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. 1 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. 2 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. 3 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. 4 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. 5 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. 6 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. 7 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. 8 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. 9 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