2012 municipal wage and salary survey: compensation of municipal elected officials

2012 WAGE AND SALARY SURVEY
COMPENSATION OF MUNICIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS
OCTOBER 2012
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE OF RESEARCH
60 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30329-2231
404-679-4940

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group A

Albany

77,683

Alpharetta

59,397

Johns Creek City

79,192

Macon

91,856

Marietta

57,357

Roswell

91,168

Sandy Springs

96,856

Smyrna

51,982

Warner Robins

68,500

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

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

33,313 27,258 46,809 34,784 34,422 34,519 30,196 29,902 33,711 33,725 34,757 36,181 26,071

6,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 10,999 Ann. 14,700 Ann. 12,000 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 Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Buford Calhoun Canton Carrollton College Park Conyers Cordele

16,809 12,629 15,525 12,525 15,773 23,380 24,512 14,360 15,292 11,277

7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 13,165 Ann.
0 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 29,970 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 10,678 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Covington

13,226

Dallas

11,638

Decatur

19,555

Douglas

11,542

Dublin

16,044

Fairburn

13,363

Fayetteville

16,124

Forest Park

18,616

Griffin

23,628

Grovetown

11,589

Jesup

10,278

Kingsland

15,913

Lilburn

11,951

Loganville

10,601

McDonough

22,446

Milledgeville

17,499

Monroe

13,359

Moultrie

14,160

Perry

14,215

Pooler

19,640

Powder Springs

14,133

Riverdale

15,251

Snellville

18,686

St. Marys

17,099

Sugar Hill

18,980

Suwanee

15,734

Thomasville

18,407

Tifton

16,869

Union

20,079

Vidalia

10,551

Villa Rica

14,047

Waycross

14,718

Winder

14,209

Woodstock

24,346

Amount of compensation
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. 6,000 Ann. 5,940 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 9,600 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.

Population Group D Auburn

6,943

4,800 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Austell

6,672

Barnesville

6,591

Cairo

9,701

Camilla

5,352

Cedartown

9,593

Centerville

7,357

Clarkston

7,641

Cochran

5,196

Commerce

6,625

Cumming

5,608

Dahlonega

5,251

Doraville

8,429

Eatonton

6,518

Fitzgerald

9,075

Flowery Branch

5,791

Fort Oglethorpe

9,342

Garden City

9,001

Hampton

7,104

Holly Springs

9,362

Jackson

5,013

Jefferson

9,554

LaFayette

7,111

Locust Grove

5,494

Lovejoy

6,468

McRae

5,612

Morrow

6,495

Norcross

9,340

Port Wentworth

5,492

Richmond Hill

9,628

Sandersville

5,889

Stone Mountain

5,871

Swainsboro

7,268

Sylvester

6,256

Thomaston

9,112

Thomson

6,715

Toccoa

8,421

Tyrone

6,959

Amount of compensation
12,000 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 7,320 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,500 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 6,497 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 6,600 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. 3,600 /Occur. 8,400 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 8,808 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Waynesboro

5,813

Population Group E Abbeville Alamo Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Baldwin Baxley Blackshear Blakely Chatsworth Chickamauga Claxton Cornelia Cuthbert Dacula Dawson Dawsonville Donalsonville Eastman Elberton Euharlee Forsyth Glennville Grantville Gray Grayson Greensboro Hahira Harlem Hartwell Hawkinsville Hazlehurst Helena Hephzibah

2,915 3,459 3,503 4,125 2,995 3,287 4,398 3,448 4,966 4,294 3,097 2,757 4,184 3,794 4,553 4,595 2,548 2,668 4,984 4,589 4,147 3,817 3,598 3,096 3,260 2,732 3,366 2,804 2,753 4,485 4,995 4,252 2,826 4,026

Amount of compensation
3,600 Ann.
900 Ann. 104 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 5,850 Ann. 1,740 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 2,400 Ann.
600 Ann. 4,100 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 10,046 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. 1,200 Ann.
0 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Hiram

3,576

Jasper

3,684

Jonesboro

4,747

Lake City

2,631

Lakeland

3,470

Leesburg

2,912

Lula

2,806

Lyons

4,401

Manchester

4,193

Metter

4,222

Millen

3,049

Monticello

2,660

Nashville

4,961

Nicholls

3,473

Oakwood

4,046

Ocilla

3,568

Palmetto

4,625

Pelham

3,893

Quitman City

3,766

Reidsville

4,966

Ringgold

3,613

Rockmart

4,185

Royston

2,567

Senoia

3,366

Social Circle

4,303

Soperton

3,087

Springfield

2,868

Sylvania

2,910

Temple

4,252

Tybee Island

3,063

Unadilla

3,743

Vienna

3,910

Walthourville

4,257

Washington

4,060

Watkinsville

2,879

West Point

3,509

Amount of compensation
3,000 Ann. 900 Ann.
8,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
150 Ann. 3,882 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 2,400 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. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,850 Ann.
420 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 4,540 Ann.
480 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,000 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group F

Alto

1,172

Aragon

1,244

Arcade

1,810

Arlington

1,480

Ball Ground

1,459

Berkeley Lake

1,614

Blue Ridge

1,291

Bogart

1,049

Boston

1,315

Bowdon

2,052

Brooklet

1,451

Broxton

1,184

Buchanan

1,098

Butler

1,930

Cave Spring

1,195

Chattahoochee Hills City 2,454

Clarkesville

1,742

Clayton

2,043

Colquitt

1,996

Comer

1,118

Davisboro

2,009

Demorest

1,831

East Dublin

2,417

Edison

1,546

Ellijay

1,619

Emerson

1,473

Folkston

2,483

Fort Gaines

1,085

Gordon

1,990

Guyton

1,697

Hamilton

1,021

Homer

1,135

Homerville

2,449

Hoschton

1,395

Jeffersonville

1,008

Lavonia

2,133

Amount of compensation
1,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
900 Ann. 300 Ann. 900 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,000 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,000 Ann.
10 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
600 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
100 /Occur. 3,600 Ann.
900 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
600 Ann. 420 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
0 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 3,200 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Lincolnton

1,541

Lithonia

1,946

Lookout Mountain

1,600

Louisville

2,457

Ludowici

1,780

Lumber City

1,287

Marshallville

1,410

Maysville

1,804

McCaysville

1,057

Meigs

1,034

Midway

2,185

Mount Airy

1,292

Mount Vernon

2,435

Mount Zion

1,707

Mountain City

1,088

Nahunta

1,051

Nelson

1,324

Nicholson

1,719

Oglethorpe

1,294

Omega

1,263

Oxford

2,147

Pearson

2,127

Pembroke

2,279

Pine Mountain

1,313

Ray City

1,094

Remerton

1,151

Reynolds

1,059

Richland

1,426

Roberta

1,003

Rochelle

1,183

Sardis

1,008

Shellman

1,060

Sparta

1,373

Statham

2,425

Trenton

2,292

Trion

1,806

Union Point

1,621

Amount of compensation
1,500 Ann. 4,080 Ann.
0 Ann. 900 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 /Occur. 5,400 Ann. 1,000 Ann.
600 Ann. 500 Ann. 540 /Occur. 360 /Occur.
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
750 Ann. 750 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 360 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 600 Ann. 600 Ann. 500 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Varnell

1,755

Wadley

2,031

Walnut Grove

1,343

Warrenton

1,900

Willacoochee

1,397

Winterville

1,127

Woodbine

1,409

Wrens

2,152

Wrightsville

2,193

Zebulon

1,166

Population Group G

Adrian

664

Alapaha

672

Allenhurst

717

Arabi

592

Berlin

592

Bethlehem

611

Blairsville

647

Blythe

724

Bowman

850

Brooks

530

Cadwell

525

Canon

795

Clermont

891

Colbert

585

Collins

588

Coolidge

524

Crawford

815

Crawfordville

529

Dasher

934

Dearing

545

Dexter

568

Doerun

780

Dudley

569

Eton

909

Fairmount

726

Amount of compensation
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
780 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,600 /Occur. 1,500 Ann.
900 Ann. 600 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 600 Ann. 600 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 900 Ann. 700 Ann. 400 Ann. 3,120 Ann. 2,600 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 1,585 Ann. 240 Ann. 900 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 0 Ann. 240 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 600 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 2,400 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Flemington

767

Flovilla

647

Franklin

987

Franklin Springs

946

Gibson

664

Glenwood

725

Greenville

864

Helen

513

Hiawassee

891

Hoboken

528

Homeland

907

Ivey

968

Lake Park

752

Leary

623

Lenox

868

Lyerly

534

McIntyre

642

Milan

689

Milner

612

Morven

553

Mountain Park

564

Newborn

701

Norman Park

981

Ochlocknee

675

Odum

508

Patterson

730

Pine Lake

738

Pineview

525

Plains

764

Poulan

861

Riceboro

835

Rutledge

785

Smithville

579

Stillmore

530

Sycamore

709

Tignall

536

Tunnel Hill

861

Amount of compensation
2,400 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
600 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 300 Ann. 600 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,500 /Occur. 5,400 Ann. 480 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,400 Ann. 1,100 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 900 Ann. 900 Ann. 300 Ann. 180 Ann. 250 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 599 Ann. 480 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
0 /Occur. 4,800 Ann.
300 Ann. 1,400 Ann.
420 Ann. 900 Ann.
0 /Occur. 1,272 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Ty Ty

750

Uvalda

594

Waco

514

Waleska

650

Waverly Hall

741

White

672

Whitesburg

592

Woodbury

945

Young Harris

903

Population Group H

Ailey

430

Aldora

103

Allentown

167

Alston

158

Ambrose

379

Argyle

211

Arnoldsville

351

Attapulgus

446

Avera

243

Barwick

382

Bellville

124

Between

298

Bishop

228

Bluffton

101

Bowersville

466

Brinson

214

Bronwood

223

Buckhead

172

Camak

135

Carl

257

Carlton

259

Cecil

284

Centralhatchee

403

Chauncey

344

Climax

279

Cobbtown

354

Amount of compensation
1,800 Ann. 0 Ann.
2,000 Ann. 100 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 900 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 300 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 200 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 600 Ann. 100 Ann. 40 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 0 Ann. 600 Ann. 0 Hrly 500 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 240 Ann. 300 Ann. 180 Ann. 720 Ann. 1,082 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 600 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 600 Ann. 400 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Concord

372

Culloden

177

Daisy

130

Danville

233

Deepstep

130

Dillard

340

DuPont

119

Edgehill

23

Ellenton

283

Fargo

320

Funston

452

Garfield

200

Gay

88

Geneva

104

Gillsville

239

Girard

156

Good Hope

276

Haralson

169

Harrison

488

Higgston

321

Hiltonia

338

Hull

197

Ila

335

Jacksonville

136

Jakin

152

Jenkinsburg

368

Keysville

335

Kite

241

Leslie

403

Lexington

225

Lilly

208

Lone Oak

91

Manassas

96

Mansfield

413

Martin

378

Maxeys

222

Meansville

182

Amount of compensation
0 Ann. 300 Ann.
0 Ann. 1,200 /Occur.
156 /Occur. 1,200 Ann.
100 Ann. 0 Ann.
240 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann.
500 Ann. 0 Ann.
600 Ann. 300 Ann. 240 Ann. 300 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
60 /Occur. 720 Ann. 650 Ann. 1,158 Ann.
0 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 100 /Occur. 900 Ann. 600 Ann. 600 Ann. 192 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
60 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 780 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Menlo

469

Midville

271

Mitchell

199

Molena

366

Montrose

212

Moreland

407

Morgan

242

Newington

269

Norwood

235

Oconee

250

Offerman

441

Oliver

235

Orchard Hill

210

Parrott

157

Pinehurst

446

Pitts

322

Plainville

316

Pulaski

272

Rayle

196

Rebecca

185

Rentz

292

Rhine

395

Riddleville

95

Riverside

35

Roopville

218

Sale City

378

Sasser

275

Scotland

354

Shady Dale

248

Sharon

139

Sharpsburg

348

Shiloh

448

Siloam

283

Sky Valley

272

Stapleton

430

Summertown

160

Sumner

432

Amount of compensation
300 Ann. 600 Ann. 300 Ann. 300 Ann. 300 /Occur. 300 Ann. 1,500 Ann.
0 Ann. 420 Ann. 470 Ann.
0 Ann. 20 /Occur. 4,200 Ann. 25 Ann. 20 /Occur. 24 Ann. 150 Ann. 599 Ann.
0 Ann. 600 Ann. 600 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,790 Ann. 0 Ann. 240 Ann. 0 Ann. 675 Ann. 600 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 210 /Occur. 5 Ann. 0 Ann. 900 Ann. 600 Ann. 300 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Sunny Side

133

Surrency

202

Talking Rock

64

Tallulah Falls

168

Talmo

183

Tarrytown

87

Taylorsville

211

Tiger

407

Toomsboro

467

Turin

279

Vernonburg

126

Warm Springs

418

Warwick

428

Whigham

475

Williamson

350

Woodland

396

Woodville

322

Woolsey

159

Yatesville

356

Amount of compensation
0 Ann. 300 Ann.
0 Ann. 600 Ann.
0 Ann. 1 /Occur. 0 Ann. 600 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. 720 Ann.

Mayor Population Group A Albany Alpharetta Johns Creek City Macon Marietta Roswell Sandy Springs Smyrna Warner Robins
Population Group B Dalton Duluth Dunwoody

77,683 59,397 79,192 91,856 57,357 91,168 96,856 51,982 68,500

25,000 Ann. 30,000 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 100,506 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 40,000 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 22,800 Ann. 100,000 Ann.

33,313 27,258 46,809

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

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Jurisdiction
Mayor East Point Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw LaGrange Milton City Newnan Peachtree City Rome Stockbridge

2011 Estimated Population
34,784 34,422 34,519 30,196 29,902 33,711 33,725 34,757 36,181 26,071

Population Group C Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Canton Carrollton College Park Conyers Covington Dallas Decatur Douglas Dublin Fairburn Fayetteville Forest Park Griffin Grovetown Jesup Kingsland Lilburn Loganville McDonough Milledgeville Monroe

16,809 12,629 15,525 15,773 23,380 24,512 14,360 15,292 13,226 11,638 19,555 11,542 16,044 13,363 16,124 18,616 23,628 11,589 10,278 15,913 11,951 10,601 22,446 17,499 13,359

Amount of compensation
20,799 Ann. 16,200 Ann. 24,000 Ann. 19,200 Ann.
9,600 Ann. 23,000 Ann. 10,000 Ann.
9,000 Ann. 9,240 Ann. 10,800 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. 15,396 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 5,400 Ann.
50 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 14,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Moultrie Perry Pooler Powder Springs Riverdale Snellville St. Marys Sugar Hill Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Union Vidalia Villa Rica Waycross Winder Woodstock

2011 Estimated Population
14,160 14,215 19,640 14,133 15,251 18,686 17,099 18,980 15,734 18,407 16,869 20,079 10,551 14,047 14,718 14,209 24,346

Population Group D Auburn Austell Barnesville Cairo Camilla Centerville Clarkston Cochran Commerce Cumming Dahlonega Doraville Eatonton Fitzgerald Flowery Branch Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Hampton

6,943 6,672 6,591 9,701 5,352 7,357 7,641 5,196 6,625 5,608 5,251 8,429 6,518 9,075 5,791 9,342 9,001 7,104

Amount of compensation
6,960 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
7,200 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 14,400 Ann.
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. 30,000 Ann.
2,400 Ann. 8,160 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 6,500 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 12,994 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 70,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 10,500 Ann. 10,500 /Occur. 10,800 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Holly Springs Jackson Jefferson LaFayette Locust Grove Lovejoy McRae Morrow Norcross Port Wentworth Richmond Hill Sandersville Stone Mountain Swainsboro Sylvester Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Tyrone Waynesboro

2011 Estimated Population
9,362 5,013 9,554 7,111 5,494 6,468 5,612 6,495 9,340 5,492 9,628 5,889 5,871 7,268 6,256 9,112 6,715 8,421 6,959 5,813

Population Group E Abbeville Alamo Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Baldwin Baxley Blackshear Blakely Chatsworth Chickamauga Claxton Cornelia Dacula Dawson

2,915 3,459 3,503 4,125 2,995 3,287 4,398 3,448 4,966 4,294 3,097 2,757 4,184 4,553 4,595

Amount of compensation
12,000 Ann. 19,800 Ann.
7,200 Ann. 4,200 /Occur. 10,800 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 6,900 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,650 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.
3,000 Ann. 50,738 Ann.
7,200 Ann. 7,800 Ann.
0 Ann. 7,200 /Occur. 7,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 9,600 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 5,300 Ann. 7,200 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Dawsonville Donalsonville Elberton Euharlee Forsyth Glennville Grantville Gray Grayson Greensboro Hahira Harlem Hartwell Hazlehurst Helena Hephzibah Hiram Jasper Jonesboro Lake City Lakeland Leesburg Lula Lyons Manchester Metter Millen Monticello Nashville Nicholls Oakwood Ocilla Palmetto Quitman City Reidsville Ringgold Rockmart

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

2,548 2,668 4,589 4,147 3,817 3,598 3,096 3,260 2,732 3,366 2,804 2,753 4,485 4,252 2,826 4,026 3,576 3,684 4,747 2,631 3,470 2,912 2,806 4,401 4,193 4,222 3,049 2,660 4,961 3,473 4,046 3,568 4,625 3,766 4,966 3,613 4,185

24,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
12,500 Ann. 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.
900 Ann. 16,800 Ann. 14,000 Ann.
2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
500 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.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Royston Senoia Social Circle Soperton Springfield Sylvania Temple Tybee Island Unadilla Vienna Walthourville Washington Watkinsville West Point

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

2,567 3,366 4,303 3,087 2,868 2,910 4,252 3,063 3,743 3,910 4,257 4,060 2,879 3,509

5,100 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
4,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
900 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 5,226 Ann. 1,680 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,200 Ann.

Population Group F Alto Aragon Arcade Arlington Ball Ground Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Boston Bowdon Brooklet Broxton Buchanan Butler Cave Spring Chattahoochee Hills City Clarkesville Clayton Colquitt Comer Davisboro

1,172 1,244 1,810 1,480 1,459 1,614 1,291 1,049 1,315 2,052 1,451 1,184 1,098 1,930 1,195 2,454 1,742 2,043 1,996 1,118 2,009

3,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 1,680 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 8,000 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 7,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Demorest East Dublin Edison Ellijay Emerson Folkston Fort Gaines Gordon Guyton Hamilton Homer Homerville Hoschton Jeffersonville Lavonia Lincolnton Lithonia Lookout Mountain Louisville Ludowici Lumber City Marshallville Maysville McCaysville Meigs Midway Mount Airy Mount Vernon Mount Zion Mountain City Nahunta Nelson Nicholson Oglethorpe Omega Oxford Pearson

2011 Estimated Population
1,831 2,417 1,546 1,619 1,473 2,483 1,085 1,990 1,697 1,021 1,135 2,449 1,395 1,008 2,133 1,541 1,946 1,600 2,457 1,780 1,287 1,410 1,804 1,057 1,034 2,185 1,292 2,435 1,707 1,088 1,051 1,324 1,719 1,294 1,263 2,147 2,127

Amount of compensation
200 /Occur. 9,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 22,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 10,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
600 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
0 /Occur. 5,400 Ann. 6,800 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 7,800 Ann.
0 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
0 /Occur. 10,800 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 1,600 Ann.
720 /Occur. 150 /Occur.
0 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 20,800 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Pembroke Pine Mountain Ray City Remerton Reynolds Richland Roberta Rochelle Sardis Shellman Sparta Statham Trenton Trion Union Point Varnell Wadley Walnut Grove Warrenton Willacoochee Winterville Woodbine Wrens Wrightsville Zebulon

2011 Estimated Population
2,279 1,313 1,094 1,151 1,059 1,426 1,003 1,183 1,008 1,060 1,373 2,425 2,292 1,806 1,621 1,755 2,031 1,343 1,900 1,397 1,127 1,409 2,152 2,193 1,166

Population Group G

Adrian

664

Alapaha

672

Allenhurst

717

Arabi

592

Bethlehem

611

Blairsville

647

Blythe

724

Bowman

850

Brooks

530

Cadwell

525

Amount of compensation
2,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 1,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 7,200 /Occur. 3,600 Ann.
6,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 26,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 400 Ann. 12,500 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Canon Clermont Colbert Collins Coolidge Crawford Crawfordville Dasher Dearing Dexter Doerun Dudley Eton Fairmount Flemington Flovilla Franklin Franklin Springs Gibson Glenwood Greenville Helen Hiawassee Hoboken Homeland Ivey Lake Park Leary Lenox Lyerly McIntyre Milan Milner Morven Mountain Park Newborn Norman Park

2011 Estimated Population
795 891 585 588 524 815 529 934 545 568 780 569 909 726 767 647 987 946 664 725 864 513 891 528 907 968 752 623 868 534 642 689 612 553 564 701 981

Amount of compensation
5,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,892 Ann.
300 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
300 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 600 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 1,920 Ann. 5,200 Ann. 13,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 900 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 42,366 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 30,897 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 /Occur. 8,100 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,500 Ann. 1,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 600 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Mayor

North High Shoals

662

Ochlocknee

675

Odum

508

Patterson

730

Pine Lake

738

Pineview

525

Plains

764

Poulan

861

Riceboro

835

Rutledge

785

Smithville

579

Stillmore

530

Sycamore

709

Tignall

536

Tunnel Hill

861

Ty Ty

750

Uvalda

594

Waco

514

Waleska

650

Waverly Hall

741

White

672

Whitesburg

592

Woodbury

945

Young Harris

903

Population Group H

Ailey

430

Aldora

103

Allentown

167

Alston

158

Ambrose

379

Argyle

211

Arnoldsville

351

Attapulgus

446

Avera

243

Barwick

382

Bellville

124

Amount of compensation
0 Ann. 360 Ann. 350 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 /Occur. 13,200 Ann.
3,000 Ann. 2,300 Ann.
600 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 /Occur. 1,272 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
50 Ann. 5,000 Ann.
200 /Occur. 0 /Occur.
4,500 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 0 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 300 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 200 Ann. 75 /Occur. 0 /Occur.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Between Bishop Bluffton Bowersville Brinson Bronwood Buckhead Camak Carl Carlton Cecil Centralhatchee Chauncey Climax Cobbtown Concord Culloden Daisy Danville Deepstep Dillard DuPont Edgehill Ellenton Fargo Funston Garfield Gay Geneva Gillsville Girard Good Hope Haralson Harrison Higgston Hiltonia Hull

2011 Estimated Population
298 228 101 466 214 223 172 135 257 259 284 403 344 279 354 372 177 130 233 130 340 119 23 283 320 452 200 88 104 239 156 276 169 488 321 338 197

Amount of compensation
3,600 Ann. 600 Ann. 0 Hrly 500 Ann.
2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,624 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
900 Ann. 600 Ann.
0 Ann. 600 Ann.
0 Ann. 2,400 /Occur.
210 Ann. 12,400 Ann.
100 Ann. 0 Ann.
300 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann.
1,000 Ann. 0 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 600 Ann. 360 Ann. 500 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 1,500 Ann.
60 /Occur. 4,440 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Ila Jacksonville Jakin Jenkinsburg Keysville Kite Leslie Lexington Lilly Lone Oak Manassas Mansfield Martin Maxeys Meansville Menlo Midville Mitchell Molena Montrose Moreland Morgan Newington Norwood Oconee Offerman Oliver Orchard Hill Parrott Pinehurst Pitts Plainville Pulaski Rayle Rebecca Rentz Rhine

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

335

1,545 Ann.

136

0 Ann.

152

599 Ann.

368

2,400 Ann.

335

0 /Occur.

241

1,500 Ann.

403

1,000 Ann.

225

240 Ann.

208

240 Ann.

91

2,400 Ann.

96

96 Ann.

413

6,000 Ann.

378

4,800 Ann.

222

0 Ann.

182

1,200 Ann.

469

900 Ann.

271

1,200 Ann.

199

700 Ann.

366

600 Ann.

212

1,800 Ann.

407

600 Ann.

242

1,500 Ann.

269

0 Ann.

235

1,200 Ann.

250

950 Ann.

441

0 Ann.

235

50 /Occur.

210

4,500 Ann.

157

75 Ann.

446

125 /Occur.

322

75 Ann.

316

250 Ann.

272

1,200 Ann.

196

0 Ann.

185

1,200 Ann.

292

600 Ann.

395

0 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Riddleville Riverside Roopville Sale City Sasser Scotland Shady Dale Sharon Sharpsburg Shiloh Siloam Sky Valley Stapleton Summertown Sumner Sunny Side Surrency Talking Rock Tallulah Falls Talmo Taylorsville Tiger Toomsboro Turin Vernonburg Warm Springs Warwick Whigham Williamson Woodland Woodville Woolsey Yatesville

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

95

0 Ann.

35

2,175 Ann.

218

0 Ann.

378

600 Ann.

275

0 Ann.

354

1,000 Ann.

248

1,200 Ann.

139

0 Ann.

348

1,200 Ann.

448

200 Ann.

283

1 Ann.

272

0 Ann.

430

2,400 Ann.

160

1,000 Ann.

432

1,200 Ann.

133

0 Ann.

202

420 Ann.

64

0 Ann.

168

900 Ann.

183

0 Ann.

211

0 Ann.

407

1,800 Ann.

467

1,560 Ann.

279

0 Ann.

126

0 Ann.

418

800 Ann.

428

300 Ann.

475

4,800 Ann.

350

240 Ann.

396

3,600 Ann.

322

5,850 Ann.

159

0 Ann.

356

900 Ann.

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group A

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Albany Alpharetta Johns Creek City Roswell Smyrna Warner Robins

2011 Estimated Population
77,683 59,397 79,192 91,168 51,982 68,500

Amount of compensation
15,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 17,100 Ann.
8,400 Ann.

Population Group B Duluth Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw Newnan Peachtree City Rome Stockbridge

27,258 34,422 34,519 30,196 33,725 34,757 36,181 26,071

6,000 Ann. 14,700 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 13,800 Ann.
5,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann.

Population Group C Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Canton College Park Conyers Dallas Decatur Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Forest Park Griffin Jesup Kingsland Lilburn McDonough Milledgeville

16,809 12,629 15,525 15,773 23,380 14,360 15,292 11,638 19,555 11,542 16,044 16,124 18,616 23,628 10,278 15,913 11,951 22,446 17,499

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. 13,440 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
25 Ann. 3,500 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Perry Pooler Powder Springs Snellville St. Marys Sugar Hill Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Union Vidalia Villa Rica Waycross Winder Woodstock

2011 Estimated Population
14,215 19,640 14,133 18,686 17,099 18,980 15,734 18,407 16,869 20,079 10,551 14,047 14,718 14,209 24,346

Population Group D Auburn Austell Barnesville Cairo Centerville Clarkston Cochran Commerce Doraville Eatonton Fitzgerald Flowery Branch Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Jackson Lovejoy McRae Morrow Norcross Port Wentworth

6,943 6,672 6,591 9,701 7,357 7,641 5,196 6,625 8,429 6,518 9,075 5,791 9,342 9,001 5,013 6,468 5,612 6,495 9,340 5,492

Amount of compensation
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. 7,800 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 2,400 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann.
4,800 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
1,800 Ann. 7,920 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
0 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 8,500 Ann. 6,300 /Occur. 9,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Richmond Hill Sandersville Stone Mountain Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Waynesboro

2011 Estimated Population
9,628 5,889 5,871 9,112 6,715 8,421 5,813

Population Group E Abbeville Alamo Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Blackshear Chickamauga Claxton Dacula Dawson Dawsonville Donalsonville Elberton Forsyth Glennville Gray Grayson Greensboro Hahira Harlem Hartwell Helena Hiram Jasper Jonesboro Leesburg Lula

2,915 3,459 3,503 4,125 2,995 4,398 3,448 3,097 2,757 4,553 4,595 2,548 2,668 4,589 3,817 3,598 3,260 2,732 3,366 2,804 2,753 4,485 2,826 3,576 3,684 4,747 2,912 2,806

Amount of compensation
5,100 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
900 Ann. 104 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 5,850 Ann. 1,740 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 4,100 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 10,046 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 6,600 Ann.
0 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
175 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
900 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 1,200 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Lyons Manchester Metter Millen Monticello Nashville Nicholls Oakwood Palmetto Pelham Quitman City Reidsville Ringgold Rockmart Royston Soperton Springfield Temple Tybee Island Unadilla Vienna Watkinsville West Point

2011 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

4,401 4,193 4,222 3,049 2,660 4,961 3,473 4,046 4,625 3,893 3,766 4,966 3,613 4,185 2,567 3,087 2,868 4,252 3,063 3,743 3,910 2,879 3,509

150 Ann. 3,882 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,850 Ann.
420 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 4,540 Ann.
480 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann.

Population Group F Alto Arcade Arlington Ball Ground Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Boston Brooklet Broxton Buchanan Cave Spring

1,172 1,810 1,480 1,459 1,614 1,291 1,049 1,315 1,451 1,184 1,098 1,195

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

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Mayor Pro Tem Clayton Davisboro East Dublin Emerson Folkston Fort Gaines Guyton Hamilton Homer Homerville Hoschton Jeffersonville Lithonia Lookout Mountain Louisville Ludowici Lumber City Marshallville Maysville McCaysville Meigs Midway Mount Airy Mount Vernon Nelson Oglethorpe Omega Oxford Pearson Pembroke Pine Mountain Remerton Reynolds Richland Roberta Rochelle Sardis

2,043 2,009 2,417 1,473 2,483 1,085 1,697 1,021 1,135 2,449 1,395 1,008 1,946 1,600 2,457 1,780 1,287 1,410 1,804 1,057 1,034 2,185 1,292 2,435 1,324 1,294 1,263 2,147 2,127 2,279 1,313 1,151 1,059 1,426 1,003 1,183 1,008

Amount of compensation
1,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
600 Ann. 840 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
0 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 4,080 Ann.
0 Ann. 900 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 /Occur. 6,600 Ann. 1,000 Ann.
600 Ann. 0 Ann.
750 Ann. 750 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 360 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 600 Ann. 900 Ann. 500 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Sparta Trenton Trion Union Point Varnell Wadley Walnut Grove Warrenton Willacoochee Winterville Wrens Wrightsville

2011 Estimated Population
1,373 2,292 1,806 1,621 1,755 2,031 1,343 1,900 1,397 1,127 2,152 2,193

Population Group G

Arabi

592

Blairsville

647

Blythe

724

Bowman

850

Cadwell

525

Clermont

891

Collins

588

Crawford

815

Crawfordville

529

Dexter

568

Doerun

780

Dudley

569

Flemington

767

Flovilla

647

Franklin

987

Franklin Springs

946

Gibson

664

Glenwood

725

Greenville

864

Helen

513

Hoboken

528

Homeland

907

Leary

623

Amount of compensation
1,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
780 Ann. 600 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 4,200 /Occur.
0 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
900 Ann. 700 Ann. 780 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 240 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 420 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 700 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 300 Ann. 660 /Occur. 2,100 /Occur.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Lenox Lyerly Milan Morven Mountain Park Newborn Norman Park Pine Lake Plains Poulan Riceboro Smithville Tignall Tunnel Hill Ty Ty Waverly Hall White Whitesburg Young Harris

2011 Estimated Population
868 534 689 553 564 701 981 738 764 861 835 579 536 861 750 741 672 592 903

Population Group H

Ailey

430

Aldora

103

Alston

158

Ambrose

379

Argyle

211

Attapulgus

446

Avera

243

Barwick

382

Bellville

124

Bluffton

101

Brinson

214

Bronwood

223

Buckhead

172

Centralhatchee

403

Climax

279

Concord

372

Amount of compensation
5,400 Ann. 480 Ann.
1,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
900 Ann. 300 Ann. 599 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
0 /Occur. 6,600 Ann. 1,400 Ann.
0 /Occur. 1,272 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
0 /Occur. 900 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 200 Ann. 600 Ann. 100 Ann. 40 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 0 Hrly 1,440 Ann. 360 Ann. 300 Ann. 600 Ann. 600 Ann. 0 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Danville Deepstep Dillard Edgehill Fargo Funston Garfield Geneva Girard Good Hope Higgston Hiltonia Ila Jakin Leslie Lone Oak Manassas Mansfield Maxeys Midville Morgan Newington Norwood Oconee Offerman Oliver Pitts Plainville Rebecca Rhine Riddleville Sasser Sharpsburg Shiloh Sky Valley Stapleton Sumner

2011 Estimated Population
233 130 340 23 320 452 200 104 156 276 321 338 335 152 403 91 96 413 222 271 242 269 235 250 441 235 322 316 185 395 95 275 348 448 272 430 432

Amount of compensation
1,200 /Occur. 175 /Occur.
1,200 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann.
600 Ann. 240 Ann. 300 Ann.
60 /Occur. 840 Ann. 1,158 Ann. 360 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
60 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,500 Ann.
0 Ann. 420 Ann. 470 Ann.
0 Ann. 20 /Occur.
0 Ann. 150 Ann. 600 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 210 /Occur. 0 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 300 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Talking Rock Talmo Taylorsville Vernonburg Warwick Whigham Woodland Woolsey Yatesville

2011 Estimated Population
64 183 211 126 428 475 396 159 356

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group A

Albany

77,683

Alpharetta

59,397

Marietta

57,357

Roswell

91,168

Population Group B Gainesville Hinesville Stockbridge

34,422 34,519 26,071

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

12,629 14,360 11,277 16,124 23,628 10,278 17,499 19,640 15,251 15,734 18,407 10,551 14,047

Amount of compensation
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 225 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 0 Ann. 720 Ann.
69,982 Ann. 50,000 Ann. 61,630 Ann.
43 Ann.
32,500 Ann. 20,400 Ann. 36,000 Ann.
13,000 Ann. 67,267 Ann. 12,984 Ann. 42,000 Ann. 16,502 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 15,300 Ann.
425 /Occur. 15,000 Ann.
7,200 Ann. 3,000 /Occur.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group D

Auburn

6,943

Cairo

9,701

Clarkston

7,641

Fitzgerald

9,075

Fort Oglethorpe

9,342

LaFayette

7,111

Norcross

9,340

Richmond Hill

9,628

Swainsboro

7,268

Population Group E Abbeville Alma Avondale Estates Cornelia Dawson Donalsonville Elberton Gray Greensboro Hephzibah Lyons Manchester Oakwood Rockmart Royston Social Circle Soperton Springfield

2,915 3,503 2,995 4,184 4,595 2,668 4,589 3,260 3,366 4,026 4,401 4,193 4,046 4,185 2,567 4,303 3,087 2,868

Population Group F Alto Arcade Arlington Ball Ground Berkeley Lake

1,172 1,810 1,480 1,459 1,614

Amount of compensation
404 /Occur. 16,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
8,500 Ann. 3,600 /Occur.
800 /Occur. 14,688 Ann.
8,400 Ann.
1,500 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,270 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 28,325 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
350 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 4,500 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,596 Ann.
2,400 Ann. 9,000 /Occur. 1,800 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Hrly
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Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Blue Ridge

1,291

Butler

1,930

Clayton

2,043

Comer

1,118

Davisboro

2,009

Ellijay

1,619

Emerson

1,473

Guyton

1,697

Jeffersonville

1,008

Lookout Mountain

1,600

Ludowici

1,780

Lumber City

1,287

Marshallville

1,410

Mount Vernon

2,435

Mountain City

1,088

Nahunta

1,051

Nelson

1,324

Pearson

2,127

Pembroke

2,279

Remerton

1,151

Rochelle

1,183

Sardis

1,008

Shellman

1,060

Varnell

1,755

Walnut Grove

1,343

Wrens

2,152

Population Group G

Alapaha

672

Coolidge

524

Crawford

815

Dasher

934

Doerun

780

Eton

909

Greenville

864

Helen

513

Hiawassee

891

Amount of compensation
3,600 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 150 Hrly 1,200 Ann. 500 /Occur.
0 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
0 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
300 /Occur. 0 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,500 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,260 Ann. 8,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
3,000 Ann. 3,900 Ann.
0 Ann. 250 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 8,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2012 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Homeland

907

Leary

623

Morven

553

Norman Park

981

North High Shoals

662

Patterson

730

Plains

764

Smithville

579

Sycamore

709

Tunnel Hill

861

Waverly Hall

741

Whitesburg

592

Amount of compensation
3,000 /Occur. 2,400 /Occur. 2,100 Ann. 5,700 Ann.
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
800 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 5,041 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2011 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Amount of compensation

Population Group H Ailey Alston Avera Bluffton Chauncey Climax Dillard Funston Garfield Newington Offerman Oliver Pitts Sharpsburg Shiloh Sky Valley Talking Rock Vernonburg Warm Springs Warwick Woodland Woodville Yatesville

430

0 Ann.

158

0 Ann.

243

0 Ann.

101

0 Hrly

344

100 /Occur.

279

0 Ann.

340

3,600 Ann.

452

0 Ann.

200

1,250 Ann.

269

1,500 Ann.

441

0 Ann.

235

1,650 Ann.

322

0 Ann.

348

0 Ann.

448

1,350 Ann.

272

0 Ann.

64

0 Ann.

126

0 Ann.

418

3,744 Ann.

428

8,400 Ann.

396

1,200 Ann.

322

1,200 Ann.

356

0 Ann.

19