2011 municipal wage and salary survey: compensation of municipal elected officials

2011 WAGE AND SALARY SURVEY
COMPENSATION OF MUNICIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS
OCTOBER 2011
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE OF RESEARCH
60 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30329-2231
404-679-4940

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group A

Albany

77,434

Alpharetta

57,551

Atlanta

420,003

Johns Creek City

76,728

Macon

91,351

Marietta

56,579

Roswell

88,346

Sandy Springs

93,853

Savannah

136,286

Smyrna

51,271

Valdosta

54,518

Warner Robins

66,588

Amount of compensation
15,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 39,473 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 10,001 Ann. 13,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 17,100 Ann. 15,500 Ann. 8,400 Ann.

Population Group B Dalton Duluth Dunwoody East Point Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw LaGrange Milton City Newnan Peachtree City Rome Stockbridge

33,128 26,600 46,267 33,712 33,804 33,437 29,783 29,588 32,661 33,039 34,364 36,303 25,636

6,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 9,200 Ann. 14,700 Ann. 7,500 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 13,000 Ann. 5,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann.

Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Buford Calhoun Canton

20,425 17,041 12,697 15,383 12,225 15,650 22,958

13,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
13,165 Ann. 0 Ann.
4,800 Ann. 2,100 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Carrollton

24,388

College Park

13,942

Conyers

15,195

Cordele

11,147

Covington

13,118

Dallas

11,544

Decatur

19,335

Douglas

11,589

Dublin

16,201

Fairburn

12,950

Fayetteville

15,945

Forest Park

18,468

Griffin

23,643

Grovetown

11,216

Jesup

10,214

Kingsland

15,946

Lilburn

11,596

Loganville

10,458

McDonough

22,084

Monroe

13,234

Moultrie

14,268

Perry

13,839

Pooler

19,140

Powder Springs

13,940

Snellville

18,242

St. Marys

17,121

Sugar Hill

18,522

Suwanee

15,355

Thomasville

18,413

Tifton

16,350

Union

19,456

Vidalia

10,473

Villa Rica

13,956

Waycross

14,649

Winder

14,099

Woodstock

23,896

Amount of compensation
3,600 Ann. 29,970 Ann.
2,400 Ann. 10,678 Ann.
6,000 Ann. 5,000 Ann.
400 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 13,440 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
25 Ann. 3,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 5,940 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 15,360 Ann. 6,900 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 2,400 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group D

Auburn

6,887

Barnesville

6,755

Blakely

5,068

Cairo

9,607

Camilla

5,360

Cedartown

9,750

Centerville

7,148

Chamblee

9,892

Clarkston

7,554

Cochran

5,150

Commerce

6,544

Cumming

5,430

Dahlonega

5,242

Doraville

8,330

Fitzgerald

9,053

Flowery Branch

5,679

Fort Oglethorpe

9,263

Garden City

8,778

Hampton

6,987

Holly Springs

9,189

Jackson

5,045

Jefferson

9,432

Locust Grove

5,402

Lovejoy

6,422

McRae

5,740

Morrow

6,445

Norcross

9,116

Port Wentworth

5,359

Richmond Hill

9,281

Rincon

8,836

Sandersville

5,912

Stone Mountain

5,802

Swainsboro

7,277

Sylvester

6,188

Thomaston

9,170

Thomson

6,778

Amount of compensation
4,800 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 7,320 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,500 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 6,497 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 8,500 Ann. 6,300 /Occur. 8,400 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 2,500 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 19,500 /Occur. 5,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 8,808 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 4,000 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Toccoa

8,491

Tyrone

6,879

Waynesboro

5,766

Population Group E Abbeville Adairsville Alamo Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Blackshear Bloomingdale Byron Chatsworth Chickamauga Claxton Cornelia Cuthbert Dacula Dawson Dawsonville Donalsonville Eastman Elberton Folkston Glennville Grantville Gray Grayson Greensboro Hahira Harlem Hartwell Hawkinsville Hazlehurst

2,908 4,648 2,797 3,466 4,152 2,960 4,400 3,445 2,713 4,512 4,299 3,101 2,746 4,160 3,873 4,442 4,540 2,536 2,650 4,962 4,653 2,502 3,569 3,041 3,276 2,666 3,359 2,737 2,666 4,469 4,589 4,226

Amount of compensation
8,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
600 Ann. 2,599 Ann.
104 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 5,850 Ann. 1,740 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,500 Ann.
400 /Occur. 2,400 Ann.
600 Ann. 4,100 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
175 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Helena

2,883

Hephzibah

4,011

Hiram

3,546

Hogansville

3,060

Jasper

3,684

Jonesboro

4,724

Lakeland

3,366

Lula

2,758

Lyons

4,367

Madison

3,979

Manchester

4,230

Metter

4,130

Millen

3,120

Monticello

2,657

Nashville

4,939

Nicholls

2,798

Oakwood

3,970

Ocilla

3,414

Palmetto

4,488

Pelham

3,898

Quitman City

3,850

Reidsville

4,944

Ringgold

3,580

Rockmart

4,199

Royston

2,582

Social Circle

4,262

Soperton

3,115

Springfield

2,852

Sylvania

2,956

Tallapoosa

3,170

Temple

4,228

Thunderbolt

2,668

Tybee Island

2,990

Unadilla

3,796

Vienna

4,011

Walthourville

4,111

Washington

4,134

Amount of compensation
1,200 Ann. 0 Ann.
3,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
900 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
150 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 3,882 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
840 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
900 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,890 Ann.
480 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Watkinsville

2,832

West Point

3,474

Amount of compensation
2,400 Ann. 3,000 Ann.

Population Group F Alto Aragon Arcade Arlington Ball Ground Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Bowdon Brooklet Broxton Buchanan Butler Cave Spring Chattahoochee Hills City Chester Clarkesville Clayton Colquitt Comer East Dublin Edison Ellaville Ellijay Emerson Enigma Fort Gaines Guyton Hamilton Homer Homerville Lavonia Lincolnton

1,172 1,249 1,786 1,479 1,433 1,574 1,290 1,034 2,040 1,395 1,189 1,104 1,972 1,200 2,392 1,596 1,733 2,047 1,992 1,126 2,441 1,531 1,812 1,619 1,470 1,278 1,107 1,684 1,016 1,141 2,456 2,156 1,566

1,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 900 Ann. 300 Ann. 900 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,000 Ann.
10 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 12,500 Ann. 1,500 Ann.
600 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
900 Ann. 2,500 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 100 Ann.
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
600 Ann. 420 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,200 Ann. 1,500 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Lithonia

1,924

Lookout Mountain

1,602

Louisville

2,493

Ludowici

1,703

Lumber City

1,328

Marshallville

1,448

Maysville

1,798

McCaysville

1,056

Midway

2,121

Mount Airy

1,284

Mount Vernon

2,451

Mount Zion

1,696

Mountain City

1,088

Nahunta

1,053

Nelson

1,314

Nicholson

1,696

Oglethorpe

1,328

Omega

1,221

Oxford

2,134

Pearson

2,117

Pembroke

2,196

Pine Mountain

1,304

Porterdale

1,429

Ray City

1,090

Remerton

1,123

Reynolds

1,086

Richland

1,473

Roberta

1,007

Rochelle

1,174

Shellman

1,083

Sparta

1,400

Statham

2,408

Trenton

2,301

Trion

1,827

Union Point

1,617

Varnell

1,744

Wadley

2,061

Amount of compensation
4,080 Ann. 0 Ann.
900 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 1,000 Ann.
600 Ann. 500 Ann. 300 /Occur. 360 /Occur.
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
750 Ann. 750 Ann. 2,500 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 360 Ann. 500 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 600 Ann. 600 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Walnut Grove

1,330

Willacoochee

1,391

Winterville

1,122

Woodbine

1,412

Wrens

2,187

Wrightsville

2,195

Zebulon

1,174

Population Group G

Alapaha

668

Allenhurst

695

Arabi

586

Baconton

915

Berlin

551

Bethlehem

601

Blairsville

652

Blythe

721

Bowman

862

Brooks

524

Cadwell

528

Canon

804

Carnesville

577

Clermont

875

Colbert

592

Coolidge

525

Crawford

832

Crawfordville

534

Danielsville

560

Dasher

912

Dearing

549

Dexter

575

Doerun

774

Dudley

571

Eton

910

Fairmount

720

Flemington

743

Flovilla

653

Amount of compensation
780 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
300 Ann. 1,500 Ann.
600 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 500 Ann. 600 Ann. 600 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 900 Ann. 700 Ann. 400 Ann. 3,120 Ann. 2,600 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 720 Ann. 1,585 Ann. 900 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,974 Ann. 2,700 Ann.
0 Ann. 240 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 600 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,100 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Franklin

993

Gibson

663

Glenwood

747

Greenville

876

Hagan

996

Helen

510

Hiawassee

880

Hoboken

528

Homeland

910

Lake Park

733

Lenox

873

Luthersville

874

Lyerly

540

McIntyre

650

Milan

700

Milner

610

Morven

565

Mountain Park

547

Newborn

696

Newton

654

Norman Park

972

Ochlocknee

676

Odum

504

Patterson

730

Pine Lake

730

Pineview

523

Plains

776

Portal

638

Resaca

544

Riceboro

809

Rutledge

781

Sardis

999

Screven

766

Smithville

575

Stillmore

532

Sycamore

711

Tunnel Hill

856

Amount of compensation
3,000 Ann. 600 Ann. 600 Ann. 60 Ann.
1,560 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
300 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 480 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,400 Ann. 1,100 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 900 Ann. 90,000 Ann. 600 Ann. 300 Ann. 180 Ann. 250 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 599 Ann. 480 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 10,080 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 300 Ann. 500 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,400 Ann. 420 Ann. 900 Ann. 1,272 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Ty Ty

725

Waco

516

Waleska

644

White

670

Whitesburg

588

Woodbury

961

Young Harris

899

Population Group H

Ailey

432

Aldora

103

Allentown

169

Alston

159

Ambrose

380

Argyle

212

Arnoldsville

357

Attapulgus

449

Avera

246

Barwick

386

Between

296

Bishop

224

Bowersville

465

Brinson

215

Bronwood

225

Buckhead

171

Camak

138

Carl

255

Carlton

260

Cecil

286

Centralhatchee

408

Chauncey

342

Climax

280

Cobbtown

351

Culloden

175

Danville

238

De Soto

195

Deepstep

131

Amount of compensation
1,080 Ann. 2,000 Ann.
200 /Occur. 900 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 200 Ann. 1,860 Ann. 600 Ann. 100 Ann. 600 Ann. 0 Ann. 600 Ann. 500 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 240 Ann. 0 Ann. 180 Ann. 720 Ann. 1,082 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 600 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 600 Ann. 400 Ann. 300 Ann. 10,000 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 355 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Denton

250

Dillard

339

DuPont

120

Edgehill

24

Ellenton

281

Ephesus

427

Fargo

321

Funston

449

Garfield

201

Gay

89

Geneva

105

Girard

156

Good Hope

274

Haralson

166

Harrison

489

Hiltonia

342

Hull

198

Ideal

499

Ila

337

Iron City

310

Jacksonville

140

Jakin

155

Jenkinsburg

370

Keysville

332

Kite

241

Leslie

409

Lexington

228

Lilly

213

Lone Oak

92

Manassas

94

Mansfield

410

Meansville

182

Menlo

474

Midville

269

Mitchell

199

Molena

368

Moreland

399

Amount of compensation
1,200 Ann. 900 Ann. 100 Ann. 0 Ann. 240 Ann. 590 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 500 Ann. 0 Ann. 600 Ann. 0 Ann. 300 Ann. 900 Ann. 840 Ann. 720 Ann. 650 Ann. 600 Ann.
1,158 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,400 Ann.
0 /Occur. 900 Ann. 600 Ann. 120 Ann.
84 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
60 Ann. 600 Ann. 780 Ann. 300 Ann. 600 Ann. 300 Ann. 300 Ann. 300 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Morgan

240

Morganton

303

Newington

274

Norwood

239

Nunez

147

Oak Park

484

Oconee

252

Offerman

441

Oliver

239

Orchard Hill

209

Parrott

158

Pinehurst

455

Pitts

320

Plainville

313

Pulaski

266

Rebecca

187

Register

175

Rentz

295

Rhine

394

Riverside

35

Roopville

218

Sale City

380

Santa Claus

165

Sasser

279

Scotland

366

Shady Dale

249

Sharpsburg

341

Shiloh

445

Siloam

282

Sky Valley

272

Stapleton

438

Summertown

160

Sumner

427

Surrency

201

Talking Rock

64

Tallulah Falls

168

Talmo

180

Amount of compensation
1,500 Ann. 600 Ann. 0 Ann. 420 Ann. 600 /Occur. 480 Ann. 470 Ann. 0 Ann. 240 Ann.
4,200 Ann. 25 Ann. 20 /Occur. 24 Ann.
150 Ann. 599 Ann. 600 Ann.
0 Ann. 600 Ann.
0 Ann. 1,790 Ann.
0 Ann. 240 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 675 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 0 Ann. 180 Ann. 5 Ann. 0 Ann. 900 Ann. 600 Ann. 300 Ann. 300 Ann. 0 Ann. 600 Ann. 0 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Tarrytown

87

Taylorsville

210

Tiger

408

Toomsboro

472

Turin

274

Vernonburg

122

Warm Springs

425

Warwick

423

Whigham

471

Williamson

352

Woodland

408

Woodville

321

Woolsey

158

Amount of compensation
1 /Occur. 0 Ann. 420 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 600 Ann. 125 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 120 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,950 Ann. 0 Ann.

Mayor Population Group A Albany Alpharetta Atlanta Johns Creek City Macon Marietta Roswell Sandy Springs Savannah Smyrna Valdosta Warner Robins
Population Group B Dalton Duluth Dunwoody East Point Gainesville Hinesville

77,434 57,551 420,003 76,728 91,351 56,579 88,346 93,853 136,286 51,271 54,518 66,588

25,000 Ann. 30,000 Ann. 147,500 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 103,506 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 40,000 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 42,000 Ann. 22,800 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 100,000 Ann.

33,128 26,600 46,267 33,712 33,804 33,437

7,200 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 16,000 Ann. 12,200 Ann. 16,200 Ann. 15,000 Ann.

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Jurisdiction
Mayor Kennesaw LaGrange Milton City Newnan Peachtree City Rome Stockbridge

2010 Estimated Population
29,783 29,588 32,661 33,039 34,364 36,303 25,636

Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Canton Carrollton College Park Conyers Covington Dallas Decatur Douglas Dublin Fairburn Fayetteville Forest Park Grovetown Jesup Kingsland Lilburn Loganville McDonough Monroe Moultrie Perry Pooler Powder Springs

20,425 17,041 12,697 15,383 15,650 22,958 24,388 13,942 15,195 13,118 11,544 19,335 11,589 16,201 12,950 15,945 18,468 11,216 10,214 15,946 11,596 10,458 22,084 13,234 14,268 13,839 19,140 13,940

Amount of compensation
19,200 Ann. 9,600 Ann.
23,000 Ann. 10,000 Ann.
9,000 Ann. 9,240 Ann. 10,800 Ann.
20,400 Ann. 14,400 Ann.
5,700 Ann. 17,473 Ann. 14,400 Ann.
3,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 34,676 Ann. 3,300 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 10,000 Ann.
500 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 11,400 Ann. 23,040 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 5,400 Ann.
50 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 14,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,960 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 18,000 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Snellville St. Marys Sugar Hill Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Union Vidalia Villa Rica Waycross Winder Woodstock

2010 Estimated Population
18,242 17,121 18,522 15,355 18,413 16,350 19,456 10,473 13,956 14,649 14,099 23,896

Population Group D Auburn Barnesville Blakely Cairo Camilla Centerville Chamblee Clarkston Cochran Commerce Cumming Dahlonega Doraville Fitzgerald Flowery Branch Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Hampton Holly Springs Jackson Jefferson Locust Grove Lovejoy

6,887 6,755 5,068 9,607 5,360 7,148 9,892 7,554 5,150 6,544 5,430 5,242 8,330 9,053 5,679 9,263 8,778 6,987 9,189 5,045 9,432 5,402 6,422

Amount of compensation
5,000 Ann. 11,400 Ann.
5,400 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 17,820 Ann.
9,600 Ann. 10,404 Ann. 10,800 Ann.
3,000 /Occur. 8,100 Ann. 21,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
18,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 8,160 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
10,800 Ann. 6,500 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
12,994 Ann. 9,000 Ann.
70,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
10,500 Ann. 10,500 /Occur. 10,800 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 11,400 Ann.
7,200 Ann. 10,800 Ann.
6,000 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor McRae Morrow Norcross Port Wentworth Richmond Hill Rincon Sandersville Stone Mountain Swainsboro Sylvester Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Tyrone Waynesboro

2010 Estimated Population
5,740 6,445 9,116 5,359 9,281 8,836 5,912 5,802 7,277 6,188 9,170 6,778 8,491 6,879 5,766

Population Group E Abbeville Adairsville Alamo Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Blackshear Bloomingdale Byron Chatsworth Chickamauga Claxton Cornelia Dacula Dawson Dawsonville Donalsonville Elberton Folkston

2,908 4,648 2,797 3,466 4,152 2,960 4,400 3,445 2,713 4,512 4,299 3,101 2,746 4,160 4,442 4,540 2,536 2,650 4,653 2,502

Amount of compensation
6,000 Ann. 31,200 Ann.
6,900 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,500 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 21,263 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,000 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
2,400 Ann. 5,198 Ann. 50,803 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 7,800 Ann.
0 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
800 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 5,300 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 24,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 10,000 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Glennville Grantville Gray Grayson Greensboro Hahira Harlem Hartwell Hazlehurst Helena Hephzibah Hiram Hogansville Jasper Jonesboro Lakeland Lula Lyons Madison Manchester Metter Millen Monticello Nashville Nicholls Oakwood Ocilla Palmetto Quitman City Reidsville Ringgold Rockmart Royston Social Circle Soperton Springfield Sylvania

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

2010 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

3,569 3,041 3,276 2,666 3,359 2,737 2,666 4,469 4,226 2,883 4,011 3,546 3,060 3,684 4,724 3,366 2,758 4,367 3,979 4,230 4,130 3,120 2,657 4,939 2,798 3,970 3,414 4,488 3,850 4,944 3,580 4,199 2,582 4,262 3,115 2,852 2,956

4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 10,200 Ann.
300 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
900 Ann. 16,800 Ann.
2,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
500 Ann. 0 Ann.
4,854 Ann. 5,700 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 4,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Tallapoosa Temple Thunderbolt Tybee Island Unadilla Vienna Walthourville Washington Watkinsville West Point

2010 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

3,170 4,228 2,668 2,990 3,796 4,011 4,111 4,134 2,832 3,474

4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,576 Ann. 1,680 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,200 Ann.

Population Group F Alto Aragon Arcade Arlington Ball Ground Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Bowdon Brooklet Broxton Buchanan Butler Cave Spring Chattahoochee Hills City Chester Clarkesville Clayton Colquitt Comer East Dublin Edison Ellaville Emerson Enigma

1,172 1,249 1,786 1,479 1,433 1,574 1,290 1,034 2,040 1,395 1,189 1,104 1,972 1,200 2,392 1,596 1,733 2,047 1,992 1,126 2,441 1,531 1,812 1,470 1,278

3,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,680 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 16,000 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 7,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
0 Ann. 125 Ann.

9

Jurisdiction
Mayor Fort Gaines Guyton Hamilton Homer Homerville Lavonia Lincolnton Lithonia Louisville Ludowici Lumber City Marshallville Maysville McCaysville Midway Mount Airy Mount Vernon Mount Zion Nahunta Nelson Nicholson Oglethorpe Omega Oxford Pearson Pembroke Pine Mountain Porterdale Ray City Remerton Reynolds Richland Roberta Rochelle Shellman Sparta Statham

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

2010 Estimated Population
1,107 1,684 1,016 1,141 2,456 2,156 1,566 1,924 2,493 1,703 1,328 1,448 1,798 1,056 2,121 1,284 2,451 1,696 1,053 1,314 1,696 1,328 1,221 2,134 2,117 2,196 1,304 1,429 1,090 1,123 1,086 1,473 1,007 1,174 1,083 1,400 2,408

Amount of compensation
0 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
600 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 6,800 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 7,680 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 4,080 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 1,600 Ann.
150 /Occur. 0 Ann.
4,800 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 3,500 Ann. 20,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,250 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 1,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
10

Jurisdiction
Mayor Trenton Trion Union Point Varnell Wadley Walnut Grove Willacoochee Winterville Woodbine Wrens Wrightsville Zebulon

2010 Estimated Population
2,301 1,827 1,617 1,744 2,061 1,330 1,391 1,122 1,412 2,187 2,195 1,174

Population Group G

Alapaha

668

Allenhurst

695

Arabi

586

Baconton

915

Bethlehem

601

Blairsville

652

Blythe

721

Bowman

862

Brooks

524

Cadwell

528

Canon

804

Clermont

875

Colbert

592

Coolidge

525

Crawford

832

Crawfordville

534

Danielsville

560

Dasher

912

Dearing

549

Dexter

575

Doerun

774

Dudley

571

Eton

910

Amount of compensation
7,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
600 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
600 Ann. 900 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 26,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 400 Ann. 12,500 Ann. 5,200 Ann. 900 Ann. 3,892 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 300 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,740 Ann. 4,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 600 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 1,920 Ann. 5,200 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Fairmount Flemington Flovilla Franklin Gibson Glenwood Greenville Hagan Helen Hiawassee Hoboken Homeland Lake Park Lenox Luthersville Lyerly McIntyre Milan Milner Morven Mountain Park Newborn Newton Norman Park Ochlocknee Odum Patterson Pine Lake Pineview Plains Portal Resaca Riceboro Rutledge Sardis Screven Smithville

2010 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

720

13,000 Ann.

743

4,800 Ann.

653

9,000 Ann.

993

9,000 Ann.

663

900 Ann.

747

3,600 Ann.

876

180 Ann.

996

3,600 /Occur.

510

1,800 Ann.

880

42,366 Ann.

528

1,200 Ann.

910

30,897 Ann.

733

3,600 Ann.

873

5,400 Ann.

874

4,800 Ann.

540

1,200 Ann.

650

7,200 Ann.

700

4,500 Ann.

610

1,600 Ann.

565

2,400 Ann.

547

2,400 Ann.

696

120,000 Ann.

654

1,200 Ann.

972

600 Ann.

676

360 Ann.

504

350 Ann.

730

4,800 Ann.

730

3,600 Ann.

523

1,800 Ann.

776

2,400 Ann.

638

3,300 Ann.

544

4,920 Ann.

809

4,800 Ann.

781

3,000 Ann.

999

1,500 Ann.

766

3,000 Ann.

575

2,300 Ann.

11

Jurisdiction
Mayor Stillmore Sycamore Tunnel Hill Ty Ty Waco Waleska White Whitesburg Woodbury Young Harris

2010 Estimated Population
532 711 856 725 516 644 670 588 961 899

Population Group H

Ailey

432

Aldora

103

Allentown

169

Alston

159

Ambrose

380

Argyle

212

Arnoldsville

357

Attapulgus

449

Avera

246

Barwick

386

Between

296

Bishop

224

Bowersville

465

Brinson

215

Bronwood

225

Camak

138

Carl

255

Carlton

260

Cecil

286

Centralhatchee

408

Chauncey

342

Climax

280

Cobbtown

351

Culloden

175

Danville

238

Amount of compensation
600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,272 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,000 Ann.
400 /Occur. 4,500 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 300 Ann. 3,699 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 200 Ann. 1,125 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 500 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,624 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 900 Ann. 600 Ann. 600 Ann. 2,400 /Occur.

Jurisdiction
Mayor De Soto Deepstep Denton Dillard DuPont Edgehill Ellenton Ephesus Fargo Funston Garfield Gay Geneva Girard Good Hope Haralson Harrison Hiltonia Hull Ideal Ila Iron City Jacksonville Jakin Jenkinsburg Keysville Kite Leslie Lexington Lilly Lone Oak Manassas Mansfield Meansville Menlo Midville Mitchell

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

2010 Estimated Population
195 131 250 339 120 24 281 427 321 449 201 89 105 156 274 166 489 342 198 499 337 310 140 155 370 332 241 409 228 213 92 94 410 182 474 269 199

Amount of compensation
0 /Occur. 360 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 10,400 Ann. 100 Ann.
0 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,000 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 0 Ann. 500 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 4,440 Ann. 1,250 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,545 Ann. 600 Ann. 0 Ann. 599 Ann. 2,800 Ann. 0 /Occur. 1,500 Ann. 1,000 Ann. 240 Ann. 120 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 96 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 900 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 700 Ann.
12

Jurisdiction
Mayor Molena Moreland Morgan Morganton Newington Norwood Nunez Oak Park Oconee Offerman Oliver Orchard Hill Parrott Pinehurst Pitts Plainville Pulaski Rebecca Register Rentz Rhine Riverside Roopville Sale City Santa Claus Sasser Scotland Shady Dale Sharpsburg Shiloh Siloam Sky Valley Stapleton Summertown Sumner Surrency Talking Rock

2010 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

368

600 Ann.

399

600 Ann.

240

1,500 Ann.

303

600 Ann.

274

0 Ann.

239

1,200 Ann.

147

1,800 /Occur.

484

2,400 Ann.

252

950 Ann.

441

0 Ann.

239

600 Ann.

209

4,500 Ann.

158

75 Ann.

455

125 /Occur.

320

75 Ann.

313

250 Ann.

266

1,200 Ann.

187

1,200 Ann.

175

0 Ann.

295

600 Ann.

394

0 Ann.

35

2,175 Ann.

218

0 Ann.

380

600 Ann.

165

0 Ann.

279

0 Ann.

366

1,000 Ann.

249

3,600 Ann.

341

1,200 Ann.

445

200 Ann.

282

1 Ann.

272

0 Ann.

438

2,400 Ann.

160

1,000 Ann.

427

1,200 Ann.

201

420 Ann.

64

0 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Tallulah Falls Talmo Taylorsville Tiger Toomsboro Turin Vernonburg Warm Springs Warwick Whigham White Plains Williamson Woodland Woodville Woolsey

2010 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

168

900 Ann.

180

0 Ann.

210

0 Ann.

408

1,020 Ann.

472

1,560 Ann.

274

0 Ann.

122

0 Ann.

425

800 Ann.

423

300 Ann.

471

4,800 Ann.

284

1,000 Ann.

352

240 Ann.

408

3,600 Ann.

321

5,850 Ann.

158

0 Ann.

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group A Albany Alpharetta Johns Creek City Roswell Smyrna Valdosta Warner Robins
Population Group B Duluth Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw Newnan Peachtree City Rome Stockbridge

77,434 57,551 76,728 88,346 51,271 54,518 66,588

15,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 17,100 Ann. 16,500 Ann. 8,400 Ann.

26,600 33,804 33,437 29,783 33,039 34,364 36,303 25,636

6,000 Ann. 14,700 Ann. 7,500 Ann. 13,800 Ann. 5,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Canton College Park Conyers Dallas Decatur Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Forest Park Griffin Jesup Kingsland Lilburn McDonough Perry Pooler Powder Springs Snellville St. Marys Sugar Hill Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Vidalia Villa Rica Waycross Winder Woodstock

20,425 17,041 12,697 15,383 15,650 22,958 13,942 15,195 11,544 19,335 11,589 16,201 15,945 18,468 23,643 10,214 15,946 11,596 22,084 13,839 19,140 13,940 18,242 17,121 18,522 15,355 18,413 16,350 10,473 13,956 14,649 14,099 23,896

Amount of compensation
13,200 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
13,165 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,100 Ann.
29,970 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 7,500 Ann. 400 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 9,600 Ann.
14,400 Ann. 15,396 Ann.
4,800 Ann. 25 Ann.
3,500 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
7,200 Ann. 0 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 4,500 Ann.
11,100 Ann. 15,360 Ann.
7,800 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 2,400 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann.

Population Group D Auburn

6,887

4,800 Ann.

13

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Barnesville Cairo Centerville Chamblee Clarkston Cochran Commerce Doraville Fitzgerald Flowery Branch Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Jackson Lovejoy McRae Morrow Norcross Port Wentworth Richmond Hill Sandersville Stone Mountain Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Waynesboro

2010 Estimated Population
6,755 9,607 7,148 9,892 7,554 5,150 6,544 8,330 9,053 5,679 9,263 8,778 5,045 6,422 5,740 6,445 9,116 5,359 9,281 5,912 5,802 9,170 6,778 8,491 5,766

Population Group E Abbeville Adairsville Alamo Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Blackshear Bloomingdale Byron

2,908 4,648 2,797 3,466 4,152 2,960 4,400 3,445 2,713 4,512

Amount of compensation
1,800 Ann. 7,920 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 8,500 Ann. 6,300 /Occur. 9,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 19,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
600 Ann. 2,599 Ann.
104 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 5,850 Ann. 1,740 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Chickamauga Claxton Dacula Dawson Dawsonville Donalsonville Elberton Folkston Glennville Grantville Gray Grayson Greensboro Hahira Harlem Hartwell Helena Hiram Hogansville Jasper Jonesboro Lula Lyons Madison Manchester Metter Millen Monticello Nashville Nicholls Oakwood Palmetto Pelham Quitman City Reidsville Ringgold Rockmart

2010 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

3,101 2,746 4,442 4,540 2,536 2,650 4,653 2,502 3,569 3,041 3,276 2,666 3,359 2,737 2,666 4,469 2,883 3,546 3,060 3,684 4,724 2,758 4,367 3,979 4,230 4,130 3,120 2,657 4,939 2,798 3,970 4,488 3,898 3,850 4,944 3,580 4,199

1,500 Ann. 400 /Occur.
4,100 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 6,600 Ann.
0 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
175 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
900 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
150 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,882 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
600 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 3,600 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Royston Soperton Springfield Tallapoosa Temple Thunderbolt Tybee Island Unadilla Vienna Watkinsville West Point

2010 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

2,582 3,115 2,852 3,170 4,228 2,668 2,990 3,796 4,011 2,832 3,474

3,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
840 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
900 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,890 Ann.
480 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann.

Population Group F Alto Arcade Arlington Ball Ground Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Brooklet Buchanan Cave Spring Chester Clayton East Dublin Emerson Fort Gaines Guyton Hamilton Homer Homerville Louisville Ludowici Lumber City Marshallville Maysville

1,172 1,786 1,479 1,433 1,574 1,290 1,034 1,395 1,104 1,200 1,596 2,047 2,441 1,470 1,107 1,684 1,016 1,141 2,456 2,493 1,703 1,328 1,448 1,798

1,600 Ann. 0 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 300 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 600 Ann. 420 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 900 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem McCaysville Midway Mount Airy Mount Vernon Nelson Oglethorpe Omega Oxford Pearson Pembroke Pine Mountain Porterdale Remerton Reynolds Richland Roberta Rochelle Sparta Statham Trenton Trion Union Point Varnell Wadley Walnut Grove Willacoochee Winterville Woodbine Wrens Wrightsville

2010 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

1,056 2,121 1,284 2,451 1,314 1,328 1,221 2,134 2,117 2,196 1,304 1,429 1,123 1,086 1,473 1,007 1,174 1,400 2,408 2,301 1,827 1,617 1,744 2,061 1,330 1,391 1,122 1,412 2,187 2,195

2,400 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 1,000 Ann.
600 Ann. 0 Ann.
750 Ann. 750 Ann. 2,500 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 360 Ann. 500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 600 Ann. 900 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
780 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
350 Ann.

Population Group G Alapaha Arabi Baconton Blairsville Blythe

668

600 Ann.

586

0 Ann.

915

500 Ann.

652

3,600 Ann.

721

900 Ann.

15

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Bowman Cadwell Clermont Crawford Crawfordville Danielsville Dexter Doerun Dudley Flovilla Franklin Gibson Glenwood Greenville Hagan Helen Hoboken Homeland Lake Park Lenox Luthersville Lyerly Milan Morven Mountain Park Newborn Newton Norman Park Pine Lake Plains Portal Resaca Riceboro Sardis Screven Smithville Tunnel Hill

2010 Estimated Population
862 528 875 832 534 560 575 774 571 653 993 663 747 876 996 510 528 910 733 873 874 540 700 565 547 696 654 972 730 776 638 544 809 999 766 575 856

Amount of compensation
700 Ann. 780 Ann. 720 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,974 Ann. 420 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 600 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 700 Ann. 600 Ann.
60 Ann. 1,560 /Occur. 1,200 Ann.
300 Ann. 660 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 480 Ann. 1,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 90,000 Ann. 600 Ann. 300 Ann. 599 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 2,520 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 500 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,400 Ann. 1,272 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Ty Ty White Whitesburg Young Harris

2010 Estimated Population
725 670 588 899

Population Group H

Ailey

432

Aldora

103

Alston

159

Ambrose

380

Argyle

212

Attapulgus

449

Avera

246

Barwick

386

Brinson

215

Bronwood

225

Centralhatchee

408

Climax

280

Danville

238

De Soto

195

Dillard

339

Edgehill

24

Fargo

321

Funston

449

Garfield

201

Geneva

105

Girard

156

Good Hope

274

Hiltonia

342

Ila

337

Jacksonville

140

Jakin

155

Lone Oak

92

Manassas

94

Midville

269

Morganton

303

Newington

274

Amount of compensation
1,080 Ann. 900 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 200 Ann. 600 Ann. 100 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 360 Ann. 600 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 900 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 600 Ann. 0 Ann. 300 Ann. 840 Ann. 1,158 Ann. 0 Ann. 360 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 60 Ann. 600 Ann. 600 Ann. 0 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Norwood Nunez Oak Park Oconee Offerman Oliver Pitts Plainville Rebecca Rhine Sasser Sharpsburg Shiloh Sky Valley Stapleton Sumner Talking Rock Talmo Taylorsville Vernonburg Warwick Whigham Woodland Woolsey

2010 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

239

420 Ann.

147

600 /Occur.

484

480 Ann.

252

470 Ann.

441

0 Ann.

239

240 Ann.

320

0 Ann.

313

150 Ann.

187

600 Ann.

394

0 Ann.

279

0 Ann.

341

0 Ann.

445

180 Ann.

272

0 Ann.

438

1,200 Ann.

427

300 Ann.

64

0 Ann.

180

0 Ann.

210

0 Ann.

122

0 Ann.

423

225 Ann.

471

1,200 Ann.

408

1,800 Ann.

158

0 Ann.

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group A

Alpharetta

57,551

Atlanta

420,003

Marietta

56,579

Roswell

88,346

Savannah

136,286

Valdosta

54,518

Population Group B Gainesville

33,804

50,000 Ann. 139,265 Ann.
61,630 Ann. 43 Ann.
115,144 Ann. 106,122 Ann.
32,500 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Hinesville

33,437

Amount of compensation
20,400 Ann.

Population Group C Bainbridge College Park Cordele Griffin Jesup Pooler Suwanee Thomasville Vidalia Villa Rica

12,697 13,942 11,147 23,643 10,214 19,140 15,355 18,413 10,473 13,956

13,000 Ann. 67,267 Ann. 12,984 Ann. 16,502 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 425 /Occur. 15,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 /Occur.

Population Group D Cairo Clarkston Fort Oglethorpe Norcross Richmond Hill Swainsboro

9,607 7,554 9,263 9,116 9,281 7,277

16,000 Ann. 0 Ann.
8,500 Ann. 48,000 Ann. 14,400 Ann.
8,400 Ann.

Population Group E Abbeville Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Cornelia Donalsonville Elberton Grantville Gray Greensboro Hephzibah Lyons Manchester Rockmart

2,908 3,466 4,152 2,960 4,160 2,650 4,653 3,041 3,276 3,359 4,011 4,367 4,230 4,199

1,500 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 15,600 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,270 Ann.
0 Ann. 1,000 Ann. 28,325 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
350 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann.

17

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Royston

2,582

Social Circle

4,262

Soperton

3,115

Springfield

2,852

Population Group F Alto Arcade Arlington Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Butler Clayton Comer Ellijay Emerson Guyton Ludowici Lumber City Midway Mount Vernon Mountain City Nahunta Nelson Remerton Rochelle Varnell Walnut Grove Woodbine Wrens

1,172 1,786 1,479 1,574 1,290 1,972 2,047 1,126 1,619 1,470 1,684 1,703 1,328 2,121 2,451 1,088 1,053 1,314 1,123 1,174 1,744 1,330 1,412 2,187

Population Group G

Baconton

915

Coolidge

525

Danielsville

560

Dasher

912

Doerun

774

Amount of compensation
4,500 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
6,000 Ann. 6,996 Ann.
2,400 Ann. 4,500 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
0 Hrly 3,600 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 150 Hrly 500 /Occur.
0 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
300 /Occur. 0 Ann.
6,000 Ann. 4,500 Ann. 8,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 2,700 Ann.
250 /Occur. 3,600 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Fairmount

720

Greenville

876

Helen

510

Hiawassee

880

Morven

565

Norman Park

972

Plains

776

Resaca

544

Sardis

999

Smithville

575

Sycamore

711

Whitesburg

588

Population Group H

Ailey

432

Alston

159

Avera

246

Barwick

386

Chauncey

342

Climax

280

Dillard

339

Funston

449

Garfield

201

Jacksonville

140

Morganton

303

Newington

274

Oak Park

484

Offerman

441

Oliver

239

Pitts

320

Sharpsburg

341

Shiloh

445

Sky Valley

272

Talking Rock

64

Vernonburg

122

Warm Springs

425

White Plains

284

Amount of compensation
3,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 8,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 5,700 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
800 Ann. 3,519 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,800 /Occur. 100 /Occur. 0 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,250 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 200 /Occur. 0 Ann. 1,650 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 3,744 Ann. 1,200 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2011 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Woodland

408

Woodville

321

Amount of compensation
1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2010 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

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