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. 1 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 2 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. 3 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 4 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. 5 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. 6 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. 7 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 8 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 9 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. 10 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. 11 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 12 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. 13 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. 14 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.