Wage and salary survey. Compensation of municipal elected officials, 2016

2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Elected Officials
November 2016
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Research
60 Executive Park South Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
404-679-4940

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group A

Albany

74,843

Brookhaven

51,910

Johns Creek City

83,335

Marietta

59,067

Roswell

94,501

Sandy Springs

105,330

Savannah

145,674

Smyrna

56,146

Valdosta

55,724

Amount of compensation
15,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 13,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 18,900 Ann. 15,500 Ann.

Population Group B Canton Carrollton Dalton Douglasville Duluth Dunwoody East Point Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw LaGrange Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Peachtree Corners Rome Stockbridge Woodstock

25,469 26,203 33,853 32,897 29,193 48,733 35,467 38,712 33,398 33,584 30,695 30,493 37,291 35,240 40,978 36,323 28,202 29,898

8,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 12,900 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 11,444 Ann. 20,700 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 5,500 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 8,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann.

Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Buford

22,131 16,028 12,507 16,157 13,748

13,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
13,088 Ann. 0 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Calhoun

16,309

Clarkston

12,215

Conyers

15,875

Covington

13,916

Dallas

12,870

Decatur

21,957

Doraville

10,896

Douglas

11,718

Dublin

16,197

Fairburn

13,967

Fayetteville

16,990

Forest Park

19,383

Griffin

23,211

Grovetown

13,093

Holly Springs

10,719

Jefferson

10,195

Kingsland

16,487

Lilburn

12,655

Loganville

11,248

McDonough

23,417

Milledgeville

18,931

Monroe

13,641

Moultrie

14,377

Norcross

16,634

Perry

15,457

Pooler

23,133

Powder Springs

14,826

Richmond Hill

11,935

Snellville

19,733

St. Marys

17,968

Sugar Hill

21,747

Suwanee

18,694

Thomasville

18,742

Tifton

16,725

Union

20,805

Waycross

14,053

Winder

15,447

Amount of compensation
8,400 Ann. 3,500 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 20,400 Ann. 13,440 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,500 Ann.
25 Ann. 3,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 5,940 Ann. 8,100 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 15,360 Ann. 6,900 Ann. 9,720 Ann. 6,001 Ann. 6,000 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group D Auburn Barnesville Byron Cairo Camilla Cedartown Commerce Cumming Dacula Dahlonega Eastman Eatonton Fitzgerald Folkston Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Glennville Hampton Jesup LaFayette Locust Grove Lovejoy McRae-Helena Morrow Sandersville Stone Mountain Sylvester Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Tyrone Waynesboro

7,524 6,625 5,105 9,752 5,089 9,841 6,762 5,718 5,330 6,394 5,285 6,520 9,013 5,247 9,803 8,999 5,086 7,372 9,633 7,173 5,790 6,487 8,745 7,338 5,752 6,109 6,049 9,032 6,689 8,283 7,194 5,704

Population Group E Adairsville

4,778

Amount of compensation
4,800 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 7,320 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 6,497 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 13,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 8,500 Ann. 3,600 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
2,599 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Alma

3,536

Ashburn

3,820

Avondale Estates

3,139

Baldwin

3,286

Baxley

4,440

Blackshear

3,581

Blakely

4,871

Chatsworth

4,351

Chickamauga

3,107

Cornelia

4,223

Cuthbert

3,670

Dawson

4,353

Dawsonville

2,525

Elberton

4,453

Grantville

3,183

Gray

3,269

Grayson

3,147

Greensboro

3,403

Hahira

2,899

Harlem

2,967

Hartwell

4,514

Hazlehurst

4,196

Hephzibah

3,936

Hiram

3,792

Hogansville

3,110

Jackson

4,983

Jasper

3,762

Jonesboro

4,746

Lakeland

3,322

Lula

2,879

Lyons

4,375

Manchester

4,095

Metter

4,111

Millen

2,925

Nicholls

3,331

Oakwood

4,178

Ocilla

3,387

Amount of compensation
4,800 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 3,600 /Occur. 5,850 Ann. 1,500 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,700 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 19,200 Ann.
500 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 9,000 Ann.
900 /Occur. 8,400 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,882 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Palmetto

4,733

Pelham

3,708

Quitman City

3,871

Reidsville

2,616

Ringgold

3,700

Rockmart

4,300

Royston

2,574

Social Circle

4,383

Soperton

3,087

Springfield

2,889

Statham

2,624

Sylvania

2,538

Tallapoosa

3,171

Thunderbolt

2,622

Tybee Island

3,102

Vienna

3,777

Walthourville

3,974

Washington

3,981

West Point

3,728

Population Group F Alto Aragon Arcade Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Bowdon Brooklet Buchanan Butler Cave Spring Chester Clarkesville Clayton Colquitt Comer

1,167 1,243 1,799 2,024 1,286 1,042 2,072 1,457 1,156 1,885 1,175 1,568 1,746 2,234 1,886 1,138

Amount of compensation
1,500 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
420 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
900 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
1,400 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
900 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,440 Ann.
150 Ann. 2,000 Ann.
10 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 2,100 Ann.
600 Ann. 900 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,500 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Davisboro

1,986

Demorest

2,050

East Dublin

2,392

Ellaville

1,879

Ellijay

1,680

Emerson

1,535

Gordon

1,956

Guyton

1,856

Hamilton

1,158

Homer

1,144

Homerville

2,480

Lavonia

2,165

Lincolnton

1,479

Lithonia

2,022

Lookout Mountain

1,579

Ludowici

2,081

Lumber City

1,254

Marshallville

1,333

Maysville

1,866

Midway

2,007

Morgan

1,849

Mount Airy

1,292

Mount Vernon

2,276

Mount Zion

1,737

Mountain City

1,061

Nahunta

1,060

Nicholson

1,718

Oglethorpe

1,211

Omega

1,230

Oxford

2,197

Pearson

2,112

Pembroke

2,445

Pine Mountain

1,358

Porterdale

1,483

Ray City

1,053

Richland

1,496

Rochelle

1,120

Amount of compensation
10,800 Ann. 100 /Occur.
3,600 Ann. 2,500 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
0 Hrly 3,600 Ann. 13,200 /Occur.
600 Ann. 420 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 4,080 Ann.
0 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 1,800 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 1,000 Ann.
600 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
40 /Occur. 3,000 /Occur. 2,400 Ann.
750 Ann. 750 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 360 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 150 /Occur. 100 /Occur. 1,200 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Sparta

1,293

Tennille

1,773

Trion

1,785

Union Point

1,709

Varnell

1,790

Walnut Grove

1,378

Willacoochee

1,393

Winterville

1,172

Wrens

2,051

Young Harris

1,325

Population Group G

Ailey

552

Alapaha

656

Arabi

563

Baconton

871

Berlin

559

Bethlehem

671

Blairsville

554

Blythe

701

Bowman

820

Brooks

547

Canon

803

Carnesville

580

Cohutta

637

Colbert

600

Collins

582

Coolidge

526

Crawford

826

Dexter

570

Doerun

773

Dudley

570

Eton

902

Fairmount

736

Flemington

718

Flovilla

634

Franklin

969

Amount of compensation
1,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 /Occur. 780 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 900 Ann.
0 Ann. 2,000 Ann.
600 Ann. 600 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 900 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 400 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
0 Ann. 1,585 Ann.
240 Ann. 900 Ann. 300 Ann. 240 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 600 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 900 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Glenwood

739

Greenville

862

Helen

532

Homeland

871

Kingston

654

Lake Park

730

Leary

589

Luthersville

824

Lyerly

529

Milner

601

Morven

532

Mountain Park

578

Newborn

734

Norman Park

963

Ochlocknee

679

Odum

505

Patterson

751

Pavo

617

Pine Lake

763

Resaca

775

Riceboro

771

Roberta

996

Rutledge

793

Sardis

964

Screven

767

Shellman

989

Smithville

585

Tignall

513

Tunnel Hill

877

Ty Ty

727

Waverly Hall

823

White

724

Whitesburg

596

Woodbury

909

Population Group H

Alston

158

Amount of compensation
600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
600 /Occur. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,500 /Occur. 1,500 Ann.
480 Ann. 500 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
75 /Occur. 900 Ann.
25 Ann. 180 Ann. 250 Ann. 100 Ann. 600 Ann. 599 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 36,000 Ann. 600 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 600 /Occur. 600 Ann. 2,000 Ann.
0 /Occur. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
900 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 2,000 Ann.
0 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Ambrose

380

Argyle

215

Attapulgus

435

Bartow

262

Barwick

379

Bishop

244

Bluffton

101

Bronwood

391

Buckhead

171

Camak

131

Carl

216

Cecil

277

Centralhatchee

393

Climax

273

Concord

380

Daisy

143

Danville

218

Deepstep

128

Denton

251

Dillard

334

Ellenton

279

Fargo

325

Funston

443

Garfield

204

Gay

86

Geneva

100

Good Hope

289

Graham

299

Haralson

174

Harrison

467

Higgston

313

Hiltonia

326

Hull

201

Ideal

459

Ila

341

Jakin

150

Jenkinsburg

367

Amount of compensation
1,200 Ann. 25 /Occur.
600 Ann. 125 Ann. 600 /Occur.
50 /Occur. 0 Ann.
20 /Occur. 300 Ann.
35 /Occur. 1,920 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
600 Ann. 0 Ann.
25 /Occur. 0 Ann.
2,400 /Occur. 325 /Occur.
1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
25 /Occur. 0 Ann. 0 Ann.
500 Ann. 0 Ann.
600 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
60 /Occur. 480 Ann. 650 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,600 /Occur.
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Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Junction City

165

Keysville

348

Kite

225

Leslie

388

Lone Oak

89

Manassas

95

Martin

367

Menlo

468

Midville

263

Molena

372

Moreland

422

Morganton

310

Newington

268

Norwood

227

Nunez

149

Oconee

257

Offerman

440

Oliver

226

Orchard Hill

207

Parrott

152

Pendergrass

447

Pinehurst

336

Pitts

308

Plainville

321

Pulaski

203

Rebecca

172

Register

172

Rentz

292

Riverside

35

Roopville

225

Sale City

355

Scotland

344

Sharon

135

Sharpsburg

354

Shiloh

443

Sky Valley

265

Surrency

207

Amount of compensation
100 Ann. 900 Ann. 900 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
50 Ann. 250 Ann. 375 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 300 Ann. 780 Ann.
0 Ann. 420 Ann.
50 /Occur. 420 Ann.
0 Ann. 220 /Occur. 4,800 Ann.
25 Ann. 0 /Occur.
20 /Occur. 24 Ann. 150 Ann. 599 Ann. 600 Ann.
0 /Occur. 600 Ann. 1,740 Ann.
0 Ann. 900 /Occur. 800 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 15 /Occur. 0 Ann. 300 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Talking Rock

66

Tallulah Falls

168

Talmo

192

Toomsboro

451

Turin

343

Vernonburg

131

Warm Springs

404

Warwick

407

Whigham

478

Williamson

356

Woodville

336

Woolsey

166

Mayor Population Group A Albany Brookhaven Johns Creek City Marietta Roswell Sandy Springs Savannah Smyrna Valdosta
Population Group B Canton Carrollton Dalton Douglasville Duluth Dunwoody East Point Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw

74,843 51,910 83,335 59,067 94,501 105,330 145,674 56,146 55,724
25,469 26,203 33,853 32,897 29,193 48,733 35,467 38,712 33,398 33,584

Amount of compensation
600 /Occur. 600 Ann.
0 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 /Occur. 0 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 120 Ann. 1,400 Ann. 0 Ann.
25,000 Ann. 16,000 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 40,000 Ann. 40,000 Ann. 57,000 Ann. 25,200 Ann. 25,000 Ann.
10,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann.
39,600 Ann. 9,600 Ann.
16,000 Ann. 18,935 Ann. 22,200 Ann. 24,000 Ann. 19,200 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor LaGrange Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Peachtree Corners Rome Stockbridge Woodstock

2015 Estimated Population
30,695 30,493 37,291 35,240 40,978 36,323 28,202 29,898

Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Clarkston Conyers Covington Dallas Decatur Doraville Douglas Dublin Fairburn Fayetteville Forest Park Griffin Grovetown Holly Springs Jefferson Kingsland Lilburn Loganville McDonough Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie

22,131 16,028 12,507 16,157 16,309 12,215 15,875 13,916 12,870 21,957 10,896 11,718 16,197 13,967 16,990 19,383 23,211 13,093 10,719 10,195 16,487 12,655 11,248 23,417 18,931 13,641 14,377

Amount of compensation
9,600 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 10,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 9,240 Ann. 14,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
20,400 Ann. 14,400 Ann.
5,700 Ann. 17,474 Ann. 14,400 Ann.
6,500 Ann. 3,300 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 10,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 14,800 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 11,400 Ann. 31,440 Ann. 15,396 Ann. 10,200 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann.
50 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 14,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,960 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Norcross Perry Pooler Powder Springs Richmond Hill Snellville St. Marys Sugar Hill Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Union Waycross Winder

2015 Estimated Population
16,634 15,457 23,133 14,826 11,935 19,733 17,968 21,747 18,694 18,742 16,725 20,805 14,053 15,447

Population Group D Auburn Barnesville Byron Cairo Camilla Commerce Cumming Dacula Dahlonega Eatonton Fitzgerald Folkston Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Glennville Hampton Jesup LaFayette Locust Grove Lovejoy McRae-Helena

7,524 6,625 5,105 9,752 5,089 6,762 5,718 5,330 6,394 6,520 9,013 5,247 9,803 8,999 5,086 7,372 9,633 7,173 5,790 6,487 8,745

Amount of compensation
10,350 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
7,200 Ann. 18,000 Ann.
7,650 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 11,400 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 17,820 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 14,988 Ann. 8,102 Ann. 21,000 Ann.
18,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 8,160 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
12,994 Ann. 6,300 Ann. 9,000 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 19,500 Ann. 10,000 Ann. 10,500 Ann.
6,000 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Morrow Sandersville Stone Mountain Sylvester Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Tyrone Waynesboro

2015 Estimated Population
7,338 5,752 6,109 6,049 9,032 6,689 8,283 7,194 5,704

Population Group E Adairsville Alma Ashburn Avondale Estates Baldwin Baxley Blackshear Blakely Chatsworth Chickamauga Cornelia Dawson Dawsonville Elberton Grantville Gray Grayson Greensboro Hahira Harlem Hartwell Hazlehurst Hephzibah Hiram Hogansville Jackson

4,778 3,536 3,820 3,139 3,286 4,440 3,581 4,871 4,351 3,107 4,223 4,353 2,525 4,453 3,183 3,269 3,147 3,403 2,899 2,967 4,514 4,196 3,936 3,792 3,110 4,983

Amount of compensation
14,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,000 Ann.
10,800 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
5,198 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 7,800 Ann.
0 Ann. 5,400 /Occur. 7,800 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 24,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 10,200 Ann.
700 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 19,800 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Jasper Jonesboro Lakeland Lula Lyons Manchester Metter Millen Nicholls Oakwood Ocilla Palmetto Pelham Quitman City Reidsville Ringgold Rockmart Royston Social Circle Soperton Springfield Statham Sylvania Tallapoosa Thunderbolt Tybee Island Vienna Walthourville Washington West Point

2015 Estimated Population
3,762 4,746 3,322 2,879 4,375 4,095 4,111 2,925 3,331 4,178 3,387 4,733 3,708 3,871 2,616 3,700 4,300 2,574 4,383 3,087 2,889 2,624 2,538 3,171 2,622 3,102 3,777 3,974 3,981 3,728

Population Group F Alto Aragon Arcade Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge

1,167 1,243 1,799 2,024 1,286

Amount of compensation
900 /Occur. 16,800 Ann.
4,800 Ann. 8,400 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 4,854 Ann. 5,700 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 4,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
900 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
4,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 10,200 Ann. 14,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
3,800 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 5,200 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Mayor Bogart Bowdon Brooklet Buchanan Butler Cave Spring Chester Clarkesville Clayton Colquitt Comer Davisboro Demorest East Dublin Ellaville Ellijay Emerson Gordon Hamilton Homer Homerville Lavonia Lincolnton Lithonia Lookout Mountain Ludowici Lumber City Marshallville Maysville Midway Morgan Mount Airy Mount Vernon Mount Zion Mountain City Nahunta Nicholson

1,042 2,072 1,457 1,156 1,885 1,175 1,568 1,746 2,234 1,886 1,138 1,986 2,050 2,392 1,879 1,680 1,535 1,956 1,158 1,144 2,480 2,165 1,479 2,022 1,579 2,081 1,254 1,333 1,866 2,007 1,849 1,292 2,276 1,737 1,061 1,060 1,718

Amount of compensation
10,800 Ann. 1,680 Ann. 250 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 7,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 200 /Occur. 9,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
22,006 Ann. 0 Hrly
7,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
750 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 7,800 Ann.
0 Ann. 10,800 Ann.
3,000 /Occur. 3,000 /Occur. 4,500 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
60 /Occur. 6,000 /Occur. 4,800 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Oglethorpe Omega Oxford Pearson Pembroke Pine Mountain Porterdale Ray City Remerton Richland Rochelle Sparta Tennille Trion Union Point Varnell Walnut Grove Willacoochee Winterville Wrens Young Harris

2015 Estimated Population
1,211 1,230 2,197 2,112 2,445 1,358 1,483 1,053 1,127 1,496 1,120 1,293 1,773 1,785 1,709 1,790 1,378 1,393 1,172 2,051 1,325

Population Group G

Ailey

552

Alapaha

656

Arabi

563

Baconton

871

Berlin

559

Bethlehem

671

Blairsville

554

Blythe

701

Bowman

820

Brooks

547

Canon

803

Carnesville

580

Cohutta

637

Colbert

600

Amount of compensation
1,500 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 30,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
300 /Occur. 7,200 Ann.
250 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 8,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
600 Ann. 900 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 26,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,500 Ann. 400 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 3,892 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Collins Coolidge Crawford Dexter Doerun Dudley Eton Fairmount Flemington Flovilla Franklin Glenwood Greenville Helen Homeland Kingston Lake Park Leary Luthersville Lyerly Milner Morven Mountain Park Newborn Norman Park Ochlocknee Odum Patterson Pavo Pine Lake Resaca Riceboro Roberta Rutledge Sardis Screven Shellman

2015 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

582

300 Ann.

526

1,800 Ann.

826

300 Ann.

570

600 Ann.

773

2,700 Ann.

570

1,920 Ann.

902

5,200 Ann.

736

28,600 Ann.

718

4,800 Ann.

634

9,000 Ann.

969

9,000 Ann.

739

3,600 Ann.

862

7,200 Ann.

532

1,800 Ann.

871

22,536 Ann.

654

2,400 Ann.

730

3,600 Ann.

589

2,400 /Occur.

824

4,800 Ann.

529

1,200 Ann.

601

1,000 Ann.

532

4,200 Ann.

578

150 /Occur.

734

1,200 Ann.

963

50 Ann.

679

360 Ann.

505

350 Ann.

751

400 Ann.

617

1,200 Ann.

763

3,600 Ann.

775

4,800 Ann.

771

30,000 Ann.

996

1,200 Ann.

793

3,000 Ann.

964

3,000 Ann.

767

3,000 /Occur.

989

3,000 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Smithville Tignall Tunnel Hill Ty Ty Waverly Hall White Whitesburg Woodbury

2015 Estimated Population
585 513 877 727 823 724 596 909

Population Group H

Alston

158

Ambrose

380

Argyle

215

Attapulgus

435

Bartow

262

Barwick

379

Bishop

244

Bluffton

101

Bronwood

391

Buckhead

171

Camak

131

Carl

216

Cecil

277

Centralhatchee

393

Climax

273

Concord

380

Daisy

143

Danville

218

Deepstep

128

Denton

251

Dillard

334

Ellenton

279

Fargo

325

Funston

443

Garfield

204

Gay

86

Geneva

100

Amount of compensation
3,000 Ann. 0 /Occur.
3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,500 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 5,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
300 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
900 Ann. 900 /Occur. 150 /Occur.
0 Ann. 200 /Occur. 1,800 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 50 /Occur.
0 Ann. 2,400 /Occur.
390 /Occur. 153 Ann. 14,000 Ann.
30 /Occur. 0 Ann. 0 Ann.
1,000 Ann. 0 Ann.
1,200 Ann.
10

Jurisdiction
Mayor Good Hope Graham Haralson Harrison Higgston Hiltonia Hull Ideal Ila Jakin Jenkinsburg Junction City Keysville Kite Leslie Lone Oak Manassas Martin Menlo Midville Molena Moreland Morganton Newington Norwood Nunez Oconee Offerman Oliver Orchard Hill Parrott Pendergrass Pinehurst Pitts Plainville Pulaski Rebecca

2015 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

289

500 Ann.

299

2,400 Ann.

174

1,200 Ann.

467

1,560 Ann.

313

90 /Occur.

326

3,240 Ann.

201

1,250 Ann.

459

1,200 Ann.

341

1,600 Ann.

150

599 Ann.

367

3,200 /Occur.

165

150 Ann.

348

4,000 Ann.

225

1,500 Ann.

388

1,000 Ann.

89

2,400 Ann.

95

96 Ann.

367

400 Ann.

468

1,300 Ann.

263

7,200 Ann.

372

0 Ann.

422

600 Ann.

310

2,820 Ann.

268

0 Ann.

227

1,200 Ann.

149

150 /Occur.

257

900 Ann.

440

0 Ann.

226

600 /Occur.

207

5,100 Ann.

152

75 Ann.

447

0 /Occur.

336

125 /Occur.

308

100 Ann.

321

250 Ann.

203

1,200 Ann.

172

1,200 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Register Rentz Riverside Roopville Sale City Scotland Sharon Sharpsburg Shiloh Sky Valley Surrency Talking Rock Tallulah Falls Talmo Toomsboro Turin Vernonburg Warm Springs Warwick Whigham Williamson Woodville Woolsey

2015 Estimated Population
172 292 35 225 355 344 135 354 443 265 207 66 168 192 451 343 131 404 407 478 356 336 166

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group A Albany Johns Creek City Roswell Savannah Smyrna Valdosta
Population Group B Canton Douglasville

74,843 83,335 94,501 145,674 56,146 55,724
25,469 32,897

Amount of compensation
0 /Occur. 600 Ann. 2,100 Ann.
0 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 1,300 Ann.
0 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
200 Ann. 0 Ann.
420 Ann. 0 /Occur.
900 Ann. 0 Ann.
1,560 Ann. 0 /Occur. 0 Ann.
800 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
240 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
0 Ann.
15,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 18,900 Ann. 16,500 Ann.
8,000 Ann. 12,900 Ann.
11

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Duluth Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw Newnan Peachtree City Rome Stockbridge Woodstock

2015 Estimated Population
29,193 38,712 33,398 33,584 37,291 35,240 36,323 28,202 29,898

Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Clarkston Conyers Dallas Decatur Doraville Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Forest Park Grovetown Holly Springs Kingsland Lilburn McDonough Milledgeville Norcross Perry Pooler Powder Springs Richmond Hill Snellville

22,131 16,028 12,507 16,157 16,309 12,215 15,875 12,870 21,957 10,896 11,718 16,197 16,990 19,383 13,093 10,719 16,487 12,655 23,417 18,931 16,634 15,457 23,133 14,826 11,935 19,733

Amount of compensation
6,000 Ann. 20,700 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 13,800 Ann.
5,500 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
8,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
9,000 Ann.
13,200 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
13,088 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 0 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 7,500 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 7,800 Ann.
20,400 Ann. 7,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 25 Ann. 3,500 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 4,000 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem St. Marys Sugar Hill Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Union Waycross Winder

2015 Estimated Population
17,968 21,747 18,694 18,742 16,725 20,805 14,053 15,447

Population Group D Auburn Barnesville Byron Cairo Commerce Dacula Eatonton Fitzgerald Folkston Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Glennville Jesup Lovejoy McRae-Helena Morrow Sandersville Stone Mountain Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Waynesboro

7,524 6,625 5,105 9,752 6,762 5,330 6,520 9,013 5,247 9,803 8,999 5,086 9,633 6,487 8,745 7,338 5,752 6,109 9,032 6,689 8,283 5,704

Population Group E Adairsville Alma Ashburn

4,778 3,536 3,820

Amount of compensation
9,000 Ann. 4,500 Ann. 11,100 Ann. 15,360 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 9,720 Ann. 6,001 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
4,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 7,920 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 13,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 8,500 Ann. 3,600 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 4,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
2,599 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
12

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Avondale Estates Baxley Blackshear Chickamauga Dawson Dawsonville Elberton Gray Grayson Greensboro Hahira Harlem Hartwell Hiram Jackson Jasper Jonesboro Lula Lyons Manchester Metter Millen Nicholls Oakwood Palmetto Pelham Quitman City Reidsville Ringgold Rockmart Royston Social Circle Soperton Springfield Sylvania Tallapoosa Tybee Island

2015 Estimated Population
3,139 4,440 3,581 3,107 4,353 2,525 4,453 3,269 3,147 3,403 2,899 2,967 4,514 3,792 4,983 3,762 4,746 2,879 4,375 4,095 4,111 2,925 3,331 4,178 4,733 3,708 3,871 2,616 3,700 4,300 2,574 4,383 3,087 2,889 2,538 3,171 3,102

Amount of compensation
0 Ann. 5,850 Ann. 1,500 /Occur. 1,700 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 6,600 Ann.
0 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
550 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 9,000 Ann.
900 /Occur. 8,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,882 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
420 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Vienna West Point

2015 Estimated Population
3,777 3,728

Population Group F Alto Aragon Arcade Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Bowdon Brooklet Buchanan Butler Cave Spring Chester Clarkesville Davisboro East Dublin Emerson Hamilton Homer Homerville Lavonia Lithonia Lookout Mountain Ludowici Marshallville Maysville Midway Morgan Mount Airy Nicholson Oglethorpe Omega Oxford Pearson

1,167 1,243 1,799 2,024 1,286 1,042 2,072 1,457 1,156 1,885 1,175 1,568 1,746 1,986 2,392 1,535 1,158 1,144 2,480 2,165 2,022 1,579 2,081 1,333 1,866 2,007 1,849 1,292 1,718 1,211 1,230 2,197 2,112

Amount of compensation
7,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
1,400 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 1,440 Ann.
200 Ann. 2,000 Ann.
10 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 2,100 Ann.
600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
0 Hrly 600 Ann. 875 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,080 Ann.
0 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 1,800 /Occur. 2,600 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 1,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
750 Ann. 750 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
13

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Pine Mountain Remerton Rochelle Sparta Trion Union Point Varnell Walnut Grove Willacoochee Winterville Wrens Young Harris

2015 Estimated Population
1,358 1,127 1,120 1,293 1,785 1,709 1,790 1,378 1,393 1,172 2,051 1,325

Population Group G

Ailey

552

Arabi

563

Baconton

871

Blairsville

554

Blythe

701

Bowman

820

Cohutta

637

Collins

582

Crawford

826

Dexter

570

Dudley

570

Flemington

718

Flovilla

634

Franklin

969

Glenwood

739

Greenville

862

Helen

532

Homeland

871

Lake Park

730

Leary

589

Luthersville

824

Lyerly

529

Milner

601

Amount of compensation
360 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 /Occur. 780 Ann. 3,300 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 500 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 900 Ann. 1,750 Ann. 0 Ann. 240 Ann. 300 Ann. 420 Ann. 600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 660 /Occur. 1,800 Ann. 2,100 /Occur. 1,500 Ann. 480 Ann. 600 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Morven Mountain Park Newborn Norman Park Ochlocknee Pavo Pine Lake Riceboro Roberta Sardis Smithville Tignall Tunnel Hill Ty Ty Waverly Hall White Whitesburg Woodbury

2015 Estimated Population
532 578 734 963 679 617 763 771 996 964 585 513 877 727 823 724 596 909

Population Group H

Alston

158

Ambrose

380

Argyle

215

Attapulgus

435

Bartow

262

Bluffton

101

Bronwood

391

Buckhead

171

Centralhatchee

393

Climax

273

Concord

380

Danville

218

Deepstep

128

Dillard

334

Fargo

325

Funston

443

Garfield

204

Amount of compensation
3,600 Ann. 100 /Occur. 900 Ann. 25 Ann. 180 Ann. 600 Ann. 599 Ann.
18,000 Ann. 600 Ann.
1,500 Ann. 2,000 Ann.
0 /Occur. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
900 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 2,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
25 /Occur. 600 Ann. 125 Ann.
0 Ann. 30 /Occur. 300 Ann. 600 Ann.
0 Ann. 25 /Occur. 1,200 /Occur. 300 /Occur. 1,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 500 Ann.
14

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Geneva Good Hope Graham Higgston Hiltonia Ila Jakin Jenkinsburg Junction City Leslie Lone Oak Manassas Molena Newington Norwood Oconee Offerman Oliver Pitts Plainville Register Roopville Scotland Sharpsburg Shiloh Sky Valley Talking Rock Talmo Turin Vernonburg Warwick Whigham Woolsey

2015 Estimated Population
100 289 299 313 326 341 150 367 165 388 89 95 372 268 227 257 440 226 308 321 172 225 344 354 443 265 66 192 343 131 407 478 166

Municipal Court Judge (Elected) Population Group A

Amount of compensation
600 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
60 /Occur. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 360 Ann. 1,800 /Occur. 100 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
50 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann.
420 Ann. 420 Ann.
0 Ann. 220 /Occur.
0 Ann. 150 Ann.
0 /Occur. 0 Ann. 800 Ann. 0 Ann. 15 /Occur. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 /Occur. 0 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 0 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Albany

74,843

Roswell

94,501

Savannah

145,674

Valdosta

55,724

Amount of compensation
71,381 Ann. 50,400 Ann. 179,274 Ann. 112,038 Ann.

Population Group B East Point Gainesville Hinesville Stockbridge

35,467 38,712 33,398 28,202

123,878 Ann. 31,801 Ann. 20,400 Ann. 400 /Occur.

Population Group C Bainbridge Clarkston Decatur Douglas Fayetteville Griffin Milledgeville Norcross Richmond Hill Thomasville Winder

12,507 12,215 21,957 11,718 16,990 23,211 18,931 16,634 11,935 18,742 15,447

13,000 Ann. 0 Ann.
680 /Occur. 26,000 Ann. 95,550 Ann. 20,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 48,000 /Occur. 14,688 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann.

Population Group D Auburn Cairo Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Jesup Thomson

7,524 9,752 9,013 9,803 9,633 6,689

300 /Occur. 16,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
8,500 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
7,200 Ann.

Population Group E Alma Avondale Estates Dawson Elberton

3,536 3,139 4,353 4,453

8,400 Ann. 15,000 Ann.
9,600 Ann. 6,270 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Gray

3,269

Hephzibah

3,936

Lyons

4,375

Manchester

4,095

Oakwood

4,178

Pelham

3,708

Rockmart

4,300

Royston

2,574

Sylvania

2,538

Amount of compensation
14,400 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,800 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 9,600 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 4,500 Ann.
10,800 Ann.

Population Group F Alto Arcade Blue Ridge Buchanan Butler Clayton Emerson Guyton Homer Homerville Lookout Mountain Ludowici Marshallville Mount Vernon Mountain City Nahunta Oxford Pearson Rochelle Walnut Grove Winterville Wrens

1,167 1,799 1,286 1,156 1,885 2,234 1,535 1,856 1,144 2,480 1,579 2,081 1,333 2,276 1,061 1,060 2,197 2,112 1,120 1,378 1,172 2,051

2,400 Ann. 750 /Occur.
3,600 Ann. 367 /Occur.
4,200 Ann. 10,800 Ann.
0 Hrly 3,600 /Occur.
100 /Occur. 4,410 Ann.
0 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
3,600 /Occur. 1,800 Ann.
300 /Occur. 300 /Occur. 5,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,500 Ann.
0 Ann. 500 Ann. 4,200 Ann.

Population Group G Ailey Alapaha

552

0 Ann.

656

3,000 Ann.

15

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2016 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Canon

803

Cohutta

637

Crawford

826

Doerun

773

Helen

532

Homeland

871

Kingston

654

Lake Park

730

Luthersville

824

Morven

532

Sardis

964

Shellman

989

Smithville

585

Whitesburg

596

Amount of compensation
3,000 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 3,000 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
500 /Occur. 6,600 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
525 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 2,296 Ann.

Population Group H Alston Bluffton Dillard Funston Garfield Ideal Junction City Leslie Molena Newington Offerman Oliver Pitts Sharpsburg Shiloh Talking Rock Vernonburg Warm Springs Warwick Woodville

158

0 Ann.

101

0 Ann.

334

3,600 Ann.

443

0 Ann.

204

1,250 Ann.

459

300 /Occur.

165

0 Ann.

388

300 /Occur.

372

200 /Occur.

268

1,500 Ann.

440

0 Ann.

226

1,650 /Occur.

308

0 Ann.

354

0 Ann.

443

1,500 Ann.

66

0 Ann.

131

0 Ann.

404

3,744 Ann.

407

4,200 Ann.

336

1,200 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2015 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Amount of compensation

16