Wage and salary survey. Compensation of municipal elected officials, 2018

2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Elected Officials
November 2018
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Research
60 Executive Park South Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
404-679-4940

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2017 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Population Group A

Albany

73,801

Alpharetta

65,338

Brookhaven

52,444

Johns Creek City

83,873

Marietta

60,941

Roswell

94,598

Sandy Springs

105,703

Savannah

146,763

Smyrna

56,664

Valdosta

56,474

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

26,340 26,562 28,306 34,077 33,252 29,331 48,884 40,000 33,627 30,771 30,782 37,912 35,186 42,773 36,407 28,677 30,929

Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Buford Calhoun

22,418 15,854 12,274 14,356 16,445

Amount of compensation
15,000 Ann. 15,000 /Occur. 12,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 18,900 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 18,900 Ann. 15,500 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
12,900 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 5,500 Hrly 15,000 Ann. 8,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 11,400 Ann.
13,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 0 Ann. 8,400 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2017 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Cartersville

20,753

Clarkston

12,742

Conyers

15,919

Cordele

10,856

Covington

13,977

Decatur

22,813

Douglas

11,727

Dublin

16,104

Griffin

22,928

Grovetown

13,463

Holly Springs

11,281

Jesup

10,170

Kingsland

16,720

Lilburn

12,675

Loganville

11,674

McDonough

23,964

Milledgeville

18,933

Monroe

13,478

Moultrie

14,361

Norcross

16,787

Perry

16,200

Pooler

23,744

Powder Springs

14,956

Richmond Hill

12,482

Snellville

19,738

Sugar Hill

22,197

Suwanee

19,421

Tifton

16,836

Union

20,919

Waycross

14,089

Population Group D Auburn Barnesville Byron Cairo

7,603 6,696 5,133 9,570

Amount of compensation
4,800 Ann. 3,500 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 12,139 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 13,440 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
100 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. 3,600 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 6,900 Ann. 13,807 Ann. 6,001 Ann.
4,800 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 7,320 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2017 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Camilla

5,170

Cedartown

9,799

Centerville

7,615

Commerce

6,788

Cumming

6,225

Dacula

5,632

Eastman

5,157

Eatonton

6,555

Fitzgerald

8,927

Fort Oglethorpe

9,839

Fort Valley

8,643

Garden City

8,900

Glennville

5,098

Hampton

7,532

Hawkinsville

5,409

Jackson

5,071

McRae-Helena

8,338

Morrow

7,276

Rincon

9,935

Stone Mountain

6,328

Sylvester

6,064

Thomaston

8,962

Thomson

6,678

Toccoa

8,412

Tyrone

7,215

Waynesboro

5,701

Population Group E Abbeville Adairsville Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Blakely Chatsworth Chickamauga

2,761 4,816 3,737 3,150 4,741 4,702 4,264 3,101

Amount of compensation
2,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 6,497 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 8,500 Ann.
500 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 3,000 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 11,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 5,280 Ann.
900 Ann. 2,599 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 5,850 /Occur. 7,200 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,700 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2017 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Cornelia

4,267

Cuthbert

3,664

Dawson

4,291

Dawsonville

2,634

Donalsonville

2,637

Elberton

4,420

Folkston

4,788

Grantville

3,202

Gray

3,268

Grayson

3,742

Hahira

2,937

Harlem

3,018

Hartwell

4,505

Hazlehurst

4,186

Hephzibah

3,898

Hiram

3,898

Jasper

3,819

Jonesboro

4,729

Lakeland

3,295

Lula

2,882

Lyons

4,369

Manchester

4,061

Metter

4,076

Millen

2,889

Nicholls

3,331

Oakwood

4,161

Palmetto

4,707

Pelham

3,649

Ringgold

4,378

Royston

2,563

Social Circle

4,452

Soperton

2,986

Springfield

4,027

Sylvania

2,526

Tallapoosa

3,187

Thunderbolt

2,683

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Amount of compensation
2,400 Ann. 50 /Occur.
3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,400 Ann.
0 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
900 /Occur. 8,400 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,882 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 36,000 Ann. 1,500 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
35 /Occur. 2,400 /Occur. 3,600 Ann.
900 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2017 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Tybee Island

3,113

Vienna

3,699

Washington

3,978

West Point

3,766

Population Group F Ball Ground Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Bowdon Brooklet Broxton Buchanan Butler Chester Clarkesville Claxton Clayton Colquitt Comer Davisboro Demorest East Dublin Ellaville Gordon Guyton Hamilton Homerville Hoschton Lavonia Lincolnton Lookout Mountain Louisville Ludowici Lumber City

1,909 2,062 1,391 1,056 2,097 1,523 1,185 1,141 1,871 1,567 1,770 2,297 2,266 1,910 1,159 1,697 2,061 2,381 1,850 1,952 1,892 1,077 2,450 1,495 2,167 1,520 1,577 2,383 2,162 1,264

Amount of compensation
4,800 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
300 /Occur. 900 Ann. 72,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 150 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 1,000 Ann. 510 Ann. 2,275 Ann. 600 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 1,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 100 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 2,500 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 25 /Occur. 4,800 /Occur. 2,400 Ann.
0 /Occur. 900 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 1,200 /Occur.

Jurisdiction

2017 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Midway

1,997

Morgan

1,782

Mount Vernon

2,278

Mount Zion

1,763

Mountain City

1,075

Nahunta

1,048

Nelson

1,361

Nicholson

1,724

Omega

1,227

Oxford

2,224

Pine Mountain

1,374

Ray City

1,053

Reynolds

1,025

Rochelle

1,112

Sparta

1,281

Trenton

2,255

Trion

1,780

Varnell

1,795

Wadley

1,944

Willacoochee

1,370

Wrens

2,042

Young Harris

1,431

Population Group G

Ailey

556

Allenhurst

663

Arabi

562

Baconton

857

Bethlehem

688

Blairsville

576

Blythe

694

Bowman

811

Brooks

550

Canon

804

Carnesville

578

Colbert

609

Amount of compensation
5,400 /Occur. 180 /Occur. 600 Ann.
1,800 /Occur. 40 /Occur.
3,000 /Occur. 0 Ann.
200 Ann. 750 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 360 Ann. 1,800 /Occur. 300 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
200 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 Ann. 200 /Occur.
0 Ann. 2,800 Ann.
600 /Occur. 3,600 Ann.
900 /Occur. 1,500 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,664 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2017 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Collins

577

Crawford

828

Danielsville

585

Dasher

979

Dexter

568

Eton

897

Fairmount

738

Flovilla

640

Franklin

964

Glenwood

742

Greenville

855

Hagan

971

Helen

542

Hoboken

526

Homeland

864

Leary

579

McIntyre

616

Milner

615

Mountain Park

582

Newton

588

Norman Park

969

North High Shoals

723

Odum

505

Patterson

754

Pavo

621

Plains

734

Resaca

781

Riceboro

765

Sardis

975

Shellman

985

Smithville

587

Talbotton

850

Tignall

510

Tunnel Hill

876

Ty Ty

726

Waleska

879

Amount of compensation
1,200 Ann. 300 /Occur.
2,646 Ann. 3,325 Ann. 1,040 Ann. 3,900 Ann.
900 Ann. 425 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,560 Ann. 100 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 600 /Occur. 125 /Occur. 4,800 /Occur. 500 Ann. 900 Ann. 600 /Occur.
25 Ann. 0 Ann.
250 /Occur. 1,200 Ann.
600 Ann. 1,852 Ann. 2,520 Ann. 36,000 /Occur.
125 /Occur. 600 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 /Occur. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
100 /Occur.

Jurisdiction

2017 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Waverly Hall

759

White

725

Whitesburg

604

Population Group H

Aldora

105

Alston

159

Argyle

214

Arnoldsville

355

Attapulgus

432

Avera

233

Bishop

251

Bluffton

99

Brinson

208

Buckhead

172

Camak

131

Carlton

264

Centralhatchee

389

Chauncey

320

Climax

271

Concord

379

Culloden

179

Daisy

142

Danville

220

Deepstep

127

Denton

251

Dillard

337

Dooling

137

DuPont

123

Ellenton

284

Garfield

203

Gay

86

Geneva

98

Good Hope

291

Graham

299

Haralson

187

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Amount of compensation
1,200 Ann. 900 /Occur.
1,200 Ann.
0 /Occur. 0 Ann. 25 /Occur. 1,620 Ann. 600 Ann. 100 Ann. 599 /Occur. 0 Ann. 1,440 Ann. 385 Ann. 420 /Occur. 1,000 Ann. 600 Ann. 600 /Occur. 600 /Occur. 25 /Occur. 25 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 2,400 /Occur. 300 /Occur. 1,168 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 100 Ann. 1,680 Ann. 500 Ann. 0 Ann. 600 Ann. 300 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 600 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2017 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Harrison

461

Higgston

310

Hiltonia

323

Hull

203

Ideal

456

Ila

345

Iron City

303

Jenkinsburg

371

Junction City

162

Keysville

304

Kite

223

Leslie

384

Lexington

228

Mansfield

440

Martin

371

Maxeys

224

Meansville

183

Mitchell

197

Molena

371

Moreland

422

Morganton

315

Newington

261

Norwood

227

Nunez

148

Oconee

256

Offerman

438

Parrott

149

Pendergrass

463

Pinehurst

328

Pitts

306

Plainville

323

Rentz

292

Rhine

371

Rocky Ford

141

Sasser

260

Scotland

344

Amount of compensation
1,200 Ann. 60 /Occur.
480 /Occur. 650 Ann. 600 Ann. 1,277 Ann. 900 Ann. 1,600 Ann. 100 Ann.
75 /Occur. 900 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 120 /Occur. 1,200 /Occur. 3,000 /Occur.
0 Ann. 780 /Occur. 300 Ann.
0 Ann. 300 Ann. 780 Ann.
0 /Occur. 2,100 /Occur.
600 /Occur. 420 Ann.
0 Ann. 25 Ann.
0 Ann. 240 /Occur.
24 Ann. 150 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 300 /Occur. 250 /Occur. 972 Ann.
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Jurisdiction

2017 Estimated Population

Councilmember, City Council

Shady Dale

239

Shiloh

460

Sky Valley

269

Stapleton

402

Summertown

162

Surrency

206

Tarrytown

87

Turin

342

Warwick

409

Whigham

473

Williamson

459

Woodland

358

Woolsey

168

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

73,801 65,338 52,444 83,873 60,941 94,598 105,703 146,763 56,664 56,474
26,340 26,562 28,306 34,077 33,252 29,331 48,884 40,000

Amount of compensation
300 Ann. 15 /Occur. 0 /Occur.
900 Ann. 100 /Occur. 300 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,000 /Occur. 50 /Occur. 0 Ann.
25,000 Ann. 30,000 /Occur. 16,000 Ann. 25,000 Ann. 25,200 Ann. 40,000 Ann. 40,000 Ann. 57,000 Ann. 25,200 Ann. 31,000 Ann.
18,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
18,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 39,600 Ann. 9,600 Ann.
16,000 Ann. 6,000 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Kennesaw LaGrange Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Peachtree Corners Rome Stockbridge Woodstock

2017 Estimated Population
33,627 30,771 30,782 37,912 35,186 42,773 36,407 28,677 30,929

Population Group C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Calhoun Cartersville Clarkston Conyers Covington Decatur Douglas Dublin Griffin Grovetown Holly Springs Jesup Kingsland Lilburn Loganville McDonough Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Norcross Perry Pooler

22,418 15,854 12,274 16,445 20,753 12,742 15,919 13,977 22,813 11,727 16,104 22,928 13,463 11,281 10,170 16,720 12,675 11,674 23,964 18,933 13,478 14,361 16,787 16,200 23,744

Amount of compensation
1,600 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 10,000 Hrly 18,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 9,240 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 14,400 Ann.
20,400 Ann. 14,400 Ann.
4,500 Ann. 14,400 Ann.
7,200 Ann. 6,500 Ann. 3,300 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 10,200 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
100 Ann. 50 Ann.
5,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann.
8,400 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,960 Ann. 10,350 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Powder Springs Richmond Hill Snellville Sugar Hill Suwanee Tifton Union Waycross

2017 Estimated Population
14,956 12,482 19,738 22,197 19,421 16,836 20,919 14,089

Population Group D Auburn Barnesville Byron Cairo Camilla Centerville Commerce Cumming Dacula Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Fort Valley Garden City Glennville Hampton Jackson LaFayette McRae-Helena Morrow Rincon Stone Mountain Sylvester Thomaston Thomson Toccoa

7,603 6,696 5,133 9,570 5,170 7,615 6,788 6,225 5,632 6,555 8,927 9,839 8,643 8,900 5,098 7,532 5,071 7,159 8,338 7,276 9,935 6,328 6,064 8,962 6,678 8,412

Amount of compensation
18,000 Ann. 7,650 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 5,400 Ann.
15,000 Ann. 9,600 Ann.
21,656 Ann. 8,102 Ann.
18,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 8,160 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
12,994 Ann. 6,300 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 9,000 Ann.
10,500 Ann. 1,000 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
10,800 Ann. 19,800 Ann.
4,200 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 14,400 Ann. 4,200 /Occur. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Tyrone Waynesboro

2017 Estimated Population
7,215 5,701

Population Group E Abbeville Adairsville Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Blakely Chatsworth Chickamauga Cornelia Cuthbert Dawson Dawsonville Donalsonville Elberton Folkston Grantville Gray Grayson Hahira Harlem Hartwell Hazlehurst Hephzibah Hiram Jasper Jonesboro Lakeland Lula Lyons Manchester Metter Millen

2,761 4,816 3,737 3,150 4,741 4,702 4,264 3,101 4,267 3,664 4,291 2,634 2,637 4,420 4,788 3,202 3,268 3,742 2,937 3,018 4,505 4,186 3,898 3,898 3,819 4,729 3,295 2,882 4,369 4,061 4,076 2,889

Amount of compensation
9,600 Ann. 9,960 Ann.
3,600 Ann. 5,198 Ann. 10,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 7,800 /Occur. 9,600 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
1 /Occur. 7,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 10,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann.
0 /Occur. 8,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 9,000 Ann.
900 /Occur. 16,800 Ann.
4,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 4,854 Ann. 6,900 Ann. 3,600 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Nicholls Oakwood Palmetto Pelham Ringgold Royston Social Circle Soperton Springfield Sylvania Tallapoosa Thunderbolt Tybee Island Vienna Washington West Point

2017 Estimated Population
3,331 4,161 4,707 3,649 4,378 2,563 4,452 2,986 4,027 2,526 3,187 2,683 3,113 3,699 3,978 3,766

Population Group F Ball Ground Berkeley Lake Blue Ridge Bogart Bowdon Brooklet Broxton Buchanan Butler Chester Clarkesville Claxton Clayton Colquitt Comer Davisboro Demorest East Dublin

1,909 2,062 1,391 1,056 2,097 1,523 1,185 1,141 1,871 1,567 1,770 2,297 2,266 1,910 1,159 1,697 2,061 2,381

Amount of compensation
6,300 Ann. 10,800 Ann.
0 /Occur. 7,800 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
90 /Occur. 4,800 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 10,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
3,600 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 10,800 Ann. 1,680 Ann.
250 /Occur. 5,400 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 7,120 Ann. 4,550 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 9,600 /Occur. 7,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 4,200 Ann.
200 /Occur. 9,600 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Ellaville Gordon Guyton Hamilton Homerville Hoschton Lavonia Lincolnton Lookout Mountain Louisville Ludowici Lumber City Midway Morgan Mount Vernon Mount Zion Mountain City Nahunta Nelson Nicholson Omega Oxford Pine Mountain Ray City Reynolds Rochelle Sparta Trenton Trion Varnell Wadley Willacoochee Wrens Young Harris

2017 Estimated Population
1,850 1,952 1,892 1,077 2,450 1,495 2,167 1,520 1,577 2,383 2,162 1,264 1,997 1,782 2,278 1,763 1,075 1,048 1,361 1,724 1,227 2,224 1,374 1,053 1,025 1,112 1,281 2,255 1,780 1,795 1,944 1,370 2,042 1,431

Population Group G

Amount of compensation
3,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
25 /Occur. 12,000 /Occur.
4,000 Ann. 0 /Occur.
1,800 Ann. 10,800 Ann.
3,000 /Occur. 10,800 /Occur.
180 /Occur. 1,500 Ann. 4,200 /Occur.
100 /Occur. 6,000 /Occur.
0 Ann. 400 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,600 /Occur. 1,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 7,200 Ann.
0 /Occur. 6,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
400 Ann. 8,400 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Ailey Alapaha Allenhurst Arabi Baconton Bethlehem Blairsville Blythe Bowman Brooks Canon Carnesville Colbert Collins Crawford Danielsville Dasher Dexter Eton Fairmount Flovilla Franklin Glenwood Greenville Hagan Helen Hoboken Homeland Leary McIntyre Milner Mountain Park Newton Norman Park North High Shoals Odum

2017 Estimated Population
556 662 663 562 857 688 576 694 811 550 804 578 609 577 828 585 979 568 897 738 640 964 742 855 971 542 526 864 579 616 615 582 588 969 723 505

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Amount of compensation
0 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
300 /Occur. 600 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 1,200 /Occur. 26,000 Ann. 3,600 /Occur. 2,500 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 7,800 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 4,087 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 300 /Occur. 3,672 Ann. 5,541 Ann. 600 Ann. 5,200 Ann. 28,600 Ann. 750 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 150 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 22,596 Ann. 200 /Occur. 7,200 /Occur. 1,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,200 /Occur.
50 Ann. 0 Ann.
350 /Occur.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Patterson Pavo Plains Resaca Riceboro Sardis Shellman Smithville Talbotton Tignall Tunnel Hill Ty Ty Uvalda Waleska Waverly Hall White Whitesburg

2017 Estimated Population
754 621 734 781 765 975 985 587 850 510 876 726 590 879 759 725 604

Population Group H

Alston

159

Argyle

214

Arnoldsville

355

Attapulgus

432

Avera

233

Bishop

251

Bluffton

99

Brinson

208

Buckhead

172

Camak

131

Carlton

264

Centralhatchee

389

Chauncey

320

Climax

271

Concord

379

Culloden

179

Daisy

142

Amount of compensation
4,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 2,432 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 30,000 /Occur.
250 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
0 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 5,200 Ann.
200 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 5,400 /Occur. 3,600 Ann.
0 Ann. 300 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 200 Ann. 4,800 Ann.
0 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 2,100 Ann. 1,500 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 4,200 /Occur.
900 /Occur. 50 /Occur.
600 Ann. 0 /Occur.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Danville Deepstep Denton Dillard Dooling DuPont Ellenton Garfield Gay Geneva Good Hope Graham Haralson Harrison Higgston Hiltonia Hull Ideal Ila Iron City Jenkinsburg Junction City Keysville Kite Leslie Lexington Mansfield Martin Maxeys Meansville Mitchell Molena Moreland Morganton Newington Norwood

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2017 Estimated Population
220 127 251 337 137 123 284 203 86 98 291 299 187 461 310 323 203 456 345 303 371 162 304 223 384 228 440 371 224 183 197 371 422 315 261 227

Amount of compensation
2,400 /Occur. 300 /Occur.
1,696 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
600 Ann. 100 Ann. 480 Ann. 1,000 Ann.
0 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
500 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,560 Ann.
90 /Occur. 3,240 /Occur. 1,250 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,700 Ann. 1,080 Ann. 3,200 Ann.
200 Ann. 500 /Occur. 1,500 /Occur. 2,000 Ann. 240 /Occur. 2,400 /Occur. 4,800 /Occur.
0 Ann. 1,200 /Occur.
700 Ann. 0 Ann.
600 Ann. 2,820 Ann.
0 /Occur. 1,200 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Nunez Oconee Offerman Parrott Pendergrass Pinehurst Pitts Plainville Rentz Rhine Rocky Ford Sasser Scotland Shady Dale Sharpsburg Shiloh Sky Valley Stapleton Summertown Surrency Tarrytown Turin Warwick Whigham Williamson Woodland Woolsey

2017 Estimated Population
148 256 438 149 463 328 306 323 292 371 141 260 344 239 366 460 269 402 162 206 87 342 409 473 459 358 168

Mayor Pro Tem Population Group A Albany Alpharetta Brookhaven Johns Creek City Marietta Roswell

73,801 65,338 52,444 83,873 60,941 94,598

Amount of compensation
1,800 /Occur. 900 Ann. 0 Ann. 75 Ann. 0 Ann.
1,500 /Occur. 100 Ann. 250 Ann. 900 Ann.
3,000 Ann. 360 /Occur. 250 /Occur.
1,200 Ann. 600 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 200 Ann. 0 /Occur.
2,400 Ann. 125 /Occur. 420 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann.
1,800 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,000 /Occur.
100 /Occur. 0 Ann.
15,000 Ann. 30,000 /Occur. 12,000 Ann. 15,000 Ann. 20,400 Ann. 18,000 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Smyrna Valdosta
Population Group B Canton Carrollton Dalton Douglasville Gainesville Kennesaw Newnan Peachtree City Rome Stockbridge Woodstock
Population Group C Americus Bainbridge Calhoun Cartersville Conyers Decatur Douglas Dublin Grovetown Holly Springs Jesup Kingsland Lilburn McDonough Milledgeville Norcross Perry Powder Springs Richmond Hill Snellville

2017 Estimated Population
56,664 56,474
26,340 26,562 34,077 33,252 40,000 33,627 37,912 35,186 36,407 28,677 30,929
15,854 12,274 16,445 20,753 15,919 22,813 11,727 16,104 13,463 11,281 10,170 16,720 12,675 23,964 18,933 16,787 16,200 14,956 12,482 19,738

Amount of compensation
18,900 Ann. 18,060 Ann.
12,000 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
12,900 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 1,150 Ann. 5,500 Hrly 15,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 11,400 Ann.
7,800 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 7,500 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
100 Ann. 25 Ann.
3,500 Ann. 12,000 Ann.
7,200 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 4,000 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Sugar Hill Suwanee

2017 Estimated Population
22,197 19,421

Population Group D Auburn Barnesville Byron Cairo Commerce Dacula Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Fort Valley Garden City Glennville Hampton Jackson McRae-Helena Morrow Rincon Stone Mountain Thomaston Thomson Tyrone Waynesboro

7,603 6,696 5,133 9,570 6,788 5,632 6,555 8,927 9,839 8,643 8,900 5,098 7,532 5,071 8,338 7,276 9,935 6,328 8,962 6,678 7,215 5,701

Population Group E Adairsville Ashburn Avondale Estates Baxley Blakely Chickamauga Donalsonville Elberton Gray

4,816 3,737 3,150 4,741 4,702 3,101 2,637 4,420 3,268

Amount of compensation
4,500 Ann. 11,100 Ann.
4,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 7,920 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 5,100 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 6,000 Ann. 8,500 Ann.
600 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 3,000 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 2,700 Ann. 5,000 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 5,280 Ann.
2,599 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 5,850 /Occur. 8,400 Ann. 1,700 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 4,200 Ann. 6,600 Ann.
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Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Grayson Hahira Harlem Hartwell Hephzibah Hiram Jasper Jonesboro Lula Metter Millen Nicholls Palmetto Pelham Ringgold Royston Springfield Sylvania Tallapoosa Tybee Island Vienna West Point
Population Group F Ball Ground Berkeley Lake Bogart Bowdon Brooklet Broxton Buchanan Butler Chester Clarkesville Claxton East Dublin

2017 Estimated Population
3,742 2,937 3,018 4,505 3,898 3,898 3,819 4,729 2,882 4,076 2,889 3,331 4,707 3,649 4,378 2,563 4,027 2,526 3,187 3,113 3,699 3,766
1,909 2,062 1,056 2,097 1,523 1,185 1,141 1,871 1,567 1,770 2,297 2,381

Amount of compensation
0 /Occur. 6,600 Ann. 3,600 Ann. 9,600 Ann.
0 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
900 /Occur. 8,400 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 3,300 Ann. 2,400 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 2,000 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 3,900 Ann. 6,000 Ann.
35 /Occur. 2,400 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 9,000 Ann. 3,000 Ann.
300 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 6,600 Ann. 1,440 Ann.
200 /Occur. 3,000 Ann. 1,000 Ann.
510 Ann. 2,275 Ann.
600 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 3,600 Ann.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Guyton Homerville Lavonia Lincolnton Ludowici Midway Morgan Mount Vernon Mount Zion Nelson Nicholson Omega Oxford Pine Mountain Reynolds Rochelle Sparta Trion Varnell Wadley Willacoochee Young Harris

2017 Estimated Population

Amount of compensation

1,892 2,450 2,167 1,520 2,162 1,997 1,782 2,278 1,763 1,361 1,724 1,227 2,224 1,374 1,025 1,112 1,281 1,780 1,795 1,944 1,370 1,431

2,400 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 4,800 /Occur. 2,400 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 6,600 /Occur.
180 /Occur. 600 Ann. 1,800 /Occur.
0 Ann. 200 Ann. 750 Ann. 4,800 Ann. 360 Ann. 300 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
0 /Occur. 4,800 Ann. 3,300 Ann. 2,400 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Hagan Helen Hoboken Homeland Leary McIntyre Milner North High Shoals Odum Patterson Pavo Plains Riceboro Sardis Shellman Smithville Talbotton Tignall Tunnel Hill Ty Ty Waleska Waverly Hall

2017 Estimated Population
971 542 526 864 579 616 615 723 505 754 621 734 765 975 985 587 850 510 876 726 879 759

Population Group G Ailey Arabi Baconton Blairsville Blythe Bowman Brooks Collins Danielsville Dexter Flovilla Greenville

556

0 Ann.

562

0 Ann.

857

700 Ann.

576

3,600 Ann.

694

900 /Occur.

811

1,750 /Occur.

550

1,200 Ann.

577

1,200 Ann.

585

2,646 Ann.

568

420 Ann.

640

425 Ann.

855

1,200 Ann.

Population Group H

Alston

159

Argyle

214

Attapulgus

432

Bluffton

99

Buckhead

172

Camak

131

Centralhatchee

389

Climax

271

Concord

379

Daisy

142

Danville

220

Deepstep

127

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Amount of compensation
1,560 Ann. 100 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 660 /Occur. 175 /Occur.
4,800 /Occur. 500 Ann. 0 Ann. 250 /Occur.
1,200 Ann. 600 Ann.
2,052 Ann. 18,000 /Occur.
125 /Occur. 600 Ann. 2,000 Ann. 2,400 Ann.
0 /Occur. 1,800 Ann. 1,800 Ann.
100 /Occur. 1,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 25 /Occur. 600 Ann.
0 Ann. 385 Ann.
0 /Occur. 600 Ann. 600 /Occur. 25 /Occur.
0 /Occur. 1,200 /Occur.
275 /Occur.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Dillard Dooling Ellenton Garfield Geneva Graham Harrison Higgston Hiltonia Ila Iron City Jenkinsburg Keysville Mansfield Maxeys Meansville Mitchell Molena Moreland Newington Norwood Nunez Oconee Offerman Pendergrass Pitts Plainville Rhine Rocky Ford Sasser Shiloh Sky Valley Stapleton Summertown Surrency Tarrytown

Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

2017 Estimated Population
337 137 284 203 98 299 461 310 323 345 303 371 304 440 224 183 197 371 422 261 227 148 256 438 463 306 323 371 141 260 460 269 402 162 206 87

Amount of compensation
1,200 Ann. 600 Ann. 420 Ann. 500 Ann. 600 Ann.
1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann.
60 /Occur. 600 /Occur. 1,277 Ann. 900 Ann. 1,800 Ann. 100 /Occur. 1,200 /Occur.
0 Ann. 780 /Occur. 300 /Occur.
0 Ann. 300 Ann.
0 /Occur. 420 /Occur. 600 /Occur. 420 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 150 Ann. 900 Ann. 300 /Occur. 250 /Occur. 15 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 100 /Occur. 300 Ann. 0 Ann.

Jurisdiction
Mayor Pro Tem Turin Warwick Whigham Williamson Woodland Woolsey

2017 Estimated Population
342 409 473 459 358 168

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group A

Albany

73,801

Alpharetta

65,338

Roswell

94,598

Population Group B Douglasville Gainesville

33,252 40,000

Population Group C Cartersville Douglas Milledgeville Moultrie Norcross Richmond Hill Snellville

20,753 11,727 18,933 14,361 16,787 12,482 19,738

Population Group D Auburn Cairo Commerce Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Fort Valley LaFayette Thomson Toccoa

7,603 9,570 6,788 8,927 9,839 8,643 7,159 6,678 8,412

Amount of compensation
0 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 1,000 /Occur.
50 /Occur. 0 Ann.
82,089 Ann. 50,000 /Occur.
350 /Occur.
9,775 /Occur. 2,544 Ann.
24,600 Ann. 26,004 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 30,968 Ann.
5,000 /Occur. 14,688 Ann.
650 /Occur.
300 /Occur. 16,000 Ann. 18,000 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 8,500 Ann.
500 /Occur. 3,600 Ann. 7,200 Ann. 24,000 Ann.

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Georgia Department of Community Affairs 2018 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Compensation for Municipal Elected Officials

Jurisdiction

2017 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Population Group E Dawson Gray Grayson Hephzibah Pelham Royston Sylvania

4,291 3,268 3,742 3,898 3,649 2,563 2,526

Population Group F Berkeley Lake Brooklet Buchanan Butler Clayton Colquitt Ellaville Guyton Homerville Ludowici Midway Mount Vernon Mountain City Oxford Reynolds Rochelle Varnell Wadley

2,062 1,523 1,141 1,871 2,266 1,910 1,850 1,892 2,450 2,162 1,997 2,278 1,075 2,224 1,025 1,112 1,795 1,944

Amount of compensation
9,600 Ann. 14,000 Ann.
0 /Occur. 0 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 7,500 Ann. 10,800 /Occur.
125 Hrly 375 /Occur. 367 /Occur. 4,200 Ann. 9,600 Ann. 8,400 Ann. 3,300 Ann. 3,000 Ann. 4,410 Ann. 12,000 Ann. 6,000 /Occur. 150 /Occur. 300 /Occur. 5,000 Ann. 5,400 Ann. 4,500 Ann.
0 /Occur. 4,800 Ann.

Jurisdiction

2017 Estimated Population

Municipal Court Judge (Elected)

Hoboken

526

Homeland

864

Leary

579

Mountain Park

582

North High Shoals

723

Patterson

754

Pavo

621

Shellman

985

Talbotton

850

Population Group H

Bluffton

99

Daisy

142

Hiltonia

323

Ideal

456

Iron City

303

Jenkinsburg

371

Molena

371

Newington

261

Offerman

438

Pendergrass

463

Pitts

306

Rhine

371

Rocky Ford

141

Sasser

260

Tarrytown

87

Population Group G Alapaha Arabi Collins Dasher Hagan Helen

662

3,000 Ann.

562

250 /Occur.

577

250 /Occur.

979

250 Hrly

971

200 /Occur.

542

9,600 Ann.

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Amount of compensation
2,400 Ann. 3,000 /Occur.
400 /Occur. 1,200 Ann.
0 Ann. 800 Ann. 400 /Occur. 1,500 Ann. 3,600 Ann.
0 Ann. 0 Ann. 3,000 /Occur. 300 /Occur. 1,200 Ann. 300 /Occur. 200 /Occur. 250 /Occur. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 0 Ann. 1,200 Ann. 250 /Occur. 0 /Occur. 0 Ann.