2003 municipal wage and salary survey: public safety [Sept. 2003]

2003 MUNICIPAL WAGE AND SALARY SURVEY
PUBLIC SAFETY
SEPTEMBER 2003
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE OF RESEARCH
60 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30329-2231
404-679-4940

Municipal Job Descriptions

Public Safety

Animal Control Officer Performs skilled work in the apprehension and care of animals found in violation
of city animal control ordinances.
Assistant Fire Chief Performs highly responsible technical, supervisory, and administrative work in
assisting the direction of the Fire Department.
Assistant Police Chief Performs highly responsible technical, supervisory, and administrative work in
directing the activities of the Police Department.
Automobile Mechanic Analyzes malfunctions and repairs, rebuilds and maintains fleet automobiles.
Chief Jailer/Jail Administrator Supervises and coordinates the work activities of jail staff.
Code Enforcement Officer Performs technical level work in ensuring that all codes and ordinances are
adhered to throughout jurisdiction.
Detention Officer Supervises prisoners in station or jail and assumes responsibility for all needs of
prisoners during detention. May prepare arrest records identifying prisoner and charge assigned.
Dispatcher Operates radio and telephone equipment to receive, process, and dispatch calls
to police, fire, emergency ambulance or civil defense services. Usually required to maintain a log of calls for service.
E-911 Operator Responsible for answering emergency calls and dispatching appropriate
personnel to the correct location.
Emergency Medical Technican (EMT) Provides emergency care and operates specialized medical equipment before,
during, and after the transport of patients to emergency facilities.
Engine Operator/Driver Drives fire fighting vehicle to fire scene and conducts pumping operations to
assist in fire fighting.
Fire Chief Plans, directs, organizes, and coordinates the activities of a municipal fire
department.
Fire Marshal Plans, manages, and coordinates fire prevention and fire investigation activities
of the fire department.
Fire Officer/Captain Directs and coordinates activities of fire fighters during an assigned shift by
conducting roll call, relaying orders and messages from superiors, recording information, and participating in training. Also leads subordinates in performance of duties at a fire.

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Public Safety

Fire Officer/Lieutenant Performs fire fighting responsibilities according to NFPA1021 and emergency
care duties. Responsible for the daily operation of a fire station, supervising a
shift with activities associated with hydrant maintenance, fire pre-plans, and
inspection of industrial complexes and record keeping.

Firefighter Controls and extinguishes fires, protects life and property, and maintains
equipment. Performs assigned duties in maintaining apparatus, quarters,
buildings, equipment, grounds, and hydrants. Note: This is an entry level
position and does not include Engine Driver.

Firefighter/EMT Controls and extinquishes fires, protects life and property, maintains fire
equipment and facilties, and provides emergency care and operates specialized
medical equipment before, during, and after the transport of patients to
emergency facilities.

Patrol Officer (Police Department) Patrols assigned area on foot, using motorcycle, car, or on horseback, to control
traffic, prevent crimes or disturbances of peace, and arrest violators.

Police Captain Directs and coordinates activities of police patrol officers by conducting roll
call, relaying orders and messages from superiors, recording information, identifying arrested suspects in logbook and advising prisoner of charges. Also
assists subordinates in performance of duties during an assigned shift.

Police Chief Plans, directs, organizes, and coordinates the activities of municipal police
department in accordance with authority delegated by Mayor and Council.

Police Corporal Performs law enforcement and some routine investigative work. May train entry-
level police officers and serve as a lead officer on special assignments.

Police Investigator/Detective Carries out investigations to solve or prevent crimes. Examines crime scenes to
obtain clues and gather evidence that may lead to a conviction.

Police Lieutenant Directs and coordinates activities of police patrol officers by conducting roll
call, relaying orders and messages from superiors, recording information,
identifying arrested suspects in logbook and advising prisoner of charges. Also
assists subordinates in performance of duties during an assigned shift.

Police Major Directs and coordinates activities of police patrol officers by conducting roll
call, relaying orders and messages from superiors, recording information, identifying arrested suspects in logbook and advising prisoner of charges. Also
assists subordinates in performance of duties during an assigned shift.

Police Sergeant Responsible for the direction and supervision of law enforcement activities
performed by a group of city police officers during a particular shift or
assignment.

Public Safety Director Responsible for providing leadership and direction to the Public Safety
Department in the development and provision of quality police, fire, emergency
medical, and emergency management services to facilitate the protection and
well-being of residents.

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Public Safety
Records Clerk Maintains records for monthly statistical reports; enters all citations written by
police officers into computer; and provides authorized personnel with information from NCIC/GCIC computer network.
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Animal Control Officer
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E G Total

Number reporting
2 2 15 14 12 1 46

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

21,078

21,078

21,490

21,490

21,381

21,362

19,189

16,941

18,053

17,251

17,118

17,118

19,745

19,302

Public Safety

Maximum wage

Average

Median

29,337

29,337

29,870

29,870

31,194

32,510

26,168

24,572

21,106

21,112

17,118

17,118

26,589

26,041

Number of full-time employees
6 3 16 17 12 1 55

Population Group Data

Group
A B C

Jurisdiction
Macon Warner Robins LaGrange Smyrna Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Cartersville College Park Cordele Decatur Douglas Forest Park Kingsland Newnan Perry Statesboro Vidalia

2002 Population
95,862 52,565 26,424 45,678 16,918 11,898 15,598 11,715 17,169 19,529 11,551 18,172 10,660 21,315 10,990 19,365 10,149 23,324 10,524

Minimum entry-level
wage
19,406 22,750 19,809 23,171 17,067 15,995 17,513 31,200 23,645 23,693 22,381 26,416 19,198 24,345 17,430 24,211 21,100 21,362 15,163

Maximum wage
29,099 29,575 24,982 34,757 23,894 24,003 26,436 35,901 35,980 35,539 34,070 39,041 29,203 34,083 22,951 35,901 31,900 32,510 26,499

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

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Public Safety
Animal Control Officer

Group
D
E
G

Jurisdiction
Adel Barnesville Cedartown Centerville Chamblee Commerce Fitzgerald Fort Valley Jesup LaFayette Sandersville Sylvester Toccoa Waynesboro Alma Ashburn Byron Cochran Elberton Hazlehurst Lakeland Manchester Metter Nashville Tybee Island Washington Plains

2002 Population
5,346 6,153 9,483 5,059 9,494 5,347 8,637 7,965 9,309 6,676 5,983 5,876 9,488 5,844 3,170 4,496 3,009 4,544 4,658 3,775 2,709 3,871 3,903 4,696 3,486 4,278 627

Minimum entry-level
wage
16,534 20,810 20,030 24,294 24,902 15,746 14,435 14,910 17,098 20,322 34,702 14,512 16,784 13,566 14,061 14,622 31,491 19,178 18,028 20,072 11,128 15,200 16,474 20,696 14,664 21,025 17,118

Maximum wage
16,534 28,687 23,150 33,259 34,862 25,646 16,640 20,037 26,707 31,678 42,413 22,082 23,498 21,160 14,061 14,622 31,491 29,370 25,239 20,072 16,640 23,128 21,528 20,696 14,664 21,766 17,118

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 35 40 35

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Assistant Fire Chief
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
4 7 18 7 9 4 49

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

44,478

43,794

47,466

50,074

38,682

39,624

34,038

35,334

27,039

26,520

20,483

21,453

36,123

36,000

Public Safety

Maximum wage

Average

Median

63,976

63,927

72,984

73,068

56,485

56,988

45,918

46,000

30,293

30,555

24,881

27,635

50,553

50,528

Number of full-time employees
7 8 26 8 9 2 60

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Roswell Warner Robins Alpharetta Dalton East Point Hinesville Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Canton Cartersville College Park Cordele Covington

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 79,031 52,565 35,739 29,895 37,867 30,541 32,406 35,237 45,678 11,898 15,598 11,715 11,338 17,169 19,529 11,551 12,511

Minimum entry-level
wage
52,012 49,254 38,314 38,334 51,000 46,425 50,074 42,242 52,215 36,000 54,305 31,803 26,036 44,574 39,249 54,750 55,884 36,379 43,330

Maximum wage
72,589 74,380 55,266 53,669 75,000 70,116 73,068 64,276 83,474 63,500 81,457 47,694 50,450 44,574 59,721 83,300 83,855 55,370 57,976

Number of scheduled
hours
NR 40 40 NR 37 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 NR

Number of full-time employees
NR 1 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Public Safety
Assistant Fire Chief

Group Jurisdiction

Decatur

Douglas

Fayetteville

Kingsland

Milledgeville

Moultrie

Riverdale

Statesboro

Thomasville

Vidalia
D Austell

Cedartown

Centerville

Fort Valley

Thomson

Toccoa

Waynesboro
E Alma

Cornelia

Cuthbert

Donalsonville

Hazlehurst

Jackson

Manchester

McRae

Washington

F

Clarkesville

Ellijay

Jasper

Wrens

2002 Population
18,172 10,660 12,930 10,990 18,762 14,377 14,508 23,324 17,964 10,524 6,281 9,483 5,059 7,965 6,790 9,488 5,844 3,170 3,725 3,557 2,754 3,775 4,192 3,871 2,701 4,278 1,328 1,578 2,296 2,271

Minimum entry-level
wage
41,995 20,259 47,254 44,111 30,430 33,686 41,477 38,293 40,000 26,770 32,178 32,800 42,848 35,334 35,901 36,000 23,204 39,500 30,555 17,139 22,672 33,475 26,520 25,997 14,040 33,452 20,650 9,600 22,256 29,427

Maximum wage
62,275 30,826 75,061 58,815 38,958 50,528 64,690 58,261 56,000 38,376 52,416 45,920 49,608 47,486 43,888 46,000 36,109 39,500 30,555 17,139 22,672 33,475 53,976 26,647 14,040 34,631 30,725 9,600 24,544 34,656

Number of scheduled
hours
40 NR 40 40 NR 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 42 NR 43 48 40 NR NR 40 48 NR NR 40

Number of full-time employees
2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NR 1 1

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Assistant Police Chief
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F G H Total

Number reporting
1 4 17 14 16 13 8 3 76

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

73,939

73,939

48,780

49,287

44,564

41,995

33,618

33,261

31,739

33,411

27,967

28,579

25,048

24,583

22,291

21,736

34,684

33,775

Public Safety

Maximum wage

Average

Median

113,166

113,166

74,100

75,334

61,191

58,000

46,392

45,565

36,612

35,002

33,567

31,200

27,225

24,583

22,291

21,736

44,818

39,531

Number of full-time employees
1 4 24 14 14 13 8 1 79

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta East Point Hinesville Rome Smyrna Bainbridge Calhoun Canton Carrollton College Park Conyers Cordele Covington Decatur Douglas Douglasville Duluth

2002 Population
424,868 37,867 30,541 35,237 45,678 11,898 11,715 11,338 20,154 19,529 11,790 11,551 12,511 18,172 10,660 21,759 22,788

Minimum entry-level
wage
73,939 50,074 42,242 48,500 54,305 36,650 49,566 39,249 39,563 55,884 58,000 40,055 43,330 41,995 34,403 50,843 50,404

Maximum wage
113,166 73,668 64,276 77,000 81,457 54,974 49,566 59,721 55,388 83,855 58,000 60,934 57,976 62,275 52,333 82,767 74,302

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 NR

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 2 1 1 0

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Public Safety
Assistant Police Chief

Group Jurisdiction
Garden City Milledgeville Newnan Powder Springs Winder
D Austell
Camilla Centerville Chamblee Clarkston Dawson Eatonton Ft. Oglethorpe LaFayette Norcross Sandersville Sylvester Thomson Toccoa
E Alma
Cochran Cornelia Cuthbert Forsyth Greensboro Jonesboro Lakeland Manchester Metter Palmetto Pelham Temple Tyrone

2002 Population
11,084 18,762 19,365 13,399 11,158 6,281 5,672 5,059 9,494 7,214 5,060 6,910 7,582 6,676 9,173 5,983 5,876 6,790 9,488 3,170 4,544 3,725 3,557 4,052 3,298 3,780 2,709 3,871 3,903 3,496 4,029 3,358 4,479

Minimum entry-level
wage
56,202 33,550 41,392 46,510 40,000 32,178 27,061 29,619 47,547 26,109 33,550 20,800 37,211 38,314 45,890 38,627 24,880 35,901 32,972 37,046 32,822 34,000 25,293 24,552 38,230 38,563 18,000 25,997 27,435 34,549 20,696 40,601 49,792

Maximum wage
56,202 42,952 61,443 72,556 55,000 52,416 44,970 37,003 66,565 26,109 33,550 30,056 48,859 59,738 75,196 47,211 37,768 43,888 46,161 37,046 51,376 34,000 25,293 32,996 38,230 38,563 30,000 26,647 43,992 34,549 20,696 40,601 70,341

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 42.5 40 40 43 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 43 42 NR

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Assistant Police Chief

Group Jurisdiction

Unadilla

Washington

F

Abbeville

Aragon

Braselton

Butler

Clarkesville

Darien

Ellijay

Gordon

Jasper

Lookout Mountain

Reidsville

Reynolds

Wrens
G Berlin

Blairsville

Buchanan

Franklin

Georgetown

Lake Park

Nelson

Plains
H Pinehurst

Sky Valley

Warwick

2002 Population
2,754 4,278 2,281 1,056 1,500 1,906 1,328 1,711 1,578 2,158 2,296 1,581 2,263 1,040 2,271 610 667 955 904 970 546 660 627 306 219 417

Minimum entry-level
wage
26,000 34,248 19,032 27,577 35,628 39,062 20,650 19,552 31,127 30,243 28,579 36,941 24,400 18,720 32,057 18,720 33,134 26,000 28,981 23,166 17,500 30,000 22,880 17,139 27,997 21,736

Maximum wage
26,000 35,455 19,032 28,863 54,212 39,062 30,725 27,206 31,127 30,243 31,512 37,690 42,000 31,200 33,499 22,422 33,134 26,000 28,981 23,166 21,216 40,000 22,880 17,139 27,997 21,736

Public Safety

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 42 40 40 40 48 40 40 40 42 40 42 NR 40 40 40 40 42 36 40 40 48 NR 40 42

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NR 1 1

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Public Safety
Automobile Mechanic (Public Safety)
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
2 4 8 6 3 1 24

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

26,239

26,239

26,997

26,979

22,875

23,288

22,461

23,371

24,506

22,269

19,760

19,760

23,813

23,612

Maximum wage

Average

Median

36,957

36,957

43,720

44,047

35,646

36,941

33,813

32,318

29,693

29,929

24,960

24,960

35,453

35,184

Number of full-time employees
NR 13 16 8 5 1 43

Population Group Data

Group
A B C
D

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Roswell Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta Brunswick Conyers Decatur Douglas Douglasville Fayetteville Vidalia Winder Adel Austell Camilla Chamblee Thomaston

2002 Population
424,868 79,031 32,406 35,237 45,678 44,707 15,598 11,790 18,172 10,660 21,759 12,930 10,524 11,158 5,346 6,281 5,672 9,494 9,288

Minimum entry-level
wage
28,953 23,525 30,330 23,700 26,908 27,049 17,513 23,239 26,416 23,338 24,456 26,313 20,925 20,800 27,770 26,811 14,352 24,902 21,840

Maximum wage
39,990 33,925 48,487 38,300 40,362 47,732 26,436 32,697 39,041 35,506 39,812 42,101 38,376 31,200 41,461 43,659 23,837 34,862 29,286

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
NR 1 3 1 8 1 5 2 2 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 2

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Automobile Mechanic (Public Safety)

Group Jurisdiction
Waynesboro
E Elberton
Forsyth Jonesboro
F Clayton

2002 Population
5,844 4,658 4,052 3,780 2,055

Minimum entry-level
wage
19,090 20,050 22,269 31,200 19,760

Maximum wage
29,774 27,950 29,929 31,200 24,960

Public Safety

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 35 40

Number of full-time employees
1 3 1 1 1

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Public Safety
Chief Jailer/Jail Administrator
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E Total

Number reporting
2 1 4 2 3 12

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

57,092

57,092

46,833

46,833

33,643

32,750

22,986

22,986

22,249

17,992

34,026

31,441

Maximum wage

Average

Median

86,055

86,055

46,833

46,833

52,152

46,093

31,155

31,155

24,246

22,630

46,883

42,456

Number of full-time employees
2 5 4 2 4
17

Population Group Data

Group
A B C
D E

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Roswell Smyrna Kennesaw Milledgeville Union City Winder Austell Grovetown Cumming Cuthbert Tybee Island

2002 Population
424,868 79,031 45,678 24,822 18,762 12,458 11,158 6,281 6,510 4,815 3,557 3,486

Minimum entry-level
wage
71,939 42,245 46,833 35,069 30,430 48,274 20,800 30,767 15,204 32,115 17,992 16,640

Maximum wage
111,166 60,944 46,833 50,586 38,958 77,465 41,600 43,311 18,999 32,115 17,992 22,630

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 10 43 40 40 40 40 48 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

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Codes Enforcement Officer
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F H Total

Number reporting
3 9 22 9 8 3 2 56

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

28,762

30,314

27,071

28,102

27,420

27,324

28,777

27,477

31,221

31,214

27,047

28,578

20,800

20,800

27,941

28,166

Public Safety

Maximum wage

Average

Median

42,974

41,935

44,392

40,623

40,441

41,402

39,535

36,046

34,808

34,937

32,388

28,578

22,880

22,880

39,203

39,634

Number of full-time employees
7 28 28 9 6 3 2 83

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Roswell Alpharetta East Point Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta Americus Buford Cartersville Conyers Cordele Covington

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 79,031 35,739 37,867 27,968 30,541 26,424 32,406 35,237 45,678 44,707 16,918 10,823 17,169 11,790 11,551 12,511

Minimum entry-level
wage
30,314 24,461 31,512 31,000 28,102 29,910 23,629 23,980 28,869 26,500 29,398 22,253 23,100 34,840 33,410 26,900 27,227 25,367

Maximum wage
41,935 41,517 45,469 45,000 40,623 44,866 35,954 32,570 46,151 75,000 40,098 39,268 32,340 36,254 50,840 37,853 41,413 33,947

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 NR 37 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
NR 5 3 3 4 1 1 2 3 7 3 4 1 2 1 1 1 1

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Public Safety
Codes Enforcement Officer

Group Jurisdiction
Douglas Douglasville Dublin Fayetteville Garden City Kennesaw Monroe Moultrie Newnan Powder Springs Riverdale Statesboro Sugar Hill Thomasville Union City Winder
D Cedartown
Chamblee Fitzgerald Fort Valley Ft. Oglethorpe McDonough Norcross Richmond Hill Stone Mountain
E Ashburn
Dahlonega Glennville Greensboro Jonesboro Locust Grove Tybee Island West Point

2002 Population
10,660 21,759 16,067 12,930 11,084 24,822 11,764 14,377 19,365 13,399 14,508 23,324 13,254 17,964 12,458 11,158 9,483 9,494 8,637 7,965 7,582 9,997 9,173 7,685 7,171 4,496 3,924 4,852 3,298 3,780 2,573 3,486 3,328

Minimum entry-level
wage
29,786 26,963 27,421 29,010 26,541 24,731 28,231 25,365 29,411 28,952 29,333 23,566 29,848 22,360 30,077 20,800 22,526 37,357 21,923 24,825 29,162 30,659 37,754 27,477 27,311 34,403 32,427 19,667 40,165 29,890 30,000 35,470 27,747

Maximum wage
45,323 43,893 35,017 46,416 26,541 41,392 48,956 38,046 43,638 45,165 45,749 35,859 41,288 31,304 46,860 41,600 24,981 52,300 21,923 33,363 38,251 55,432 61,864 36,046 31,658 34,403 38,500 27,110 40,165 29,890 40,000 35,470 32,926

Number of scheduled
hours
40 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 35 40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NR 1 1 1 1

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Codes Enforcement Officer

Group
F
H

Jurisdiction
Braselton Ellijay Lavonia Carl Warm Springs

2002 Population
1,500 1,578 1,845 217 491

Minimum entry-level
wage
30,722 28,578 21,840 20,800 20,800

Maximum wage
46,747 28,578 21,840 24,960 20,800

Public Safety

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 35 NR

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1

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Public Safety
Detention Officer
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E Total

Number reporting
2 2 4 2 2 12

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

29,005

29,005

26,087

26,087

22,117

22,054

21,877

21,877

16,552

16,552

22,959

22,761

Maximum wage

Average

Median

40,766

40,766

38,409

38,409

33,431

35,032

26,349

26,349

18,320

18,320

31,784

35,032

Number of full-time employees
23 21 56 7 10
117

Population Group Data

Group
A B C
D E

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Roswell East Point Smyrna Kennesaw Milledgeville Perry Union City Austell Villa Rica Pelham Rossville

2002 Population
424,868 79,031 37,867 45,678 24,822 18,762 10,149 12,458 6,281 6,985 4,029 3,441

Minimum entry-level
wage
30,783 27,227 26,511 25,662 23,608 19,614 20,500 24,745 21,913 21,840 13,104 20,000

Maximum wage
42,262 39,270 38,325 38,493 37,565 25,106 32,500 38,552 30,857 21,840 16,640 20,000

Number of scheduled
hours
40 NR 40 40 43 42 40 40 43 42 43 40

Number of full-time employees
NR 24 9 12 8 6 4 38 3 4 9 1

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Dispatcher
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F G Total

Number reporting
1 1 13 18 18 10 3 64

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

28,425

28,425

26,908

26,908

22,418

23,130

18,434

17,691

16,870

16,289

17,049

16,483

17,304

18,720

18,823

17,691

Public Safety

Maximum wage

Average

Median

36,102

36,102

40,362

40,362

33,003

35,980

25,086

22,994

22,994

22,246

21,055

21,191

22,608

22,063

25,770

23,629

Number of full-time employees
1 15 71 61 60 27 6 241

Population Group Data

Group
A B C
D

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Smyrna Americus Bainbridge Calhoun Cartersville Decatur Duluth Milledgeville Newnan Riverdale Statesboro Suwanee Vidalia Winder Adel Auburn Camilla

2002 Population
424,868 45,678 16,918 11,898 11,715 17,169 18,172 22,788 18,762 19,365 14,508 23,324 10,441 10,524 11,158 5,346 6,905 5,672

Minimum entry-level
wage
28,425 26,908 17,067 17,202 23,130 23,645 26,416 26,730 20,592 25,418 26,575 20,363 26,749 16,744 20,800 18,013 18,700 13,666

Maximum wage
36,102 40,362 23,894 25,813 23,795 35,980 39,041 39,404 26,374 37,690 41,448 30,971 38,979 24,045 41,600 23,348 22,000 22,714

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 42 40 40 40 40 40 42 40 40

Number of full-time employees
1 15 6 2 2 4 10 5 8 5 6 7 6 5 5 4 4 1

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Public Safety
Dispatcher
Group Jurisdiction
Commerce Dallas Dawson Eatonton Fairburn Ft. Oglethorpe Grovetown LaFayette Norcross Stone Mountain Sylvester Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Waynesboro
E Byron
Cumming Cuthbert Donalsonville Elberton Forsyth Glennville Hartwell Hazlehurst Hogansville Jackson Manchester McRae Montezuma Nashville Soperton Sylvania West Point

2002 Population
5,347 6,414 5,060 6,910 5,971 7,582 6,510 6,676 9,173 7,171 5,876 9,288 6,790 9,488 5,844 3,009 4,815 3,557 2,754 4,658 4,052 4,852 4,234 3,775 2,763 4,192 3,871 2,701 4,006 4,696 2,789 2,599 3,328

Minimum entry-level
wage
17,368 19,656 16,661 15,080 21,632 19,739 12,792 21,320 29,581 24,461 14,512 17,118 18,158 16,048 17,315 22,859 21,694 13,062 21,632 20,050 15,073 13,918 16,000 21,424 18,637 15,964 16,778 14,560 13,416 16,640 10,712 16,578 14,664

Maximum wage
28,267 20,654 23,046 18,907 21,632 25,896 16,369 33,259 48,472 29,183 23,186 22,942 22,194 22,467 27,006 22,859 26,395 16,682 21,632 27,950 20,257 19,186 25,854 21,424 18,637 36,452 23,128 16,536 15,642 26,728 29,120 25,230 20,176

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 43 40 40 48 40 42 40

Number of full-time employees
2 4 4 5 4 4 3 1 6 4 5 3 2 4 1 1 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 1 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4

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Dispatcher

Group
F
G

Jurisdiction
Bowdon Gordon Harlem Lithonia Lumber City Thunderbolt Wadley Woodbury Wrens Wrightsville Doerun Georgetown Helen

Public Safety

2002 Population
1,907 2,158 1,825 2,210 1,238 2,306 2,064 1,144 2,271 2,220 827 970 519

Minimum entry-level
wage
17,020 19,136 15,600 21,424 13,260 20,000 15,420 16,326 16,640 15,662 11,128 22,063 18,720

Maximum wage
25,898 19,136 17,181 21,852 13,260 24,000 23,463 24,842 20,384 20,530 20,800 22,063 24,960

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
3 5 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 4

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Public Safety
E-911 Operator
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E Total

Number reporting
3 3 8 4 2 20

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

25,111

24,871

26,806

26,908

25,290

24,541

23,712

23,452

16,925

16,925

24,338

24,468

Maximum wage

Average

Median

36,027

34,653

39,229

39,000

36,958

36,613

30,335

30,415

19,477

19,477

34,086

35,158

Number of full-time employees
49 27 70 11 11
168

Population Group Data

Group
A B C
D E

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Roswell Alpharetta East Point Smyrna Carrollton College Park Conyers Covington Forest Park Kennesaw Riverdale Union City Austell Chamblee Fairburn Ft. Oglethorpe Alma Washington

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 79,031 35,739 37,867 45,678 20,154 19,529 11,790 12,511 21,315 24,822 14,508 12,458 6,281 9,494 5,971 7,582 3,170 4,278

Minimum entry-level
wage
24,871 23,234 27,227 27,000 26,511 26,908 29,328 26,121 20,239 21,603 25,473 23,608 32,378 23,566 21,913 26,033 24,065 22,838 15,528 18,322

Maximum wage
34,159 34,653 39,270 39,000 38,325 40,362 29,328 39,182 32,697 32,177 35,662 37,565 50,499 38,552 30,857 36,447 24,065 29,973 15,528 23,426

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 37 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 43 40 40 40 42 40

Number of full-time employees
NR 37 13 13 9 5 1 12 9 16 10 8 5 9 4 5 1 1 6 5

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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Summary of Data

Group
B C Total

Number reporting
2 1 3

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

30,317

30,317

29,636

29,636

30,090

29,636

Maximum wage

Average

Median

43,935

43,935

47,557

47,557

45,142

47,557

Public Safety
Number of full-time employees
22 1 23

Population Group Data

Group
B
C

Jurisdiction
Alpharetta LaGrange Union City

2002 Population
35,739 26,424 12,458

Minimum entry-level
wage
35,000
25,633 29,636

Maximum wage
51,000 36,870 47,557

Number of scheduled
hours
NR
NR NR

Number of full-time employees
10
12 1

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Public Safety
Engine Operator/Driver
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D Total

Number reporting
3 4 15 4 26

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

30,851

30,909

31,465

32,091

25,659

23,961

22,861

23,186

26,721

26,107

Maximum wage

Average

Median

43,139

46,306

46,891

47,524

37,521

35,441

31,730

31,790

38,720

36,825

Number of full-time employees
67
53 139
14
273

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Warner Robins Alpharetta Dalton LaGrange Smyrna Americus Brunswick Calhoun Carrollton College Park Cordele Covington Decatur Douglas Moultrie Newnan Statesboro Thomasville Union City

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 52,565 35,739 29,895 26,424 45,678 16,918 15,598 11,715 20,154 19,529 11,551 12,511 18,172 10,660 14,377 19,365 23,324 17,964 12,458

Minimum entry-level
wage
33,614 30,909 28,031 31,000 33,182 24,809 36,870 23,961 26,234 23,608 28,416 39,717 21,445 26,762 32,136 16,661 23,628 22,360 25,979 18,200 32,673

Maximum wage
46,306 46,675 36,437 45,000 50,048 37,212 55,305 33,545 36,026 24,086 39,783 59,575 32,594 37,784 47,486 25,355 35,441 33,176 39,520 25,480 57,806

Number of scheduled
hours
NR 40 NR NR NR NR 40 NR 56.3 NR 40 NR 48 NR NR NR NR 56 42 NR NR

Number of full-time employees
NR 48 20 21 9 8 15 12 8 3 12 12 5 18 9 12 9 9 8 13 6

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Engine Operator/Driver

Group Jurisdiction
Winder
D Austell
Fort Valley Thomaston Toccoa

2002 Population
11,158 6,281 7,965 9,288 9,488

Minimum entry-level
wage
23,101 27,560 23,871 17,514 22,500

Maximum wage
35,151 39,879 32,080 23,462 31,500

Public Safety

Number of scheduled
hours
40 NR 40 NR 40

Number of full-time employees
3 3 3 5 3

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Public Safety
Fire Chief
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
4 9 26 18 24 4 85

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

60,707

64,168

57,130

55,993

48,941

48,151

39,489

39,814

33,747

34,475

26,789

26,032

43,028

42,352

Maximum wage

Average

Median

89,322

94,775

87,988

88,500

70,608

66,405

50,174

49,307

41,011

40,085

31,120

32,599

58,787

56,573

Number of full-time employees
2 9 32 18 24 2 87

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Roswell Warner Robins Dalton East Point Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta Americus Brunswick Calhoun Canton Carrollton Cartersville

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 79,031 52,565 29,895 37,867 27,968 30,541 26,424 32,406 35,237 45,678 44,707 16,918 15,598 11,715 11,338 20,154 17,169

Minimum entry-level
wage
71,939 65,915 62,421 42,552 55,993 60,620 53,955 51,113 55,394 60,554 55,000 63,644 57,897 44,212 40,123 53,206 47,491 45,643 66,700

Maximum wage
111,166 99,528 90,022 56,573 84,697 90,533 80,933 77,774 75,017 96,804 88,500 95,466 102,165 70,000 60,632 53,206 72,263 63,901 101,500

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
NR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Fire Chief
Group Jurisdiction
College Park Cordele Covington Decatur Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Forest Park Kingsland Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Newnan Perry Riverdale Statesboro Thomasville Union City Vidalia Winder
D Adel
Austell Camilla Cedartown Centerville Dawson Fitzgerald Fort Valley Jesup McDonough Pooler Richmond Hill Sandersville

Public Safety

2002 Population
19,529 11,551 12,511 18,172 10,660 16,067 12,930 21,315 10,990 18,762 11,764 14,377 19,365 10,149 14,508 23,324 17,964 12,458 10,524 11,158 5,346 6,281 5,672 9,483 5,059 5,060 8,637 7,965 9,309 9,997 7,481 7,685 5,983

Minimum entry-level
wage
67,826 44,037 48,235 41,995 41,621 53,595 52,098 66,665 53,409 49,130 52,993 42,352 50,820 45,900 48,066 50,960 45,000 48,274 35,110 37,000 47,484 40,227 28,367 39,400 32,698 42,266 39,000 44,709 32,635 45,510 48,693 36,774 44,123

Maximum wage
101,740 67,009 64,542 62,275 63,336 53,595 83,356 93,317 69,878 62,878 79,383 63,526 75,388 65,800 74,967 77,563 63,000 77,465 50,294 65,000 47,484 65,582 28,367 55,160 40,893 42,266 39,000 60,085 49,920 74,526 48,693 48,256 53,928

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
1 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Public Safety
Fire Chief

Group Jurisdiction

Sylvester

Thomaston

Thomson

Toccoa

Waynesboro

E

Adairsville

Alma

Ashburn

Chatsworth

Cochran

Cornelia

Cuthbert

Donalsonville

East Dublin

Elberton

Forsyth

Hartwell

Hazlehurst

Hephzibah

Jackson

Manchester

McRae

Montezuma

Pelham

Rossville

Sylvania

Tybee Island

Washington

West Point

F

Clarkesville

Ellijay

Jasper

Wrens

2002 Population
5,876 9,288 6,790 9,488 5,844 2,926 3,170 4,496 3,699 4,544 3,725 3,557 2,754 2,524 4,658 4,052 4,234 3,775 4,008 4,192 3,871 2,701 4,006 4,029 3,441 2,599 3,486 4,278 3,328 1,328 1,578 2,296 2,271

Minimum entry-level
wage
27,303 38,459 41,621 44,000 37,540 29,120 40,000 47,258 28,018 34,445 41,753 31,161 37,211 26,116 36,122 24,552 32,500 40,170 34,505 34,944 30,026 14,560 35,000 29,172 30,000 33,093 35,672 47,891 36,635 27,250 12,000 24,814 43,093

Maximum wage
41,545 38,459 50,419 60,000 58,550 37,440 40,000 47,258 46,797 52,624 41,753 31,161 37,211 31,793 53,352 32,996 45,805 40,170 34,505 70,980 43,487 14,560 35,000 29,172 30,000 45,635 35,672 49,579 57,308 37,825 12,000 27,373 47,284

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 45 40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 48 48 NR 40 NR 40 40 42 40 40 40 40 48 NR NR 40

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NR 1 1

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Fire Marshall
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E Total

Number reporting
3 6 17 1 1 28

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

42,897

44,366

39,089

39,815

35,264

32,786

30,618

30,618

23,462

23,462

36,314

34,945

Public Safety

Maximum wage

Average

Median

62,170

63,960

61,461

59,712

52,089

49,899

40,165

40,165

23,462

23,462

53,729

52,235

Number of full-time employees
1 6 18 1 1
27

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Roswell Gainesville Hinesville Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta Americus Brunswick Calhoun Canton Cartersville College Park Covington Fayetteville Forest Park Milledgeville Monroe

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 79,031 27,968 30,541 32,406 35,237 45,678 44,707 16,918 15,598 11,715 11,338 17,169 19,529 12,511 12,930 21,315 18,762 11,764

Minimum entry-level
wage
37,859 46,467 44,366 40,269 28,721 47,305 46,000 39,361 32,879 30,424 33,009 31,200 29,354 36,880 48,147 38,930 38,876 46,346 30,430 28,231

Maximum wage
52,371 70,179 63,960 60,382 43,703 75,623 72,000 59,041 58,018 42,594 49,899 39,624 44,666 56,115 72,221 52,098 62,202 64,884 38,958 42,290

Number of scheduled
hours
NR 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 48

Number of full-time employees
NR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

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Public Safety
Fire Marshall
Group Jurisdiction
Moultrie Newnan Riverdale Thomasville Union City Winder
D Ft. Oglethorpe E Cornelia

2002 Population
14,377 19,365 14,508 17,964 12,458 11,158 7,582 3,725

Minimum entry-level
wage
29,230 32,786 39,450 31,200 43,786 31,200 30,618 23,462

Maximum wage
43,845 48,642 61,529 43,680 70,263 52,000 40,165 23,462

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Fire Officer/Captain
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
4 10 21 15 13 2 65

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

41,214

42,477

38,544

38,633

32,042

31,574

24,906

23,145

26,275

26,000

19,614

19,614

30,424

29,300

Public Safety

Maximum wage

Average

Median

58,803

61,450

59,666

57,759

46,130

45,864

32,468

33,259

32,832

33,712

21,861

21,861

42,433

40,081

Number of full-time employees
1 30 75 36 22 2 166

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Roswell Warner Robins Alpharetta Dalton East Point Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta Americus Brunswick Calhoun Carrollton Cartersville

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 79,031 52,565 35,739 29,895 37,867 27,968 30,541 26,424 32,406 35,237 45,678 44,707 16,918 15,598 11,715 20,154 17,169

Minimum entry-level
wage
43,520 41,434 44,366 35,536 39,000 42,139 42,511 28,954 31,665 38,265 49,699 33,500 46,833 32,879 30,424 32,760 22,048 34,496 36,880

Maximum wage
60,458 62,442 63,960 48,351 57,000 63,691 62,696 43,410 48,182 56,463 79,452 57,500 70,249 58,018 42,594 45,864 26,520 48,294 56,115

Number of scheduled
hours
NR NR 40 40 NR NR NR NR NR NR 40 40 40 40 40 60 NR 40 40

Number of full-time employees
NR NR 1 2 9 3 2 4 4 3 1 NR 3 2 11 6 3 3 4

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Public Safety
Fire Officer/Captain

Group Jurisdiction
College Park Cordele Covington Decatur Dublin Forest Park Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Newnan Perry Riverdale Statesboro Thomasville Vidalia Winder
D Adel
Austell Camilla Cedartown Centerville Dawson Fitzgerald Jesup LaFayette Richmond Hill Sandersville Sylvester Thomaston Thomson Toccoa
E Byron
Chatsworth

2002 Population
19,529 11,551 12,511 18,172 16,067 21,315 18,762 11,764 14,377 19,365 10,149 14,508 23,324 17,964 10,524 11,158 5,346 6,281 5,672 9,483 5,059 5,060 8,637 9,309 6,676 7,685 5,983 5,876 9,288 6,790 9,488 3,009 3,699

Minimum entry-level
wage
48,147 26,042 34,977 36,275 30,615 44,089 28,974 34,315 27,279 27,165 33,900 39,450 31,574 22,880 22,526 28,076 32,253 33,926 15,080 21,362 26,790 19,947 19,427 25,397 21,320 26,478 34,702 23,145 20,322 32,240 21,199 40,081 21,965

Maximum wage
72,221 39,624 46,807 53,664 39,104 61,725 37,107 51,404 40,843 40,310 49,900 61,529 48,048 32,032 32,302 42,721 33,839 50,187 25,043 23,691 30,368 23,088 19,427 39,562 33,259 34,736 42,413 30,715 27,227 39,395 34,064 40,081 36,649

Number of scheduled
hours
NR 48 NR NR NR NR 40 48 NR 56 40 40 42 40 40 40 NR NR NR 40 NR NR 40 40 40 40 NR 48 NR NR 40 40 NR

Number of full-time employees
3 3 4 6 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 1 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 1 4 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 3

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Fire Officer/Captain

Group Jurisdiction
Cuthbert Elberton Forsyth Hartwell Hephzibah Jackson Montezuma Rossville Sylvania Washington West Point
F Jasper
Wrightsville

2002 Population
3,557 4,658 4,052 4,234 4,008 4,192 4,006 3,441 2,599 4,278 3,328 2,296 2,220

Minimum entry-level
wage
15,746 24,088 21,209 26,400 29,300 24,544 24,796 26,000 28,538 31,101 27,804 18,949 20,280

Maximum wage
15,746 33,712 28,503 32,907 29,300 49,868 24,796 26,000 39,354 33,827 36,076 20,904 22,818

Public Safety

Number of scheduled
hours
NR 40 40 NR 48 40 40 42 NR 48 NR NR NR

Number of full-time employees
1 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1

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Public Safety
Fire Officer/Lieutenant
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
3 10 19 14 12 2 60

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

35,283

36,878

32,857

31,861

29,642

29,354

23,367

23,142

23,544

22,994

16,598

16,598

27,341

26,779

Maximum wage

Average

Median

50,509

52,371

50,873

50,559

43,440

42,054

30,496

30,507

30,051

29,208

19,687

19,687

38,542

35,565

Number of full-time employees
45 73 112 31 21 3 285

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Warner Robins Alpharetta Dalton East Point Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta Calhoun Canton Carrollton Cartersville College Park Cordele

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 52,565 35,739 29,895 37,867 27,968 30,541 26,424 32,406 35,237 45,678 44,707 11,715 11,338 20,154 17,169 19,529 11,551

Minimum entry-level
wage
37,859 36,878 31,113 35,000 36,461 39,363 25,064 28,721 27,904 40,791 27,500 39,361 28,402 19,968 29,354 31,456 31,800 43,819 23,629

Maximum wage
52,371 55,598 43,558 51,000 55,064 57,417 37,606 43,703 43,075 65,210 46,500 59,041 50,118 24,086 44,666 44,039 48,400 65,725 35,942

Number of scheduled
hours
NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 40 40 40 40 NR NR 40 NR NR 48

Number of full-time employees
NR 28 18 6 10 9 6 3 2 3 NR 10 25 3 4 24 7 9 3

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Fire Officer/Lieutenant

Group Jurisdiction
Covington Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Forest Park Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Newnan Riverdale Thomasville Union City Winder
D Adel
Austell Camilla Cedartown Centerville Dawson Fort Valley Ft. Oglethorpe Jesup Sylvester Thomaston Thomson Toccoa Waynesboro
E Ashburn
Cochran Cornelia East Dublin Elberton Forsyth

2002 Population
12,511 10,660 16,067 12,930 21,315 18,762 11,764 14,377 19,365 14,508 17,964 12,458 11,158 5,346 6,281 5,672 9,483 5,059 5,060 7,965 7,582 9,309 5,876 9,288 6,790 9,488 5,844 4,496 4,544 3,725 2,524 4,658 4,052

Minimum entry-level
wage
31,425 18,366 26,903 38,876 36,756 27,602 32,681 25,365 23,483 35,739 20,800 39,715 25,460 29,730 30,757 14,352 19,947 24,294 18,949 26,851 25,189 20,072 21,990 19,323 28,642 26,000 21,047 20,051 23,317 26,707 21,467 22,335 20,199

Maximum wage
42,054 27,955 34,355 62,202 51,458 35,339 48,956 38,046 34,840 55,741 29,120 63,731 38,704 29,730 45,502 23,837 22,110 27,477 19,074 36,086 33,051 31,283 29,560 25,875 35,027 35,500 32,826 25,397 35,630 26,707 26,116 31,269 27,146

Public Safety

Number of scheduled
hours
NR NR NR NR NR NR 48 NR 56 NR NR NR 40 NR NR NR 40 NR NR 40 40 40 48 NR 40 48 40 48 NR 42 NR 40 48

Number of full-time employees
6 3 2 3 6 6 3 7 3 6 10 3 4 3 3 2 3 1 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 5 1 3 1 3 1 3 1

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Public Safety
Fire Officer/Lieutenant

Group Jurisdiction
Hazlehurst Hephzibah Jackson Sylvania Washington West Point
F Jasper
Wrightsville

2002 Population
3,775 4,008 4,192 2,599 4,278 3,328 2,296 2,220

Minimum entry-level
wage
18,741 26,265 22,672 23,421 29,655 27,694 17,472 15,725

Maximum wage
18,741 26,265 46,124 32,282 31,430 33,502 19,261 20,114

Number of scheduled
hours
48 48 40 NR 48 NR NR NR

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1

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Firefighter
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F G Total

Number reporting
3 9 22 21 20 6 1 82

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

26,892

27,144

25,471

24,412

22,849

22,759

19,759

19,007

19,180

19,401

19,640

19,382

22,000

22,000

21,353

21,098

Public Safety

Maximum wage

Average

Median

37,005

39,177

38,903

40,000

34,043

32,914

26,585

26,577

24,978

24,245

23,184

24,041

32,900

32,900

29,755

29,162

Number of full-time employees
288 218 301 146 85 14
1 1053

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Warner Robins Alpharetta Dalton East Point Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Rome Smyrna Valdosta Americus Brunswick Calhoun Canton Carrollton Cartersville

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 52,565 35,739 29,895 37,867 27,968 30,541 26,424 35,237 45,678 44,707 16,918 15,598 11,715 11,338 20,154 17,169

Minimum entry-level
wage
30,783 27,144 22,750 27,000 27,449 28,102 20,634 23,629 24,412 24,000 30,643 23,366 22,238 23,795 17,202 24,150 25,375 27,420

Maximum wage
42,262 39,177 29,575 39,000 41,312 40,623 30,930 35,954 35,114 40,000 45,965 41,233 31,133 36,026 24,086 36,747 35,526 41,725

Number of scheduled
hours
NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 40 NR 40 40 40 NR 56.3 NR NR 40 NR

Number of full-time employees
NR 244 45 5 54 12 22 14 5 63 7 36 21 13 31 12 24 24

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Public Safety
Firefighter
Group Jurisdiction
Cordele Covington Decatur Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Milledgeville Moultrie Newnan Perry Riverdale Statesboro Thomasville Union City Vidalia Winder
D Adel
Austell Barnesville Camilla Cedartown Centerville Dawson Fitzgerald Fort Valley Ft. Oglethorpe Grovetown Jesup McDonough Pooler Richmond Hill Sandersville Sylvester

2002 Population
11,551 12,511 18,172 10,660 16,067 12,930 18,762 14,377 19,365 10,149 14,508 23,324 17,964 12,458 10,524 11,158 5,346 6,281 6,153 5,672 9,483 5,059 5,060 8,637 7,965 7,582 6,510 9,309 9,997 7,481 7,685 5,983 5,876

Minimum entry-level
wage
19,448 25,367 27,727 15,122 22,961 29,010 22,714 21,572 19,323 22,805 29,333 22,443 15,600 29,636 18,491 20,952 19,827 27,560 20,810 13,562 18,574 16,765 13,499 15,808 18,865 21,757 17,865 18,304 22,547 24,960 22,984 26,851 19,007

Maximum wage
29,578 33,947 40,996 23,005 29,320 46,416 29,078 30,755 28,662 41,491 45,749 34,154 21,840 47,557 29,266 31,881 25,908 39,879 28,687 20,592 21,133 20,446 18,158 18,470 25,353 28,538 23,128 28,600 35,173 27,186 30,160 32,818 26,577

Number of scheduled
hours
48 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 56 NR NR 42 NR NR 40 40 NR NR 42 NR 40 NR NR NR 40 40 48 40 NR 40 40 NR 48

Number of full-time employees
7 6 5 15 13 3 22 17 24 9 17 17 7 2 7 5 6 6 3 5 13 9 9 18 4 1 4 12 6 3 3 4 5

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Firefighter

Group Jurisdiction

Thomaston

Thomson

Toccoa

Waynesboro

E

Adairsville

Chatsworth

Cochran

Cornelia

Cuthbert

Donalsonville

East Dublin

Elberton

Forsyth

Hazlehurst

Hephzibah

Jackson

Manchester

Metter

Montezuma

Nashville

Pelham

Summerville

Sylvania

Washington

F

Clarkesville

Ellijay

Harlem

Jasper

Wrens

Wrightsville
G Helen

Public Safety

2002 Population
9,288 6,790 9,488 5,844 2,926 3,699 4,544 3,725 3,557 2,754 2,524 4,658 4,052 3,775 4,008 4,192 3,871 3,903 4,006 4,696 4,029 4,648 2,599 4,278 1,328 1,578 1,825 2,296 2,271 2,220 519

Minimum entry-level
wage
15,870 21,653 18,784 19,090 16,640 18,970 19,178 20,800 12,584 16,432 19,839 20,611 19,237 15,600 22,000 19,396 15,960 19,406 21,196 22,672 13,832 27,040 21,216 21,000 18,400 25,557 21,216 16,640 20,363 15,662 22,000

Maximum wage
21,258 26,458 30,000 29,774 24,960 31,619 29,370 20,800 14,144 20,114 24,145 28,855 25,853 16,390 24,205 39,416 24,285 31,200 21,832 22,672 18,034 29,016 29,245 23,412 26,450 27,103 21,632 17,472 26,874 19,573 32,900

Number of scheduled
hours
NR NR 48 NR NR NR NR 42 NR 43 NR 40 48 48 48 40 NR 40 40 48 43 48 NR 48 48 NR 40 NR 40 NR 40

Number of full-time employees
11 6 12 6 5 7 3 4 5 6 1 12 4 4 3 2 6 1 2 3 6 4 3 4 3 3 1 2 4 1 1

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Public Safety
Firefighter/EMT
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
1 5 8 3 4 1 22

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

35,029

35,029

29,640

30,330

29,197

29,227

25,480

24,898

20,094

18,756

17,472

17,472

26,868

27,831

Maximum wage

Average

Median

48,327

48,327

44,136

45,000

43,880

44,403

36,409

37,877

22,146

20,465

19,261

19,261

38,051

40,339

Number of full-time employees
1 73 82 11 17 1 185

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C
D E

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Alpharetta East Point LaGrange Peachtree City Smyrna College Park Decatur Fayetteville Forest Park Kingsland Monroe Riverdale Union City Austell Ft. Oglethorpe McDonough Alma Hartwell

2002 Population
424,868 35,739 37,867 26,424 32,406 45,678 19,529 18,172 12,930 21,315 10,990 11,764 14,508 12,458 6,281 7,582 9,997 3,170 4,234

Minimum entry-level
wage
35,029 31,000 28,102 25,633 30,330 33,134 34,868 29,120 30,460 28,858 22,935 26,887 29,333 31,117 27,560 23,982 24,898 15,310 19,292

Maximum wage
48,327 45,000 40,623 36,870 48,487 49,701 52,302 43,056 48,737 40,401 30,580 40,276 45,749 49,935 39,879 31,470 37,877 15,310 22,709

Number of scheduled
hours
NR NR NR NR 40 40 NR NR NR NR 40 48 NR NR NR 40 NR 48 NR

Number of full-time employees
1 16 24 12 9 12 42 NR 15 9 2 3 2 10 6 1 4 9 1

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Firefighter/EMT
Group Jurisdiction
Hazlehurst West Point
F Jasper

Public Safety

2002 Population
3,775 3,328 2,296

Minimum entry-level
wage
18,221 27,555
17,472

Maximum wage
18,221 32,343 19,261

Number of scheduled
hours
48 NR
NR

Number of full-time employees
1 6
1

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Public Safety
Patrol Officer (Police Department)
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F G H Total

Number reporting
4 8 32 33 49 55 31 9 221

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

29,370

29,328

27,920

28,949

26,163

26,160

23,362

22,422

21,649

21,178

22,283

21,840

21,831

19,760

19,491

19,760

23,020

22,360

Maximum wage

Average

Median

40,693

41,725

42,948

42,301

38,496

37,314

31,343

30,708

27,554

27,851

25,579

25,200

25,551

23,712

22,925

21,840

29,538

28,113

Number of full-time employees
309 343 852 366 299 199 59 14 2441

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Roswell Warner Robins Alpharetta Dalton Hinesville LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta Americus Brunswick Calhoun Canton Carrollton

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 79,031 52,565 35,739 29,895 30,541 26,424 32,406 35,237 45,678 44,707 16,918 15,598 11,715 11,338 20,154

Minimum entry-level
wage
32,783 27,144 31,512 26,041 31,000 28,808 23,629 29,089 30,330 24,000 33,134 23,366 23,100 21,028 25,709 24,150 24,363

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Maximum wage
44,262 39,187 45,469 33,856 45,000 43,368 35,954 38,744 48,487 41,100 49,701 41,233 32,340 29,432 31,491 36,747 34,108

Number of scheduled
hours
NR 40 40 40 42 40 40 42 40 40 40 40 42 40 42.7 43 40

Number of full-time employees
NR 192 44 74 40 55 37 47 8 67 25 64 21 43 18 26 29

Patrol Officer (Police Department)

Group Jurisdiction
Cartersville College Park Conyers Cordele Covington Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin Duluth Fayetteville Forest Park Garden City Kingsland Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Newnan Perry Powder Springs Riverdale Statesboro Suwanee Thomasville Union City Vidalia Winder
D Adel
Auburn Austell Barnesville Camilla Cedartown

2002 Population
17,169 19,529 11,790 11,551 12,511 18,172 10,660 21,759 16,067 22,788 12,930 21,315 11,084 10,990 18,762 11,764 14,377 19,365 10,149 13,399 14,508 23,324 10,441 17,964 12,458 10,524 11,158 5,346 6,905 6,281 6,153 5,672 9,483

Minimum entry-level
wage
27,420 34,868 26,900 21,362 26,762 27,727 21,174 31,213 25,090 30,943 29,010 28,858 21,050 22,800 23,837 26,887 23,827 28,018 25,800 28,952 29,333 24,170 31,346 23,920 29,636 21,445 26,520 20,264 28,080 29,314 20,810 17,451 28,288

Maximum wage
41,725 52,302 37,853 32,469 35,814 40,996 32,198 50,812 32,052 45,615 46,416 40,401 36,005 30,129 30,430 42,290 33,015 39,562 40,300 45,165 45,749 36,774 45,656 33,488 47,557 30,742 42,245 22,066 31,200 41,277 28,687 28,974 32,032

Public Safety

Number of scheduled
hours
42.7 NR NR 42 40 40 43 42 40 40 40 42.75 40 40 42 42 NR 42 40 40 40 43 40 42 40 40 40 42 43 43 40 43 40

Number of full-time employees
21 67 21 18 29 25 17 45 28 29 21 41 25 21 23 16 25 46 20 15 31 28 14 41 25 8 15 8 5 10 9 10 16

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Public Safety
Patrol Officer (Police Department)

Group Jurisdiction

Centerville

Chamblee

Clarkston

Commerce

Dallas

Dawson

Eatonton

Fairburn

Fitzgerald

Fort Valley

Ft. Oglethorpe

Grovetown

Jesup

LaFayette

McDonough

Norcross

Pooler

Richmond Hill

Rincon

Sandersville

Stone Mountain

Sylvester

Thomaston

Thomson

Toccoa

Villa Rica

Waynesboro

E

Adairsville

Alma

Ashburn

Baxley

Blackshear

Bloomingdale

2002 Population
5,059 9,494 7,214 5,347 6,414 5,060 6,910 5,971 8,637 7,965 7,582 6,510 9,309 6,676 9,997 9,173 7,481 7,685 5,185 5,983 7,171 5,876 9,288 6,790 9,488 6,985 5,844 2,926 3,170 4,496 4,339 3,286 2,667

Minimum entry-level
wage
22,422 29,432 24,000 23,183 19,760 17,576 16,640 25,937 20,904 22,070 22,838 17,865 20,862 22,402 30,659 32,614 22,838 23,525 21,600 26,851 27,082 21,840 24,086 21,653 22,000 26,042 20,044 22,880 18,495 18,720 19,676 17,680 24,752

Maximum wage
40,685 41,204 24,000 36,080 22,942 24,398 28,371 25,937 27,914 29,670 29,973 23,128 32,573 34,923 38,293 53,440 26,936 30,867 29,200 32,818 32,323 29,410 32,282 26,458 30,708 34,299 31,262 30,160 18,495 27,269 25,812 32,781 29,432

Number of scheduled
hours
43 40 40 43 40 43 40 40 43 40 40 48 40 40 40 40 42 40 40 42 40 42 40 42 40 43 42 42 42 42 43 NR 40

Number of full-time employees
5 14 8 8 6 10 10 12 19 17 15 9 9 8 25 17 9 7 7 9 11 13 14 7 15 19 5 6 4 7 4 6 5

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Patrol Officer (Police Department)

Group Jurisdiction
Byron Chatsworth Cochran Cornelia Cumming Cuthbert Donalsonville East Dublin Elberton Euharlee Folkston Forsyth Glennville Greensboro Hazlehurst Hephzibah Hogansville Holly Springs Homerville Jackson Jonesboro Lakeland Locust Grove Manchester McRae Metter Montezuma Nashville Oakwood Palmetto Pelham Port Wentworth Ringgold

2002 Population
3,009 3,699 4,544 3,725 4,815 3,557 2,754 2,524 4,658 3,567 3,255 4,052 4,852 3,298 3,775 4,008 2,763 4,057 2,801 4,192 3,780 2,709 2,573 3,871 2,701 3,903 4,006 4,696 2,960 3,496 4,029 3,195 2,531

Minimum entry-level
wage
21,257 20,925 22,194 21,320 26,395 17,181 16,432 19,843 20,611 23,474 17,410 19,237 21,178 22,984 20,800 22,000 23,192 25,542 16,640 20,176 27,851 16,640 34,000 17,617 21,174 19,490 19,926 16,640 23,320 24,544 19,926 22,090 25,168

Maximum wage
27,997 34,901 33,925 21,320 34,757 18,907 20,800 24,149 28,855 32,011 23,296 25,853 29,194 22,984 23,816 24,205 23,192 29,910 18,200 41,028 27,851 20,800 44,000 28,113 22,048 31,304 22,672 29,266 26,798 34,549 20,946 30,389 27,810

Public Safety

Number of scheduled
hours
40 45 40 42 40 43 42 42 40 40 43 43 43 NR 40 40 40 40 40 43 40 40 40 43 43 42 40 48 40 40 43 40 40

Number of full-time employees
9 9 7 10 11 3 5 2 9 6 4 6 10 NR 6 2 10 8 1 6 17 7 9 7 3 6 7 12 5 8 6 4 4

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Public Safety
Patrol Officer (Police Department)

Group Jurisdiction

Rossville

Soperton

Summerville

Sylvania

Temple

Tybee Island

Tyrone

Unadilla

Washington

West Point

F

Abbeville

Alamo

Aragon

Arcade

Bowdon

Braselton

Butler

Clarkesville

Clayton

Comer

Darien

Demorest

Ellijay

Emerson

Flowery Branch

Gordon

Grantville

Gray

Harlem

Hiram

Hoschton

Jasper

Lavonia

2002 Population
3,441 2,789 4,648 2,599 3,358 3,486 4,479 2,754 4,278 3,328 2,281 1,931 1,056 1,773 1,907 1,500 1,906 1,328 2,055 1,084 1,711 1,501 1,578 1,085 1,944 2,158 1,554 1,881 1,825 1,502 1,304 2,296 1,845

Minimum entry-level
wage
26,000 18,000 26,728 21,216 22,932 23,462 29,250 19,240 21,000 23,587 17,680 19,760 26,144 24,500 19,703 27,833 27,456 18,800 19,261 25,200 18,616 22,880 23,418 22,880 24,003 28,018 21,840 21,070 19,760 23,000 27,000 20,800 27,248

Maximum wage
26,000 30,000 28,600 29,245 22,932 29,640 41,341 21,320 22,841 28,454 18,720 19,760 27,468 27,000 29,981 42,351 27,456 26,850 24,856 25,200 25,938 28,080 23,877 22,880 24,003 28,018 27,040 28,267 22,298 30,500 27,000 22,942 27,248

Number of scheduled
hours
42 42 40 42 42 40 NR 42 45 44 42 NR 40 42 40 43 40 48 40 40 40 42 42 NR 40 40 40 42 43 40 42 42 40

Number of full-time employees
5 4 10 4 4 7 NR 4 4 8 1 5 2 6 6 6 3 3 4 1 4 3 3 NR 6 3 5 9 6 6 2 3 8

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Patrol Officer (Police Department)

Group Jurisdiction
Lincolnton Lithonia Lookout Mountain Lumber City McCaysville Meigs Mount Vernon Mt. Zion Nahunta Nicholls Omega Oxford Pearson Pembroke Pine Mountain Porterdale Reidsville Richland Shellman Springfield Statham Tennille Thunderbolt Trion Union Point Wadley Warrenton Willacoochee Winterville Woodbury Wrens Wrightsville
G Adrian

2002 Population
1,598 2,210 1,581 1,238 1,060 1,094 1,957 1,362 1,005 2,045 1,356 2,036 1,825 2,360 1,167 1,382 2,263 1,721 1,103 1,953 2,222 1,453 2,306 2,000 1,659 2,064 1,945 1,452 1,063 1,144 2,271 2,220 577

Minimum entry-level
wage
18,720 24,000 28,496 26,364 21,840 17,160 30,000 19,656 23,171 20,821 19,282 24,150 22,880 22,360 22,048 23,608 21,000 20,800 16,640 23,962 18,720 18,928 20,437 29,786 20,800 17,850 20,800 22,360 23,000 18,900 19,240 20,904 22,464

Maximum wage
20,800 26,920 30,347 26,364 22,880 17,160 30,000 26,200 23,171 20,821 21,590 36,747 22,880 23,920 24,856 31,699 30,000 21,840 16,640 24,211 24,024 19,968 25,100 29,786 24,336 27,161 24,336 23,483 26,907 28,758 20,114 26,104 22,464

Public Safety

Number of scheduled
hours
40 44 40 48 42 43 NR 42 42 40 40 40 42 40 40 40 42 42 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 43 42 40 40 40 42 48 40

Number of full-time employees
2 3 2 3 3 1 2 5 4 2 3 3 4 4 3 4 1 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 7 4 5 3 2 3 5 5 NR

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Public Safety
Patrol Officer (Police Department)

Group Jurisdiction
Ball Ground Berlin Blairsville Blythe Buchanan Cave Spring Doerun Fairmount Franklin Glenwood Greenville Helen Hiawassee Kingston Lake Park Leary Luthersville Morven Mountain City Norman Park Pavo Pinelake Plains Remerton Screven Tignall Toomsboro Waverly Hall Whigham Whitesburg
H Andersonville
Dillard Graham

2002 Population
764 610 667 740 955 989 827 755 904 885 913 519 799 661 546 679 824 636 814 858 714 622 627 822 711 659 625 728 628 593 334 209 318

Minimum entry-level
wage
29,994 18,720 21,840 16,640 22,256 19,968 15,288 22,360 18,720 34,136 21,528 21,840 71,196 22,880 16,000 24,700 23,670 17,680 19,760 16,640 13,520 22,880 18,720 15,444 16,640 16,640 16,640 19,760 16,640 21,591 18,720 24,514 12,000

Maximum wage
29,994 20,634 33,280 24,960 22,256 30,389 31,200 26,317 24,960 34,136 23,462 26,000 73,332 23,566 24,216 24,700 24,398 20,800 19,760 16,640 18,720 29,120 18,720 23,712 31,200 16,640 17,472 20,800 16,640 21,591 18,720 28,119 25,000

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 42 40 40 40 42 NR 40 40 40 40 40 45 40 40 40 40 48 40 35 40 40 42 40 40 40 40 40 40 35

Number of full-time employees
1 2 5 2 3 4 2 1 4 1 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 NR 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1

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Patrol Officer (Police Department)

Group Jurisdiction
Hoboken Leslie Midville Sky Valley Tallulah Falls Warwick

2002 Population
479 452 464 219 160 417

Minimum entry-level
wage
16,187 18,720 20,800 22,880 21,840 19,760

Maximum wage
27,118 18,720 21,840 25,210 21,840 19,760

Public Safety

Number of scheduled
hours
40 48 40 40 NR 42

Number of full-time employees
1 1 2 4 1 1

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Public Safety
Police Captain
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F G Total

Number reporting
4 9 27 18 23 10 3 94

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

43,659

45,167

40,559

41,891

39,105

39,416

31,420

30,139

32,771

31,262

26,783

26,605

26,867

27,040

34,715

34,314

Maximum wage

Average

Median

62,457

65,483

63,433

62,696

54,956

53,974

39,676

39,967

38,205

36,192

29,337

30,264

29,640

30,680

45,529

43,028

Number of full-time employees
12 32 59 26 30 10 3 172

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Roswell Warner Robins Dalton East Point Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta Brunswick Calhoun Carrollton Cartersville College Park

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 79,031 52,565 29,895 37,867 27,968 30,541 26,424 32,406 35,237 45,678 44,707 15,598 11,715 20,154 17,169 19,529

Minimum entry-level
wage
49,767 41,434 48,901 34,536 42,161 42,511 41,891 34,911 37,501 49,699 35,000 46,833 34,523 37,897 35,235 34,496 40,710 48,147

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Maximum wage
68,524 62,442 70,512 48,351 63,689 62,696 62,837 53,121 56,429 79,452 61,500 70,249 60,920 53,060 35,901 48,294 61,940 72,221

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 42 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 42.7 40 40 NR

Number of full-time employees
NR 7 NR 7 3 5 3 3 1 2 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 2

Police Captain
Group Jurisdiction
Conyers Cordele Covington Douglasville Dublin Duluth Forest Park Garden City Kennesaw Kingsland Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Newnan Perry Powder Springs Riverdale Snellville Statesboro Suwanee Thomasville Vidalia
D Barnesville
Camilla Cedartown Chamblee Clarkston Commerce Dallas Fairburn Fitzgerald Fort Valley Ft. Oglethorpe

Public Safety

2002 Population
11,790 11,551 12,511 21,759 16,067 22,788 21,315 11,084 24,822 10,990 18,762 11,764 14,377 19,365 10,149 13,399 14,508 17,543 23,324 10,441 17,964 10,524 6,153 5,672 9,483 9,494 7,214 5,347 6,414 5,971 8,637 7,965 7,582

Minimum entry-level
wage
50,000 31,512 38,930 39,837 32,514 43,541 44,089 46,842 43,618 32,732 33,550 32,681 33,686 39,416 36,800 40,619 39,450 42,000 39,187 43,026 43,500 31,824 25,492 21,216 31,741 43,018 26,109 28,288 34,133 46,155 26,645 32,669 32,136

Maximum wage
50,000 47,944 52,098 64,850 41,491 64,185 61,725 46,842 62,920 43,103 42,952 53,974 50,528 58,510 52,100 63,366 61,529 65,500 59,613 62,681 60,900 45,594 35,141 35,235 35,131 60,225 26,109 46,051 34,133 46,155 26,645 43,904 42,182

Number of scheduled
hours
40 42 40 40 40 40 42.75 40 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 43 40 40

Number of full-time employees
1 2 4 1 1 2 7 1 1 3 2 3 3 1 2 0 6 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2

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Public Safety
Police Captain
Group Jurisdiction
Grovetown Richmond Hill Sandersville Sylvester Thomaston Toccoa Villa Rica
E Ashburn
Bloomingdale Byron Chatsworth Cumming Cuthbert Elberton Forsyth Greensboro Hartwell Holly Springs Jackson Lake City Locust Grove Manchester Montezuma Nashville Pelham Ringgold Summerville Tybee Island Tyrone West Point
F Gray
Hoschton Jasper

2002 Population
6,510 7,685 5,983 5,876 9,288 9,488 6,985 4,496 2,667 3,009 3,699 4,815 3,557 4,658 4,052 3,298 4,234 4,057 4,192 2,855 2,573 3,871 4,006 4,696 4,029 2,531 4,648 3,486 4,479 3,328 1,881 1,304 2,296

Minimum entry-level
wage
24,918 30,992 38,627 24,094 29,286 29,026 41,018 30,389 36,192 34,819 21,965 40,622 19,365 27,505 36,044 30,597 29,200 40,830 25,532 46,335 42,000 26,023 31,075 32,864 26,998 31,262 32,074 35,838 45,096 31,117 23,005 29,640 25,210

Maximum wage
31,116 40,664 47,211 34,257 39,270 49,712 41,018 30,389 36,192 34,819 36,649 40,622 19,365 38,507 36,044 30,597 32,935 40,830 51,896 62,094 52,000 37,673 31,075 32,864 26,998 31,262 40,040 35,838 63,719 36,317 30,888 29,640 27,810

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 45 40 43 40 40 NR 40 40 43 41.2 40 43 40 40 43 40 40 40 NR 44 42 40 42

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 NR 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Police Captain

Group Jurisdiction

Lithonia

Meigs

Reidsville

Statham

Tennille

Thunderbolt

Trion

G

Greenville

Helen

Portal

Public Safety

2002 Population
2,210 1,094 2,263 2,222 1,453 2,306 2,000 913 519 585

Minimum entry-level
wage
31,000 19,240 23,400 36,291 20,405 28,000 31,637 22,880 27,040 30,680

Maximum wage
35,000 19,240 33,400 36,291 20,405 29,061 31,637 27,040 31,200 30,680

Number of scheduled
hours
40 43 42 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Public Safety
Police Chief
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F G H Total

Number reporting
4 9 34 31 47 60 47 16 248

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

80,468

64,168

58,933

56,389

54,242

51,932

44,700

44,123

37,984

37,835

31,973

31,818

26,745

26,000

25,629

25,101

38,116

36,499

Maximum wage

Average

Median

104,740

94,775

92,549

89,303

75,410

75,550

56,209

55,000

44,580

44,720

36,656

36,768

29,890

29,215

28,420

27,511

47,228

41,101

Number of full-time employees
4 9 34 31 45 58 53 14 248

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Roswell Warner Robins Dalton East Point Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta Americus Brunswick Calhoun Canton

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 79,031 52,565 29,895 37,867 27,968 30,541 26,424 32,406 35,237 45,678 44,707 16,918 15,598 11,715 11,338

Minimum entry-level
wage
150,984 65,915 62,421 42,552 55,993 60,620 56,389 56,224 55,394 60,554 55,000 63,644 66,581 44,212 40,123 63,149 52,240

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Maximum wage
169,836 99,528 90,022 59,573 84,697 90,533 84,594 85,552 89,303 96,804 88,500 95,466 117,489 70,000 60,632 63,149 79,489

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Police Chief
Group Jurisdiction
Carrollton Cartersville College Park Conyers Cordele Covington Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin Duluth Fayetteville Forest Park Garden City Kennesaw Kingsland Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Newnan Perry Powder Springs Riverdale Snellville Statesboro Suwanee Thomasville Union City Vidalia Winder
D Adel
Auburn Austell

Public Safety

2002 Population
20,154 17,169 19,529 11,790 11,551 12,511 18,172 10,660 21,759 16,067 22,788 12,930 21,315 11,084 24,822 10,990 18,762 11,764 14,377 19,365 10,149 13,399 14,508 17,543 23,324 10,441 17,964 12,458 10,524 11,158 5,346 6,905 6,281

Minimum entry-level
wage
45,643 66,700 67,826 85,000 48,428 48,235 46,301 50,357 85,252 46,827 55,570 54,702 66,665 63,586 50,024 52,409 49,130 52,993 46,206 52,853 50,200 53,246 48,066 50,000 56,056 54,567 55,000 48,274 42,765 51,625 41,999 50,000 40,227

Maximum wage
63,901 101,500 101,740 85,000 73,706 64,542 68,765 76,627 85,252 46,827 81,918 87,524 93,317 63,586 72,155 69,878 62,878 79,383 69,308 78,374 76,100 83,063 74,967 75,000 85,301 79,494 77,000 77,465 61,318 74,768 41,999 65,000 65,582

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 42.75 40 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 NR

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Public Safety
Police Chief

Group Jurisdiction

Barnesville

Camilla

Cedartown

Centerville

Chamblee

Clarkston

Commerce

Dallas

Dawson

Eatonton

Fairburn

Fitzgerald

Fort Valley

Ft. Oglethorpe

Jesup

McDonough

Norcross

Pooler

Richmond Hill

Rincon

Sandersville

Stone Mountain

Sylvester

Thomaston

Thomson

Toccoa

Villa Rica

Waynesboro

E

Adairsville

Alma

Ashburn

Baxley

Blackshear

2002 Population
6,153 5,672 9,483 5,059 9,494 7,214 5,347 6,414 5,060 6,910 5,971 8,637 7,965 7,582 9,309 9,997 9,173 7,481 7,685 5,185 5,983 7,171 5,876 9,288 6,790 9,488 6,985 5,844 2,926 3,170 4,496 4,339 3,286

Minimum entry-level
wage
30,845 49,263 40,600 47,341 53,774 28,820 36,109 44,886 40,768 46,426 63,772 49,130 50,292 39,083 38,272 45,510 53,123 62,397 41,558 40,000 44,123 48,527 34,183 56,992 42,661 31,381 52,499 41,129 33,280 41,600 40,186 34,091 32,466

Maximum wage
42,520 49,263 56,840 54,746 75,283 28,820 58,781 44,886 40,768 47,673 63,772 49,130 67,588 50,856 58,698 74,526 87,049 62,397 54,538 55,000 53,928 55,495 50,270 56,992 50,419 62,762 52,499 64,405 41,600 41,600 40,186 44,720 57,564

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 NR

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Police Chief
Group Jurisdiction
Chatsworth Cochran Cornelia Cumming Cuthbert Dacula Donalsonville East Dublin Elberton Euharlee Folkston Forsyth Glennville Greensboro Hartwell Hazlehurst Hephzibah Hogansville Holly Springs Homerville Jackson Jonesboro Locust Grove Manchester McRae Metter Montezuma Nashville Oakwood Palmetto Pelham Port Wentworth Ringgold

Public Safety

2002 Population
3,699 4,544 3,725 4,815 3,557 4,237 2,754 2,524 4,658 3,567 3,255 4,052 4,852 3,298 4,234 3,775 4,008 2,763 4,057 2,801 4,192 3,780 2,573 3,871 2,701 3,903 4,006 4,696 2,960 3,496 4,029 3,195 2,531

Minimum entry-level
wage
29,411 37,981 38,221 49,442 35,967 36,000 38,002 27,165 36,122 30,597 41,454 28,422 27,788 50,710 40,500 42,312 30,240 36,462 48,318 31,200 34,944 46,342 47,000 30,026 37,978 31,741 45,000 40,000 44,964 49,837 37,440 41,600 48,859

Maximum wage
49,143 57,970 38,221 49,442 35,967 36,000 38,002 32,219 53,352 39,146 41,454 38,197 45,534 50,710 50,934 42,312 30,240 36,462 48,318 31,200 70,980 46,342 57,000 43,487 37,978 50,960 45,000 40,000 44,964 54,808 37,440 54,580 48,859

Number of scheduled
hours
45 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 40 40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Public Safety
Police Chief
Group Jurisdiction
Rossville Soperton Summerville Sylvania Temple Tybee Island Unadilla Washington West Point
F Alamo
Aragon Arcade Bowdon Braselton Butler Clarkesville Clayton Colquitt Comer Darien Demorest Ellijay Emerson Flowery Branch Gordon Grantville Gray Harlem Helena Hiram Hoschton Jasper Lavonia

2002 Population
3,441 2,789 4,648 2,599 3,358 3,486 2,754 4,278 3,328 1,931 1,056 1,773 1,907 1,500 1,906 1,328 2,055 1,928 1,084 1,711 1,501 1,578 1,085 1,944 2,158 1,554 1,881 1,825 2,314 1,502 1,304 2,296 1,845

Minimum entry-level
wage
30,000 25,000 37,835 34,778 31,154 56,275 30,160 47,726 38,649 21,320 29,221 30,000 35,224 37,432 41,184 27,250 30,000 25,000 32,600 30,326 44,553 40,000 36,036 37,419 37,981 36,000 37,960 32,000 23,525 32,000 42,000 32,032 40,040

Maximum wage
30,000 40,000 48,880 47,944 31,154 56,275 30,160 50,643 57,307 21,320 30,324 60,000 53,597 56,957 41,184 37,825 36,000 45,000 32,600 42,224 44,553 40,000 36,036 37,419 37,981 36,000 37,960 34,479 23,525 37,000 42,000 35,318 40,040

Number of scheduled
hours
42 40 40 40 40 40 42 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 NR 48 40 43 40 40 42 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 42 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Police Chief
Group Jurisdiction
Lincolnton Lithonia Lookout Mountain Lumber City Maysville McCaysville Meigs Milan Mount Vernon Mt. Zion Nahunta Nicholls Omega Oxford Pearson Pembroke Pine Mountain Porterdale Reidsville Reynolds Richland Shellman Springfield Statham Tennille Thunderbolt Trion Tunnel Hill Twin City Union Point Wadley Warrenton Willacoochee

Public Safety

2002 Population
1,598 2,210 1,581 1,238 1,447 1,060 1,094 1,011 1,957 1,362 1,005 2,045 1,356 2,036 1,825 2,360 1,167 1,382 2,263 1,040 1,721 1,103 1,953 2,222 1,453 2,306 2,000 1,218 1,762 1,659 2,064 1,945 1,452

Minimum entry-level
wage
30,000 41,700 40,206 31,096 22,500 27,560 40,300 16,640 34,000 28,392 24,960 20,821 28,122 33,981 30,576 25,480 37,648 25,792 25,605 20,134 26,666 26,295 40,062 32,037 39,624 37,000 40,170 28,808 28,080 38,168 29,010 32,450 31,637

Maximum wage
30,000 44,370 41,018 31,096 35,859 28,600 40,300 24,960 36,000 39,312 24,960 20,821 28,122 51,707 30,576 25,480 37,648 34,570 48,090 41,309 29,120 26,295 40,062 32,037 39,624 42,000 40,170 28,808 28,080 38,168 44,142 32,450 31,637

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 48 40 42 40 40 NR 42 40 55 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 45 42 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 40 43 42 40

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Public Safety
Police Chief
Group Jurisdiction
Winterville Woodbury Wrightsville
G Adrian
Ball Ground Berlin Blairsville Blythe Buchanan Canon Collins Coolidge Doerun Enigma Franklin Georgetown Glenwood Greenville Hagan Helen Hiawassee Ideal Irwinton Kingston Lake Park Leary Lenox Luthersville Milner Morven Mount Airy Mountain City Newton

2002 Population
1,063 1,144 2,220 577 764 610 667 740 955 774 530 552 827 877 904 970 885 913 965 519 799 520 592 661 546 679 905 824 514 636 680 814 839

Minimum entry-level
wage
36,536 27,923 27,310 20,384 38,700 20,800 35,035 18,600 35,175 26,000 16,640 23,920 16,640 25,000 39,041 26,476 36,589 28,080 20,800 42,000 34,409 26,104 28,368 24,960 18,000 20,800 24,024 32,000 21,000 22,360 32,500 21,000 17,680

Maximum wage
36,536 42,489 33,613 20,384 38,700 28,080 35,035 24,000 35,175 26,000 20,800 23,920 31,200 28,600 39,041 26,476 36,589 30,659 31,200 47,000 35,441 26,104 28,368 26,978 29,215 20,800 24,024 36,565 40,000 25,155 32,500 21,000 17,680

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 45 48 40 40 40 36 NR 40 40 40 40 48 40 40 40 45 40 40 40 40 40 40 NR

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3

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Police Chief
Group Jurisdiction
Norman Park Patterson Pavo Pinelake Plains Portal Poulan Remerton Rutledge Screven Stillmore Tignall Toomsboro Uvalda Waverly Hall Whigham Whitesburg
H Chauncey
Climax Damascus Dillard Eton Graham Hamilton Hoboken Leslie Midville Molena Newington Pinehurst Sky Valley Tallulah Falls Warm Springs

Public Safety

2002 Population
858 629 714 622 627 585 924 822 724 711 746 659 625 532 728 628 593 293 296 270 209 443 318 316 479 452 464 472 320 306 219 160 491

Minimum entry-level
wage
21,200 33,080 20,800 26,000 31,200 30,680 18,473 36,036 30,000 31,929 27,040 20,202 24,086 25,480 22,880 33,098 31,724 18,720 28,408 24,960 36,771 30,130 15,000 29,872 18,574 24,960 20,000 11,500 25,709 20,467 37,440 25,242 42,315

Maximum wage
31,937 48,310 23,400 34,000 31,200 30,680 18,473 36,036 38,000 41,600 27,040 20,202 24,086 25,480 22,880 33,098 31,724 18,720 28,408 24,960 36,771 30,130 30,000 29,872 31,119 24,960 26,615 22,000 25,709 20,467 37,440 25,242 42,315

Number of scheduled
hours
40 NR NR 40 48 40 35 40 40 40 35 42 40 NR 48 NR 40 40 45 40 40 40 40 40 40 48 40 40 48 NR 40 NR NR

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NR 1 1 1

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Public Safety
Police Corporal
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F G H Total

Number reporting
1 4 17 16 20 13 4 2 77

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

35,614

35,614

30,269

30,322

27,712

26,645

26,852

25,022

24,565

23,940

23,246

22,880

26,817

27,711

20,592

20,592

25,966

25,771

Maximum wage

Average

Median

46,306

46,306

46,364

46,148

40,194

39,783

34,953

33,521

28,000

26,191

25,943

25,938

30,561

28,881

20,592

20,592

32,922

32,282

Number of full-time employees
1 40 74 45 39 10 5 2 216

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Gainesville Hinesville Peachtree City Smyrna Americus Brunswick Carrollton Cartersville Conyers Decatur Douglas Dublin Duluth Kingsland Monroe Moultrie

2002 Population
424,868 27,968 30,541 32,406 45,678 16,918 15,598 20,154 17,169 11,790 18,172 10,660 16,067 22,788 10,990 11,764 14,377

Minimum entry-level
wage
35,614 27,165 26,051 33,479 34,380 24,823 26,603 28,416 28,810 31,142 31,346 23,338 26,385 34,115 25,475 28,231 23,628

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Maximum wage
46,306 40,726 39,640 53,521 51,570 34,752 37,772 39,783 43,840 43,820 46,301 35,506 33,694 50,290 34,695 42,290 35,441

Number of scheduled
hours
40 42 40 40 40 42 40 40 40 40 40 43 40 40 40 42 NR

Number of full-time employees
1 NR 4 27 10 6 8 15 1 3 NR 9 4 3 1 3 5

Police Corporal
Group Jurisdiction
Powder Springs Statesboro Suwanee Thomasville Vidalia
D Adel
Auburn Centerville Commerce Dallas Fairburn Fitzgerald Jesup LaFayette Norcross Pooler Richmond Hill Rincon Sylvester Thomaston Waynesboro
E Alma
Ashburn Baxley Blackshear Bloomingdale Byron Cochran Cuthbert East Dublin Greensboro Hazlehurst Homerville

Public Safety

2002 Population
13,399 23,324 10,441 17,964 10,524 5,346 6,905 5,059 5,347 6,414 5,971 8,637 9,309 6,676 9,173 7,481 7,685 5,185 5,876 9,288 5,844 3,170 4,496 4,339 3,286 2,667 3,009 4,544 3,557 2,524 3,298 3,775 2,801

Minimum entry-level
wage
31,007 26,645 32,614 26,000 22,526 24,272 31,200 22,984 23,275 26,978 31,699 40,768 21,944 23,525 35,956 27,102 26,478 25,771 22,540 24,086 21,047 20,718 21,590 20,987 21,528 30,784 23,420 24,461 18,699 20,634 25,251 25,584 19,760

Maximum wage
48,371 40,539 47,507 36,400 32,302 24,272 35,360 36,920 37,898 31,283 31,699 40,768 34,216 36,670 58,918 31,366 34,736 31,755 28,282 32,282 32,826 20,718 21,590 27,560 37,482 30,784 23,420 37,378 18,699 25,106 25,251 25,584 19,760

Number of scheduled
hours
40 43 40 42 40 42 43 43 43 40 40 43 40 40 40 42 40 40 42 40 42 42 40 43 NR 40 40 40 43 NR NR 40 40

Number of full-time employees
0 4 3 1 9 1 2 6 3 3 1 1 4 3 2 4 4 3 1 3 4 4 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 NR 1 1

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Public Safety
Police Corporal
Group Jurisdiction
Jonesboro Lake City Oakwood Port Wentworth Sylvania Temple Tybee Island Washington
F Arcade
Ellijay Emerson Lavonia Lithonia Meigs Springfield Thunderbolt Tunnel Hill Twin City Union Point Woodbury Wrens
G Franklin
Greenville Patterson Remerton
H Newington
Sycamore

2002 Population
3,780 2,855 2,960 3,195 2,599 3,358 3,486 4,278 1,773 1,578 1,085 1,845 2,210 1,094 1,953 2,306 1,218 1,762 1,659 1,144 2,271 904 913 629 822 320 497

Minimum entry-level
wage
34,715 31,362 26,798 27,456 22,298 25,007 28,725 21,525 29,000 22,767 27,560 26,208 24,710 17,680 27,414 19,000 22,880 19,864 25,938 18,900 20,280 27,758 21,840 27,664 30,004 20,925 20,259

Maximum wage
34,715 42,028 26,798 32,636 30,722 25,007 30,784 23,969 50,000 22,767 27,560 26,208 26,920 17,680 27,414 20,464 22,880 19,864 25,938 28,758 20,800 27,758 23,858 40,622 30,004 20,925 20,259

Number of scheduled
hours
40 41.2 40 40 42 42 40 45 NR 42 NR 40 40 43 40 40 40 42 42 40 42 42 40 NR 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
2 3 1 4 2 2 2 4 NR 1 NR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1

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Police Investigator/Detective
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F G Total

Number reporting
2 9 24 24 29 13 2 103

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

33,563

33,563

29,813

28,808

28,848

28,301

28,460

28,610

27,111

26,208

24,037

23,877

28,548

28,548

27,831

27,310

Public Safety

Maximum wage

Average

Median

45,887

45,887

45,411

44,788

41,861

42,725

36,913

35,485

32,257

31,200

29,606

28,912

28,548

28,548

36,587

35,391

Number of full-time employees
2 107 132 51 38 14
2 346

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Roswell Alpharetta Dalton East Point Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Rome Smyrna Valdosta Americus Bainbridge Calhoun Canton Cartersville Conyers Cordele

2002 Population
424,868 79,031 35,739 29,895 37,867 27,968 30,541 26,424 35,237 45,678 44,707 16,918 11,898 11,715 11,338 17,169 11,790 11,551

Minimum entry-level
wage
35,614 31,512 35,000 28,808 33,904 28,517 26,051 31,894 24,000 34,380 25,761 23,961 26,936 27,851 26,625 28,810 26,900 23,525

Maximum wage
46,306 45,469 51,000 43,368 49,010 42,765 39,640 44,788 41,100 51,570 45,459 33,545 38,563 33,842 40,514 43,840 37,853 35,776

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 42 40 42 40 40 40 42 40 42.7 43 40 40 48

Number of full-time employees
1 1 4 13 27 10 3 11 7 15 17 4 2 9 4 3 4 4

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Public Safety
Police Investigator/Detective

Group Jurisdiction
Covington Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin Fayetteville Forest Park Kennesaw Milledgeville Monroe Newnan Perry Riverdale Snellville Statesboro Vidalia Winder
D Adel
Auburn Camilla Cedartown Centerville Chamblee Clarkston Commerce Dallas Eatonton Fairburn Fitzgerald Fort Valley Ft. Oglethorpe Jesup LaFayette

2002 Population
12,511 18,172 10,660 21,759 16,067 12,930 21,315 24,822 18,762 11,764 19,365 10,149 14,508 17,543 23,324 10,524 11,158 5,346 6,905 5,672 9,483 5,059 9,494 7,214 5,347 6,414 6,910 5,971 8,637 7,965 7,582 9,309 6,676

Minimum entry-level
wage
26,762 32,136 28,371 32,774 27,709 31,983 31,115 35,069 25,043 28,231 32,427 32,800 32,378 31,000 26,645 22,526 30,763 33,430 31,200 20,197 30,826 33,675 33,960 24,000 23,275 27,310 20,800 41,766 26,645 24,825 23,982 23,046 28,579

Maximum wage
35,814 47,486 43,160 53,353 35,391 51,173 43,561 50,586 32,053 42,290 48,090 44,900 50,499 45,000 40,539 32,302 44,533 33,430 37,440 33,550 34,174 44,470 40,752 24,000 37,898 27,310 28,475 41,766 31,346 33,363 31,470 35,942 44,574

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 43 40 40 40 42.75 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 43 40 40 40 43 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
4 4 3 14 5 6 5 2 4 1 5 5 4 26 7 3 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 3 2 2 2

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Police Investigator/Detective

Group Jurisdiction
McDonough Norcross Sandersville Stone Mountain Thomaston Thomson Villa Rica Waynesboro
E Alma
Ashburn Baxley Blackshear Bloomingdale Byron Cochran Cornelia Cumming Elberton Forsyth Greensboro Hartwell Hazlehurst Hogansville Homerville Jonesboro Lake City Locust Grove McRae Metter Montezuma Nashville Port Wentworth Summerville

2002 Population
9,997 9,173 5,983 7,171 9,288 6,790 6,985 5,844 3,170 4,496 4,339 3,286 2,667 3,009 4,544 3,725 4,815 4,658 4,052 3,298 4,234 3,775 2,763 2,801 3,780 2,855 2,573 2,701 3,903 4,006 4,696 3,195 4,648

Minimum entry-level
wage
30,659 34,244 34,702 28,975 24,086 28,642 31,013 23,204 21,600 19,760 26,208 18,720 31,512 28,038 32,822 26,000 40,622 24,088 21,209 27,123 29,200 27,560 26,166 23,400 31,200 32,930 36,000 25,459 26,125 23,421 18,928 25,605 27,290

Maximum wage
52,770 56,112 42,413 33,156 32,282 35,027 38,002 36,190 21,600 19,760 34,382 32,781 31,512 28,038 51,376 26,000 40,622 33,712 28,503 27,123 32,935 27,560 26,166 23,400 31,200 44,129 46,000 25,459 41,933 23,421 25,168 30,389 31,408

Public Safety

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 42 40 40 40 40 40 42 40 43 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 41.2 40 43 42 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
5 2 2 1 3 2 3 3 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 NR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2

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Public Safety
Police Investigator/Detective

Group Jurisdiction
Sylvania Tybee Island Tyrone Washington
F Arcade
Clayton Colquitt Ellijay Jasper Lavonia Meigs Reidsville Springfield Tennille Thunderbolt Union Point Wadley
G Remerton
Whigham

2002 Population
2,599 3,486 4,479 4,278 1,773 2,055 1,928 1,578 2,296 1,845 1,094 2,263 1,953 1,453 2,306 1,659 2,064 822 628

Minimum entry-level
wage
27,165 30,909 35,644 21,525 27,000 25,000 22,880 23,877 24,378 28,912 17,680 21,800 31,158 19,968 20,000 27,040 22,782 28,964 28,132

Maximum wage
37,461 30,909 50,359 32,159 45,000 30,000 41,600 23,877 26,894 28,912 17,680 31,800 31,158 24,960 21,294 27,040 34,665 28,964 28,132

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 42.5 40 40 40 43 42 40 40 43 40 40 40 40 42 43 40 NR

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

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Police Lieutenant
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F G Total

Number reporting
4 10 32 21 28 17 6 118

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

39,495

40,674

36,211

36,452

34,951

34,898

31,201

30,014

29,015

28,163

25,677

25,539

28,074

27,401

31,450

31,157

Public Safety

Maximum wage

Average

Median

56,388

59,018

57,064

55,897

50,805

51,266

41,209

41,766

34,989

34,673

30,766

28,517

28,476

27,474

42,042

40,420

Number of full-time employees
21 71 139 47 37 14 6 335

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Roswell Warner Robins Alpharetta Dalton East Point Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta Americus Brunswick Calhoun Canton

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 79,031 52,565 35,739 29,895 37,867 27,968 30,541 26,424 32,406 35,237 45,678 44,707 16,918 15,598 11,715 11,338

Minimum entry-level
wage
45,520 36,982 44,366 31,113 44,000 36,483 39,363 36,421 31,665 33,713 40,791 29,000 39,361 31,313 32,148 33,841 31,907 32,363

Maximum wage
62,458 55,578 63,960 43,558 64,000 55,099 57,417 54,642 48,182 56,093 65,210 55,700 59,041 55,255 45,008 47,382 35,235 49,245

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 NR 42 40 40 40 40 40 40 42.7 43

Number of full-time employees
NR 16 NR 7 7 3 15 7 7 5 5 6 10 6 3 8 3 4

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Public Safety
Police Lieutenant
Group Jurisdiction
Carrollton Cartersville College Park Conyers Covington Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin Duluth Fayetteville Forest Park Kennesaw Kingsland Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Newnan Perry Powder Springs Riverdale Snellville Statesboro Suwanee Thomasville Union City Vidalia Winder
D Adel
Auburn Austell Camilla Centerville

2002 Population
20,154 17,169 19,529 11,790 12,511 18,172 10,660 21,759 16,067 22,788 12,930 21,315 24,822 10,990 18,762 11,764 14,377 19,365 10,149 13,399 14,508 17,543 23,324 10,441 17,964 12,458 10,524 11,158 5,346 6,905 6,281 5,672 5,059

Minimum entry-level
wage
32,470 36,880 43,819 34,334 34,977 39,041 28,371 37,940 30,930 39,493 38,876 37,884 38,688 30,449 30,430 32,681 27,279 37,544 34,500 38,016 35,739 38,000 34,819 36,722 34,320 39,715 26,770 37,482 31,329 38,000 32,310 20,197 36,795

Maximum wage
45,458 56,115 65,729 48,311 46,807 57,803 43,160 61,762 39,448 58,217 62,202 53,038 55,786 40,097 38,958 48,956 40,843 55,702 49,700 59,306 55,741 55,000 52,832 53,497 48,048 63,731 38,376 54,267 31,769 42,000 45,480 33,550 44,470

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 NR 40 40 40 43 40 40 40 40 42.75 43 40 40 42 NR 42 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 40 40 40 42 40 43 43 40

Number of full-time employees
3 9 5 4 6 6 3 7 3 1 6 6 4 2 5 3 4 5 4 5 1 5 4 2 5 3 5 5 2 2 2 1 1

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Police Lieutenant

Group Jurisdiction

Chamblee

Clarkston

Commerce

Dawson

Fairburn

Fort Valley

Ft. Oglethorpe

Jesup

LaFayette

McDonough

Norcross

Richmond Hill

Sandersville

Stone Mountain

Thomaston

Toccoa

E

Adairsville

Alma

Baxley

Blackshear

Bloomingdale

Byron

Cochran

Cornelia

Donalsonville

East Dublin

Elberton

Glennville

Greensboro

Hazlehurst

Holly Springs

Homerville

Jackson

Public Safety

2002 Population
9,494 7,214 5,347 5,060 5,971 7,965 7,582 9,309 6,676 9,997 9,173 7,685 5,983 7,171 9,288 9,488 2,926 3,170 4,339 3,286 2,667 3,009 4,544 3,725 2,754 2,524 4,658 4,852 3,298 3,775 4,057 2,801 4,192

Minimum entry-level
wage
37,357 24,851 25,646 25,854 41,766 29,042 27,768 26,083 30,014 30,659 39,641 29,370 34,702 38,127 27,893 27,821 31,200 30,052 26,208 24,752 33,646 31,678 29,765 29,120 25,376 22,318 25,016 23,377 28,475 30,368 37,107 19,760 22,672

Maximum wage
52,300 24,851 41,787 25,854 41,766 39,030 36,442 40,664 46,800 52,770 64,957 38,542 42,413 43,594 37,398 38,949 37,440 30,052 34,382 43,451 33,696 31,678 45,406 29,120 25,376 27,165 36,006 38,306 28,475 30,368 37,107 23,400 46,124

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 43 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 40 40 40 40 42 43 NR 40 40 40 42 42 NR 40 43 NR 40 40 40 43

Number of full-time employees
4 1 4 1 1 4 NR 3 1 3 4 2 3 1 5 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 NR 1 1 3 2

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Public Safety
Police Lieutenant

Group Jurisdiction

Manchester

Oakwood

Pelham

Port Wentworth

Summerville

Sylvania

Temple

Tybee Island

Tyrone

Washington

West Point
F Arcade

Bowdon

Ellijay

Emerson

Flowery Branch

Gordon

Lithonia

Lookout Mountain

Pine Mountain

Porterdale

Reidsville

Reynolds

Richland

Tunnel Hill

Wadley

Woodbury

Wrens

G

Ball Ground

Buchanan

Franklin

Greenville

Luthersville

2002 Population
3,871 2,960 4,029 3,195 4,648 2,599 3,358 3,486 4,479 4,278 3,328 1,773 1,907 1,578 1,085 1,944 2,158 2,210 1,581 1,167 1,382 2,263 1,040 1,721 1,218 2,064 1,144 2,271 764 955 904 913 824

Minimum entry-level
wage
23,608 35,667 24,669 35,984 27,851 27,165 35,289 34,965 41,035 27,488 27,810 27,000 26,404 25,539 28,080 25,210 28,517 31,954 32,614 27,040 25,043 22,600 18,720 21,840 26,000 22,782 25,327 21,840 35,381 26,104 28,698 22,984 24,960

Maximum wage
34,171 35,667 24,669 42,765 31,408 37,461 35,289 34,965 57,723 32,962 35,069 45,000 40,177 25,539 28,080 25,210 28,517 33,571 33,280 27,040 33,571 32,600 26,000 22,880 26,000 34,665 38,539 22,360 35,381 26,104 28,698 24,107 26,250

Number of scheduled
hours
43 40 43 40 40 40 42 40 NR 45 44 NR 40 42 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 NR 42 40 43 40 42 40 42 42 40 40

Number of full-time employees
2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NR 3 1 NR 1 1 NR 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Police Lieutenant
Group Jurisdiction
Remerton

Public Safety

2002 Population
822

Minimum entry-level
wage
30,316

Maximum wage
30,316

Number of scheduled
hours
40

Number of full-time employees
1

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Public Safety
Police Major
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F Total

Number reporting
3 4 10 5 3 2 27

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

46,271

46,467

45,360

44,112

44,367

44,360

39,707

42,474

34,386

38,563

33,415

33,415

41,943

43,786

Maximum wage

Average

Median

66,146

70,179

71,198

68,520

67,318

69,317

43,231

48,256

34,386

38,563

33,415

33,415

57,132

64,276

Number of full-time employees
3 8 13 6 3 2 35

Population Group Data

Group
A B C
D

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Warner Robins East Point Hinesville Peachtree City Rome Cartersville Conyers Douglasville Duluth Fayetteville Forest Park Kennesaw Riverdale Statesboro Union City Dawson Pooler

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 52,565 37,867 30,541 32,406 35,237 17,169 11,790 21,759 22,788 12,930 21,315 24,822 14,508 23,324 12,458 5,060 7,481

Minimum entry-level
wage
54,012 46,467 38,334 45,982 42,242 52,215 41,000 44,800 37,853 43,920 48,004 47,254 46,346 43,888 41,477 46,342 43,786 25,854 50,440

Maximum wage
74,589 70,179 53,669 67,540 64,276 83,474 69,500 68,370 53,262 71,498 70,763 75,606 64,884 63,336 64,690 70,512 70,263 25,854 50,440

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 42.75 43 40 40 40 43 40

Number of full-time employees
NR 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 2

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Police Major

Group Jurisdiction

Richmond Hill

Stone Mountain

Villa Rica
E Cuthbert

Jonesboro

Tybee Island

F

Flowery Branch

Trion

Public Safety

2002 Population
7,685 7,171 6,985 3,557 3,780 3,486 1,944 2,000

Minimum entry-level
wage
36,774 42,474 42,994 20,675 38,563 43,921 34,070 32,760

Maximum wage
48,256 48,610 42,994 20,675 38,563 43,921 34,070 32,760

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 43 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Public Safety
Police Sergeant
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F G Total

Number reporting
4 10 33 29 35 27 7 145

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

34,278

34,611

32,892

32,718

31,455

31,574

27,449

27,227

25,927

24,669

24,446

23,949

20,743

21,736

27,674

27,227

Maximum wage

Average

Median

48,187

50,523

50,472

50,081

45,733

48,048

35,722

35,010

32,371

30,971

29,263

28,226

23,281

23,406

36,749

35,068

Number of full-time employees
72 197 192 102 62 37
8 670

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Roswell Warner Robins Alpharetta Dalton East Point Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Peachtree City Rome Smyrna Valdosta Americus Brunswick Calhoun Canton

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 79,031 52,565 35,739 29,895 37,867 27,968 30,541 26,424 32,406 35,237 45,678 44,707 16,918 15,598 11,715 11,338

Minimum entry-level
wage
39,859 30,909 38,314 28,031 39,000 33,176 36,602 29,931 28,721 32,260 36,954 27,000 36,870 28,402 25,685 30,222 31,491 29,354

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Maximum wage
54,371 46,675 55,266 36,437 57,000 50,044 52,990 44,907 43,703 43,076 59,077 48,500 55,305 50,118 35,959 42,307 32,531 44,666

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 40 42 40 40 40 40 42 40 42.7 43

Number of full-time employees
NR 60 NR 14 12 9 119 10 9 5 10 7 5 11 6 11 3 3

Police Sergeant
Group Jurisdiction
Carrollton Cartersville College Park Conyers Cordele Covington Decatur Douglas Douglasville Dublin Duluth Fayetteville Forest Park Kennesaw Kingsland Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Newnan Perry Powder Springs Riverdale Snellville Statesboro Suwanee Thomasville Union City Vidalia Winder
D Adel
Auburn Austell Barnesville

Public Safety

2002 Population
20,154 17,169 19,529 11,790 11,551 12,511 18,172 10,660 21,759 16,067 22,788 12,930 21,315 24,822 10,990 18,762 11,764 14,377 19,365 10,149 13,399 14,508 17,543 23,324 10,441 17,964 12,458 10,524 11,158 5,346 6,905 6,281 6,153

Minimum entry-level
wage
29,430 31,800 39,717 29,659 25,938 37,425 34,570 25,730 34,412 27,709 35,821 35,262 36,756 35,069 28,324 27,602 28,231 25,365 32,427 29,900 33,176 32,378 35,000 31,574 33,926 28,600 36,022 25,480 33,946 28,423 33,000 30,767 23,825

Maximum wage
41,201 48,400 59,575 41,733 39,458 42,054 51,043 39,146 56,020 35,391 52,805 56,419 51,458 50,586 37,297 35,339 44,404 38,046 48,090 52,000 51,754 50,499 50,000 48,048 49,423 40,040 57,806 36,525 49,171 28,775 38,000 43,311 32,842

Number of scheduled
hours
40 42.7 NR 40 42 40 40 43 40 40 40 40 42.75 43 40 42 42 NR 42 40 40 40 40 43 40 42 40 40 40 42 43 43 40

Number of full-time employees
10 7 8 6 3 7 6 3 8 7 5 6 8 4 6 5 8 5 5 4 5 8 4 8 6 6 3 4 4 4 4 4 3

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Public Safety
Police Sergeant

Group Jurisdiction

Camilla

Cedartown

Centerville

Chamblee

Clarkston

Commerce

Dallas

Dawson

Fairburn

Fort Valley

Grovetown

Jesup

LaFayette

McDonough

Norcross

Pooler

Richmond Hill

Rincon

Stone Mountain

Sylvester

Thomaston

Thomson

Toccoa

Villa Rica

Waynesboro

E

Adairsville

Alma

Ashburn

Baxley

Blackshear

Chatsworth

Cochran

Donalsonville

2002 Population
5,672 9,483 5,059 9,494 7,214 5,347 6,414 5,060 5,971 7,965 6,510 9,309 6,676 9,997 9,173 7,481 7,685 5,185 7,171 5,876 9,288 6,790 9,488 6,985 5,844 2,926 3,170 4,496 4,339 3,286 3,699 4,544 2,754

Minimum entry-level
wage
19,240 30,326 22,422 33,960 24,000 25,662 31,283 23,816 35,068 24,825 19,947 23,046 27,227 30,659 37,754 33,010 27,477 27,562 32,490 23,103 25,293 25,147 24,142 29,328 23,204 27,040 26,054 22,277 23,608 21,528 23,067 26,978 24,232

Maximum wage
31,949 33,613 40,685 33,960 24,000 41,780 31,283 23,816 35,068 33,363 24,918 35,942 42,453 52,770 61,864 36,046 36,046 35,010 37,128 31,072 33,904 30,742 33,799 35,610 36,190 33,280 26,054 31,387 30,971 37,482 38,483 41,205 24,232

Number of scheduled
hours
43 40 43 40 40 43 40 43 40 40 48 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 40 42 40 43 42 40 42 42 43 NR 45 40 42

Number of full-time employees
2 5 6 5 2 3 1 3 1 5 3 4 3 3 3 5 3 1 3 1 6 4 4 6 5 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 1

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Police Sergeant
Group Jurisdiction
East Dublin Euharlee Forsyth Hartwell Hazlehurst Hephzibah Homerville Jackson Jonesboro Lake City Locust Grove Manchester McRae Metter Montezuma Oakwood Palmetto Pelham Port Wentworth Rossville Soperton Summerville Sylvania Tybee Island Tyrone Washington West Point
F Arcade
Bowdon Braselton Butler Clayton Colquitt

Public Safety

2002 Population
2,524 3,567 4,052 4,234 3,775 4,008 2,801 4,192 3,780 2,855 2,573 3,871 2,701 3,903 4,006 2,960 3,496 4,029 3,195 3,441 2,789 4,648 2,599 3,486 4,479 4,278 3,328 1,773 1,907 1,500 1,906 2,055 1,928

Minimum entry-level
wage
21,466 24,003 20,199 25,700 26,000 28,000 22,880 21,840 35,214 32,930 37,000 21,413 24,024 23,691 22,734 28,416 27,747 24,669 30,306 27,000 18,900 26,478 24,606 32,926 35,644 21,325 27,560 26,000 23,949 32,277 31,949 22,090 19,760

Maximum wage
26,125 32,240 27,146 29,162 27,976 28,000 23,400 44,356 35,214 44,129 47,000 28,113 24,024 38,022 22,734 28,416 27,747 24,669 37,586 27,000 35,000 29,952 33,925 33,779 50,359 30,609 33,218 40,000 36,442 49,114 31,949 25,750 33,280

Number of scheduled
hours
42 40 43 40 40 40 40 43 40 41.2 40 43 43 42 40 40 40 43 40 42 42 40 42 40 42.5 45 44 42 40 43 40 40 43

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 4 6

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Public Safety
Police Sergeant
Group Jurisdiction
Ellijay Emerson Hiram Jasper Lavonia Lincolnton Lithonia Lookout Mountain Meigs Pembroke Pine Mountain Porterdale Reynolds Springfield Thunderbolt Twin City Wadley Warrenton Willacoochee Woodbury Wrens
G Buchanan
Hagan Helen Kingston Norman Park Poulan Whitesburg

2002 Population
1,578 1,085 1,502 2,296 1,845 1,598 2,210 1,581 1,094 2,360 1,167 1,382 1,040 1,953 2,306 1,762 2,064 1,945 1,452 1,144 2,271 955 965 519 661 858 924 593

Minimum entry-level
wage
23,360 27,560 25,000 23,712 28,912 22,346 29,400 31,179 18,200 21,320 24,294 24,315 18,720 28,226 21,000 21,944 20,664 25,563 24,003 22,973 21,320 21,736 20,800 24,960 22,880 16,640 14,778 23,406

Maximum wage
23,360 27,560 32,000 25,875 28,912 22,346 30,888 31,803 18,200 30,555 24,294 32,594 26,000 28,226 26,800 21,944 31,442 25,563 24,003 34,956 26,250 21,736 27,040 29,120 23,566 23,320 14,778 23,406

Number of scheduled
hours
42 NR 40 42 40 40 NR 40 43 40 40 40 NR 40 40 42 43 42 40 40 42 42 40 40 40 40 35 40

Number of full-time employees
1 NR 1 3 1 1 NR 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1

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Public Safety Director
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E Total

Number reporting
1 1 4 2 2 10

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

38,334

38,334

62,171

62,171

48,827

50,865

39,509

39,509

38,168

38,168

45,117

43,607

Public Safety

Maximum wage

Average

Median

53,669

53,669

93,267

93,267

67,748

68,182

56,529

56,529

38,168

38,168

60,732

57,057

Number of full-time employees
1 1 4 2 2
10

Population Group Data

Group
A B C
D E

Jurisdiction
Warner Robins Gainesville Bainbridge Decatur Garden City Union City Grovetown LaFayette Byron Tybee Island

2002 Population
52,565 27,968 11,898 18,172 11,084 12,458 6,510 6,676 3,009 3,486

Minimum entry-level
wage
38,334 62,171 40,290 51,043 53,290 50,687 32,676 46,342 40,872 35,464

Maximum wage
53,669 93,267 60,445 75,920 53,290 81,339 40,778 72,280 40,872 35,464

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Appendix A: Index to Municipalities

Public Safety

Jurisdiction
1 Abbeville 2 Acworth 3 Adairsville 4 Adel 5 Adrian 6 Ailey 7 Alamo 8 Alapaha 9 Albany 10 Aldora 11 Allenhurst 12 Allentown 13 Alma 14 Alpharetta 15 Alston 16 Alto 17 Ambrose 18 Americus 19 Andersonville 20 Arabi 21 Aragon 22 Arcade 23 Argyle 24 Arlington 25 Arnoldsville 26 Ashburn 27 Atlanta 28 Attapulgus 29 Auburn 30 Austell 31 Avalon 32 Avera 33 Avondale Estates 34 Baconton 35 Bainbridge 36 Baldwin 37 Ball Ground 38 Barnesville 39 Bartow 40 Barwick 41 Baxley 42 Bellville 43 Berkeley Lake 44 Berlin 45 Bethlehem 46 Between 47 Bishop 48 Blackshear 49 Blairsville 50 Blakely

2002 Estimated Population
2,281 16,605
2,926 5,346
577 524 1,931 682 76,325
98 775 287 3,170 35,739 159 895 326 16,918 334 456 1,056 1,773 151 1,619 332 4,496 424,868 488 6,905 6,281 284 212 2,648 825 11,898 2,580 764 6,153 223 446 4,339 135 1,861 610 790 146 148 3,286 667 5,580

Group Responded

F

Yes

C

No

E

Yes

D

Yes

G

Yes

G

No

F

Yes

G

No

A

No

H

Yes

G

No

H

No

E

Yes

B

Yes

H

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

H

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

F

No

H

Yes

E

Yes

A

No

H

No

D

Yes

D

Yes

H

No

H

No

E

No

G

No

C

Yes

E

No

G

Yes

D

Yes

H

Yes

H

No

E

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

G

Yes

G

Yes

H

No

H

Yes

E

Yes

G

Yes

D

No

Jurisdiction
51 Bloomingdale 52 Blue Ridge 53 Bluffton 54 Blythe 55 Bogart 56 Boston 57 Bostwick 58 Bowdon 59 Bowersville 60 Bowman 61 Braselton 62 Braswell 63 Bremen 64 Brinson 65 Bronwood 66 Brooklet 67 Brooks 68 Broxton 69 Brunswick 70 Buchanan 71 Buckhead 72 Buena Vista 73 Buford 74 Butler 75 Byromville 76 Byron 77 Cadwell 78 Cairo 79 Calhoun 80 Camak 81 Camilla 82 Canon 83 Canton 84 Carl 85 Carlton 86 Carnesville 87 Carrollton 88 Cartersville 89 Cave Spring 90 Cecil 91 Cedartown 92 Centerville 93 Centralhatchee 94 Chamblee 95 Chatsworth 96 Chauncey 97 Chester 98 Chickamauga 99 Clarkesville 100 Clarkston

2002 Estimated Population
2,667 1,209
119 740 1,095 1,418 332 1,907 337 951 1,500
75 4,800
225 504 1,095 590 1,462 15,598 955 213 1,674 10,823 1,906 417 3,009 337 9,231 11,715 158 5,672 774 11,338 217 234 569 20,154 17,169 989 272 9,483 5,059 398 9,494 3,699 293 1,308 2,396 1,328 7,214

Group
E F H G F F H F H G F H E H G F G F C G H F C F H E H D C H D G C H H G C C G H D D H D E H F F F D

Responded
Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes

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Public Safety

Jurisdiction
101 Claxton 102 Clayton 103 Clermont 104 Cleveland 105 Climax 106 Cobbtown 107 Cochran 108 Cohutta 109 Colbert 110 Coleman 111 College Park 112 Collins 113 Colquitt 114 Comer 115 Commerce 116 Concord 117 Conyers 118 Coolidge 119 Cordele 120 Cornelia 121 Covington 122 Crawford 123 Crawfordville 124 Culloden 125 Cumming 126 Cusseta 127 Cuthbert 128 Dacula 129 Dahlonega 130 Daisy 131 Dallas 132 Dalton 133 Damascus 134 Danielsville 135 Danville 136 Darien 137 Dasher 138 Davisboro 139 Dawson 140 Dawsonville 141 Dearing 142 Decatur 143 Deepstep 144 Demorest 145 Denton 146 Desoto 147 Dexter 148 Dillard 149 Doerun 150 Donalsonville 151 Dooling 152 Doraville 153 Douglas 154 Douglasville 155 Dublin

2002 Estimated Population
2,346 2,055
493 2,103
296 311 4,544 580 494 145 19,529 530 1,928 1,084 5,347 328 11,790 552 11,551 3,725 12,511 829 542 222 4,815 1,272 3,557 4,237 3,924 132 6,414 29,895 270 456 366 1,711 832 1,539 5,060 616 441 18,172 129 1,501 275 218 522 209 827 2,754 167 10,058 10,660 21,759 16,067

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Group Responded

F

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

F

No

H

Yes

H

No

E

Yes

G

No

H

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

G

Yes

F

Yes

F

Yes

D

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

G

Yes

C

Yes

E

No

C

Yes

G

Yes

G

No

H

Yes

E

Yes

F

No

E

Yes

E

Yes

E

Yes

H

Yes

D

Yes

B

Yes

H

Yes

H

No

H

Yes

F

Yes

G

Yes

F

Yes

D

Yes

G

Yes

H

No

C

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

H

No

H

No

G

Yes

H

Yes

G

Yes

E

Yes

H

No

C

No

C

Yes

C

No

C

Yes

Jurisdiction
156 Dudley 157 Duluth 158 Dupont 159 East Dublin 160 East Ellijay 161 East Point 162 Eastman 163 Eatonton 164 Edgehill 165 Edison 166 Elberton 167 Ellaville 168 Ellenton 169 Ellijay 170 Emerson 171 Enigma 172 Ephesus 173 Eton 174 Euharlee 175 Fairburn 176 Fairmount 177 Fargo 178 Fayetteville 179 Fitzgerald 180 Flemington 181 Flovilla 182 Flowery Branch 183 Folkston 184 Forest Park 185 Forsyth 186 Fort Gaines 187 Fort Valley 188 Franklin 189 Franklin Springs 190 Ft. Oglethorpe 191 Funston 192 Gainesville 193 Garden City 194 Garfield 195 Gay 196 Geneva 197 Georgetown 198 Gibson 199 Gillsville 200 Girard 201 Glennville 202 Glenwood 203 Good Hope 204 Gordon 205 Graham 206 Grantville 207 Gray 208 Grayson 209 Greensboro 210 Greenville

2002 Estimated Population
454 22,788
138 2,524
797 37,867
5,345 6,910
30 1,342 4,658 1,682
346 1,578 1,085
877 394 443 3,567 5,971 755 379 12,930 8,637 364 700 1,944 3,255 21,315 4,052 1,101 7,965 904 774 7,582 429 27,968 11,084 154 140 116 970 703 198 229 4,852 885 220 2,158 318 1,554 1,881 964 3,298 913

Group
H C H E G B D D H F E F H F F G H H E D G H C D H G F E C E F D G G D H B C H H H G G H H E G H F H F F G E G

Responded
Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Jurisdiction
211 Griffin 212 Grovetown 213 Gumbranch 214 Guyton 215 Hagan 216 Hahira 217 Hamilton 218 Hampton 219 Hapeville 220 Haralson 221 Harlem 222 Harrison 223 Hartwell 224 Hawkinsville 225 Hazlehurst 226 Helen 227 Helena 228 Hephzibah 229 Hiawassee 230 Higgston 231 Hiltonia 232 Hinesville 233 Hiram 234 Hoboken 235 Hogansville 236 Holly Springs 237 Homeland 238 Homer 239 Homerville 240 Hoschton 241 Hull 242 Ideal 243 Ila 244 Iron City 245 Irwinton 246 Ivey 247 Jackson 248 Jacksonville 249 Jakin 250 Jasper 251 Jefferson 252 Jeffersonville 253 Jenkinsburg 254 Jersey 255 Jesup 256 Jonesboro 257 Junction City 258 Kennesaw 259 Keysville 260 Kingsland 261 Kingston 262 Kite 263 LaFayette 264 LaGrange 265 Lake City

2002 Estimated Population
23,226 6,510 274 1,043 965 1,756 316 4,280 5,913 154 1,825 492 4,234 4,230 3,775 519 2,314 4,008 799 322 415
30,541 1,502 479 2,763 4,057 794 960 2,801 1,304 164 520 333 316 592 1,126 4,192 118 154 2,296 4,057 1,276 215 164 9,309 3,780 181
24,822 185
10,990 661 243
6,676 26,424
2,855

Group Responded

C

No

D

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

G

Yes

F

No

H

Yes

E

No

D

No

H

No

F

Yes

H

Yes

E

Yes

E

No

E

Yes

G

Yes

F

Yes

E

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

H

No

B

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

E

Yes

E

Yes

G

No

G

Yes

E

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

H

Yes

G

Yes

F

No

E

Yes

H

Yes

H

No

F

Yes

E

No

F

No

H

Yes

H

No

D

Yes

E

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

H

No

C

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

D

Yes

B

Yes

E

Yes

Public Safety

Jurisdiction
266 Lake Park 267 Lakeland 268 Lavonia 269 Lawrenceville 270 Leary 271 Leesburg 272 Lenox 273 Leslie 274 Lexington 275 Lilburn 276 Lilly 277 Lincolnton 278 Lithonia 279 Locust Grove 280 Loganville 281 Lone Oak 282 Lookout Mountain 283 Louisville 284 Lovejoy 285 Ludowici 286 Lula 287 Lumber City 288 Lumpkin 289 Luthersville 290 Lyerly 291 Lyons 292 Macon 293 Madison 294 Manassas 295 Manchester 296 Mansfield 297 Marietta 298 Marshallville 299 Martin 300 Maxeys 301 Maysville 302 McCaysville 303 McDonough 304 McIntyre 305 McRae 306 Meansville 307 Meigs 308 Menlo 309 Metter 310 Midville 311 Midway 312 Milan 313 Milledgeville 314 Millen 315 Milner 316 Mitchell 317 Molena 318 Monroe 319 Montezuma 320 Monticello

2002 Estimated Population
546 2,709 1,845 25,576
679 2,549
905 452 243 11,406 221 1,598 2,210 2,573 7,294 101 1,581 2,669 2,544 1,498 1,543 1,238 1,306 824 500 4,302 95,862 3,726 101 3,871 430 62,020 1,311 310 217 1,447 1,060 9,997 729 2,701 188 1,094 495 3,903 464 1,091 1,011 18,762 3,502 514 175 472 11,764 4,006 2,507

Group
G E F B G E G H H C H F F E D H F E E F F F F G G E A E H E H A F H H F F D G E H F H E H F F C E G H H C E E

Responded
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No

DCA - 2003 Wage and Salary Survey A-3

Public Safety

Jurisdiction
321 Montrose 322 Moreland 323 Morgan 324 Morganton 325 Morrow 326 Morven 327 Moultrie 328 Mount Airy 329 Mount Vernon 330 Mountain City 331 Mountain Park 332 Mt. Zion 333 Nahunta 334 Nashville 335 Nelson 336 Newborn 337 Newington 338 Newnan 339 Newton 340 Nicholls 341 Nicholson 342 Norcross 343 Norman Park 344 North High Shoals 345 Norwood 346 Nunez 347 Oak Park 348 Oakwood 349 Ochlocknee 350 Ocilla 351 Oconee 352 Odum 353 Offerman 354 Oglethorpe 355 Oliver 356 Omega 357 Orchard Hill 358 Oxford 359 Palmetto 360 Parrott 361 Patterson 362 Pavo 363 Payne City 364 Peachtree City 365 Pearson 366 Pelham 367 Pembroke 368 Pendergrass 369 Perry 370 Pine Mountain 371 Pinehurst 372 Pinelake 373 Pineview 374 Pitts 375 Plains

2002 Estimated Population
158 409 1,469 299 4,902 636 14,377 680 1,957 814 498 1,362 1,005 4,696 660 592 320 19,365 839 2,045 1,268 9,173 858 484 297 134 373 2,960 606 3,231 274 422 411 1,187 248 1,356 230 2,036 3,496 148 629 714 172 32,406 1,825 4,029 2,360 462 10,149 1,167 306 622 529 305 627

A-4 DCA - 2003 Wage and Salary Survey

Group Responded

H

No

H

Yes

F

Yes

H

No

E

No

G

Yes

C

Yes

G

Yes

F

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

F

Yes

E

Yes

G

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

G

Yes

F

Yes

F

Yes

D

Yes

G

Yes

H

No

H

Yes

H

Yes

H

No

E

Yes

G

Yes

E

No

H

Yes

H

Yes

H

Yes

F

No

H

No

F

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

E

Yes

H

Yes

G

Yes

G

Yes

H

No

B

Yes

F

Yes

E

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

G

Yes

G

No

H

Yes

G

Yes

Jurisdiction
376 Plainville 377 Pooler 378 Port Wentworth 379 Portal 380 Porterdale 381 Poulan 382 Powder Springs 383 Preston 384 Pulaski 385 Quitman 386 Ranger 387 Ray City 388 Rayle 389 Rebecca 390 Register 391 Reidsville 392 Remerton 393 Rentz 394 Resaca 395 Rest Haven 396 Reynolds 397 Rhine 398 Riceboro 399 Richland 400 Richmond Hill 401 Riddleville 402 Rincon 403 Ringgold 404 Riverdale 405 Riverside 406 Roberta 407 Rochelle 408 Rockmart 409 Rocky Ford 410 Rome 411 Roopville 412 Rossville 413 Roswell 414 Royston 415 Rutledge 416 Sale City 417 Sandersville 418 Santa Claus 419 Sardis 420 Sasser 421 Savannah 422 Scotland 423 Screven 424 Senoia 425 Shady Dale 426 Sharon 427 Sharpsburg 428 Shellman 429 Shiloh 430 Siloam

2002 Estimated Population
260 7,481 3,195
585 1,382
924 13,399
436 263 4,554
87 744 139 252 160 2,263 822 311 832 151 1,040 417 738 1,721 7,685 120 5,185 2,531 14,508
58 780 1,408 3,922 182 35,237 182 3,441 79,031 2,548 724 318 5,983 238 1,205 378 127,691 299 711 2,109 251
99 330 1,103 431 341

Group
H D E G F G C H H E H G H H H F G H G H F H G F D H D E C H G F E H B H E A E G H D H F H A H G F H H H F H H

Responded
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes

Jurisdiction
431 Sky Valley 432 Smithville 433 Smyrna 434 Snellville 435 Social Circle 436 Soperton 437 Sparks 438 Sparta 439 Springfield 440 St. Marys 441 Stapleton 442 Statesboro 443 Statham 444 Stillmore 445 Stockbridge 446 Stone Mountain 447 Sugar Hill 448 Summertown 449 Summerville 450 Sumner 451 Sunny Side 452 Surrency 453 Suwanee 454 Swainsboro 455 Sycamore 456 Sylvania 457 Sylvester 458 Talbotton 459 Talking Rock 460 Tallapoosa 461 Tallulah Falls 462 Talmo 463 Tarrytown 464 Taylorsville 465 Temple 466 Tennille 467 Thomaston 468 Thomasville 469 Thomson 470 Thunderbolt 471 Tifton 472 Tiger 473 Tignall 474 Toccoa 475 Toomsboro 476 Trenton 477 Trion 478 Tunnel Hill 479 Turin 480 Twin City 481 Ty Ty 482 Tybee Island 483 Tyrone 484 Unadilla 485 Union City

2002 Estimated Population
219 843 45,678 17,543 3,641 2,789 1,784 1,463 1,953 15,103 312 23,324 2,222 746 10,777 7,171 13,254 143 4,648 308 136 237 10,441 7,155 497 2,599 5,876 1,034
54 2,907
160 515 100 225 3,358 1,453 9,288 17,964 6,790 2,306 15,873 320 659 9,488 625 2,008 2,000 1,218 251 1,762 737 3,486 4,479 2,754 12,458

Group Responded

H

Yes

G

Yes

B

Yes

C

Yes

E

Yes

E

Yes

F

No

F

No

F

Yes

C

No

H

No

C

Yes

F

Yes

G

Yes

C

Yes

D

Yes

C

Yes

H

Yes

E

Yes

H

Yes

H

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

D

No

H

Yes

E

Yes

D

Yes

F

No

H

No

E

No

H

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

H

Yes

E

Yes

F

Yes

D

Yes

C

Yes

D

Yes

F

Yes

C

Yes

H

No

G

Yes

D

Yes

G

Yes

F

No

F

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

G

Yes

E

Yes

E

Yes

E

Yes

C

Yes

Jurisdiction
486 Union Point 487 Uvalda 488 Valdosta 489 Varnell 490 Vernonburg 491 Vidalia 492 Vidette 493 Vienna 494 Villa Rica 495 Waco 496 Wadley 497 Waleska 498 Walnut Grove 499 Walthourville 500 Warm Springs 501 Warner Robins 502 Warrenton 503 Warwick 504 Washington 505 Watkinsville 506 Waverly Hall 507 Waycross 508 Waynesboro 509 West Point 510 Weston 511 Whigham 512 White 513 White Plains 514 Whitesburg 515 Willacoochee 516 Williamson 517 Winder 518 Winterville 519 Woodbine 520 Woodbury 521 Woodland 522 Woodstock 523 Woodville 524 Woolsey 525 Wrens 526 Wrightsville 527 Yatesville 528 Young Harris 529 Zebulon

Public Safety

2002 Estimated Population
1,659 532
44,707 1,554 133
10,524 114
2,940 6,985
482 2,064
641 1,227 3,993
491 52,565
1,945 417
4,278 2,115
728 15,166
5,844 3,328
72 628 729 294 593 1,452 310 11,158 1,063 1,179 1,144 434 13,192 418 184 2,271 2,220 406 596 1,177

Group
F G B F H C H E D H F G F E H A F H E F G C D E H G G H G F H C F F F H C H H F F H G F

Responded
Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No

DCA - 2003 Wage and Salary Survey A-5

Public Safety
Records Clerk
Summary of Data

Group
A B C D E F G Total

Number reporting
4 9 27 22 24 15 3 104

Minimum entry-level wage

Average

Median

23,290

24,791

21,204

20,218

20,463

19,926

21,975

21,174

21,141

19,427

19,063

17,160

16,640

14,560

20,800

20,170

Maximum wage

Average

Median

32,514

33,495

32,702

31,363

29,520

29,453

28,001

26,139

24,752

24,253

22,192

21,850

18,027

18,720

27,100

27,023

Number of full-time employees
NR 40 73 36 34 15 3 201

Population Group Data

Group
A B
C

Jurisdiction
Atlanta Macon Roswell Warner Robins Alpharetta Dalton East Point Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Rome Smyrna Valdosta Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Canton

2002 Population
424,868 95,862 79,031 52,565 35,739 29,895 37,867 27,968 30,541 26,424 35,237 45,678 44,707 16,918 11,898 15,598 11,715 11,338

Minimum entry-level
wage
24,871 18,325 24,710 25,252 20,000 25,022 22,048 20,218 20,412 19,785 20,000 23,171 20,184 18,790 15,995 15,142 18,720 20,862

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Maximum wage
34,159 27,435 35,630 32,830 31,000 37,668 31,363 30,326 31,059 29,177 33,300 34,757 35,671 26,306 24,003 22,838 21,424 31,744

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
NR 1 NR 1 1 6 1 7 1 7 1 6 10 1 3 3 1 6

Records Clerk
Group Jurisdiction
Carrollton Conyers Cordele Covington Douglas Douglasville Dublin Duluth Forest Park Garden City Kennesaw Kingsland Milledgeville Monroe Moultrie Newnan Riverdale Snellville Suwanee Union City Vidalia Winder
D Adel
Auburn Austell Barnesville Camilla Cedartown Centerville Chamblee Clarkston Dallas Dawson

Public Safety

2002 Population
20,154 11,790 11,551 12,511 10,660 21,759 16,067 22,788 21,315 11,084 24,822 10,990 18,762 11,764 14,377 19,365 14,508 17,543 10,441 12,458 10,524 11,158 5,346 6,905 6,281 6,153 5,672 9,483 5,059 9,494 7,214 6,414 5,060

Minimum entry-level
wage
22,336 22,132 19,344 26,762 18,283 21,126 19,363 21,991 19,832 20,384 20,675 16,640 19,614 24,387 17,790 19,926 26,575 24,500 23,754 18,465 20,405 18,720 29,944 29,000 23,358 17,310 13,666 21,091 21,174 23,769 21,000 28,850 22,568

Maximum wage
32,690 31,140 29,453 35,814 27,810 34,392 24,717 32,417 27,765 20,384 34,549 21,912 25,106 36,532 26,687 29,557 41,448 34,500 34,611 28,768 29,266 31,200 29,944 34,000 38,043 23,862 21,174 23,379 30,181 33,277 21,000 28,850 22,568

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 46 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Number of full-time employees
4 1 4 1 6 3 4 7 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 1

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Public Safety
Records Clerk

Group Jurisdiction

Eatonton

Fairburn

Fitzgerald

McDonough

Norcross

Sandersville

Stone Mountain

Thomaston

Thomson

Villa Rica

Waynesboro

E

Adairsville

Alma

Baxley

Blackshear

Byron

Chatsworth

Cornelia

Cumming

Folkston

Hartwell

Hazlehurst

Holly Springs

Jonesboro

Lake City

McRae

Montezuma

Nashville

Oakwood

Pelham

Port Wentworth

Summerville

Sylvania

2002 Population
6,910 5,971 8,637 9,997 9,173 5,983 7,171 9,288 6,790 6,985 5,844 2,926 3,170 4,339 3,286 3,009 3,699 3,725 4,815 3,255 4,234 3,775 4,057 3,780 2,855 2,701 4,006 4,696 2,960 4,029 3,195 4,648 2,599

Minimum entry-level
wage
14,560 29,390 14,997 21,174 29,581 19,000 27,082 17,118 18,158 23,338 17,315 16,640 16,907 18,387 16,640 19,760 17,222 21,466 26,395 18,491 16,000 15,080 33,675 23,566 25,801 21,715 21,861 27,955 32,787 19,094 14,560 18,720 18,283

Maximum wage
25,272 29,390 20,093 35,485 48,472 23,222 32,323 22,942 22,194 23,338 27,006 27,040 16,907 24,128 29,432 19,760 28,718 21,466 26,395 18,491 22,817 15,080 33,675 23,566 34,576 21,715 21,861 27,955 32,787 19,094 28,954 22,880 25,230

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 37.5 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 45 40 40 40 40 NR 40 42

Number of full-time employees
1 1 4 2 1 4 1 1 2 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Records Clerk

Group Jurisdiction

Tybee Island

Washington
F Bowdon

Clarkesville

Colquitt

Demorest

Ellijay

Emerson

Harlem

Meigs

Nahunta

Nicholls

Pearson

Pembroke

Pine Mountain

Reidsville

Thunderbolt

G

Blairsville

Norman Park

Smithville

Public Safety

2002 Population
3,486 4,278 1,907 1,328 1,928 1,501 1,578 1,085 1,825 1,094 1,005 2,045 1,825 2,360 1,167 2,263 2,306 667 858 843

Minimum entry-level
wage
20,155 26,226 19,703 16,500 14,560 22,880 26,505 19,760 16,307 17,160 16,120 25,334 15,600 16,120 22,401 21,000 16,000 22,880 14,560 12,480

Maximum wage
24,378 27,151 29,981 21,850 24,960 23,920 26,505 19,760 17,493 17,160 16,120 25,334 21,424 18,346 22,401 30,000 17,631 22,880 18,720 12,480

Number of scheduled
hours
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 45 40 40 40 40 40 40 35 40

Number of full-time employees
5 1 1 1 1 2 1 NR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1

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Appendix A: Index to Municipalities

Public Works/Solid Waste

Jurisdiction
1 Abbeville 2 Acworth 3 Adairsville 4 Adel 5 Adrian 6 Ailey 7 Alamo 8 Alapaha 9 Albany 10 Aldora 11 Allenhurst 12 Allentown 13 Alma 14 Alpharetta 15 Alston 16 Alto 17 Ambrose 18 Americus 19 Andersonville 20 Arabi 21 Aragon 22 Arcade 23 Argyle 24 Arlington 25 Arnoldsville 26 Ashburn 27 Atlanta 28 Attapulgus 29 Auburn 30 Austell 31 Avalon 32 Avera 33 Avondale Estates 34 Baconton 35 Bainbridge 36 Baldwin 37 Ball Ground 38 Barnesville 39 Bartow 40 Barwick 41 Baxley 42 Bellville 43 Berkeley Lake 44 Berlin 45 Bethlehem 46 Between 47 Bishop 48 Blackshear 49 Blairsville 50 Blakely

2002 Estimated Population
2,281 16,605
2,926 5,346
577 524 1,931 682 76,325
98 775 287 3,170 35,739 159 895 326 16,918 334 456 1,056 1,773 151 1,619 332 4,496 424,868 488 6,905 6,281 284 212 2,648 825 11,898 2,580 764 6,153 223 446 4,339 135 1,861 610 790 146 148 3,286 667 5,580

Group Responded

F

Yes

C

No

E

Yes

D

Yes

G

Yes

G

No

F

Yes

G

No

A

No

H

Yes

G

No

H

No

E

Yes

B

Yes

H

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

H

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

F

No

H

Yes

E

Yes

A

No

H

No

D

Yes

D

Yes

H

No

H

No

E

No

G

No

C

Yes

E

No

G

Yes

D

Yes

H

Yes

H

No

E

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

G

Yes

G

Yes

H

No

H

Yes

E

Yes

G

Yes

D

No

Jurisdiction
51 Bloomingdale 52 Blue Ridge 53 Bluffton 54 Blythe 55 Bogart 56 Boston 57 Bostwick 58 Bowdon 59 Bowersville 60 Bowman 61 Braselton 62 Braswell 63 Bremen 64 Brinson 65 Bronwood 66 Brooklet 67 Brooks 68 Broxton 69 Brunswick 70 Buchanan 71 Buckhead 72 Buena Vista 73 Buford 74 Butler 75 Byromville 76 Byron 77 Cadwell 78 Cairo 79 Calhoun 80 Camak 81 Camilla 82 Canon 83 Canton 84 Carl 85 Carlton 86 Carnesville 87 Carrollton 88 Cartersville 89 Cave Spring 90 Cecil 91 Cedartown 92 Centerville 93 Centralhatchee 94 Chamblee 95 Chatsworth 96 Chauncey 97 Chester 98 Chickamauga 99 Clarkesville 100 Clarkston

2002 Estimated Population
2,667 1,209
119 740 1,095 1,418 332 1,907 337 951 1,500
75 4,800
225 504 1,095 590 1,462 15,598 955 213 1,674 10,823 1,906 417 3,009 337 9,231 11,715 158 5,672 774 11,338 217 234 569 20,154 17,169 989 272 9,483 5,059 398 9,494 3,699 293 1,308 2,396 1,328 7,214

Group
E F H G F F H F H G F H E H G F G F C G H F C F H E H D C H D G C H H G C C G H D D H D E H F F F D

Responded
Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes

DCA - 2003 Wage and Salary Survey A-1

Public Works/Solid Waste

Jurisdiction
101 Claxton 102 Clayton 103 Clermont 104 Cleveland 105 Climax 106 Cobbtown 107 Cochran 108 Cohutta 109 Colbert 110 Coleman 111 College Park 112 Collins 113 Colquitt 114 Comer 115 Commerce 116 Concord 117 Conyers 118 Coolidge 119 Cordele 120 Cornelia 121 Covington 122 Crawford 123 Crawfordville 124 Culloden 125 Cumming 126 Cusseta 127 Cuthbert 128 Dacula 129 Dahlonega 130 Daisy 131 Dallas 132 Dalton 133 Damascus 134 Danielsville 135 Danville 136 Darien 137 Dasher 138 Davisboro 139 Dawson 140 Dawsonville 141 Dearing 142 Decatur 143 Deepstep 144 Demorest 145 Denton 146 Desoto 147 Dexter 148 Dillard 149 Doerun 150 Donalsonville 151 Dooling 152 Doraville 153 Douglas 154 Douglasville 155 Dublin

2002 Estimated Population
2,346 2,055
493 2,103
296 311 4,544 580 494 145 19,529 530 1,928 1,084 5,347 328 11,790 552 11,551 3,725 12,511 829 542 222 4,815 1,272 3,557 4,237 3,924 132 6,414 29,895 270 456 366 1,711 832 1,539 5,060 616 441 18,172 129 1,501 275 218 522 209 827 2,754 167 10,058 10,660 21,759 16,067

A-2 DCA - 2003 Wage and Salary Survey

Group Responded

F

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

F

No

H

Yes

H

No

E

Yes

G

No

H

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

G

Yes

F

Yes

F

Yes

D

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

G

Yes

C

Yes

E

No

C

Yes

G

Yes

G

No

H

Yes

E

Yes

F

No

E

Yes

E

Yes

E

Yes

H

Yes

D

Yes

B

Yes

H

Yes

H

No

H

Yes

F

Yes

G

Yes

F

Yes

D

Yes

G

Yes

H

No

C

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

H

No

H

No

G

Yes

H

Yes

G

Yes

E

Yes

H

No

C

No

C

Yes

C

No

C

Yes

Jurisdiction
156 Dudley 157 Duluth 158 Dupont 159 East Dublin 160 East Ellijay 161 East Point 162 Eastman 163 Eatonton 164 Edgehill 165 Edison 166 Elberton 167 Ellaville 168 Ellenton 169 Ellijay 170 Emerson 171 Enigma 172 Ephesus 173 Eton 174 Euharlee 175 Fairburn 176 Fairmount 177 Fargo 178 Fayetteville 179 Fitzgerald 180 Flemington 181 Flovilla 182 Flowery Branch 183 Folkston 184 Forest Park 185 Forsyth 186 Fort Gaines 187 Fort Valley 188 Franklin 189 Franklin Springs 190 Ft. Oglethorpe 191 Funston 192 Gainesville 193 Garden City 194 Garfield 195 Gay 196 Geneva 197 Georgetown 198 Gibson 199 Gillsville 200 Girard 201 Glennville 202 Glenwood 203 Good Hope 204 Gordon 205 Graham 206 Grantville 207 Gray 208 Grayson 209 Greensboro 210 Greenville

2002 Estimated Population
454 22,788
138 2,524
797 37,867
5,345 6,910
30 1,342 4,658 1,682
346 1,578 1,085
877 394 443 3,567 5,971 755 379 12,930 8,637 364 700 1,944 3,255 21,315 4,052 1,101 7,965 904 774 7,582 429 27,968 11,084 154 140 116 970 703 198 229 4,852 885 220 2,158 318 1,554 1,881 964 3,298 913

Group
H C H E G B D D H F E F H F F G H H E D G H C D H G F E C E F D G G D H B C H H H G G H H E G H F H F F G E G

Responded
Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Jurisdiction
211 Griffin 212 Grovetown 213 Gumbranch 214 Guyton 215 Hagan 216 Hahira 217 Hamilton 218 Hampton 219 Hapeville 220 Haralson 221 Harlem 222 Harrison 223 Hartwell 224 Hawkinsville 225 Hazlehurst 226 Helen 227 Helena 228 Hephzibah 229 Hiawassee 230 Higgston 231 Hiltonia 232 Hinesville 233 Hiram 234 Hoboken 235 Hogansville 236 Holly Springs 237 Homeland 238 Homer 239 Homerville 240 Hoschton 241 Hull 242 Ideal 243 Ila 244 Iron City 245 Irwinton 246 Ivey 247 Jackson 248 Jacksonville 249 Jakin 250 Jasper 251 Jefferson 252 Jeffersonville 253 Jenkinsburg 254 Jersey 255 Jesup 256 Jonesboro 257 Junction City 258 Kennesaw 259 Keysville 260 Kingsland 261 Kingston 262 Kite 263 LaFayette 264 LaGrange 265 Lake City

2002 Estimated Population
23,226 6,510 274 1,043 965 1,756 316 4,280 5,913 154 1,825 492 4,234 4,230 3,775 519 2,314 4,008 799 322 415
30,541 1,502 479 2,763 4,057 794 960 2,801 1,304 164 520 333 316 592 1,126 4,192 118 154 2,296 4,057 1,276 215 164 9,309 3,780 181
24,822 185
10,990 661 243
6,676 26,424
2,855

Group Responded

C

No

D

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

G

Yes

F

No

H

Yes

E

No

D

No

H

No

F

Yes

H

Yes

E

Yes

E

No

E

Yes

G

Yes

F

Yes

E

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

H

No

B

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

E

Yes

E

Yes

G

No

G

Yes

E

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

H

Yes

G

Yes

F

No

E

Yes

H

Yes

H

No

F

Yes

E

No

F

No

H

Yes

H

No

D

Yes

E

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

H

No

C

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

D

Yes

B

Yes

E

Yes

Public Works/Solid Waste

Jurisdiction
266 Lake Park 267 Lakeland 268 Lavonia 269 Lawrenceville 270 Leary 271 Leesburg 272 Lenox 273 Leslie 274 Lexington 275 Lilburn 276 Lilly 277 Lincolnton 278 Lithonia 279 Locust Grove 280 Loganville 281 Lone Oak 282 Lookout Mountain 283 Louisville 284 Lovejoy 285 Ludowici 286 Lula 287 Lumber City 288 Lumpkin 289 Luthersville 290 Lyerly 291 Lyons 292 Macon 293 Madison 294 Manassas 295 Manchester 296 Mansfield 297 Marietta 298 Marshallville 299 Martin 300 Maxeys 301 Maysville 302 McCaysville 303 McDonough 304 McIntyre 305 McRae 306 Meansville 307 Meigs 308 Menlo 309 Metter 310 Midville 311 Midway 312 Milan 313 Milledgeville 314 Millen 315 Milner 316 Mitchell 317 Molena 318 Monroe 319 Montezuma 320 Monticello

2002 Estimated Population
546 2,709 1,845 25,576
679 2,549
905 452 243 11,406 221 1,598 2,210 2,573 7,294 101 1,581 2,669 2,544 1,498 1,543 1,238 1,306 824 500 4,302 95,862 3,726 101 3,871 430 62,020 1,311 310 217 1,447 1,060 9,997 729 2,701 188 1,094 495 3,903 464 1,091 1,011 18,762 3,502 514 175 472 11,764 4,006 2,507

Group
G E F B G E G H H C H F F E D H F E E F F F F G G E A E H E H A F H H F F D G E H F H E H F F C E G H H C E E

Responded
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No

DCA - 2003 Wage and Salary Survey A-3

Public Works/Solid Waste

Jurisdiction
321 Montrose 322 Moreland 323 Morgan 324 Morganton 325 Morrow 326 Morven 327 Moultrie 328 Mount Airy 329 Mount Vernon 330 Mountain City 331 Mountain Park 332 Mt. Zion 333 Nahunta 334 Nashville 335 Nelson 336 Newborn 337 Newington 338 Newnan 339 Newton 340 Nicholls 341 Nicholson 342 Norcross 343 Norman Park 344 North High Shoals 345 Norwood 346 Nunez 347 Oak Park 348 Oakwood 349 Ochlocknee 350 Ocilla 351 Oconee 352 Odum 353 Offerman 354 Oglethorpe 355 Oliver 356 Omega 357 Orchard Hill 358 Oxford 359 Palmetto 360 Parrott 361 Patterson 362 Pavo 363 Payne City 364 Peachtree City 365 Pearson 366 Pelham 367 Pembroke 368 Pendergrass 369 Perry 370 Pine Mountain 371 Pinehurst 372 Pinelake 373 Pineview 374 Pitts 375 Plains

2002 Estimated Population
158 409 1,469 299 4,902 636 14,377 680 1,957 814 498 1,362 1,005 4,696 660 592 320 19,365 839 2,045 1,268 9,173 858 484 297 134 373 2,960 606 3,231 274 422 411 1,187 248 1,356 230 2,036 3,496 148 629 714 172 32,406 1,825 4,029 2,360 462 10,149 1,167 306 622 529 305 627

A-4 DCA - 2003 Wage and Salary Survey

Group Responded

H

No

H

Yes

F

Yes

H

No

E

No

G

Yes

C

Yes

G

Yes

F

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

F

Yes

E

Yes

G

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

G

Yes

F

Yes

F

Yes

D

Yes

G

Yes

H

No

H

Yes

H

Yes

H

No

E

Yes

G

Yes

E

No

H

Yes

H

Yes

H

Yes

F

No

H

No

F

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

E

Yes

H

Yes

G

Yes

G

Yes

H

No

B

Yes

F

Yes

E

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

G

Yes

G

No

H

Yes

G

Yes

Jurisdiction
376 Plainville 377 Pooler 378 Port Wentworth 379 Portal 380 Porterdale 381 Poulan 382 Powder Springs 383 Preston 384 Pulaski 385 Quitman 386 Ranger 387 Ray City 388 Rayle 389 Rebecca 390 Register 391 Reidsville 392 Remerton 393 Rentz 394 Resaca 395 Rest Haven 396 Reynolds 397 Rhine 398 Riceboro 399 Richland 400 Richmond Hill 401 Riddleville 402 Rincon 403 Ringgold 404 Riverdale 405 Riverside 406 Roberta 407 Rochelle 408 Rockmart 409 Rocky Ford 410 Rome 411 Roopville 412 Rossville 413 Roswell 414 Royston 415 Rutledge 416 Sale City 417 Sandersville 418 Santa Claus 419 Sardis 420 Sasser 421 Savannah 422 Scotland 423 Screven 424 Senoia 425 Shady Dale 426 Sharon 427 Sharpsburg 428 Shellman 429 Shiloh 430 Siloam

2002 Estimated Population
260 7,481 3,195
585 1,382
924 13,399
436 263 4,554
87 744 139 252 160 2,263 822 311 832 151 1,040 417 738 1,721 7,685 120 5,185 2,531 14,508
58 780 1,408 3,922 182 35,237 182 3,441 79,031 2,548 724 318 5,983 238 1,205 378 127,691 299 711 2,109 251
99 330 1,103 431 341

Group
H D E G F G C H H E H G H H H F G H G H F H G F D H D E C H G F E H B H E A E G H D H F H A H G F H H H F H H

Responded
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes

Jurisdiction
431 Sky Valley 432 Smithville 433 Smyrna 434 Snellville 435 Social Circle 436 Soperton 437 Sparks 438 Sparta 439 Springfield 440 St. Marys 441 Stapleton 442 Statesboro 443 Statham 444 Stillmore 445 Stockbridge 446 Stone Mountain 447 Sugar Hill 448 Summertown 449 Summerville 450 Sumner 451 Sunny Side 452 Surrency 453 Suwanee 454 Swainsboro 455 Sycamore 456 Sylvania 457 Sylvester 458 Talbotton 459 Talking Rock 460 Tallapoosa 461 Tallulah Falls 462 Talmo 463 Tarrytown 464 Taylorsville 465 Temple 466 Tennille 467 Thomaston 468 Thomasville 469 Thomson 470 Thunderbolt 471 Tifton 472 Tiger 473 Tignall 474 Toccoa 475 Toomsboro 476 Trenton 477 Trion 478 Tunnel Hill 479 Turin 480 Twin City 481 Ty Ty 482 Tybee Island 483 Tyrone 484 Unadilla 485 Union City

2002 Estimated Population
219 843 45,678 17,543 3,641 2,789 1,784 1,463 1,953 15,103 312 23,324 2,222 746 10,777 7,171 13,254 143 4,648 308 136 237 10,441 7,155 497 2,599 5,876 1,034
54 2,907
160 515 100 225 3,358 1,453 9,288 17,964 6,790 2,306 15,873 320 659 9,488 625 2,008 2,000 1,218 251 1,762 737 3,486 4,479 2,754 12,458

Group Responded

H

Yes

G

Yes

B

Yes

C

Yes

E

Yes

E

Yes

F

No

F

No

F

Yes

C

No

H

No

C

Yes

F

Yes

G

Yes

C

Yes

D

Yes

C

Yes

H

Yes

E

Yes

H

Yes

H

Yes

H

Yes

C

Yes

D

No

H

Yes

E

Yes

D

Yes

F

No

H

No

E

No

H

Yes

G

Yes

H

Yes

H

Yes

E

Yes

F

Yes

D

Yes

C

Yes

D

Yes

F

Yes

C

Yes

H

No

G

Yes

D

Yes

G

Yes

F

No

F

Yes

F

Yes

H

Yes

F

Yes

G

Yes

E

Yes

E

Yes

E

Yes

C

Yes

Jurisdiction
486 Union Point 487 Uvalda 488 Valdosta 489 Varnell 490 Vernonburg 491 Vidalia 492 Vidette 493 Vienna 494 Villa Rica 495 Waco 496 Wadley 497 Waleska 498 Walnut Grove 499 Walthourville 500 Warm Springs 501 Warner Robins 502 Warrenton 503 Warwick 504 Washington 505 Watkinsville 506 Waverly Hall 507 Waycross 508 Waynesboro 509 West Point 510 Weston 511 Whigham 512 White 513 White Plains 514 Whitesburg 515 Willacoochee 516 Williamson 517 Winder 518 Winterville 519 Woodbine 520 Woodbury 521 Woodland 522 Woodstock 523 Woodville 524 Woolsey 525 Wrens 526 Wrightsville 527 Yatesville 528 Young Harris 529 Zebulon

Public Works/Solid Waste

2002 Estimated Population
1,659 532
44,707 1,554 133
10,524 114
2,940 6,985
482 2,064
641 1,227 3,993
491 52,565
1,945 417
4,278 2,115
728 15,166
5,844 3,328
72 628 729 294 593 1,452 310 11,158 1,063 1,179 1,144 434 13,192 418 184 2,271 2,220 406 596 1,177

Group
F G B F H C H E D H F G F E H A F H E F G C D E H G G H G F H C F F F H C H H F F H G F

Responded
Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No

DCA - 2003 Wage and Salary Survey A-5

DCA
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Office of Research Post Office Box 95068 Atlanta, Georgia 30347-0068
(404) 679-3145