
71
$600
366
$120
408
$900
200
$0
388
$720
Municipal Court Judge (Elected)
Population Group A
Atlanta
519,145
Marietta
67,021
Roswell
87,312
Savannah
130,331
Population Group B Alpharetta Gainesville Kennesaw Newnan Valdosta
49,662 34,818 31,613 28,857 47,567
Population Group C Americus Bainbridge Dallas Doraville Griffin Milledgeville Norcross Powder Springs
16,545 12,108 10,045 10,352 23,504 20,039 10,490 15,380
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$141,765 $61,630 $89,000 $115,144
$50,000 $32,500 $26,039 $9,984 $100,003
$17,500 $13,000 $3,600 $50,000 $16,502 $18,000
$0 ---
Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Municipal Court Judge (Elected)
St. Marys
16,666
Suwanee
14,878
Thomasville
19,000
Tifton
16,486
Union
16,771
Vidalia
11,224
Amount of compensation
$13,000 $23,200 $12,500
--$15,000 $7,200
Population Group D Centerville Fort Oglethorpe Swainsboro Thomaston Thomson
7,106 9,559 7,535 9,165 6,793
$0 $8,500 $8,400 $15,600 $3,000
Population Group E Alma Avondale Estates Cochran Cornelia Dawson Elberton Grantville Greensboro Hephzibah Lakeland Louisville Lyons Manchester Millen Monticello Royston Social Circle Watkinsville Wrightsville
3,494 2,829 4,857 3,870 4,603 4,568 2,608 3,332 4,434 2,804 2,641 4,480 3,808 3,472 2,594 2,714 4,535 2,825 3,751
$7,000 $8,000 $4,800 $5,400 $7,200 $6,270
$0 $28,325 $3,600 $3,120 $3,000
$300 $0
$3,600 $6,000 $4,500 $6,000
$0 $4,800
Population Group F Darien
1,788
$12,000
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Municipal Court Judge (Elected)
Davisboro
1,768
Emerson
1,372
Guyton
1,907
Hagan
1,045
Hoschton
1,563
Ivey
1,078
Lookout Mountain
1,550
Ludowici
1,595
Lumber City
1,192
Midway
1,068
Mount Vernon
2,188
Mount Zion
1,557
Rochelle
1,383
Springfield
2,085
Tennille
1,461
Wadley
1,944
Wrens
2,222
Amount of compensation
$1,200 $0
$3,600 $1,200 $3,000 $2,100
$0 $6,000 $3,600 $6,000 $1,800 $4,400 $4,250 $6,600 $2,400 $2,400 $3,000
Population Group G
Ailey
541
Allenhurst
731
Ball Ground
931
Dasher
830
Doerun
843
Enigma
875
Fairmount
808
Helen
791
Hoboken
518
Kingston
663
Luthersville
827
McIntyre
716
Morven
619
Mountain Park
560
Nelson
900
Pavo
701
Pendergrass
565
Roberta
749
$0 $0 $800 $250 $4,560 $1,200 $3,000 $8,200 --$0 $3,000 $1,980 $2,100 $2,640 $0 $1,200 $6,000 $0
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2008 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Municipal Court Judge (Elected)
Smithville
951
Stillmore
760
Sycamore
528
Talbotton
998
Uvalda
550
Waleska
856
Amount of compensation
$3,000 $0
$800 $1,800 $2,400
$0
Population Group H
Alston
168
Avalon
275
Bostwick
354
Climax
288
Dearing
442
DuPont
139
Eton
487
Funston
431
Garfield
157
Gum Branch
262
Jacksonville
117
Mitchell
191
Morganton
268
Newington
319
Pitts
300
Talking Rock
105
Taylorsville
224
Woodland
408
Woodville
420
$0 $0 $0 $0 --$0 $900 $0 $1,250 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,500 $0 $0 $0 $1,200 $1,200
Jurisdiction
2007 Estimated Population
Amount of compensation
20