Wage and salary survey. Public works/solid waste positions, 2017

2017 Municipal Wage and Salary Survey
Public Works / Solid Waste Positions
October 2017
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Research
60 Executive Park South Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
404-679-4940

Municipal Job Descriptions

Public Works/Solid Waste

Automotive Mechanic (Public Works) Analyzes malfunctions and repairs, rebuilds and maintains fleet automobiles and light trucks.
Civil Engineer Plans, designs, and directs construction and maintenance of structures and facilities such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, water and sewage systems, and waste disposal units. (Requires a degree in civil engineering.)
Crew Leader Performs skilled and unskilled work of a varied nature in a lead worker capacity.
Electric Groundworker Operates line truck, digger derrick, aerial truck, trencher/backhoe to prepare for installation of electric lines; sets, grounds, pulls, and tamps poles and digs holes.
Electric Lineman Installs, constructs, and maintains overhead and underground electric lines.
Electric Superintendent/Manager Performs technical and supervisory work in directing all the operations and maintenance of jurisdiction's electric utility.
Electric Technician Performs energy audits; reads meters and records data; tests and repairs or replaces meters; other related duties where applicable.
Gas Construction Worker Installs new gas mains, lines, and taps. Where applicable, duties can include leak detection, maintenance, and repair and installation of new meters and regulators.
Gas Distribution Technician Maintains gas service mains and lines including cathodic protection, leak detection, installation of residential and commercial regulators and meters, and determining location of lines.
Gas Superintendent/Manager Performs technical and supervisory work in directing all the operations and maintenance of jurisdiction's gas utility.
Groundskeeper Performs routine cleaning and maintenance duties around public buildings and parks such as mowing lawns, trimming hedges, weeding flowerbeds, etc.
Heavy Equipment Mechanic Analyzes equipment malfunctions; repairs, rebuilds, and maintains construction equipment, such as cranes, power shovels, scrapers, paving machines, motor graders, trench-digging machines, conveyors, bulldozers, dredges, pumps, compressors, and pneumatic tools.
Heavy Equipment Operator Responsible for the operation of various heavy equipment such as trackmounted crane, twelve-yard dump truck, concrete mixer, power shovel, drag line, bulldozer, large excavator, street sweeper, backhoe, and/or front-end loader for a variety of construction-, demolition-, and solid waste-related duties.

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Public Works/Solid Waste

Laborer Performs unskilled manual tasks which may require the use of simple hand tools or involve performing varied all-weather tasks in collection and disposal of solid waste. May also act as site attendant at solid waste and recycling centers.

Landfill Inmate Supervisor Supervises the work of inmates in the operation of light and heavy equipment.

Landfill Manager, Certified Responsible for the safe operation and supervision of the landfill facility, including equipment and supply maintenance. Must be certified.

Light Equipment Operator Responsible for the operation of various light equipment such as tractors, moving equipment, trucks, and rubber-tired backhoes.

Maintenance Superintendent Performs responsible technical and administrative work in repair, cleaning, and remodeling of public buildings.

Maintenance Worker Performs general maintenance work including repair, cleaning, and remodeling of government buildings.

Meter Reader

Reads electric or water consumption meters and records volume used by residential and commercial consumers. May also report complaints or irregularities by consumer either verbally or on forms for necessary action by servicing department.

Public Works Superintendent Plans, directs, organizes, and coordinates work in the street, sanitation, water and sewer collection and treatment shop or garage departments. Prepares preliminary budget for department and attends commission meetings to present budgets, activity reports, and plans for future activities.

Recycling Manager/Supervisor Develops standards to assure that recycled materials collected are processed to prevent contamination. Studies, analyzes, and prepares reports related to recycling collection, processing, and marketing. Develops, implements, and monitors programs for waste reduction, recycling, and education in local community; serves as liaison to governmental agencies, public officials, and the general public.

Refuse/Recycling Collection Supervisor Plans, organizes, schedules, assigns, and reviews the work of crews working on assigned routes and inspects routes for problem areas and completion.

Refuse/Recycling Collector Collects recyclables/refuse on designated routes, starts hoisting device that raises refuse bin attached to rear of truck, and dumps contents.

Refuse/Recycling Route Supervisor/Lead Plans, organizes, and supervises the work of employees engaged in garbage, Truck Driver trash, and litter pickup. Inspects routes for problem areas and completion.

Refuse/Recycling Truck Driver Operates heavy automotive equipment used in the collection of refuse. Assigned to collection routes and responsible for the maintenance of proper collection on the routes.

Road Crew Supervisor Supervises a crew of workers in the construction and repair of streets, roads, bridges, and related facilities.

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Public Works/Solid Waste
Roads and Bridges Superintendent Performs responsible managerial, administrative, and technical work in the construction and repair of streets, roads, bridges, and related facilities.
Sanitation Superintendent Directs and coordinates work of subordinate personnel engaged in installing, maintaining, repairing, servicing, and relocating sewerage facilities.
Scale House Attendant Responsible for computerized weighing and printing of landfill scale tickets; and inspects all trash entering the landfill.
Sewage Treatment Plant Superintendent Performs technical and supervisory work in directing all the operations and maintenance of sewage treatment plants.
Sewer System Supervisor Directs and coordinates work of subordinate personnel engaged in installing, maintaining, repairing, servicing, enlarging, and relocating sewage facilities. Determines need for material and equipment required to complete projects, such as type and size of pipes, fittings, cranes, bulldozers, welders or trenching machines.
Solid Waste Manager Provides overall direction for all solid waste activities and facilities by developing, directing, organizing, and coordinating solid waste programs, facilities, education, and planning. Responsible for compliance with state and federal solid waste regulations.
Truck Driver Operates light or automotive equipment to include automotive equipment with mower, pick-up, flatbed truck, small dump truck or small trencher. May perform a variety of manual tasks in connection with such operations. May also operate heavy construction equipment but at the lowest skill level.
Water/Wastewater Lab Technician Collects water/wastewater samples and performs standardized analytical tests; related work as required.
Water/Wastewater Superintendent Directs and coordinates all activities or workers engaged in the installation, maintenance, repair, and relocation of water and sewer distribution systems.
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Responsible for managing and supervising the operations of a water or Manager wastewater treatment plant.
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Responsible for operating or assisting in the operation of a water filter plant or Operator processing of wastewater through a sewage treatment plant. Must hold appropriate state certifications.
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Automotive Mechanic (Public Works)
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

4

30,397

31,533

55,680

71,947

19

B

10

32,392

38,272

51,648

64,480

35

C

23

31,138

58,240

44,330

56,597

51

D

15

28,306

35,360

41,492

52,291

22

E

18

28,061

34,694

38,763

61,048

25

F

3

25,924

29,931

41,947

52,000

3

Total/Avg

73

29,370

38,005

45,643

59,727

155

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Marietta Roswell Smyrna Valdosta
B Carrollton East Point Gainesville Kennesaw LaGrange Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Rome Stockbridge
C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Brunswick Buford Calhoun Conyers Cordele

60,941 31,403.00 58,024.00 Annual

40

7

94,598 13.63

34.59

Hourly

40

9

56,664 15.16

22.74

Hourly

40

1

56,474 30,300.00 45,450.00 Annual

40

2

26,562 33,467.20 56,825.60 Annual

40

3

35,471 31,230.00 48,709.00 Annual

40

4

40,000 13.81

21.41

Hourly

40

4

33,627 16.64

25.00

Hourly

40

1

30,771 30,285.00 46,800.00 Annual

40

5

30,782 35,789.55 58,694.87 Annual

40

5

37,912 16.79

31.00

Hourly

40

4

35,186 18.40

27.60

Hourly

40

4

36,407 13.22

21.15

Hourly

40

3

28,677 14.00

20.69

Hourly

40

2

22,418 12.80

20.15

Hourly

40

2

15,854 26,053.00 36,474.00 Annual

40

1

12,274 13.42

27.21

Hourly

40

5

16,346 23,324.88 36,153.57 Annual

40

3

14,356 14.60

23.00

Hourly

40

2

16,445 19.05

19.05

Hourly

40

1

15,919 28.00

40,160.78 Annual

40

1

10,856 14.95

22.78

Hourly

40

3

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 1

Public Works
Automotive Mechanic (Public Works)

Group Jurisdiction
Covington Decatur Doraville Dublin Loganville Milledgeville Monroe Perry Pooler Powder Springs Snellville St. Marys Sugar Hill Thomasville Waycross D Camilla Commerce Dahlonega Eatonton Fitzgerald Folkston Fort Oglethorpe Fort Valley Garden City Hawkinsville LaFayette Sandersville Sylvester Toccoa Waynesboro E Alma Ashburn Blakely Bloomingdale Cornelia Dawson Elberton Hogansville Jackson

2016 Population
13,977 22,813 10,501 16,104 11,674 18,933 13,478 16,200 23,744 14,956 19,738 18,088 22,197 18,826 14,089
5,170 6,788 6,437 6,555 8,927 4,788 9,839 8,643 8,900 5,409 7,159 5,700 6,064 8,412 5,701 3,556 3,737 4,702 2,717 4,267 4,291 4,420 3,139 5,071

Minimum entry-level
wage
15.65 15.56 16.00 15.59 27,181.40 28,676.27 13.90 12.98 15.76 14.38 12.68 13.59 35,360.00 15.22 12.59 14.24 13.91 13.44 15.07 7.25 10.50 17.00 11.39 15.25 13.00 13.65 16.58 22,880.00 15.73 16.12 29,790.00 15.45 13.65 13.93 13.00 9.36 34,694.00 11.00 16.31

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

23.67

Hourly

40

4

25.20

Hourly

40

1

23.11

Hourly

40

1

19.92

Hourly

40

4

47,453.56 Annual

40

2

43,632.80 Annual

40

3

23.07

Hourly

40

3

19.81

Hourly

40

1

23.64

Hourly

40

1

22.28

Hourly

40

1

23.14

Hourly

40

1

16.44

Hourly

40

2

38,750.00 Annual

40

1

21.92

Hourly

40

4

19.15

Hourly

40

4

20.20

Hourly

40

2

20.97

Hourly

40

1

19.99

Hourly

40

1

19.66

Hourly

40

1

18.02

Hourly

40

3

19.51

Hourly

40

1

18.54

Hourly

40

1

17.09

Hourly

40

3

24.41

Hourly

40

1

13.00

Hourly

40

1

15.37

Hourly

40

1

23.35

Hourly

40

1

41,683.20 Annual

40

1

23.93

Hourly

40

2

25.14

Hourly

40

2

29,790.00 Annual

40

1

15.50

Hourly

40

2

23.46

Hourly

40

2

22.86

Hourly

40

1

19.50

Hourly

40

1

11.99

Hourly

40

2

47,250.00 Annual

40

1

21.50

Hourly

40

1

22.58

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 2 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Automotive Mechanic (Public Works)

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Jasper Lakeland Lyons Metter Pelham Quitman City Sylvania Tybee Island Vienna F Clarkesville Louisville Trion

2016 Population
3,819 3,295 4,369 4,076 3,649 3,888 2,526 3,113 3,699 1,770 2,383 1,780

Minimum entry-level
wage
14.42 7.25 11.73 12.41 15.00 16.53 14.41 15.93 26,265.00 10.50 12.50 14.39

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

17.32

Hourly

40

3

10.50

Hourly

40

1

11.73

Hourly

36

1

18.61

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

16.53

Hourly

40

1

24.21

Hourly

40

2

29.35

Hourly

40

2

39,398.00 Annual

40

1

19.50

Hourly

40

1

25.00

Hourly

40

1

16.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 3

Public Works
Civil Engineer
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

6

57,582

74,342

100,503

117,696

17

B

7

61,674

80,000

88,674

110,000

8

C

9

64,588

88,670

91,374

107,952

9

D

1

46,024

46,024

75,492

75,492

1

Total/Avg

23

57,467

72,259

89,011

102,785

35

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Alpharetta Marietta Roswell Savannah Smyrna
B Canton Carrollton East Point Gainesville Newnan Peachtree City Rome
C Brunswick Calhoun Cartersville Covington Decatur Norcross St. Marys Thomasville Waycross
D Dahlonega

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

73,801 68,500.00 117,696.00 Annual

40

1

65,338 53,550.00 100,140.00 Annual

40

2

60,941 54,955.00 85,246.00 Annual

40

1

94,598 44,990.40 112,236.80 Annual

40

8

146,763 49,154.00 76,189.00 Annual

40

4

56,664 74,342.00 111,513.00 Annual

40

1

26,340 65,024.59 97,536.89 Annual

40

2

26,562 79,830.40 96,915.52 Annual

40

2

35,471 50,871.00 79,342.00 Annual

40

1

40,000 45,510.40 68,265.60 Annual

40

0

37,912 28.37

43.97

Hourly

40

1

35,186 51,469.00 77,203.00 Annual

40

1

36,407 80,000.00 110,000.00 Annual

40

1

16,346 53,461.06 82,864.65 Annual

40

1

16,445 42.63

42.63

Hourly

40

1

20,753 70,945.00 107,952.00 Annual

40

1

13,977 30.67

46.53

Annual

40

1

22,813 58,552.00 95,992.00 Annual

40

1

16,787 65,283.00 106,973.00 Annual

40

1

18,088 27.91

27.91

Annual

40

1

18,826 63,191.00 94,786.00 Annual

40

1

14,089 59,342.40 90,292.80 Annual

40

1

6,437 46,024.25 75,491.80 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 4 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Crew Leader
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

7

32,625

37,086

52,171

72,770

95

B

12

33,150

39,291

51,116

60,840

49

C

20

32,132

50,170

48,898

75,899

80

D

20

28,336

41,113

41,631

52,416

49

E

20

30,492

42,099

41,770

58,936

39

F

9

27,022

32,240

32,640

41,600

11

Total/Avg

88

30,626

40,333

44,704

60,410

323

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Albany Alpharetta Marietta Roswell Savannah Smyrna Valdosta
B Canton Carrollton Dalton Douglasville Duluth Gainesville LaGrange Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Rome Stockbridge
C Americus Bainbridge Brunswick

73,801 13.22

19.53

Hourly

40

3

65,338 36,750.00 72,770.00 Annual

37

8

60,941 36,483.00 55,183.00 Annual

40

7

94,598 15.90

25.43

Hourly

40

13

146,763 17.83

27.64

Hourly

40

46

56,664 13.07

19.61

Hourly

40

2

56,474 30,300.00 45,450.00 Annual

40

16

26,340 17.28

25.92

Hourly

40

2

26,562 33,219.62 45,603.82 Annual

40

3

34,077 14.07

21.97

Hourly

40

6

33,252 17.44

27.90

Hourly

40

6

29,331 18.89

29.25

Hourly

40

1

40,000 16.78

26.02

Hourly

40

4

30,771 27,186.00 43,722.00 Annual

40

4

30,782 34,085.29 55,899.87 Annual

40

1

37,912 14.94

23.16

Hourly

40

4

35,186 18.40

27.60

Hourly

40

7

36,407 12.64

20.53

Hourly

40

8

28,677 15.38

22.73

Hourly

40

3

15,854 25,021.00 35,029.00 Annual

40

2

12,274 13.42

21.26

Hourly

40

5

16,346 23,324.88 36,153.57 Annual

40

4

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Public Works
Crew Leader

Group Jurisdiction
Buford Calhoun Clarkston Conyers Covington Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Griffin Kingsland Loganville Milledgeville Monroe Perry Pooler Thomasville Waycross D Byron Cairo Camilla Commerce Cumming Dahlonega Eastman Fitzgerald Folkston Fort Oglethorpe Fort Valley Garden City Glennville Hawkinsville LaFayette Locust Grove Sandersville Stone Mountain Sylvester Toccoa E Adairsville Alma

2016 Population
14,356 16,445 12,742 15,919 13,977 11,727 16,104 17,519 22,928 16,720 11,674 18,933 13,478 16,200 23,744 18,826 14,089
5,133 9,570 5,170 6,788 6,225 6,437 5,157 8,927 4,788 9,839 8,643 8,900 5,098 5,409 7,159 5,940 5,700 6,328 6,064 8,412 4,816 3,556

Minimum entry-level
wage
19.00 18.62 15.69 34,692.39 24.12 16.26 18.08 15.55 13.66 14.18 30,628.68 30,126.94 16.82 18.94 15.76 10.35 10.36 11.86 12.00 14.21 13.91 41,113.35 16.02 10.00 7.25 10.50 40,000.00 11.39 14.06 14.72 12.00 12.37 16.58 12.95 19.05 29,120.00 10.59 15.83 31,774.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

30.00

Hourly

40

5

23.10

Hourly

40

8

23.53

Hourly

37.5

2

48,815.68 Annual

40

4

36.49

Hourly

40

3

28.77

Hourly

40

3

23.08

Hourly

40

1

25.72

Hourly

40

4

20.49

Hourly

40

8

21.43

Hourly

40

5

52,942.43 Annual

40

4

45,841.71 Annual

40

5

32.08

Hourly

40

5

26.20

Hourly

40

1

23.64

Hourly

40

5

14.90

Hourly

40

3

15.77

Hourly

40

3

19.82

Hourly

40

1

19.23

Hourly

40

5

20.18

Hourly

40

4

20.97

Hourly

40

2

43,085.32 Annual

40

6

23.61

Hourly

40

1

16.00

Hourly

40

2

16.82

Hourly

40

3

15.68

Hourly

40

1

42,850.00 Annual

40

0

17.09

Hourly

40

2

22.49

Hourly

40

4

24.15

Hourly

40

1

19.23

Hourly

40

3

18.74

Hourly

40

1

25.20

Hourly

40

2

18.24

Hourly

40

4

24.86

Hourly

40

1

42,744.00 Annual

40

1

16.12

Hourly

40

5

23.49

Hourly

40

3

31,774.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 6 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Crew Leader
Group Jurisdiction
Ashburn Bloomingdale Cornelia Dawson Dawsonville Elberton Hazlehurst Jackson Jasper Manchester Quitman City Rockmart Royston Tallapoosa Tybee Island Washington Watkinsville West Point F Blue Ridge Bowdon Clarkesville Claxton Lavonia Nahunta Porterdale Tennille Trion Union Point

Public Works

2016 Population
3,737 2,717 4,267 4,291 2,634 4,420 4,186 5,071 3,819 4,061 3,888 4,299 2,563 3,187 3,113 3,978 2,863 3,766 1,391 2,097 1,770 2,297 2,167 1,048 1,495 1,854 1,780 1,746

Minimum entry-level
wage
17.39 15.69 11.44 9.36 16.59 42,099.00 18.10 18.62 15.52 20,536.41 13.29 30,659.00 12.95 29,512.26 15.93 27,034.00 11.00 14.17 12.25 13.36 11.00 11.70 12.00 13.38 12.21 15.50 14.00 13.77

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

17.39

Hourly

40

1

25.77

Hourly

40

1

17.16

Hourly

40

2

9.36

Hourly

40

1

26.20

Hourly

40

1

58,936.00 Annual

40

3

18.64

Hourly

40

1

26.88

Hourly

40

4

21.35

Hourly

40

2

30,635.85 Annual

40

2

18.01

Hourly

40

2

37,502.00 Annual

40

2

15.69

Hourly

40

2

44,906.40 Annual

40

1

27.35

Hourly

40

3

40,051.00 Annual

40

2

15.66

Hourly

40

1

21.47

Hourly

40

4

Hourly

40

0

13.36

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

2

15.75

Hourly

40

1

16.50

Hourly

40

2

13.38

Hourly

40

1

16.47

Hourly

40

1

15.50

Hourly

40

1

16.50

Hourly

40

1

13.77

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 7

Public Works
Electric Groundworker
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

1

27,498

27,498

40,622

40,622

2

B

1

29,444

29,444

48,288

48,288

3

C

8

31,928

38,938

46,969

59,675

31

D

4

23,696

26,208

33,446

43,618

10

E

5

25,341

30,722

34,471

41,949

8

Total/Avg

19

27,581

30,562

40,760

46,831

54

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany B Lawrenceville C Acworth
Calhoun Cartersville Covington Douglas Monroe Norcross Thomasville D Cairo Commerce Sylvester Thomaston E Elberton Grantville Palmetto Sylvania Washington

2016 Population
73,801 30,782 22,418 16,445 20,753 13,977 11,727 13,478 16,787 18,826
9,570 6,788 6,064 8,962 4,420 3,202 4,707 2,526 3,978

Minimum entry-level
wage
13.22 29,444.16
18.72 17.85 17.08 16.42 12.09 13.90 13.69 13.05 10.00 12.60 22,297.60 12.25 23,480.00 14.77 11.06 10.20 28,282.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

19.53

Hourly

40

2

48,288.41 Annual

40

3

24.96

Hourly

40

3

18.01

Hourly

40

3

28.69

Hourly

40

6

24.84

Hourly

40

4

18.45

Hourly

40

3

24.48

Hourly

40

4

22.43

Hourly

40

2

18.79

Hourly

40

6

14.42

Hourly

40

6

20.97

Hourly

40

1

24,814.40 Annual

40

1

17.00

Hourly

40

2

28,176.00 Annual

40

1

14.77

Hourly

40

1

17.25

Hourly

40

1

17.13

Hourly

40

2

41,949.00 Annual

40

3

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 8 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Electric Lineman
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

3

43,077

50,107

63,916

70,506

32

B

3

44,485

49,816

65,852

74,911

15

C

10

41,496

52,000

67,891

80,267

65

D

9

36,341

46,280

53,263

68,619

32

E

8

33,142

39,614

47,773

55,661

24

F

1

25,894

25,894

38,440

38,440

2

G

1

37,440

37,440

37,440

37,440

1

H

1

25,958

25,958

31,637

31,637

0

Total/Avg

36

35,979

40,889

50,777

57,185

171

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Marietta Roswell
B East Point LaGrange Lawrenceville
C Acworth Buford Calhoun Cartersville Covington Douglas Griffin Monroe Norcross Thomasville
D Barnesville Cairo Camilla

2016 Population
73,801 60,941 94,598 35,471 30,771 30,782 22,418 14,356 16,445 20,753 13,977 11,727 22,928 13,478 16,787 18,826
6,696 9,570 5,170

Minimum entry-level
wage
20.87 50,107.00
17.17 37,962.00 49,816.00 45,677.55
19.54 15.00 23.00 24.14 20.89 13.35 25.00 15.98 20.23 22.37 43,042.00 15.00 16.99

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

30.83

Hourly

40

12

70,506.00 Annual

40

17

27.46

Hourly

40

3

59,205.00 Annual

40

6

63,440.00 Annual

40

3

74,911.18 Annual

40

6

31.48

Hourly

40

7

36.00

Hourly

40

9

33.74

Hourly

40

8

38.59

Hourly

40

8

33.17

Hourly

40

5

27.38

Hourly

40

6

30.41

Hourly

40

8

30.27

Hourly

40

7

33.15

Hourly

40

3

32.21

Hourly

40

4

59,333.00 Annual

40

3

25.50

Hourly

40

3

24.08

Hourly

40

6

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 9

Public Works
Electric Lineman

Group Jurisdiction
Commerce Hampton LaFayette Sandersville Sylvester Thomaston E Blakely Elberton Grantville Jackson Palmetto Quitman City Sylvania Washington F Oxford G Doerun H Whigham

2016 Population
6,788 7,532 7,159 5,700 6,064 8,962 4,702 4,420 3,202 5,071 4,707 3,888 2,526 3,978 2,224
770 473

Minimum entry-level
wage
16.97 39,436.29
13.65 19.23 28,080.00 22.25 16.00 39,614.00 17.48 18.73 17.16 9.06 14.41 32,412.00 25,894.08 18.00 12.48

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

25.58

Hourly

40

1

52,581.74 Annual

40

2

20.26

Hourly

40

6

32.99

Hourly

40

6

37,440.00 Annual

40

1

30.25

Hourly

40

4

23.73

Hourly

40

4

55,460.00 Annual

40

4

17.48

Hourly

40

1

25.92

Hourly

40

2

26.76

Hourly

40

1

15.79

Hourly

40

4

24.21

Hourly

40

5

48,233.00 Annual

40

3

38,439.91 Annual

40

2

18.00

Hourly

40

1

15.21

Hourly

40

0

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 10 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Electric Superintendent/Manager
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

3

53,322

61,100

86,097

104,981

4

B

3

64,950

88,400

90,732

100,388

3

C

9

69,158

95,413

100,482

145,183

11

D

8

49,937

59,369

70,563

83,613

9

E

7

47,403

57,720

63,981

79,796

7

H

1

41,600

41,600

51,357

51,357

1

Total/Avg

31

54,395

67,267

77,202

94,220

35

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Albany Marietta Savannah
B East Point LaGrange Lawrenceville
C Acworth Buford Calhoun Cartersville Douglas Griffin Monroe Norcross Thomasville
D Barnesville Cairo Camilla Commerce Hampton Sandersville Sylvester

73,801 61,100.00 104,981.00 Annual

40

1

60,941 54,955.00 85,246.00 Annual

40

2

146,763 43,912.00 68,064.00 Annual

40

1

35,471 45,237.00 71,967.00 Annual

40

1

30,771 88,400.00 99,840.00 Annual

40

1

30,782 61,212.28 100,388.14 Annual

40

1

22,418 27.46

36.91

Hourly

40

2

14,356 70,000.00 110,000.00 Annual

40

1

16,445 45.45

45.45

Hourly

40

1

20,753 95,413.00 145,183.00 Annual

40

1

11,727 32.46

49.53

Annual

40

1

22,928 51,390.00 77,085.00 Annual

40

1

13,478 31.63

52.72

Hourly

40

1

16,787 51,151.00 83,817.00 Annual

40

2

18,826 69,510.00 104,265.00 Annual

40

1

6,696 51,301.00 71,031.00 Annual

40

1

9,570 40,000.00 58,000.00 Annual

40

2

5,170 49,660.00 71,509.00 Annual

40

1

6,788 50,003.00 75,338.00 Annual

40

1

7,532 43,478.50 57,971.35 Annual

40

1

5,700 59,369.00 83,613.00 Annual

40

1

6,064 51,084.80 69,355.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 11

Public Works
Electric Superintendent/Manager

Group Jurisdiction
Thomaston E Chickamauga
Elberton Jackson Palmetto Quitman City Sylvania Washington H Whigham

2016 Population
8,962 3,101 4,420 5,071 4,707 3,888 2,526 3,978
473

Minimum entry-level
wage
54,600.00 53,200.00 54,506.00
27.75 18.92 19.28 20.37 44,567.00 41,600.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

77,688.00 Annual

40

1

53,200.00 Annual

40

1

79,796.00 Annual

40

1

34.13

Hourly

40

1

31.68

Hourly

40

1

19.28

Hourly

40

1

34.21

Annual

40

1

66,728.00 Annual

40

1

51,357.28 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 12 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Electric Technician
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

3

34,313

39,229

58,938

70,506

33

C

8

33,522

39,874

51,480

72,717

22

D

2

45,255

54,504

49,186

54,504

2

E

3

26,582

34,902

37,939

40,435

6

Total/Avg

16

34,918

42,127

49,386

59,541

63

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Marietta Savannah
C Acworth Calhoun Cartersville Douglas Griffin Monroe St. Marys Thomasville
D Cairo Cumming
E Chickamauga Lyons Palmetto

2016 Population
73,801 60,941 146,763 22,418 16,445 20,753 11,727 22,928 13,478 18,088 18,826
9,570 6,225 3,101 4,369 4,707

Minimum entry-level
wage
14.81 32,906.00
18.86 18.18 18.00 17.08 14.02 12.38 13.90 16.20 19.17 17.31 54,504.42 10.50 16.78 11.06

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

21.88

Hourly

40

17

70,506.00 Annual

40

6

29.23

Hourly

40

10

23.61

Hourly

40

1

26.50

Hourly

40

3

34.96

Hourly

40

5

24.81

Hourly

40

2

18.56

Hourly

40

3

25.76

Hourly

40

4

16.20

Hourly

40

1

27.60

Hourly

40

3

21.09

Hourly

40

1

54,504.42 Annual

40

1

18.50

Hourly

40

4

16.78

Hourly

40

1

19.44

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 13

Public Works
Gas Construction Worker
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

1

34,507

34,507

50,981

50,981

3

B

1

26,707

26,707

43,799

43,799

16

C

9

27,255

33,821

42,550

56,160

46

D

2

24,180

25,730

37,575

43,035

6

E

3

25,072

26,737

37,018

40,683

6

F

1

28,829

28,829

33,280

33,280

1

Total/Avg

17

27,758

29,388

40,867

44,656

78

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany B Lawrenceville C Americus
Bainbridge Buford Cartersville Covington Dublin Monroe Sugar Hill Thomasville D Camilla LaFayette E Elberton Tallapoosa Vienna F Trion

2016 Population
73,801 30,782 15,854 12,274 14,356 20,753 13,977 16,104 13,478 22,197 18,826
5,170 7,159 4,420 3,187 3,699 1,780

Minimum entry-level
wage
16.59 26,706.71 23,988.00
12.78 11.00 16.26 14.20 12.26 13.90 30,826.00 11.18 10.88 12.37 23,480.00 26,736.65 25,000.00 13.86

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

24.51

Hourly

40

3

43,799.01 Annual

40

16

33,583.00 Annual

40

2

20.23

Hourly

40

2

27.00

Hourly

40

19

24.74

Hourly

40

6

21.48

Hourly

40

2

15.65

Hourly

40

3

21.95

Hourly

40

8

43,300.00 Annual

40

3

16.10

Hourly

40

1

15.44

Hourly

40

1

20.69

Hourly

40

5

32,872.00 Annual

40

2

40,682.98 Annual

40

3

37,500.00 Annual

40

1

16.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 14 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Gas Distribution Technician
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

1

34,507

34,507

50,981

50,981

8

B

1

34,154

34,154

50,211

50,211

1

C

9

31,768

42,640

46,814

62,712

24

D

6

23,015

28,933

34,466

43,618

16

E

9

25,341

31,263

35,028

46,925

16

F

4

25,849

33,738

35,095

41,600

9

Total/Avg

30

29,106

34,206

42,099

49,341

74

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Albany B LaGrange C Americus
Cartersville Cordele Covington Douglas Dublin Monroe Sugar Hill Thomasville D Cairo Camilla Commerce Eatonton Sylvester Waynesboro E Ashburn Blakely Elberton Hartwell Hogansville

73,801 16.59

24.51

Hourly

40

8

30,771 34,154.00 50,211.00 Annual

40

1

15,854 26,053.00 36,474.00 Annual

40

2

20,753 17.08

30.15

Hourly

40

9

10,856 12.92

19.68

Hourly

40

2

13,977 15.65

23.67

Hourly

40

0

11,727 13.35

24.81

Hourly

40

6

16,104 16.70

21.33

Hourly

40

1

13,478 14.63

21.95

Hourly

40

1

22,197 42,640.00 48,110.00 Annual

40

2

18,826 14.10

20.30

Hourly

40

1

9,570 10.00

16.35

Hourly

40

5

5,170 11.72

16.61

Hourly

40

1

6,788 13.91

20.97

Hourly

40

2

6,555

9.18

13.50

Hourly

40

3

6,064 23,275.20 32,843.20 Annual

40

2

5,701 10.39

16.20

Hourly

40

3

3,737 13.45

15.76

Hourly

40

2

4,702 13.34

15.64

Hourly

40

2

4,420 31,263.00 44,666.00 Annual

40

1

4,505 25,000.00 46,925.00 Annual

40

2

3,139 10.30

14.50

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 15

Public Works
Gas Distribution Technician

Group Jurisdiction
Quitman City Royston Social Circle Sylvania F Louisville Trion Union Point Wrens

2016 Population
3,888 2,563 4,452 2,526 2,383 1,780 1,746 2,042

Minimum entry-level
wage
8.00 11.96 14.29 11.26 12.00 16.22 12.00 9.49

Maximum wage
10.25 18.18 14.29 18.91 20.00 17.04 17.92 12.53

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

Hourly

40

2

Hourly

40

4

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

1

Hourly

40

3

Hourly

40

4

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 16 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Gas Superintendent/Manager
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

1

61,100

61,100

104,981

104,981

1

B

1

58,698

58,698

95,971

95,971

1

C

10

57,975

95,413

81,790

145,183

11

D

6

41,777

53,602

62,744

81,578

6

E

14

37,753

60,000

49,803

73,813

14

F

4

41,418

60,008

49,942

60,008

4

Total/Avg

36

49,787

64,803

74,205

93,589

37

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Albany B LaGrange C Americus
Bainbridge Buford Cartersville Covington Douglas Dublin Monroe Sugar Hill Thomasville D Cairo Camilla Commerce Eatonton Toccoa Waynesboro E Adairsville Ashburn Blakely Cuthbert

73,801 61,100.00 104,981.00 Annual

40

1

30,771 58,698.00 95,971.00 Annual

40

1

15,854 35,860.00 50,204.00 Annual

40

2

12,274 20.94

33.15

Hourly

40

1

14,356 70,000.00 110,000.00 Annual

40

1

20,753 95,413.00 145,183.00 Annual

40

1

13,977 24.12

38.31

Annual

40

1

11,727 21.86

33.36

Annual

40

1

16,104 74,677.00 74,677.00 Annual

40

1

13,478 20.29

32.08

Hourly

40

1

22,197 64,958.00 66,915.00 Annual

40

1

18,826 57,446.00 86,169.00 Annual

40

1

9,570 25,750.00 45,000.00 Annual

40

1

5,170 40,976.00 59,003.00 Annual

40

1

6,788 50,003.00 75,338.00 Annual

40

1

6,555 20.00

26.51

Annual

40

1

8,412 25.77

39.22

Annual

40

1

5,701 18.62

29.04

Hourly

40

1

4,816 19.24

28.56

Hourly

40

1

3,737 55,000.00 55,000.00 Annual

40

1

4,702 60,000.00 65,000.00 Annual

40

1

3,664 30,000.00 35,000.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 17

Public Works
Gas Superintendent/Manager

Group Jurisdiction
Elberton Hartwell Hogansville Ocilla Pelham Quitman City Royston Social Circle Sylvania Vienna F Colquitt Trion Union Point Wrens

2016 Population
4,420 4,505 3,139 3,604 3,649 3,888 2,563 4,452 2,526 3,699 1,910 1,780 1,746 2,042

Minimum entry-level
wage
48,302.00 25,000.00
11.50 13.00 13.91 19.28 38,849.79 41,166.41 15.91 37,113.00 10.00 47,091.29 28.85 37,772.80

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

73,813.00 Annual

40

1

68,186.00 Annual

40

1

17.50

Hourly

40

1

13.00

Hourly

40

1

13.91

Hourly

40

1

19.28

Hourly

40

1

55,944.45 Annual

40

1

41,166.41 Annual

40

1

26.72

Hourly

40

1

55,669.00 Annual

40

1

17.50

Hourly

40

1

53,524.37 Annual

40

1

28.85

Hourly

40

1

49,836.80 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 18 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Groundskeeper
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

5

23,869

26,250

39,761

48,963

68

B

5

25,635

29,890

38,614

52,000

48

C

14

23,991

32,198

38,476

48,984

68

D

10

23,011

29,855

32,812

39,749

24

E

13

21,849

32,516

30,042

49,421

34

F

7

21,576

24,960

31,687

41,600

9

G

3

19,288

23,483

27,344

29,120

3

H

2

16,640

16,640

19,760

20,800

2

Total/Avg

59

21,982

26,974

32,312

41,330

256

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Alpharetta Marietta Roswell Valdosta
B Carrollton Dalton East Point Newnan Peachtree City
C Acworth Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Cartersville Douglas Griffin Holly Springs Lilburn

2016 Population
73,801 65,338 60,941 94,598 56,474 26,562 34,077 35,471 37,912 35,186 22,418 12,274 14,356 16,445 20,753 11,727 22,928 11,281 12,675

Minimum entry-level
wage
9.42 26,250.00 22,385.00
12.62 24,868.00 24,300.18
9.52 28,080.00
12.55 14.37 11.03 11.02 11.00 9.25 15.48 10.42 9.67 13.27 12.88

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

13.92

Hourly

40

7

46,200.00 Annual

37

13

37,385.00 Annual

40

9

23.54

Hourly

40

35

37,302.00 Annual

40

4

33,336.67 Annual

40

8

14.87

Hourly

40

2

36,348.00 Annual

40

19

19.45

Hourly

40

10

25.00

Hourly

40

9

23.42

Hourly

40

12

17.45

Hourly

40

12

23.20

Hourly

40

8

18.35

Hourly

40

7

23.55

Hourly

40

5

20.36

Hourly

40

5

14.50

Hourly

40

6

19.90

Hourly

40

1

19.33

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 19

Public Works
Groundskeeper

Group Jurisdiction
Monroe Perry St. Marys Sugar Hill Thomasville D Barnesville Cedartown Cumming Dahlonega Garden City LaFayette Locust Grove Morrow Thomaston Waynesboro E Ashburn Chickamauga Cornelia Harlem Hazlehurst Hephzibah Lakeland Metter Ocilla Ringgold Tybee Island Washington West Point F Clarkesville Emerson Hamilton Lithonia McCaysville Porterdale Tennille G Cohutta Milner Riceboro H Concord

2016 Population
13,478 16,200 18,088 22,197 18,826
6,696 9,799 6,225 6,437 8,900 7,159 5,940 7,276 8,962 5,701 3,737 3,101 4,267 3,018 4,186 3,898 3,295 4,076 3,604 4,378 3,113 3,978 3,766 1,770 1,565 1,077 2,082 1,108 1,495 1,854
635 615 765 379

Minimum entry-level
wage
11.97 11.78 12.16 23,296.00 10.35 25,307.00 9.00 29,854.76 10.48 11.94 10.15 12.86 10.10 10.60 8.98 11.00 8.50 10.40 8.74 9.01 22,800.00 7.25 9.70 11.00 32,515.72 13.84 20,701.00 10.57 8.00 12.00 9.00 10.30 12.00 10.31 11.00 18,000.00 9.00 11.29 8.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

17.96

Hourly

40

1

12.98

Hourly

40

2

12.16

Hourly

40

1

43,500.00 Annual

40

6

14.90

Hourly

40

1

34,886.00 Annual

40

1

16.38

Hourly

40

4

30,863.67 Annual

40

2

14.83

Hourly

40

2

19.11

Hourly

40

2

15.07

Hourly

40

1

18.80

Hourly

40

1

14.82

Hourly

40

1

13.13

Hourly

40

2

14.00

Hourly

40

8

12.30

Hourly

40

2

9.50

Hourly

40

1

15.60

Hourly

40

4

16.98

Hourly

40

2

13.46

Hourly

40

6

22,800.00 Annual

40

1

9.00

Hourly

40

1

14.54

Hourly

40

4

11.25

Hourly

40

2

41,124.16 Annual

40

1

23.76

Hourly

40

4

30,414.00 Annual

40

2

16.02

Hourly

40

4

15.00

Hourly

40

1

18.00

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

1

11.80

Hourly

40

2

16.00

Hourly

40

1

13.84

Hourly

40

1

12.00

Hourly

40

2

24,000.00 Annual

40

1

16.00

Annual

35

1

13.90

Hourly

40

1

9.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 20 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Groundskeeper
Group Jurisdiction
Pendergrass

Public Works

2016 Population
463

Minimum entry-level
wage
8.00

Maximum wage
10.00

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 21

Public Works
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

4

34,112

38,709

51,339

57,179

13

B

6

31,416

39,291

48,890

60,840

14

C

6

33,428

36,920

50,178

57,990

8

D

2

52,993

68,629

64,194

68,629

2

E

7

31,106

40,934

42,179

65,499

15

F

2

30,940

37,544

35,152

37,544

2

Total/Avg

27

35,666

43,671

48,655

57,947

54

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Albany Savannah Smyrna Valdosta
B Carrollton Dalton Duluth East Point Gainesville Rome
C Americus Conyers Covington Monroe Perry Thomasville
D Cumming Garden City
E Baxley Cornelia Elberton Rockmart

73,801 18.61

27.49

Hourly

40

2

146,763 15.05

23.33

Hourly

40

6

56,664 15.86

23.79

Hourly

40

1

56,474 33,445.00 50,168.00 Annual

40

4

26,562 28,116.11 38,604.05 Annual

40

6

34,077 14.76

23.07

Hourly

40

3

29,331 18.89

29.25

Hourly

40

1

35,471 31,230.00 51,144.00 Annual

40

1

40,000 14.50

22.48

Hourly

40

1

36,407 13.94

23.08

Hourly

40

2

15,854 28,118.00 39,365.00 Annual

40

1

15,919 34,692.39 48,815.68 Annual

40

1

13,977 15.65

24.84

Hourly

40

3

13,478 15.38

23.07

Hourly

40

1

16,200 17.45

27.88

Hourly

40

1

18,826 17.75

26.56

Hourly

40

1

6,225 68,629.25 68,629.25 Annual

40

1

8,900 17.96

28.73

Hourly

40

1

4,741 13.37

17.58

Hourly

40

5

4,267 12.48

18.72

Hourly

40

4

4,420 28,561.00 39,986.00 Annual

40

1

4,299 32,822.00 40,801.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 22 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Heavy Equipment Mechanic

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Social Circle Tybee Island Washington F Claxton Nahunta

2016 Population
4,452 3,113 3,978 2,297 1,048

Minimum entry-level
wage
17.76 19.68 24,714.00 11.70 18.05

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

17.76

Hourly

40

1

31.49

Hourly

40

1

36,520.00 Annual

40

2

15.75

Hourly

40

1

18.05

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 23

Public Works
Heavy Equipment Operator
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

6

31,454

34,445

47,055

51,667

150

B

12

30,066

34,674

46,160

52,562

126

C

27

28,512

35,526

42,825

54,059

103

D

23

26,657

58,655

38,877

65,969

115

E

21

26,268

37,086

36,366

50,898

53

F

6

24,657

27,300

33,902

42,723

13

G

4

29,979

52,126

34,633

52,126

5

Total/Avg

99

28,228

39,973

39,974

52,858

565

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Alpharetta Marietta Savannah Smyrna Valdosta
B Canton Carrollton Dalton Douglasville Duluth East Point Gainesville LaGrange Lawrenceville Newnan Peachtree City Rome
C Acworth Americus

2016 Population
73,801 65,338 60,941 146,763 56,664 56,474 26,340 26,562 34,077 33,252 29,331 35,471 40,000 30,771 30,782 37,912 35,186 36,407 22,418 15,854

Minimum entry-level
wage
14.81 31,500.00 28,538.00
15.93 16.56 30,300.00 14.90 29,403.69 12.15 13.67 16.31 28,080.00 14.50 30,659.00 30,916.36 14.94 16.67 13.08 12.80 23,988.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

21.88

Hourly

40

59

45,205.00 Annual

37

11

43,163.00 Annual

40

5

24.68

Hourly

40

50

24.84

Hourly

40

6

45,450.00 Annual

40

19

22.36

Hourly

40

1

40,359.85 Annual

40

13

18.98

Hourly

40

8

21.18

Hourly

40

4

25.27

Hourly

40

1

40,074.00 Annual

40

6

22.48

Hourly

40

7

49,254.00 Annual

40

32

50,702.83 Annual

40

3

23.16

Hourly

40

10

25.00

Hourly

40

4

21.15

Hourly

40

37

20.99

Hourly

40

2

33,584.00 Annual

40

3

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 24 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Heavy Equipment Operator

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Bainbridge Brunswick Calhoun Cartersville Conyers Cordele Covington Doraville Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Griffin Grovetown Kingsland Loganville Milledgeville Monroe Perry Pooler Powder Springs St. Marys Sugar Hill Thomasville Tifton Waycross D Barnesville Byron Cairo Camilla Centerville Commerce Cumming Dacula Dahlonega Eatonton Fitzgerald Fort Oglethorpe Fort Valley Garden City

2016 Population
12,274 16,346 16,445 20,753 15,919 10,856 13,977 10,501 11,727 16,104 17,519 22,928 13,463 16,720 11,674 18,933 13,478 16,200 23,744 14,956 18,088 22,197 18,826 16,836 14,089
6,696 5,133 9,570 5,170 7,615 6,788 6,225 5,632 6,437 6,555 8,927 9,839 8,643 8,900

Minimum entry-level
wage
15.57 21,156.36
12.22 17.08 28,541.51 13.55 13.53 14.75 12.09 15.90 13.43 14.35 14.83 11.91 30,628.68 27,293.53 13.23 14.81 14.28 14.38 16.91 33,842.00 12.08 11.45 11.42 34,176.00 10.52 10.00 11.72 14.10 13.91 58,654.74 24,000.00 12.63 12.31 7.25 11.00 10.34 15.25

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

24.65

Hourly

40

1

32,792.35 Annual

40

6

18.87

Hourly

40

4

25.99

Hourly

40

3

40,160.78 Annual

40

4

20.67

Hourly

40

10

24.84

Hourly

40

8

21.29

Hourly

40

2

18.45

Hourly

40

8

20.32

Hourly

40

4

22.22

Hourly

40

3

21.53

Hourly

40

2

22.54

Hourly

40

3

17.99

Hourly

40

4

52,942.43 Annual

40

2

41,530.33 Annual

40

6

21.95

Hourly

40

9

23.13

Hourly

40

2

21.42

Hourly

40

2

22.28

Hourly

40

1

16.91

Hourly

40

1

40,518.00 Annual

40

5

17.40

Hourly

40

1

18.96

Hourly

40

2

17.38

Hourly

40

5

47,113.00 Annual

40

3

17.62

Hourly

40

1

16.35

Hourly

40

38

16.62

Hourly

40

1

18.51

Hourly

40

3

20.97

Hourly

40

2

65,969.38 Annual

40

2

46,000.00 Annual

40

1

18.83

Hourly

40

4

14.99

Hourly

40

3

13.37

Hourly

40

1

14.54

Hourly

40

4

15.50

Hourly

40

5

24.41

Hourly

40

4

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 25

Public Works
Heavy Equipment Operator

Group Jurisdiction

2016 Population

Jesup

10,170

LaFayette

7,159

McRae-Helena

8,338

Sandersville

5,700

Stone Mountain

6,328

Sylvester

6,064

Thomaston

8,962

Toccoa

8,412

Waynesboro

5,701

E Ashburn

3,737

Blackshear

3,595

Blakely

4,702

Bloomingdale

2,717

Chattahoochee Hills C 2,804

Dawsonville

2,634

Donalsonville

2,637

Elberton

4,420

Hartwell

4,505

Jackson

5,071

Jasper

3,819

Lyons

4,369

Manchester

4,061

Ocilla

3,604

Pelham

3,649

Ringgold

4,378

Rockmart

4,299

Royston

2,563

Tybee Island

3,113

Washington

3,978

West Point

3,766

F Blue Ridge

1,391

Bowdon

2,097

Lavonia

2,167

Ludowici

2,162

McCaysville

1,108

Pembroke

2,484

G Blairsville

576

Flovilla

640

Helen

542

Minimum entry-level
wage
12.48 11.20 11.25 11.73 16.15 20,945.60 11.10 13.56 12.03 11.60 10.00 15.60 14.92 9.62 12.98 13.65 27,205.00 20,000.00 17.83 11.33 9.00 20,536.41 15.00 10.75 27,634.53 32,822.00 11.71 14.85 24,714.00 12.85 11.50 10.50 11.50 27,300.00 12.00 12.50 52,126.00 8.50 15.85

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

19.45

Hourly

40

11

18.74

Hourly

40

5

19.97

Hourly

40

1

16.53

Hourly

40

8

18.47

Hourly

40

1

31,200.00 Annual

40

9

14.14

Hourly

40

2

20.64

Hourly

40

4

18.76

Hourly

40

2

11.60

Hourly

40

2

20.00

Hourly

40

2

17.89

Hourly

40

6

24.47

Hourly

40

1

19.23

Hourly

40

1

22.60

Hourly

40

1

13.65

Hourly

40

1

38,086.00 Annual

40

8

34,865.00 Annual

40

4

20.06

Hourly

40

1

20.55

Hourly

40

3

9.00

Hourly

40

1

30,635.85 Annual

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

10.75

Hourly

40

1

36,276.29 Annual

40

1

40,801.00 Annual

40

1

14.70

Hourly

40

2

23.76

Hourly

40

4

36,520.00 Annual

40

4

19.48

Hourly

40

7

18.51

Hourly

40

2

10.98

Hourly

40

1

16.50

Hourly

40

7

27,300.00 Annual

40

1

20.54

Hourly

40

1

18.14

Hourly

40

1

52,126.00 Annual

40

1

10.50

Hourly

40

1

18.50

Hourly

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 26 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Heavy Equipment Operator

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Woodbury

2016 Population
900

Minimum entry-level
wage
17,142.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

26,084.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 27

Public Works
Laborer
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

1

24,294

24,294

36,421

36,421

28

B

6

21,812

24,544

35,016

41,974

43

C

27

23,959

32,198

37,605

48,984

275

D

18

21,820

27,976

33,105

43,930

130

E

33

20,644

30,888

29,418

53,019

174

F

25

21,150

31,366

31,599

52,333

75

G

14

19,813

24,960

24,738

29,120

24

H

4

17,979

20,800

23,650

27,518

5

Total/Avg 128

21,434

27,128

31,444

41,662

754

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Smyrna B Dalton
Douglasville East Point Gainesville LaGrange Rome C Acworth Bainbridge Brunswick Buford Calhoun Cartersville Clarkston Conyers Cordele Covington Douglas Griffin

2016 Population
56,664 34,077 33,252 35,471 40,000 30,771 36,407 22,418 12,274 16,346 14,356 16,445 20,753 12,742 15,919 10,856 13,977 11,727 22,928

Minimum entry-level
wage
11.68 9.52 11.80 22,195.00 10.31 24,398.00 8.89 10.92 11.02 16,576.56 12.00 9.50 15.48 15.00 23,481.18 13.55 12.27 10.42 9.67

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

17.51

Hourly

40

28

14.87

Hourly

40

3

20.18

Hourly

40

8

38,166.00 Annual

40

7

15.99

Hourly

40

9

33,259.00 Annual

40

12

15.63

Hourly

40

4

17.02

Hourly

40

3

17.45

Hourly

40

9

25,693.67 Annual

40

15

22.00

Hourly

40

30

22.55

Hourly

40

29

23.55

Hourly

40

7

19.76

Hourly

37.5

4

33,040.37 Annual

40

7

20.67

Hourly

40

4

18.56

Hourly

40

4

17.55

Hourly

40

3

14.50

Hourly

40

9

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 28 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Laborer

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Jefferson Kingsland Loganville McDonough Milledgeville Monroe Perry Pooler Powder Springs St. Marys Sugar Hill Thomasville Tifton Union Waycross D Barnesville Byron Camilla Centerville Cumming Dahlonega Eastman Eatonton Fort Oglethorpe Fort Valley Hampton Hawkinsville Jesup LaFayette McRae-Helena Port Wentworth Rincon Stone Mountain E Abbeville Adairsville Alma Blackshear Blakely Bloomingdale

2016 Population
10,486 16,720 11,674 23,964 18,933 13,478 16,200 23,744 14,956 18,088 22,197 18,826 16,836 20,919 14,089
6,696 5,133 5,170 7,615 6,225 6,437 5,157 6,555 9,839 8,643 7,532 5,409 10,170 7,159 8,338 7,933 9,935 6,328 2,761 4,816 3,556 3,595 4,702 2,717

Minimum entry-level
wage
30,542.00 11.23
27,181.40 10.69
22,401.06 11.97 12.26 12.31 12.42 10.97
26,915.00 9.58 10.00 11.44 8.53
25,307.00 9.91 9.88 11.02
26,896.80 13.45 7.25 8.50 10.50 8.93
23,057.58 10.00 8.73 10.15 10.20 11.42 11.00 11.70 7.25 11.25
26,839.00 10.00 11.50 10.84

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

45,813.00 Annual

40

8

16.97

Hourly

40

19

47,453.56 Annual

40

16

17.18

Hourly

40

10

34,085.87 Annual

40

14

21.95

Hourly

40

14

16.39

Hourly

40

0

18.47

Hourly

40

18

19.25

Hourly

40

4

13.76

Hourly

40

10

39,100.00 Annual

40

11

12.80

Hourly

40

1

14.81

Hourly

40

1

22.95

Hourly

40

18

12.98

Hourly

40

7

34,886.00 Annual

40

2

16.61

Hourly

40

6

14.01

Hourly

40

12

11.58

Hourly

40

6

41,640.73 Annual

40

23

19.87

Hourly

40

4

12.00

Hourly

40

5

13.81

Hourly

40

7

16.33

Hourly

40

3

13.39

Hourly

40

12

30,743.43 Annual

40

6

17.06

Hourly

40

8

13.62

Hourly

40

1

16.98

Hourly

40

7

18.12

Hourly

40

6

21.12

Hourly

40

9

17.03

Hourly

40

11

13.38

Hourly

40

2

10.00

Hourly

40

1

20.40

Hourly

40

8

27,042.00 Annual

40

2

15.00

Hourly

40

7

15.16

Hourly

40

5

17.78

Hourly

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 29

Public Works
Laborer

Group Jurisdiction
Cuthbert Dawson Elberton Grantville Hahira Harlem Hartwell Hazlehurst Jackson Jasper Jonesboro Lakeland Lyons Manchester Ocilla Palmetto Pelham Quitman City Reidsville Ringgold Royston Social Circle Statham Sylvania Tybee Island Washington Watkinsville F Alto Blue Ridge Bowdon Brooklet Clarkesville Claxton Clayton Colquitt Comer Davisboro Demorest Emerson

2016 Population
3,664 4,291 4,420 3,202 2,937 3,018 4,505 4,186 5,071 3,819 4,729 3,295 4,369 4,061 3,604 4,707 3,649 3,888 2,613 4,378 2,563 4,452 2,647 2,526 3,113 3,978 2,863 1,164 1,391 2,097 1,523 1,770 2,297 2,266 1,910 1,159 1,697 2,061 1,565

Minimum entry-level
wage
7.50 7.25 23,480.00 11.11 12.50 8.74 19,000.00 9.00 10.50 11.33 10.50 7.25 10.15 16,043.01 8.57 10.54 9.63 7.25 7.25 21,190.69 8.96 11.73 13.50 8.80 14.85 20,701.00 8.60 11.00 9.15 10.76 11.00 9.00 8.04 10.00 10.00 10.00 13.00 10.50 12.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

11.00

Hourly

40

3

8.67

Hourly

40

12

32,872.00 Annual

40

5

12.02

Hourly

40

3

12.50

Hourly

40

1

13.31

Hourly

40

2

36,000.00 Annual

40

15

11.71

Hourly

40

10

18.73

Hourly

40

8

16.37

Hourly

40

8

12.32

Hourly

40

3

10.00

Hourly

40

3

10.15

Hourly

40

12

23,932.68 Annual

40

4

13.00

Hourly

40

2

16.43

Hourly

40

5

12.36

Hourly

40

5

10.69

Hourly

40

4

9.61

Hourly

40

4

29,209.39 Annual

740

6

11.45

Hourly

40

4

21.22

Hourly

40

5

18.34

Hourly

40

5

14.77

Hourly

40

11

25.49

Hourly

40

2

30,414.00 Annual

40

5

11.97

Hourly

40

2

13.50

Hourly

40

3

25.16

Hourly

40

2

15.01

Hourly

40

3

15.50

Hourly

40

3

22.00

Hourly

40

5

14.60

Hourly

40

4

20.00

Hourly

40

3

15.00

Hourly

40

7

15.00

Hourly

40

2

16.75

Hourly

40

2

22.50

Hourly

40

11

18.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 30 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Laborer

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Homer Lavonia Lookout Mountain Midway Morgan Nahunta Omega Pembroke Pine Mountain Sparta Union Point Willacoochee Woodbine G Baconton Eton Franklin Gibson Helen Hoboken Homeland Ochlocknee Patterson Rutledge Sardis Screven Tignall Woodbury H Harrison Newington Stapleton Whigham

2016 Population
1,136 2,167 1,577 1,997 1,782 1,048 1,227 2,484 1,374 1,281 1,746 1,370 1,322
857 897 964 646 542 526 864 680 754 800 975 776 510 900 461 261 402 473

Minimum entry-level
wage
9.00 10.50 15.08 10.98 20,800.00 8.74 7.75 9.75 24,856.00 7.25 10.00 8.76 10.00 10.25 9.00 12.00 9.00 12.00 7.25 7.25 11.55 11.00 12.00 7.50 10.00 9.00 13,431.00 8.00 9.00 8.25 10.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

18.00

Hourly

40

2

12.50

Hourly

40

1

17.00

Hourly

40

2

10.98

Hourly

40

2

20,800.00 Annual

40

1

8.74

Hourly

40

1

13.27

Hourly

40

4

14.15

Hourly

40

3

35,880.00 Annual

40

3

13.39

Hourly

40

4

12.24

Hourly

40

3

8.76

Hourly

40

1

10.50

Hourly

40

2

10.25

Hourly

40

1

13.75

Hourly

40

1

12.00

Hourly

40

2

13.00

Hourly

36

1

14.00

Hourly

40

4

12.13

Hourly

40

1

11.94

Hourly

40

4

11.55

Hourly

40

1

12.00

Hourly

40

2

12.36

Hourly

40

1

11.00

Hourly

40

2

14.00

Hourly

40

1

10.00

Hourly

40

1

20,438.00 Annual

40

2

11.00

Hourly

40

1

10.00

Hourly

37

2

12.00

Hourly

40

1

13.23

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 31

Public Works
Landfill Manager, Certified
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

1

72,937

72,937

113,052

113,052

0

B

2

48,223

50,000

76,768

85,000

2

C

3

34,284

42,178

50,798

63,267

3

D

2

23,535

31,990

42,286

43,992

3

Total/Avg

8

44,745

49,276

70,726

76,328

8

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Savannah B LaGrange
Rome C Griffin
Thomasville Tifton D Cairo Fitzgerald

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

146,763 72,937.00 113,052.00 Annual

40

0

30,771 46,446.00 68,536.00 Annual

40

1

36,407 50,000.00 85,000.00 Annual

40

1

22,928 42,178.00 63,267.00 Annual

40

1

18,826 15.22

21.92

Hourly

40

1

16,836 13.95

20.93

Hourly

40

1

9,570 15.38

21.15

Hourly

40

1

8,927

7.25

19.51

Hourly

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 32 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Light Equipment Operator
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

5

27,638

29,598

45,031

48,963

86

B

5

25,720

28,116

38,810

42,016

50

C

18

25,324

29,827

36,862

44,138

79

D

10

23,069

31,945

34,058

44,037

26

E

15

25,302

34,445

34,673

43,992

36

F

3

27,900

33,093

36,996

42,598

4

G

2

24,731

28,661

35,120

47,028

3

H

1

31,200

31,200

41,600

41,600

2

Total/Avg

59

26,360

30,861

37,894

44,297

286

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Alpharetta Roswell Savannah Smyrna Valdosta
B Carrollton Dalton Gainesville LaGrange Newnan
C Americus Bainbridge Calhoun Clarkston Conyers Covington Douglas Dublin Griffin

2016 Population
65,338 94,598 146,763 56,664 56,474 26,562 34,077 40,000 30,771 37,912 15,854 12,274 16,445 12,742 15,919 13,977 11,727 16,104 22,928

Minimum entry-level
wage
26,250.00 12.62 14.23 13.77
27,450.00 28,116.11
11.03 11.94 26,603.00 12.55 20,891.00 12.78 14.34 15.00 25,888.00 13.53 10.95 12.49 10.68

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

46,200.00 Annual

37

9

23.54

Hourly

40

35

22.05

Hourly

40

25

20.65

Hourly

40

7

41,175.00 Annual

40

10

37,278.54 Annual

40

7

17.22

Hourly

40

7

18.50

Hourly

40

3

42,016.00 Annual

40

23

19.45

Hourly

40

10

29,248.00 Annual

40

5

20.23

Hourly

40

10

15.33

Hourly

40

2

22.20

Hourly

37.5

1

36,427.01 Annual

40

10

20.46

Hourly

40

5

16.71

Hourly

40

4

15.95

Hourly

40

6

16.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 33

Public Works
Light Equipment Operator

Group Jurisdiction
Grovetown Kingsland McDonough Monroe Norcross Perry Powder Springs Thomasville Waycross D Barnesville Camilla Commerce Fitzgerald Folkston Fort Valley Garden City Jesup Morrow Thomaston E Ashburn Baxley Bloomingdale Cornelia Dawsonville Elberton Hahira Hazlehurst Hogansville Jackson Metter Palmetto Soperton Washington West Point F East Dublin McCaysville Midway G Blairsville Pine Lake

2016 Population
13,463 16,720 23,964 13,478 16,787 16,200 14,956 18,826 14,089
6,696 5,170 6,788 8,927 4,788 8,643 8,900 10,170 7,276 8,962 3,737 4,741 2,717 4,267 2,634 4,420 2,937 4,186 3,139 5,071 4,076 4,707 2,986 3,978 3,766 2,381 1,108 1,997
576 762

Minimum entry-level
wage
10.00 11.23 13.00 12.60 12.42 14.18 13.69 10.35 10.36 31,945.00 11.72 12.60 7.25 10.50 10.34 11.01 10.94 11.54 9.65 11.00 12.50 12.14 12.22 11.54 25,965.00 12.50 16.56 10.30 16.31 11.81 12.19 9.54 22,609.00 10.50 12.33 12.00 15.91 28,661.00 10.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

15.20

Hourly

40

13

16.97

Hourly

40

5

20.88

Hourly

40

1

18.90

Hourly

40

4

20.35

Hourly

40

3

17.74

Hourly

40

3

21.22

Hourly

40

2

14.90

Hourly

40

1

15.77

Hourly

40

3

44,037.00 Annual

40

1

16.61

Hourly

40

5

20.97

Hourly

40

2

11.80

Hourly

40

5

14.50

Hourly

40

1

15.50

Hourly

40

3

17.61

Hourly

40

1

17.08

Hourly

40

4

15.87

Hourly

40

3

12.63

Hourly

40

1

14.30

Hourly

40

6

16.47

Hourly

40

5

20.97

Hourly

40

2

18.30

Hourly

40

2

21.15

Hourly

40

1

34,612.00 Annual

40

1

12.50

Hourly

40

1

17.06

Hourly

40

1

16.00

Hourly

40

1

17.31

Hourly

40

2

17.72

Hourly

40

1

19.02

Hourly

40

1

9.54

Hourly

40

1

33,319.00 Annual

40

6

17.05

Hourly

40

5

16.23

Hourly

40

2

20.48

Hourly

40

1

16.65

Hourly

40

1

47,028.00 Annual

40

2

11.16

Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 34 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Light Equipment Operator

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
H Sky Valley

2016 Population
269

Minimum entry-level
wage
15.00

Maximum wage
20.00

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

Hourly

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 35

Public Works
Maintenance Superintendent
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

5

51,975

61,100

87,767

104,981

10

B

7

46,112

55,661

72,557

86,278

10

C

19

40,589

71,282

57,779

83,658

61

D

10

32,804

45,011

47,935

60,008

13

E

12

34,190

50,960

50,778

76,440

16

F

6

30,223

36,000

38,385

46,000

6

G

6

24,570

31,200

36,189

62,400

6

H

4

23,348

35,360

31,996

41,600

4

Total/Avg

69

35,476

48,322

52,923

70,171

126

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Marietta Roswell Savannah Smyrna
B Douglasville Gainesville Newnan Peachtree City Rome Stockbridge Woodstock
C Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Conyers Cordele Covington Dallas

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

73,801 61,100.00 104,981.00 Annual

40

1

60,941 54,955.00 85,246.00 Annual

40

1

94,598 44,990.40 97,905.60 Annual

40

2

146,763 49,154.00 76,189.00 Annual

40

5

56,664 49,676.00 74,514.00 Annual

40

1

33,252 22.02

35.22

Hourly

40

2

40,000 41,766.40 66,851.20 Annual

40

1

37,912 26.76

41.48

Hourly

40

1

35,186 21.34

32.01

Hourly

40

3

36,407 45,000.00 80,000.00 Annual

40

1

28,677 25.01

36.96

Annual

40

1

30,929 18.34

27.91

Hourly

40

1

12,274 17.18

27.21

Hourly

40

1

14,356 20.00

32.00

Hourly

40

1

16,445 34.27

34.27

Hourly

40

1

15,919 44,277.26 62,302.55 Annual

40

3

10,856 13.55

20.67

Hourly

40

1

13,977 26.59

40.22

Annual

40

1

13,108 42,163.33 62,838.60 Annual

40

40

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 36 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Maintenance Superintendent

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Douglas Griffin Grovetown Jefferson Loganville Milledgeville Perry Snellville St. Marys Sugar Hill Union Waycross D Auburn Camilla Eatonton Folkston Fort Valley Glennville LaFayette Lovejoy Morrow Sandersville E Abbeville Baldwin Chickamauga Cornelia Donalsonville Elberton Gray Hartwell Royston Tybee Island Washington West Point F Arcade Clarkesville Lithonia Mount Vernon Reynolds

2016 Population
11,727 22,928 13,463 10,486 11,674 18,933 16,200 19,738 18,088 22,197 20,919 14,089
7,603 5,170 6,555 4,788 8,643 5,098 7,159 6,367 7,276 5,700 2,761 3,304 3,101 4,267 2,637 4,420 3,268 4,505 2,563 3,113 3,978 3,766 1,808 1,770 2,082 2,278 1,025

Minimum entry-level
wage
17.09 15.08 17.20 42,606.00 49,046.00 31,652.13 20.10 12.72 19.02 52,749.00 35,761.48 14.57 36,275.20 16.11 14.42 14.50 13.85 14.72 15.07 27,832.64 21.64 16.58 8.00 16.00 9.50 50,960.00 19.80 48,302.00 15.76 25,000.00 15.19 18.34 44,567.00 13.49 15.00 36,000.00 15.45 15.00 10.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

26.06

Annual

40

1

22.62

Hourly

40

1

26.15

Hourly

40

1

63,909.00 Annual

40

1

69,285.00 Annual

40

1

48,162.44 Annual

40

1

28.89

Hourly

40

1

23.14

Hourly

40

1

19.02

Hourly

40

1

67,000.00 Annual

40

2

53,642.23 Annual

40

1

22.18

Hourly

40

1

53,601.60 Annual

40

1

22.86

Hourly

40

1

16.69

Hourly

40

1

21.50

Hourly

40

1

20.78

Hourly

40

1

20.32

Hourly

40

2

26.48

Hourly

40

3

49,620.55 Annual

40

1

28.85

Hourly

40

1

23.35

Hourly

40

1

13.00

Hourly

40

1

16.00

Hourly

40

1

18.25

Hourly

40

1

76,440.00 Annual

40

1

19.80

Hourly

40

1

73,813.00 Annual

40

1

28.15

Hourly

40

1

49,587.00 Annual

40

3

20.18

Hourly

40

1

29.35

Hourly

40

3

66,728.00 Annual

40

1

20.06

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Annual

40

1

46,000.00 Annual

40

1

16.22

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

1

15.98

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 37

Public Works
Maintenance Superintendent

Group Jurisdiction
Winterville G Alapaha
Collins Kingston Mountain Park Pine Lake Sardis H Climax Jenkinsburg Shiloh Surrency

2016 Population
1,197 662 577 654 582 762 975 271 371 460 206

Minimum entry-level
wage
30,000.00 11.15
20,800.00 12.00 13.00 12.00 15.00 10.00 17.00 11.00 8.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

34,131.00 Annual

40

1

11.15

Annual

40

1

32,000.00 Annual

40

1

30.00

Hourly

40

1

19.05

Hourly

33

1

14.14

Hourly

40

1

18.00

Annual

40

1

16.03

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

36

1

12.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 38 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Maintenance Worker
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

7

26,761

31,500

44,495

58,910

144

B

10

27,477

36,275

43,418

68,349

72

C

23

26,367

43,680

41,573

56,160

71

D

18

22,554

29,640

34,798

44,989

85

E

21

22,148

30,185

32,556

46,051

72

F

23

22,865

32,427

31,854

52,000

44

G

22

21,656

41,600

27,998

58,240

30

H

11

20,866

34,424

27,450

37,440

12

Total/Avg 135

23,837

34,966

35,518

52,767

530

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Alpharetta Marietta Roswell Savannah Smyrna Valdosta
B Canton Douglasville Duluth Gainesville Hinesville Kennesaw Lawrenceville Newnan Rome Stockbridge
C Acworth Bainbridge

2016 Population
73,801 65,338 60,941 94,598 146,763 56,664 56,474 26,340 33,252 29,331 40,000 33,577 33,627 30,782 37,912 36,407 28,677 22,418 12,274

Minimum entry-level
wage
10.53 31,500.00 28,538.00
13.63 12.01 13.07 24,868.00 13.50 17.44 14.08 10.82 30,659.00 12.00 26,706.71 16.79 8.89 11.00 12.83 13.42

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

15.56

Hourly

40

13

58,910.00 Annual

37

5

58,024.00 Annual

40

6

21.80

Hourly

40

6

18.62

Hourly

40

74

19.61

Hourly

40

2

37,302.00 Annual

40

38

20.25

Hourly

40

12

27.90

Hourly

40

1

22.91

Hourly

40

6

16.78

Hourly

40

7

35,555.00 Annual

40

3

18.00

Hourly

40

10

43,799.01 Annual

40

18

32.86

Hourly

40

2

15.63

Hourly

40

3

16.26

Hourly

40

10

21.25

Hourly

40

1

21.16

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 39

Public Works
Maintenance Worker

Group Jurisdiction
Buford Calhoun Covington Decatur Doraville Douglas Fayetteville Griffin Kingsland Lilburn Loganville Monroe Norcross Perry Powder Springs Snellville St. Marys Sugar Hill Thomasville Union Waycross D Auburn Byron Camilla Cedartown Commerce Cumming Dacula Dahlonega Fitzgerald Folkston Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Glennville LaFayette Locust Grove Lovejoy Sandersville Tyrone

2016 Population
14,356 16,445 13,977 22,813 10,501 11,727 17,519 22,928 16,720 12,675 11,674 13,478 16,787 16,200 14,956 19,738 18,088 22,197 18,826 20,919 14,089
7,603 5,133 5,170 9,799 6,788 6,225 5,632 6,437 8,927 4,788 9,839 8,900 5,098 7,159 5,940 6,367 5,700 7,215

Minimum entry-level
wage
13.00 10.00 12.27 14.10 12.00 10.42 11.60 12.38 11.23 13.54 27,181.40 12.60 13.69 12.84 12.42 10.99 14.28 43,680.00 12.08 11.44 10.36 11.80 11.17 11.77 9.01 11.41 25,864.95 22,800.00 11.05 7.25 10.00 10.50 11.01 10.42 10.15 12.86 18,748.76 10.12 14.25

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

27.00

Hourly

40

3

23.17

Hourly

40

7

18.56

Hourly

40

2

23.10

Hourly

40

3

17.32

Hourly

40

4

15.90

Hourly

40

1

23.33

Hourly

40

8

18.56

Hourly

40

1

16.97

Hourly

40

7

20.30

Hourly

40

5

47,453.56 Annual

40

7

18.90

Hourly

40

2

22.43

Hourly

40

1

19.28

Hourly

40

0

19.25

Hourly

40

4

19.99

Hourly

40

7

14.60

Hourly

40

2

43,680.00 Annual

40

1

17.40

Hourly

40

1

21.65

Hourly

40

2

15.77

Hourly

40

1

17.44

Hourly

40

5

18.69

Hourly

40

3

16.69

Hourly

40

1

17.21

Hourly

40

14

17.19

Hourly

40

6

44,988.50 Annual

40

3

36,000.00 Annual

40

4

16.33

Hourly

40

3

9.73

Hourly

40

1

14.50

Hourly

40

4

17.75

Hourly

40

1

19.11

Hourly

40

4

14.36

Hourly

40

3

15.38

Hourly

40

11

18.80

Hourly

40

10

33,425.64 Annual

40

2

14.25

Hourly

40

8

18.70

Hourly

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 40 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Maintenance Worker

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction

2016 Population

E Abbeville

2,761

Baldwin

3,304

Chattahoochee Hills C 2,804

Chickamauga

3,101

Cornelia

4,267

Dawson

4,291

Dawsonville

2,634

Donalsonville

2,637

Elberton

4,420

Gray

3,268

Hahira

2,937

Hiram

3,898

Hogansville

3,139

Lula

2,882

Nicholls

3,331

Rockmart

4,299

Soperton

2,986

Springfield

4,027

Tybee Island

3,113

Vienna

3,699

West Point

3,766

F Aragon

1,242

Blue Ridge

1,391

Bogart

1,056

Buchanan

1,141

Clayton

2,266

Hamilton

1,077

Lincolnton

1,520

Louisville

2,383

Ludowici

2,162

Mount Vernon

2,278

Nicholson

1,724

Oxford

2,224

Pembroke

2,484

Ray City

1,053

Remerton

1,123

Reynolds

1,025

Richland

1,411

Trion

1,780

Minimum entry-level
wage
8.00 12.50 9.62 10.00 11.44 7.25 10.82 8.25 30,185.00 10.00 10.00 25,000.00 10.30 13.00 9.72 26,832.00 9.00 9.50 13.84 21,557.00 10.57 9.11 10.50 10.00 14.00 9.00 12.00 9.66 12.50 20,800.00 10.00 9.00 24,646.36 11.25 11.50 14.00 9.00 10.00 13.43

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

10.00

Hourly

40

1

16.80

Hourly

40

7

16.83

Hourly

40

3

18.00

Hourly

40

2

17.16

Hourly

40

6

9.36

Hourly

40

2

20.43

Hourly

40

1

13.02

Hourly

40

4

42,482.00 Annual

40

2

17.84

Hourly

40

7

14.92

Hourly

40

4

30,000.00 Annual

40

2

14.00

Hourly

40

6

17.25

Hourly

40

4

15.00

Hourly

40

1

35,131.00 Annual

40

4

9.00

Hourly

40

2

13.64

Hourly

40

1

22.14

Hourly

40

2

32,336.00 Annual

40

4

16.02

Hourly

40

7

9.50

Hourly

40

2

11.73

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

20.51

Hourly

40

2

22.00

Hourly

40

5

25.00

Hourly

40

2

9.66

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

2

27,300.00 Annual

40

4

17.00

Hourly

40

2

16.00

Hourly

40

2

24,646.36 Annual

40

1

16.32

Hourly

40

1

11.50

Hourly

40

1

14.86

Hourly

40

2

14.39

Hourly

40

2

12.00

Hourly

40

2

16.42

Hourly

40

5

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Public Works
Maintenance Worker

Group Jurisdiction
Twin City Varnell Walnut Grove Woodbine Young Harris G Berlin Blairsville Clermont Collins Coolidge Dexter Fairmount Greenville Lake Park Leary Morven Newborn Odum Plains Riceboro Roberta Screven Shellman Ty Ty Waverly Hall White Whitesburg H Concord Culloden Ellenton Keysville Menlo Pinehurst Rebecca Scotland Sky Valley Warm Springs Woodland

2016 Population
1,699 1,795 1,387 1,322 1,431
560 576 947 577 528 568 738 855 726 579 533 745 505 734 765 992 776 985 726 759 725 604 379 179 284 304 468 328 168 344 269 401 358

Minimum entry-level
wage
9.50 10.00 22,776.00 15.59 10.00 9.50 31,035.00 10.00 7.00 9.00 8.00 8.00 11.00 37,272.00 18,720.00 8.50 8.00 13.45 10.00 12.35 10.00 10.00 13,000.00 7.25 10.00 10,600.00 15.00 8.00 8.00 9.00 12.00 16.55 10.00 9.00 8.00 11.00 10.00 10.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

10.00

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

26,572.00 Annual

36.5

2

15.59

Hourly

40

1

22.00

Hourly

40

1

9.50

Hourly

35

1

31,811.00 Annual

40

2

14.00

Hourly

80

1

12.00

Hourly

40

2

14.00

Hourly

40

1

10.00

Hourly

40

2

15.00

Hourly

40

2

14.42

Hourly

40

2

37,825.00 Annual

40

1

18,720.00 Annual

40

1

10.00

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

15.02

Hourly

40

2

10.00

Hourly

40

1

13.50

Hourly

40

1

12.00

Hourly

40

1

14.00

Hourly

40

1

21,000.00 Annual

40

3

10.00

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

25,600.00 Annual

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

12.00

Hourly

40

1

12.75

Annual

40

1

11.07

Hourly

40

1

12.00

Hourly

36

1

16.55

Hourly

40

1

14.00

Hourly

40

1

18.00

Hourly

40

1

11.00

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

2

12.00

Hourly

40

1

12.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 42 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Meter Reader
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

6

28,447

30,805

43,946

48,963

34

B

6

26,171

28,475

40,981

45,989

28

C

23

25,838

33,821

39,887

60,466

104

D

24

22,915

29,855

32,597

41,155

57

E

31

23,221

32,763

31,599

48,339

46

F

11

22,176

27,934

26,808

32,240

13

G

6

23,377

29,910

29,138

32,240

6

Total/Avg 107

24,592

30,509

34,994

44,199

288

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Marietta Roswell Savannah Smyrna Valdosta
B Canton East Point Gainesville LaGrange Lawrenceville Rome
C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Cartersville Cordele Covington

2016 Population
73,801 60,941 94,598 146,763 56,664 56,474 26,340 35,471 40,000 30,771 30,782 36,407 22,418 15,854 12,274 14,356 16,445 20,753 10,856 13,977

Minimum entry-level
wage
14.81 27,159.00
13.63 14.23 13.77 26,127.00 13.50 22,195.00 12.54 28,475.00 28,042.05 11.61 13.73 19,859.00 11.58 12.00 14.28 16.26 12.33 13.53

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

21.88

Hourly

40

17

41,196.00 Annual

40

1

23.54

Hourly

40

2

22.05

Hourly

40

5

20.65

Hourly

40

2

39,191.00 Annual

40

7

20.25

Hourly

40

1

36,348.00 Annual

40

6

19.44

Hourly

40

4

42,286.00 Annual

40

8

45,988.96 Annual

40

7

18.61

Hourly

40

2

19.37

Hourly

40

1

27,803.00 Annual

40

1

21.26

Hourly

40

1

19.00

Hourly

40

8

18.36

Hourly

40

4

24.74

Hourly

40

4

29.07

Hourly

40

4

23.67

Hourly

40

4

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 43

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Meter Reader

Group Jurisdiction
Dallas Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Grovetown Kingsland McDonough Milledgeville Monroe Norcross Powder Springs St. Marys Sugar Hill Thomasville Union D Auburn Barnesville Cairo Camilla Cedartown Commerce Cumming Dahlonega Eastman Eatonton Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Glennville Hampton Hawkinsville Jesup LaFayette McRae-Helena Rincon Sandersville Sylvester Thomaston Toccoa Waynesboro

2016 Population
13,108 11,727 16,104 17,519 13,463 16,720 23,964 18,933 13,478 16,787 14,956 18,088 22,197 18,826 20,919
7,603 6,696 9,570 5,170 9,799 6,788 6,225 6,437 5,157 6,555 9,839 8,900 5,098 7,532 5,409 10,170 7,159 8,338 9,935 5,700 6,064 8,962 8,412 5,701

Minimum entry-level
wage
29,470.00 11.50 13.02 11.60 11.04 10.60 12.38
23,535.11 13.23 12.42 13.69 12.12
23,691.00 10.35 13.63 13.01
29,855.00 10.00 11.58 10.36 11.99
26,896.80 11.52 7.25 10.00 12.81 11.94 10.42
24,209.12 12.00 10.01 11.20 10.20 11.00 10.63
18,262.40 11.00 12.28 9.90

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

43,920.95 Annual

40

40

17.55

Hourly

40

2

16.62

Hourly

40

4

19.20

Hourly

40

2

16.80

Hourly

40

3

16.01

Hourly

40

4

19.88

Hourly

40

6

35,811.49 Annual

40

1

19.84

Hourly

40

4

20.35

Hourly

40

1

21.22

Hourly

40

1

14.34

Hourly

40

3

34,840.00 Annual

40

4

14.90

Hourly

40

1

20.42

Hourly

40

1

19.23

Hourly

40

3

41,155.00 Annual

40

2

15.38

Hourly

40

2

16.43

Hourly

40

3

13.53

Hourly

40

1

18.06

Hourly

32

2

34,349.02 Annual

40

4

18.08

Hourly

40

1

10.00

Hourly

40

5

12.00

Hourly

40

1

17.09

Hourly

40

5

19.11

Hourly

40

1

14.36

Hourly

40

2

32,279.71 Annual

40

1

14.18

Hourly

40

3

15.62

Hourly

40

2

18.74

Hourly

40

3

18.12

Hourly

40

2

11.22

Hourly

40

1

14.97

Hourly

40

1

29,972.80 Annual

40

3

13.25

Hourly

40

3

18.70

Hourly

40

5

15.43

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 44 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Meter Reader

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
E Adairsville Alma Ashburn Baldwin Baxley Blackshear Cornelia Cuthbert Dawson Elberton Grantville Harlem Hartwell Hogansville Jackson Jasper Lyons Manchester Metter Nicholls Ocilla Pelham Quitman City Ringgold Royston Social Circle Soperton Springfield Thunderbolt Tybee Island Washington
F Arlington Blue Ridge Bowdon Claxton Clayton Homerville Lavonia McCaysville

2016 Population
4,816 3,556 3,737 3,304 4,741 3,595 4,267 3,664 4,291 4,420 3,202 3,018 4,505 3,139 5,071 3,819 4,369 4,061 4,076 3,331 3,604 3,649 3,888 4,378 2,563 4,452 2,986 4,027 2,683 3,113 3,978 1,380 1,391 2,097 2,297 2,266 2,450 2,167 1,108

Minimum entry-level
wage
13.02 22,880.00
11.15 12.50 14.27 12.00 11.44 8.00 8.50 31,263.00 14.20 10.12 25,000.00 10.30 11.50 11.33 10.15 18,604.98 11.24 8.50 11.00 9.55 8.00 32,763.39 10.46 14.29 8.00 9.00 9.62 13.84 23,636.00 20,000.00 11.25 10.14 7.99 9.00 9.00 11.00 12.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

19.33

Hourly

40

1

22,880.00 Annual

40

1

11.48

Hourly

40

2

14.00

Hourly

40

2

18.78

Hourly

40

2

20.00

Hourly

40

1

17.16

Hourly

40

1

10.00

Hourly

40

1

9.65

Hourly

40

2

44,666.00 Annual

40

2

14.20

Hourly

40

1

15.40

Hourly

40

2

33,862.00 Annual

40

1

14.00

Hourly

40

2

17.31

Hourly

40

1

23.24

Hourly

40

4

14.06

Hourly

40

2

27,754.57 Annual

40

1

16.86

Hourly

40

1

11.50

Hourly

40

1

11.00

Hourly

40

1

10.56

Hourly

40

2

8.00

Hourly

40

1

38,855.16 Annual

40

1

14.50

Hourly

40

1

14.29

Hourly

40

1

10.59

Hourly

40

2

13.71

Hourly

40

1

21.64

Hourly

40

2

22.14

Hourly

40

1

34,880.00 Annual

40

2

23,000.00 Annual

40

1

14.70

Hourly

40

2

10.97

Hourly

40

1

15.07

Hourly

40

1

14.00

Hourly

40

1

9.00

Hourly

40

1

15.50

Hourly

40

1

12.50

Hourly

40

1

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Public Works
Meter Reader
Group Jurisdiction
Meigs Oxford Trion G Blairsville Coolidge Crawford Riceboro Roberta Waverly Hall

2016 Population
1,038 2,224 1,780
576 528 828 765 992 759

Minimum entry-level
wage
12.00 24,646.36
13.43 29,229.00
9.00 10.00 14.38 10.00 10.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

12.00

Hourly

40

2

25,262.52 Annual

40

1

14.83

Hourly

40

1

29,229.00 Annual

40

1

14.00

Hourly

40

1

12.00

Hourly

40

1

15.50

Hourly

40

1

13.50

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 46 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Public Works Superintendent
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

7

74,975

145,521

110,379

145,521

14

B

12

67,612

90,000

102,525

135,000

12

C

33

62,940

101,442

87,209

145,183

73

D

30

50,127

123,651

68,630

123,651

35

E

47

43,963

71,936

55,907

115,098

50

F

39

34,913

80,000

43,695

80,000

40

G

19

32,862

75,494

40,096

75,494

20

H

6

26,230

37,440

35,745

45,760

6

Total/Avg 193

49,203

90,685

68,023

108,213

250

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Alpharetta Marietta Roswell Savannah Smyrna Valdosta
B Canton Douglasville Duluth Dunwoody Gainesville Kennesaw LaGrange Newnan Peachtree City Rome Stockbridge Woodstock

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

73,801 61,100.00 104,981.00 Annual

40

1

65,338 145,521.00 145,521.00 Annual

40

1

60,941 67,350.00 104,465.00 Annual

40

1

94,598 66,102.40 142,500.80 Annual

40

4

146,763 49,154.00 76,189.00 Annual

40

3

56,664 85,950.00 124,522.00 Annual

40

1

56,474 49,650.00 74,475.00 Annual

40

3

26,340 65,024.59 97,536.89 Annual

40

1

33,252 33.10

52.96

Annual

40

1

29,331 67,163.00 104,074.00 Annual

40

1

48,884 90,000.00 135,000.00 Annual

40

1

40,000 41,766.40 66,851.20 Annual

40

1

33,627 84,500.00 126,750.00 Annual

40

1

30,771 58,698.00 95,971.00 Annual

40

1

37,912 35.82

55.52

Hourly

40

1

35,186 56,812.00 78,116.00 Annual

40

1

36,407 80,000.00 110,000.00 Annual

40

1

28,677 27.58

42.76

Annual

40

1

30,929 66,654.97 101,423.42 Annual

40

1

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Public Works Superintendent

Group Jurisdiction
C Acworth Americus Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Cartersville Clarkston Conyers Cordele Covington Dallas Decatur Doraville Douglas Dublin Fayetteville Griffin Grovetown Jefferson Kingsland Lilburn Loganville McDonough Milledgeville Norcross Perry Powder Springs Snellville St. Marys Sugar Hill Suwanee Thomasville Waycross
D Auburn Barnesville Byron Cairo Camilla Cedartown

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

22,418 98,336.42 98,336.42 Annual

40

1

15,854 58,265.00 81,571.00 Annual

40

1

12,274 34.31

54.33

Hourly

40

1

14,356 70,000.00 110,000.00 Annual

40

1

16,445 40.72

40.72

Hourly

40

1

20,753 95,413.00 145,183.00 Annual

40

1

12,742 45,987.00 68,980.00 Annual

40

1

15,919 44,277.26 62,302.55 Annual

40

1

10,856 48.77

48.77

Hourly

40

1

13,977 33.24

53.85

Annual

40

1

13,108 59,874.76 89,235.04 Annual

40

40

22,813 53,040.00 86,944.00 Annual

40

1

10,501 19.00

26.88

Hourly

40

1

11,727 32.46

49.53

Annual

40

1

16,104 60,000.00 60,000.00 Annual

40

1

17,519 55,304.00 91,510.00 Annual

40

1

22,928 51,390.00 77,085.00 Annual

40

3

13,463 32.21

48.98

Annual

40

1

10,486 60,053.00 90,080.00 Annual

40

1

16,720 63,051.46 95,275.08 Annual

40

1

12,675 18.20

27.31

Hourly

40

1

11,674 49,046.00 69,285.00 Annual

40

1

23,964 65,050.00 104,503.00 Annual

40

1

18,933 44,723.61 68,052.27 Annual

40

1

16,787 51,151.00 83,817.00 Annual

40

1

16,200 63,800.00 101,900.00 Annual

40

0

14,956 29.89

46.32

Annual

40

1

19,738 84,011.00 84,011.00 Annual

40

1

18,088 38.25

38.25

Annual

40

1

22,197 73,549.00 75,750.00 Annual

40

1

19,421 57,672.64 89,392.59 Annual

40

1

18,826 52,224.00 78,336.00 Annual

40

1

14,089 40,539.20 61,672.00 Annual

40

1

7,603 51,043.20 75,420.80 Annual

40

1

6,696 51,301.00 71,031.00 Annual

40

1

5,133 44,574.40 74,380.80 Annual

40

1

9,570 36,000.00 54,000.00 Annual

40

1

5,170 44,182.00 63,621.00 Annual

40

1

9,799 40,000.00 45,000.00 Annual

40

1

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Public Works Superintendent

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

Centerville

7,615 69,881.00 69,881.00 Annual

40

1

Commerce

6,788 40,976.00 61,755.00 Annual

40

1

Cumming

6,225 123,650.64 123,650.64 Annual

40

1

Dacula

5,632 45,000.00 46,000.00 Annual

40

1

Eatonton

6,555 30,000.00 46,238.41 Annual

40

1

Fitzgerald

8,927

7.25

29.18

Hourly

40

1

Fort Oglethorpe

9,839 54,000.00 73,313.00 Annual

40

2

Fort Valley

8,643 20.76

31.53

Annual

40

1

Glennville

5,098 36,442.00 59,696.00 Annual

40

1

Hampton

7,532 61,178.62 81,571.52 Annual

40

1

Jesup

10,170 20.94

32.66

Annual

40

1

LaFayette

7,159 24.69

37.42

Annual

40

1

Locust Grove

5,940 68,287.49 103,770.21 Annual

40

1

McRae-Helena

8,338 44,112.93 78,337.72 Annual

40

1

Morrow

7,276 85,000.00 90,246.00 Annual

40

1

Port Wentworth

7,933 52,899.00 80,492.00 Annual

40

1

Rincon

9,935 31.93

31.93

Annual

40

1

Sandersville

5,700 59,369.00 83,613.00 Annual

40

4

Stone Mountain

6,328 58,825.60 74,144.52 Annual

40

1

Sylvester

6,064 43,326.40 51,745.72 Annual

40

1

Thomaston

8,962 14.00

21.25

Hourly

40

1

Toccoa

8,412 15.73

23.93

Hourly

40

2

Tyrone

7,215 19.10

25.06

Hourly

40

1

Waynesboro

5,701 20.48

31.94

Hourly

40

1

E Adairsville

4,816 15.00

28.00

Hourly

40

1

Alma

3,556 64,874.00 64,874.00 Annual

40

1

Ashburn

3,737 54,000.00 54,000.00 Annual

40

1

Baldwin

3,304 22.95

22.95

Annual

40

1

Blackshear

3,595 15.00

25.00

Annual

40

2

Bloomingdale

2,717 54,547.00 89,503.00 Annual

40

1

Chattahoochee Hills C 2,804 45,000.00 60,000.00 Annual

40

1

Chickamauga

3,101 41,500.00 41,500.00 Annual

40

1

Cornelia

4,267 50,960.00 76,440.00 Annual

40

1

Cuthbert

3,664 38,000.00 43,000.00 Annual

40

1

Donalsonville

2,637 65,531.00 65,531.00 Annual

40

1

Grantville

3,202 26.01

26.01

Hourly

40

1

Gray

3,268 56,000.00 56,000.00 Annual

40

1

Grayson

3,742 32,000.00 32,960.00 Annual

40

1

Hahira

2,937 1,190.23

1,190.23

Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 49

Public Works
Public Works Superintendent

Group Jurisdiction
Harlem Hartwell Hazlehurst Hephzibah Hiram Hogansville Jackson Jasper Jonesboro Lakeland Lula Lyons Manchester Metter Nicholls Oakwood Ocilla Pelham Quitman City Reidsville Ringgold Rockmart Royston Social Circle Soperton Statham Sylvania Tallapoosa Thunderbolt Tybee Island Vienna West Point F Aragon Blue Ridge Bowdon Brooklet Buchanan Clarkesville Clayton

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

3,018 41,499.14 63,145.84 Annual

40

1

4,505 40,000.00 80,035.00 Annual

40

1

4,186 55,606.98 57,275.19 Annual

40

1

3,898 56,000.00 56,000.00 Annual

40

1

3,898 35,000.00 45,000.00 Annual

40

1

3,139 16.50

21.00

Hourly

40

1

5,071 27.75

34.13

Hourly

40

1

3,819 23.23

23.23

Hourly

40

2

4,729 25.55

32.41

Hourly

40

1

3,295

7.25

20.00

Annual

40

1

2,882 16.00

19.59

Hourly

40

1

4,369 30.75

30.75

Annual

40

1

4,061 45,257.25 67,513.97 Annual

40

1

4,076 27.34

41.01

Annual

40

1

3,331 12.00

18.50

Hourly

40

1

4,161 67,162.00 67,162.00 Annual

40

1

3,604 42,591.12 42,591.12 Annual

40

1

3,649 46,608.12 46,608.12 Annual

40

1

3,888 17.94

17.94

Hourly

40

1

2,613 11.78

16.59

Hourly

40

1

4,378 34,246.07 56,997.19 Annual

40

2

4,299 45,843.00 56,139.00 Annual

40

1

2,563 36,260.00 46,620.00 Annual

40

1

4,452 59,388.02 59,388.02 Annual

40

1

2,986 780.00

780.00

Annual

40

1

2,647 18.19

18.19

Hourly

40

1

2,526 17.56

29.50

Hourly

40

1

3,187 56,081.94 85,335.30 Annual

40

1

2,683 35,000.00 55,000.00 Annual

40

1

3,113 71,936.00 115,098.00 Annual

40

1

3,699 52,439.00 78,658.00 Annual

40

1

3,766 52,888.00 79,707.12 Annual

40

1

1,242 15.06

15.06

Hourly

40

1

1,391 16.65

20.38

Hourly

40

1

2,097 21.42

21.42

Hourly

40

1

1,523 13.00

17.00

Hourly

40

1

1,141 52,000.00 52,000.00 Annual

40

1

1,770 44,000.00 54,000.00 Annual

40

1

2,266 40,000.00 60,000.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 50 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Public Works Superintendent

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Colquitt Comer Davisboro Demorest East Dublin Emerson Hamilton Homer Homerville Lavonia Lookout Mountain Louisville Ludowici Midway Morgan Nicholson Omega Oxford Pembroke Pine Mountain Porterdale Ray City Reynolds Richland Rochelle Sparta Trion Twin City Union Point Walnut Grove Willacoochee Woodbine G Alapaha Baconton Blairsville Dudley Eton Franklin Helen

2016 Population
1,910 1,159 1,697 2,061 2,381 1,565 1,077 1,136 2,450 2,167 1,577 2,383 2,162 1,997 1,782 1,724 1,227 2,224 2,484 1,374 1,495 1,053 1,025 1,411 1,112 1,281 1,780 1,699 1,746 1,387 1,370 1,322
662 857 576 569 897 964 542

Minimum entry-level
wage
10.00 15.00 60,600.00 80,000.00 16.89 18.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 16.95 33,280.00 18.00 15.00 31,200.00 45,185.09 28,000.00 10.00 798.92 54,312.69 37,700.00 54,018.00 38,480.52 12.84 725.00 10.00 9.50 28,840.00 48,000.00 12.00 27.48 26,000.00 14.94 15.00 14.42 19.69 75,494.00 10.00 31,000.00 18.87 45,000.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

30.31

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

60,600.00 Annual

40

1

80,000.00 Annual

40

1

20.55

Hourly

40

1

29.00

Annual

40

1

60,000.00 Annual

40

1

39,140.00 Annual

40

1

16.95

Hourly

40

1

40,560.00 Annual

40

1

26.42

Hourly

40

1

25.00

Hourly

40

1

31,200.00 Annual

40

1

49,887.99 Annual

40

1

28,000.00 Annual

40

1

18.54

Hourly

40

1

798.92

Annual

40

1

59,951.04 Annual

40

1

51,584.00 Annual

40

1

54,018.00 Annual

40

1

48,131.20 Annual

40

1

12.84

Hourly

40

1

1,159.05

Annual

40

1

12.00

Hourly

40

1

9.50

Hourly

40

2

75,000.00 Annual

40

1

63,912.00 Annual

40

1

15.18

Hourly

40

1

27.48

Hourly

40

1

40,000.00 Annual

36.5

1

14.94

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

14.42

Annual

40

1

19.69

Hourly

40

1

75,494.00 Annual

40

1

13.00

Hourly

36

1

42,750.00 Annual

40

1

18.87

Hourly

40

1

57,000.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 51

Public Works
Public Works Superintendent

Group Jurisdiction
Hoboken Homeland Lyerly Newborn Norman Park Patterson Plains Rutledge Shellman Smithville Ty Ty Woodbury H Attapulgus Iron City Leslie Rebecca Rhine Sky Valley

2016 Population
526 864 528 745 969 754 734 800 985 587 726 900 432 303 384 168 371 269

Minimum entry-level
wage
10.94 8.00 15.00 10.00 12.00 32,500.00 30,160.00 17.63 35,000.00 10.75 23.10 22,880.00 13.24 30,000.00 10.00 10.00 20,800.00 18.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

18.32

Hourly

40

1

13.25

Hourly

40

1

25.00

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

1

18.00

Hourly

40

1

32,500.00 Annual

40

1

30,160.00 Annual

40

1

18.15

Hourly

40

1

40,000.00 Annual

40

1

13.25

Hourly

40

2

25.00

Hourly

40

1

35,360.00 Annual

40

1

13.90

Hourly

40

1

32,000.00 Annual

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

20.00

Hourly

40

1

35,000.00 Annual

40

1

22.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 52 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Recycling Manager/Supervisor
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

3

51,577

77,167

80,021

119,609

3

C

1

40,061

40,061

62,109

62,109

1

D

1

43,042

43,042

59,333

59,333

1

E

1

42,099

42,099

58,936

58,936

1

Total/Avg

6

44,195

50,592

65,100

74,997

6

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Roswell Savannah Smyrna
C Powder Springs D Barnesville E Elberton

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

94,598 41,662.40 66,622.40 Annual

40

1

146,763 77,167.00 119,609.00 Annual

40

1

56,664 17.26

25.88

Hourly

40

1

14,956 19.26

29.86

Hourly

40

1

6,696 43,042.00 59,333.00 Annual

40

1

4,420 42,099.00 58,936.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 53

Public Works
Refuse/Recycling Collection Supervisor
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

4

44,962

49,676

70,069

78,867

14

B

3

44,127

45,802

67,579

73,258

3

C

9

39,285

45,614

57,835

68,994

12

D

2

32,334

33,322

48,298

49,109

2

E

4

36,128

54,268

53,030

86,829

5

Total/Avg

22

39,367

45,736

59,362

71,411

36

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Marietta Roswell Savannah Smyrna
B Douglasville Newnan Rome
C Acworth Bainbridge Buford Cartersville Covington Dublin Griffin Perry Powder Springs
D Dahlonega LaFayette
E Blakely Tybee Island Washington West Point

2016 Population
60,941 94,598 146,763 56,664 33,252 37,912 36,407 22,418 12,274 14,356 20,753 13,977 16,104 22,928 16,200 14,956
6,437 7,159 4,702 3,113 3,978 3,766

Minimum entry-level
wage
49,278.00 20.03
39,230.00 49,676.00
22.02 19.99 45,000.00 18.19 17.18 20.00 17.08 21.93 17.73 18.37 20.24 19.26 16.02 15.07 18.00 54,268.00 29,591.00 11.16

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

73,978.00 Annual

40

1

32.03

Hourly

40

2

60,807.00 Annual

40

10

78,867.00 Annual

40

1

35.22

Hourly

40

1

31.00

Hourly

40

1

65,000.00 Annual

40

1

28.70

Hourly

40

1

27.21

Hourly

40

1

25.50

Hourly

40

1

25.99

Hourly

40

2

33.17

Annual

40

1

22.64

Hourly

40

1

27.56

Hourly

40

3

29.62

Hourly

40

1

29.86

Hourly

40

1

23.61

Hourly

40

1

22.83

Hourly

40

1

20.75

Hourly

40

1

86,829.00 Annual

40

1

43,942.00 Annual

40

1

18.36

Hourly

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 54 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Refuse/Recycling Collector
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

6

24,312

30,300

38,714

45,450

96

B

5

23,775

28,080

37,860

43,799

37

C

12

23,546

30,638

35,220

46,634

71

D

7

22,093

24,315

30,882

37,003

18

E

10

21,438

27,642

28,057

32,448

25

F

4

23,545

27,934

31,892

37,440

14

Total/Avg

44

23,118

28,152

33,771

40,462

261

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Albany Marietta Roswell Savannah Smyrna Valdosta
B Canton Douglasville East Point Lawrenceville Rome
C Acworth Buford Cartersville Conyers Covington Dublin Griffin Milledgeville Monroe Perry Snellville

73,801

9.42

13.92

Hourly

40

5

60,941 22,385.00 37,385.00 Annual

40

15

94,598 11.69

21.80

Hourly

40

21

146,763 12.01

18.62

Hourly

40

37

56,664 11.68

17.51

Hourly

40

8

56,474 30,300.00 45,450.00 Annual

40

10

26,340 13.50

20.25

Hourly

40

1

33,252 11.25

17.43

Hourly

40

7

35,471 22,195.00 34,617.00 Annual

40

11

30,782 26,706.71 43,799.01 Annual

40

4

36,407

8.89

15.63

Hourly

40

14

22,418 10.92

17.02

Hourly

40

9

14,356 12.00

18.00

Hourly

40

7

20,753 14.73

22.42

Hourly

40

11

15,919 27,182.40 38,248.36 Annual

40

3

13,977 12.27

18.56

Hourly

40

9

16,104 11.91

15.21

Hourly

40

8

22,928

9.67

14.50

Hourly

40

10

18,933 22,401.08 34,085.87 Annual

40

5

13,478 11.97

17.96

Hourly

40

3

16,200 10.34

15.29

Hourly

40

3

19,738

8.61

15.66

Hourly

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 55

Public Works
Refuse/Recycling Collector

Group Jurisdiction
Thomasville D Dahlonega
Folkston Fort Oglethorpe Hawkinsville LaFayette Toccoa Waynesboro E Alma Avondale Estates Cornelia Hartwell Hazlehurst Hogansville Jasper Jonesboro Metter Washington F Emerson Louisville Oxford Trion

2016 Population
18,826 6,437 4,788 9,839 5,409 7,159 8,412 5,701 3,556 3,150 4,267 4,505 4,186 3,139 3,819 4,729 4,076 3,978 1,565 2,383 2,224 1,780

Minimum entry-level
wage
9.58 11.05 10.00 10.50 10.93 11.20 11.69 8.98 27,642.00 21,466.00 10.40 19,000.00 9.06 10.30 11.33 10.50 8.78 20,701.00 12.00 8.00 24,646.36 13.43

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

13.80

Hourly

40

1

16.33

Hourly

40

3

14.50

Hourly

40

1

11.47

Hourly

40

1

12.86

Hourly

40

3

16.98

Hourly

40

4

17.79

Hourly

40

2

14.00

Hourly

40

4

27,642.00 Annual

40

1

31,200.00 Annual

40

8

15.60

Hourly

40

2

31,283.00 Annual

40

3

9.33

Hourly

40

1

14.00

Hourly

40

1

12.52

Hourly

40

3

12.32

Hourly

40

2

13.17

Hourly

40

2

30,414.00 Annual

40

2

18.00

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

10

28,582.22 Annual

40

1

14.59

Hourly

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 56 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Refuse/Recycling Route Supervisor/Lead Truck Driver
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

2

33,550

36,483

52,073

55,183

10

B

1

33,405

33,405

54,995

54,995

1

C

4

31,377

34,986

47,247

53,581

6

D

1

31,616

31,616

36,150

36,150

1

E

8

25,030

49,140

34,890

49,140

11

F

2

31,502

33,280

34,070

36,920

2

Total/Avg

18

31,080

36,485

43,238

47,662

31

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Marietta Roswell
B Rome C Cartersville
Monroe Perry Thomasville D Stone Mountain E Avondale Estates Cuthbert Donalsonville Hartwell Jasper Manchester Pelham Royston F Lookout Mountain Trion

2016 Population
60,941 94,598 36,407 20,753 13,478 16,200 18,826
6,328 3,150 3,664 2,637 4,505 3,819 4,061 3,649 2,563 1,577 1,780

Minimum entry-level
wage
36,483.00 14.72 16.06 15.48 16.82 13.94 14.10 15.20
24,960.00 8.00 11.42
20,000.00 21.00
19,546.85 10.75 11.46 16.00 14.29

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

55,183.00 Annual

40

3

23.54

Hourly

40

7

26.44

Hourly

40

1

23.55

Hourly

40

1

25.76

Hourly

40

1

21.25

Hourly

40

1

20.30

Hourly

40

3

17.38

Hourly

40

1

46,834.00 Annual

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

3

14.18

Hourly

40

2

41,392.00 Annual

40

1

21.00

Hourly

45

1

29,159.64 Annual

40

1

10.75

Hourly

40

1

14.20

Hourly

40

1

17.75

Hourly

40

1

15.01

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 57

Public Works
Refuse/Recycling Truck Driver
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

5

29,085

30,098

45,277

48,963

70

B

5

27,660

31,075

43,730

48,173

48

C

9

28,112

30,368

43,081

49,920

56

D

9

24,098

34,176

35,247

47,113

20

E

10

21,018

30,430

32,786

39,520

15

F

3

22,457

31,366

30,985

35,360

3

G

1

18,720

18,720

24,960

24,960

1

Total/Avg

42

24,450

29,462

36,581

42,001

213

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Marietta Roswell Savannah Smyrna Valdosta
B Carrollton Douglasville East Point Newnan Rome
C Acworth Bainbridge Buford Covington Dublin Griffin Monroe Powder Springs Thomasville
D Barnesville

2016 Population
60,941 94,598 146,763 56,664 56,474 26,562 33,252 35,471 37,912 36,407 22,418 12,274 14,356 13,977 16,104 22,928 13,478 14,956 18,826
6,696

Minimum entry-level
wage
28,538.00 13.63 14.23 14.47
28,840.00 26,000.00
14.35 26,978.00
14.94 11.73 12.80 12.78 14.60 13.53 14.52 14.35 12.60 14.38 12.08 34,176.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

43,163.00 Annual

40

10

23.54

Hourly

40

9

22.05

Hourly

40

38

21.70

Hourly

40

10

43,260.00 Annual

40

3

42,125.24 Annual

40

10

22.25

Hourly

40

5

42,076.00 Annual

40

10

23.16

Hourly

40

3

19.23

Hourly

40

20

20.99

Hourly

40

5

20.23

Hourly

40

7

24.00

Hourly

40

4

22.54

Hourly

40

11

18.54

Hourly

40

6

21.53

Hourly

40

14

18.90

Hourly

40

5

22.28

Hourly

40

3

17.40

Hourly

40

1

47,113.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 58 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Refuse/Recycling Truck Driver

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Dahlonega Fitzgerald Folkston Fort Oglethorpe Hawkinsville LaFayette McRae-Helena Toccoa E Blakely Chickamauga Cornelia Hartwell Jonesboro Lakeland Metter Ringgold Soperton Washington F Clarkesville Claxton Lookout Mountain G Sardis

2016 Population
6,437 8,927 4,788 9,839 5,409 7,159 8,338 8,412 4,702 3,101 4,267 4,505 4,729 3,295 4,076 4,378 2,986 3,978 1,770 2,297 1,577
975

Minimum entry-level
wage
12.64 7.25 10.50 11.00 12.31 11.20 11.25 11.69 13.77 10.00 12.48 19,000.00 14.63 7.25 11.24 23,756.23 521.52 22,609.00 9.00 8.31 15.08 9.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

18.83

Hourly

40

3

14.00

Hourly

40

4

15.50

Hourly

40

1

13.16

Hourly

40

1

13.63

Hourly

40

2

16.98

Hourly

40

4

19.97

Hourly

40

2

17.79

Hourly

40

2

17.89

Hourly

40

4

19.00

Hourly

40

1

18.72

Hourly

40

2

38,792.00 Annual

40

2

18.55

Hourly

40

1

13.00

Hourly

40

1

16.86

Hourly

40

1

38,869.60 Annual

40

1

521.52

Annual

40

1

33,319.00 Annual

40

1

16.50

Hourly

40

1

11.19

Hourly

40

1

17.00

Hourly

40

1

12.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 59

Public Works
Road Crew Supervisor
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

3

47,130

53,550

80,247

100,140

15

B

4

38,883

44,387

58,872

66,581

9

C

13

35,900

47,341

54,000

66,664

16

D

12

40,929

71,404

56,007

89,641

13

E

11

30,919

55,000

43,578

65,499

12

F

3

21,930

27,040

32,614

39,520

3

G

2

21,580

26,520

24,960

29,120

2

Total/Avg

48

33,896

46,463

50,040

65,309

70

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Alpharetta Marietta Roswell
B Carrollton Duluth Peachtree City Rome
C Acworth Calhoun Cordele Decatur Douglas Griffin Grovetown Loganville McDonough Monroe Powder Springs Thomasville Union

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

65,338 53,550.00 100,140.00 Annual

40

4

60,941 49,278.00 73,978.00 Annual

40

1

94,598 18.54

32.03

Hourly

40

10

26,562 38,447.44 53,071.56 Annual

40

5

29,331 18.89

29.25

Hourly

40

1

35,186 21.34

32.01

Hourly

40

1

36,407 16.06

26.44

Hourly

40

2

22,418 18.19

28.70

Hourly

40

1

16,445 22.76

22.76

Hourly

40

1

10,856 20.07

32.05

Hourly

40

1

22,813 18.96

31.07

Hourly

40

1

11,727 10.42

15.90

Hourly

40

2

22,928 15.08

22.62

Hourly

40

3

13,463 17.20

26.15

Hourly

40

1

11,674 30,680.00 52,811.29 Annual

40

1

23,964 17.42

27.98

Hourly

40

1

13,478 16.82

25.76

Hourly

40

1

14,956 19.26

29.86

Hourly

40

1

18,826 15.22

21.92

Hourly

40

1

20,919 37,907.17 56,860.76 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 60 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Road Crew Supervisor

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
D Centerville Cumming Dahlonega Fort Valley Garden City Glennville Hampton Locust Grove McRae-Helena Morrow Sandersville Thomaston
E Blakely Cuthbert Dawsonville Elberton Hogansville Jasper Lakeland Palmetto Reidsville Springfield Tybee Island
F Blue Ridge Clarkesville Claxton
G Ailey Riceboro

2016 Population
7,615 6,225 6,437 8,643 8,900 5,098 7,532 5,940 8,338 7,276 5,700 8,962 4,702 3,664 2,634 4,420 3,139 3,819 3,295 4,707 2,613 4,027 3,113 1,391 1,770 2,297
556 765

Minimum entry-level
wage
27.46 71,403.77
17.01 11.39 16.55 30,618.00 30,899.36 58,989.30 40,011.73 21.64 16.58 14.00 55,000.00 12.00 18.75 42,099.00 11.00 15.68 7.25 14.82 8.65 9.00 19.68 13.00 9.00 9.63 8.00 12.75

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

27.46

Hourly

40

1

71,403.77 Annual

40

1

24.68

Hourly

40

1

17.09

Hourly

40

1

28.73

Hourly

40

2

42,266.00 Annual

40

1

41,184.16 Annual

40

1

89,640.61 Annual

40

1

71,054.62 Annual

40

1

28.85

Hourly

40

1

23.35

Hourly

40

1

21.25

Hourly

40

1

58,000.00 Annual

40

1

13.00

Hourly

40

1

28.37

Hourly

40

1

58,936.00 Annual

40

1

16.50

Hourly

40

2

15.68

Hourly

40

1

14.00

Hourly

40

1

23.12

Hourly

40

1

12.98

Hourly

40

1

19.10

Hourly

40

1

31.49

Hourly

40

1

15.09

Hourly

40

1

19.00

Hourly

40

1

12.95

Hourly

40

1

10.00

Annual

40

1

14.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 61

Public Works
Roads and Bridges Superintendent
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

3

48,763

60,900

93,187

107,140

17

B

3

46,563

52,998

73,596

80,000

4

C

11

47,347

65,790

70,941

109,658

11

D

4

53,909

65,814

64,880

98,701

4

E

2

32,915

40,830

48,683

53,664

3

G

1

24,960

24,960

37,440

37,440

1

Total/Avg

24

42,410

51,882

64,787

81,100

40

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Alpharetta Roswell Smyrna
B Canton LaGrange Rome
C Americus Cartersville Cordele Griffin Milledgeville Monroe Perry Pooler Snellville St. Marys Thomasville
D Cedartown Cumming Garden City Hawkinsville
E Baxley

65,338 60,900.00 107,140.00 Annual

40

1

94,598 35,713.60 97,905.60 Annual

40

15

56,664 49,676.00 74,514.00 Annual

40

1

26,340 41,691.55 62,537.33 Annual

40

2

30,771 52,998.00 78,250.00 Annual

40

1

36,407 45,000.00 80,000.00 Annual

40

1

15,854 35,860.00 50,204.00 Annual

40

1

20,753 57,752.00 80,268.00 Annual

40

1

10,856 20.07

32.05

Hourly

40

1

22,928 51,390.00 77,085.00 Annual

40

1

18,933 36,706.77 55,853.46 Annual

40

1

13,478 31.63

52.72

Hourly

40

1

16,200 21.68

34.71

Hourly

40

1

23,744 48,659.67 72,989.51 Annual

40

1

19,738 38,500.00 70,000.00 Annual

40

1

18,088 22.64

22.64

Hourly

40

1

18,826 52,224.00 78,336.00 Annual

40

1

9,799 40,000.00 45,000.00 Annual

40

1

6,225 65,813.89 65,813.89 Annual

40

1

8,900 59,819.00 98,701.00 Annual

40

1

5,409 24.04

24.04

Hourly

40

1

4,741 40,830.40 53,664.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 62 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Roads and Bridges Superintendent

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Hartwell G Norman Park

2016 Population
4,505 969

Minimum entry-level
wage
25,000.00 12.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

43,701.00 Annual

40

2

18.00

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 63

Public Works
Sanitation Superintendent
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

3

50,436

52,478

80,450

90,646

4

B

2

77,606

96,916

96,262

96,916

2

C

7

50,760

60,000

71,126

86,944

7

D

2

29,401

29,994

42,609

43,222

2

E

1

36,585

36,585

61,455

61,455

1

F

2

21,230

23,920

28,440

32,960

2

Total/Avg

17

44,336

49,982

63,390

68,691

18

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Roswell Savannah Smyrna
B Carrollton Lawrenceville
C Bainbridge Buford Decatur Dublin Griffin Grovetown Thomasville
D Cairo Fort Valley
E Avondale Estates F Lincolnton
Sparta

2016 Population
94,598 146,763
56,664 26,562 30,782 12,274 14,356 22,813 16,104 22,928 13,463 18,826
9,570 8,643 3,150 1,520 1,281

Minimum entry-level
wage
52,478.40 49,154.00 49,676.00 96,915.52 58,297.41
18.97 60,000.00 53,040.00 59,140.00 56,725.00
18.98 47,476.00
14.42 13.85 36,585.00 11.50 18,540.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

90,646.40 Annual

40

3

76,189.00 Annual

40

0

74,514.00 Annual

40

1

96,915.52 Annual

40

1

95,607.74 Annual

40

1

30.00

Hourly

40

1

76,000.00 Annual

40

1

86,944.00 Annual

40

1

59,140.00 Annual

40

1

85,088.00 Annual

40

1

27.45

Hourly

40

1

71,214.00 Annual

40

1

20.19

Hourly

40

1

20.78

Hourly

40

1

61,455.00 Annual

40

1

11.50

Hourly

40

1

32,960.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 64 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Scale House Attendant
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

B

3

23,096

26,645

35,151

39,832

4

C

3

22,623

25,126

33,426

36,192

4

D

1

20,800

20,800

31,990

31,990

1

E

2

23,681

26,562

25,636

27,352

2

Total/Avg

9

22,550

24,783

31,551

33,842

11

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
B Dalton LaGrange Rome
C Griffin Thomasville Tifton
D Cairo E Blakely
Hazlehurst

2016 Population
34,077 30,771 36,407 22,928 18,826 16,836
9,570 4,702 4,186

Minimum entry-level
wage
11.57 26,645.00
11.39 10.68 12.08 9.87 10.00 10.00 12.77

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

18.08

Hourly

31.5

2

39,832.00 Annual

40

1

17.31

Hourly

40

1

16.00

Hourly

40

2

17.40

Hourly

40

1

14.81

Hourly

40

1

15.38

Hourly

40

1

11.50

Hourly

40

1

13.15

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 65

Public Works
Sewage Treatment Plant Superintendent
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

2

49,402

49,650

75,332

76,189

2

B

3

59,010

76,752

91,374

120,037

3

C

10

51,460

75,462

67,185

89,235

49

D

3

45,711

49,587

67,503

67,933

3

E

8

47,380

65,537

60,649

80,922

8

F

8

34,296

64,501

41,781

64,501

8

G

2

40,269

51,418

45,729

51,418

2

Total/Avg

36

46,790

61,844

64,222

78,605

75

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Savannah Valdosta
B Gainesville LaGrange Stockbridge
C Bainbridge Calhoun Cartersville Cordele Dallas Dublin Kingsland Loganville Milledgeville Thomasville
D Dahlonega Jesup Toccoa
E Blakely Dawson

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

146,763 49,154.00 76,189.00 Annual

40

1

56,474 49,650.00 74,475.00 Annual

40

1

40,000 48,256.00 77,209.60 Annual

40

1

30,771 76,752.00 120,037.00 Annual

40

1

28,677 25.01

36.96

Annual

40

1

12,274 14.10

22.33

Hourly

40

1

16,445 36.28

36.28

Hourly

40

1

20,753 52,751.00 80,268.00 Annual

40

1

10,856 30.46

30.46

Hourly

40

1

13,108 59,874.76 89,235.04 Annual

40

40

16,104 56,311.00 56,311.00 Annual

40

1

16,720 41,751.98 63,090.11 Annual

40

1

11,674 56,867.26 80,412.80 Annual

40

1

18,933 44,723.61 68,052.27 Annual

40

1

18,826 16.43

23.66

Hourly

40

1

6,437 23.84

32.51

Hourly

40

1

10,170 20.94

32.66

Annual

40

1

8,412 21.15

32.19

Annual

40

1

4,702 55,000.00 60,000.00 Annual

40

1

4,291 23.48

23.48

Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 66 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Sewage Treatment Plant Superintendent

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Hartwell Hogansville Jackson Social Circle Tybee Island Washington F Buchanan Claxton Demorest Lincolnton Louisville Meigs Sparta Young Harris G Blairsville Roberta

2016 Population
4,505 3,139 5,071 4,452 3,113 3,978 1,141 2,297 2,061 1,520 2,383 1,038 1,281 1,431
576 992

Minimum entry-level
wage
25,000.00 12.00 27.75
65,537.36 50,576.00 51,408.00
19.14 11.70 64,501.00 14.93 15.00 12.50 26,265.00 15.00 51,418.00 14.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

44,283.00 Annual

40

1

17.50

Hourly

40

1

34.13

Hourly

40

1

65,537.36 Annual

40

1

80,922.00 Annual

40

1

78,224.00 Annual

40

1

19.15

Hourly

40

1

15.75

Hourly

40

1

64,501.00 Annual

40

1

14.93

Hourly

40

1

25.00

Hourly

40

1

12.50

Hourly

40

1

29,870.00 Annual

40

1

28.00

Hourly

40

1

51,418.00 Annual

40

1

19.25

Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 67

Public Works
Sewer System Supervisor
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

4

46,899

61,100

77,479

104,981

18

B

4

43,995

50,000

58,677

70,000

11

C

8

43,614

61,734

63,190

91,510

51

D

5

35,940

47,259

48,376

70,354

5

E

7

39,572

48,815

58,014

73,193

9

F

2

17,108

32,136

44,918

57,699

2

Total/Avg

30

37,855

50,174

58,442

77,956

96

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

A Albany

73,801 61,100.00 104,981.00 Annual

40

1

Marietta

60,941 49,278.00 73,978.00 Annual

40

3

Roswell

94,598 17.17

32.03

Hourly

40

3

Savannah

146,763 41,505.00 64,333.00 Annual

40

11

B Carrollton

26,562 49,913.70 49,913.70 Annual

40

1

Gainesville

40,000 15.99

24.79

Hourly

40

7

Rome

36,407 50,000.00 70,000.00 Annual

40

1

Stockbridge

28,677 20.58

30.40

Hourly

40

2

C Cartersville

20,753 52,751.00 80,268.00 Annual

40

1

Dallas

13,108 36,163.34 53,896.45 Annual

40

40

Fayetteville

17,519 55,304.00 91,510.00 Annual

40

1

Griffin

22,928 15.08

22.62

Hourly

40

4

Monroe

13,478 20.29

32.08

Hourly

40

2

Powder Springs

14,956 19.26

29.86

Hourly

40

1

St. Marys

18,088 29.68

29.68

Annual

40

1

Thomasville

18,826 14.10

20.30

Hourly

40

1

D Cumming

6,225 47,258.57 47,258.57 Annual

40

1

Eastman

5,157 30,000.00 45,000.00 Annual

40

1

Folkston

4,788 12.50

22.50

Hourly

40

1

Garden City

8,900 43,971.00 70,354.00 Annual

40

1

Sylvester

6,064 32,468.80 32,468.80 Annual

40

1

E Baxley

4,741 37,044.80 48,713.60 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 68 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Sewer System Supervisor

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Cornelia Elberton Ringgold Tybee Island Washington West Point F Lookout Mountain Ludowici

2016 Population
4,267 4,420 4,378 3,113 3,978 3,766 1,577 2,162

Minimum entry-level
wage
44,720.00 34,694.00 46,852.76
18.34 48,815.00
12.85 1.00 32,136.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

67,080.00 Annual

40

1

47,250.00 Annual

40

1

69,088.55 Annual

40

1

29.35

Hourly

40

2

73,193.00 Annual

40

1

19.10

Hourly

40

2

27.74

Hourly

40

1

32,136.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 69

Public Works
Solid Waste Manager
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

3

50,654

71,599

85,109

107,503

6

B

4

45,070

55,000

64,253

90,000

4

C

7

51,491

69,510

79,311

109,658

6

D

2

60,940

73,880

69,940

73,880

2

Total/Avg

16

52,039

67,497

74,653

95,260

18

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Roswell Savannah
B Carrollton East Point Gainesville Rome
C Americus Cartersville Covington Monroe Perry Thomasville Tifton
D Cairo Cumming

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

73,801 38,700.00 57,178.00 Annual

40

3

94,598 41,662.40 90,646.40 Annual

40

2

146,763 71,599.00 107,503.00 Annual

40

1

26,562 53,771.72 53,771.72 Annual

40

1

35,471 29,742.00 46,389.00 Annual

40

1

40,000 41,766.40 66,851.20 Annual

40

1

36,407 55,000.00 90,000.00 Annual

40

1

15,854 27,085.00 37,920.00 Annual

40

1

20,753 47,790.00 72,719.00 Annual

40

1

13,977 25.33

38.31

Annual

40

1

13,478 31.63

52.72

Hourly

40

1

16,200 45,100.00 72,200.00 Annual

40

0

18,826 69,510.00 104,265.00 Annual

40

1

16,836 25.23

37.85

Annual

40

1

9,570 48,000.00 66,000.00 Annual

40

1

6,225 73,880.20 73,880.20 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 70 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Truck Driver
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

B

2

27,737

34,674

42,245

52,000

15

C

6

26,194

33,064

39,004

44,075

18

D

5

22,708

25,307

33,601

35,069

8

E

7

24,630

31,263

34,340

44,666

16

F

1

29,702

29,702

31,637

31,637

3

Total/Avg

21

26,194

30,802

36,165

41,489

60

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
B Dalton Peachtree City
C Acworth Calhoun Clarkston Dublin Thomasville Waycross
D Barnesville Camilla Eatonton Fort Valley Sandersville
E Ashburn Avondale Estates Elberton Metter Rockmart Royston Tallapoosa
F Trion

2016 Population
34,077 35,186 22,418 16,445 12,742 16,104 18,826 14,089
6,696 5,170 6,555 8,643 5,700 3,737 3,150 4,420 4,076 4,299 2,563 3,187 1,780

Minimum entry-level
wage
10.00 16.67 12.92 11.97 15.00 15.90 10.35 10.36 25,307.00 10.82 9.02 10.85 11.73 11.00 28,784.00 31,263.00 10.19 25,106.00 10.21 21,944.02 14.28

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

15.62

Hourly

40

9

25.00

Hourly

40

6

21.19

Hourly

40

1

19.52

Hourly

40

5

22.20

Hourly

37.5

1

20.32

Hourly

40

8

14.90

Hourly

40

1

15.77

Hourly

40

2

34,886.00 Annual

40

1

16.86

Hourly

40

1

14.33

Hourly

40

2

16.28

Hourly

40

2

16.53

Hourly

40

2

13.47

Hourly

40

4

44,408.00 Annual

40

2

44,666.00 Annual

40

3

15.28

Hourly

40

2

30,659.00 Annual

40

3

13.20

Hourly

40

1

33,390.42 Annual

40

1

15.21

Hourly

40

3

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 71

Public Works
Water/Wastewater Lab Technician
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

2

27,518

33,134

41,850

51,334

8

B

6

30,788

36,772

42,677

48,485

9

C

14

31,453

39,208

50,515

65,874

38

D

12

27,820

39,520

41,122

68,629

20

E

12

28,564

35,360

39,167

53,019

19

F

6

22,097

33,093

33,550

43,680

10

G

1

31,065

31,065

44,023

44,023

2

Total/Avg

53

28,472

35,450

41,844

53,578

106

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Savannah
B Carrollton East Point Gainesville Hinesville LaGrange Rome
C Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Cartersville Cordele Covington Dublin Griffin Loganville Milledgeville Monroe Pooler

2016 Population
73,801 146,763
26,562 35,471 40,000 33,577 30,771 36,407 12,274 14,356 16,445 20,753 10,856 13,977 16,104 22,928 11,674 18,933 13,478 23,744

Minimum entry-level
wage
10.53 15.93 36,772.17 26,978.00 12.54 30,604.00 32,302.00 15.38 14.10 12.00 17.35 18.85 16.51 15.65 15.59 15.84 30,680.00 30,126.94 14.63 15.76

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

15.56

Hourly

40

2

24.68

Hourly

40

6

47,164.83 Annual

40

3

42,076.00 Annual

40

1

19.44

Hourly

40

2

30,604.00 Annual

40

1

48,485.00 Annual

40

1

22.74

Hourly

40

1

22.33

Hourly

40

1

28.00

Hourly

40

5

29.80

Hourly

40

3

31.67

Hourly

40

4

25.11

Hourly

40

3

26.07

Hourly

40

3

19.92

Hourly

40

3

26.22

Hourly

40

1

52,811.20 Annual

40

1

50,600.68 Annual

40

3

24.48

Hourly

40

3

23.64

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 72 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Water/Wastewater Lab Technician

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
St. Marys Thomasville D Cairo Camilla Cumming Hampton Hawkinsville Locust Grove Port Wentworth Rincon Sandersville Sylvester Toccoa Waynesboro E Adairsville Baldwin Bloomingdale Cornelia Elberton Hogansville Rockmart Social Circle Springfield Statham Tybee Island Washington F Blue Ridge Demorest Homerville Lookout Mountain Trion Woodbine G Blairsville

2016 Population
18,088 18,826
9,570 5,170 6,225 7,532 5,409 5,940 7,933 9,935 5,700 6,064 8,412 5,701 4,816 3,304 2,717 4,267 4,420 3,139 4,299 4,452 4,027 2,647 3,113 3,978 1,391 2,061 2,450 1,577 1,780 1,322
576

Minimum entry-level
wage
10.97 15.22 12.00 14.30 29,103.36 34,066.55 10.00 14.18 13.88 19.00 12.95 17,596.80 14.97 10.39 14.36 13.00 12.77 13.26 34,694.00 10.30 25,771.00 14.29 9.50 17.00 15.93 31,848.00 11.00 15.91 11.00 1.00 14.28 10.55 31,065.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

11.13

Hourly

40

6

21.92

Hourly

40

1

19.00

Hourly

40

2

19.10

Hourly

40

1

68,629.25 Annual

40

4

45,422.05 Annual

40

1

15.76

Hourly

40

2

20.73

Hourly

40

2

21.12

Hourly

40

1

19.00

Hourly

40

1

18.24

Hourly

40

1

21,798.40 Annual

40

2

22.78

Hourly

40

1

16.20

Hourly

40

2

22.00

Hourly

40

3

16.50

Hourly

40

3

20.97

Hourly

40

2

19.89

Hourly

40

1

47,250.00 Annual

40

1

14.00

Hourly

40

1

31,470.00 Annual

40

1

15.46

Hourly

40

2

12.01

Hourly

40

1

18.50

Hourly

40

2

25.49

Hourly

40

1

48,461.00 Annual

40

1

16.16

Hourly

40

4

21.00

Hourly

40

2

11.00

Hourly

40

1

20.36

Hourly

40

1

17.71

Hourly

40

1

10.55

Hourly

40

1

44,023.00 Annual

40

2

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 73

Public Works
Water/Wastewater Superintendent
Summary of Data

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

4

48,855

54,955

81,639

90,646

6

B

7

57,527

96,915

80,873

96,915

8

C

14

56,048

102,606

76,516

145,183

53

D

18

46,996

87,175

63,444

98,701

23

E

18

44,025

80,710

51,913

80,710

20

F

18

34,578

64,700

42,524

70,000

18

G

11

28,353

40,019

36,108

46,735

12

H

7

29,167

38,000

36,711

52,000

7

Total/Avg

97

43,194

70,635

58,716

85,111

147

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Marietta Roswell Savannah Valdosta
B Carrollton East Point Gainesville LaGrange Rome Stockbridge Woodstock
C Americus Buford Calhoun Cartersville Covington Dallas Dublin Fayetteville

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

60,941 54,955.00 85,246.00 Annual

40

1

94,598 41,662.40 90,646.40 Annual

40

2

146,763 49,154.00 76,189.00 Annual

40

2

56,474 49,650.00 74,475.00 Annual

40

1

26,562 96,915.47 96,915.47 Annual

40

2

35,471 48,449.00 75,564.00 Annual

40

1

40,000 48,256.00 77,209.60 Annual

40

1

30,771 58,698.00 95,971.00 Annual

40

1

36,407 50,000.00 70,000.00 Annual

40

1

28,677 25.01

36.96

Annual

40

1

30,929 48,352.87 73,574.62 Annual

40

1

15,854 35,860.00 50,204.00 Annual

40

1

14,356 25.00

31.00

Hourly

42

1

16,445 49.33

49.33

Hourly

40

1

20,753 95,413.00 145,183.00 Annual

40

1

13,977 27.92

40.22

Annual

40

1

13,108 36,163.34 53,896.45 Annual

40

40

16,104 86,051.00 86,051.00 Annual

40

1

17,519 20.83

34.47

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 74 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Water/Wastewater Superintendent

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Griffin Grovetown Jefferson Kingsland Thomasville Union D Barnesville Camilla Cedartown Commerce Cumming Dahlonega Eastman Fort Oglethorpe Garden City Glennville Hawkinsville Jesup LaFayette Rincon Sandersville Sylvester Toccoa Waynesboro E Ashburn Baldwin Baxley Blakely Dawsonville Donalsonville Elberton Harlem Hazlehurst Hiram Jackson Jasper Ocilla Palmetto Pelham

2016 Population
22,928 13,463 10,486 16,720 18,826 20,919
6,696 5,170 9,799 6,788 6,225 6,437 5,157 9,839 8,900 5,098 5,409 10,170 7,159 9,935 5,700 6,064 8,412 5,701 3,737 3,304 4,741 4,702 2,634 2,637 4,420 3,018 4,186 3,898 5,071 3,819 3,604 4,707 3,649

Minimum entry-level
wage
51,390.00 19.94
42,606.00 41,751.98 57,446.00 37,907.17 51,301.00 40,021.00 40,000.00 40,976.00 87,174.54
23.84 30,000.00
17.71 59,819.00
14.72 18.59 20.94 27.25 26.97 48,726.00 45,011.20 21.15 22.53 58,780.00 15.00 40,830.40 16.00 45,000.00 21.45 35,377.00 14.96 55,341.52 35,000.00 27.75 80,710.00 61,039.16 18.92 51,500.28

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

77,085.00 Annual

40

1

30.34

Hourly

40

1

63,909.00 Annual

40

1

63,090.11 Annual

40

1

86,169.00 Annual

40

1

56,860.76 Annual

40

1

71,031.00 Annual

40

1

57,632.00 Annual

40

1

47,000.00 Annual

40

2

40,976.00 Annual

40

1

87,174.54 Annual

40

3

32.54

Hourly

40

1

50,000.00 Annual

40

1

23.76

Hourly

40

2

98,701.00 Annual

40

1

20.32

Hourly

40

1

25.30

Hourly

40

2

32.66

Annual

40

1

43.27

Annual

40

1

26.97

Annual

40

1

68,625.00 Annual

40

1

54,808.00 Annual

40

1

32.19

Annual

40

1

35.13

Hourly

40

1

58,780.00 Annual

40

1

19.50

Hourly

40

2

53,664.00 Annual

40

1

17.60

Hourly

40

1

65,000.00 Annual

40

1

21.45

Hourly

40

1

48,553.00 Annual

40

1

22.76

Hourly

40

2

57,001.77 Annual

40

1

48,000.00 Annual

40

1

34.13

Hourly

40

1

80,710.00 Annual

40

1

61,039.16 Annual

40

1

29.51

Hourly

40

1

51,500.28 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 75

Public Works
Water/Wastewater Superintendent

Group Jurisdiction
Royston Soperton Statham F Alto Arlington Bowdon Broxton Chester Clarkesville East Dublin Homerville Lavonia Lincolnton McCaysville Pembroke Rochelle Sparta Trion Woodbine Wrens Young Harris G Blythe Carnesville Coolidge Crawford Gibson Leary Pavo Roberta Tignall White Whitesburg H Concord Ideal Jenkinsburg Menlo Morganton Rentz Warm Springs

2016 Population
2,563 2,986 2,647 1,164 1,380 2,097 1,185 1,567 1,770 2,381 2,450 2,167 1,520 1,108 2,484 1,112 1,281 1,780 1,322 2,042 1,431
694 578 528 828 646 579 621 992 510 725 604 379 456 371 468 315 292 401

Minimum entry-level
wage
38,849.79 760.00 24.99 15.00
32,000.00 17.14 1.00 10.00
50,000.00 18.26 15.80
37,040.00 14.25
64,700.00 37,700.00
12.00 35,020.00 49,189.50
17.33 34,340.80
15.00 26,500.00 36,964.00
11.00 31,000.00
9.00 27,580.80
9.00 14.00 19.24 26,000.00 17.43 38,000.00 12.00 16.00 17.62 10.00 6.00 38,000.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

55,944.45 Annual

40

1

760.00

Annual

40

1

24.99

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

35,000.00 Annual

40

1

18.30

Hourly

40

1

13.00

Hourly

40

1

15.00

Hourly

40

1

60,000.00 Annual

40

1

22.23

Hourly

40

1

15.80

Hourly

40

1

44,720.00 Annual

40

1

14.25

Hourly

40

1

64,700.00 Annual

40

1

51,584.00 Annual

40

1

12.00

Hourly

40

1

38,625.00 Annual

40

1

70,000.00 Annual

40

1

17.33

Hourly

40

1

45,302.40 Annual

40

1

28.00

Hourly

40

1

34,966.16 Annual

40

1

42,464.00 Annual

40

2

16.00

Hourly

40

1

46,735.00 Annual

40

1

17.17

Hourly

36

1

27,580.80 Annual

40

1

13.80

Hourly

40

1

19.25

Annual

40

1

19.24

Hourly

40

1

35,000.00 Annual

40

1

17.43

Hourly

40

1

38,220.00 Annual

40

1

12.36

Hourly

40

1

19.00

Hourly

40

1

17.62

Hourly

40

1

25.00

Hourly

40

1

11.00

Hourly

40

1

42,000.00 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 76 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

4

54,868

77,167

88,749

119,609

5

B

6

55,854

78,786

75,239

100,388

9

C

14

49,502

74,693

76,252

116,794

20

D

9

42,220

61,939

61,034

94,123

12

E

14

43,082

67,042

58,049

107,267

17

F

4

35,107

45,427

43,828

52,208

11

G

4

42,983

66,725

48,464

66,725

4

H

1

22,880

22,880

25,376

25,376

1

Total/Avg

56

43,312

61,832

59,624

85,311

79

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Roswell Savannah Valdosta
B Carrollton Gainesville Hinesville Lawrenceville Rome Woodstock
C Bainbridge Calhoun Cartersville Covington Dublin Fayetteville Griffin Jefferson Loganville

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

73,801 54,500.00 80,521.00 Annual

40

1

94,598 44,990.40 90,646.40 Annual

40

2

146,763 77,167.00 119,609.00 Annual

40

1

56,474 42,813.00 64,219.00 Annual

40

1

26,562 78,785.62 78,785.62 Annual

40

1

40,000 43,763.20 70,012.80 Annual

40

4

33,577 51,280.00 51,280.00 Annual

40

1

30,782 61,212.28 100,388.14 Annual

40

1

36,407 60,000.00 90,000.00 Annual

40

1

30,929 19.27

29.31

Hourly

40

1

12,274 14.10

22.33

Hourly

40

1

16,445 35.91

35.91

Hourly

40

1

20,753 52,751.00 80,268.00 Annual

40

1

13,977 24.12

36.49

Annual

40

1

16,104 19.40

24.78

Hourly

40

1

17,519 70,582.00 116,794.00 Annual

40

1

22,928 56,721.00 85,088.00 Annual

40

5

10,486 52,335.00 78,503.00 Annual

40

1

11,674 30,680.00 52,811.20 Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 77

Public Works
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager

Group Jurisdiction
McDonough Milledgeville Monroe Pooler Thomasville D Cumming Eastman Fort Oglethorpe LaFayette Locust Grove Port Wentworth Sandersville Toccoa Waynesboro E Adairsville Baxley Cornelia Donalsonville Elberton Hartwell Hazlehurst Manchester Metter Ringgold Rockmart Royston Springfield Tybee Island F Bowdon Clarkesville Lavonia Sparta G Blairsville Greenville Riceboro Roberta H Sale City

2016 Population

Minimum entry-level
wage

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

23,964 48,541.00 77,981.00 Annual

40

2

18,933 38,565.04 58,681.25 Annual

40

1

13,478 20.29

52.72

Hourly

40

2

23,744 48,659.67 72,989.51 Annual

40

1

18,826 57,446.00 86,169.00 Annual

40

1

6,225 43,085.32 71,036.89 Annual

40

3

5,157 30,000.00 38,000.00 Annual

40

1

9,839 23.07

23.76

Hourly

40

1

7,159 15.07

22.83

Hourly

40

1

5,940 61,938.77 94,122.64 Annual

40

1

7,933 58,189.00 88,541.00 Annual

40

1

5,700 16.58

23.35

Hourly

40

1

8,412 21.15

32.19

Annual

40

2

5,701 13.92

21.72

Hourly

40

1

4,816 21.21

31.48

Hourly

40

2

4,741 37,044.80 48,713.60 Annual

40

1

4,267 44,720.00 67,080.00 Annual

40

2

2,637 15.27

15.27

Hourly

40

1

4,420 35,377.00 48,553.00 Annual

40

2

4,505 30,000.00 62,837.00 Annual

40

1

4,186 24.00

24.50

Hourly

40

1

4,061 46,633.60 47,781.47 Annual

40

1

4,076 18.42

27.63

Hourly

40

1

4,378 45,615.52 61,086.50 Annual

40

1

4,299 52,374.00 66,227.00 Annual

40

1

2,563 16.94

20.42

Hourly

40

1

4,027 45,000.00 55,000.00 Annual

40

1

3,113 67,042.00 107,267.00 Annual

40

1

2,097 21.84

25.10

Hourly

40

2

1,770 38,000.00 47,000.00 Annual

40

2

2,167 17.50

20.00

Hourly

40

2

1,281 20,600.00 34,505.00 Annual

40

5

576 66,725.00 66,725.00 Annual

40

1

855 30,160.00 38,064.00 Annual

40

1

765 22.08

23.57

Hourly

40

1

992 14.00

19.25

Annual

40

1

348 11.00

12.20

Hourly

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 78 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
Summary of Data

Public Works

Group

Number reporting

Minimum entry-level wage**

Average

Highest

Maximum wage**

Average

Highest

Number of full-time employees

A

4

31,753

33,072

50,870

61,693

41

B

6

32,490

37,962

51,171

59,205

41

C

19

29,372

37,877

48,797

69,826

166

D

20

28,633

41,409

43,892

60,674

70

E

36

27,628

42,848

39,906

65,499

93

F

15

29,467

44,616

40,507

49,920

45

G

7

24,736

31,720

39,690

54,765

10

Total/Avg 107

29,154

38,501

44,976

60,226

466

**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".

Population Group Data

Group Jurisdiction
A Albany Roswell Savannah Valdosta
B Carrollton East Point Gainesville LaGrange Rome Stockbridge
C Bainbridge Buford Calhoun Cartersville Cordele Covington Dallas Dublin Fayetteville Griffin

2016 Population
73,801 94,598 146,763 56,474 26,562 35,471 40,000 30,771 36,407 28,677 12,274 14,356 16,445 20,753 10,856 13,977 13,108 16,104 17,519 22,928

Minimum entry-level
wage
14.81 15.90 15.05 31,833.00 33,219.62 37,962.00 14.50 32,490.00 15.38 14.00 12.16 13.35 11.65 17.08 14.95 15.65 36,163.34 13.29 14.10 15.08

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

21.88

Hourly

40

13

29.66

Hourly

40

5

23.33

Hourly

40

14

47,750.00 Annual

40

9

54,359.37 Annual

40

12

59,205.00 Annual

40

1

22.48

Hourly

40

3

47,674.00 Annual

40

6

26.92

Hourly

40

16

20.69

Hourly

40

3

20.23

Hourly

40

2

24.50

Hourly

40

3

21.30

Hourly

40

15

28.69

Hourly

40

12

22.78

Hourly

40

8

27.37

Hourly

40

5

53,896.45 Annual

40

40

16.95

Hourly

40

17

25.72

Hourly

40

2

33.57

Hourly

40

19

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 79

Public Works
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator

Group Jurisdiction
Grovetown Jefferson Kingsland Loganville McDonough Milledgeville Monroe Pooler Thomasville D Cairo Camilla Cedartown Commerce Cumming Dahlonega Eastman Folkston Garden City Hampton Hawkinsville Jesup LaFayette Locust Grove McRae-Helena Port Wentworth Rincon Sandersville Toccoa Waynesboro E Alma Ashburn Baxley Blakely Cornelia Cuthbert Dawson Dawsonville Donalsonville Elberton

2016 Population
13,463 10,486 16,720 11,674 23,964 18,933 13,478 23,744 18,826
9,570 5,170 9,799 6,788 6,225 6,437 5,157 4,788 8,900 7,532 5,409 10,170 7,159 5,940 8,338 7,933 9,935 5,700 8,412 5,701 3,556 3,737 4,741 4,702 4,267 3,664 4,291 2,634 2,637 4,420

Minimum entry-level
wage
15.58 37,877.00
11.23 27,810.00
14.33 30,126.94
13.23 14.28 10.35 10.00 41,409.00 10.66 15.37 27,974.50 13.64 20,000.00 11.50 14.06 32,444.33 18.07 11.92 12.37 19.20 14.35 17.29 11.00 11.73 13.56 12.03 37,509.00 20.60 14.27 12.73 13.28 14.00 9.00 12.02 10.82 24,772.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

22.54 Per Occur. 40

2

56,815.00 Annual

40

7

16.97

Hourly

40

3

39,270.00 Annual

40

3

27.98

Hourly

40

12

45,841.71 Annual

40

5

25.76

Hourly

40

7

21.42

Hourly

40

3

14.90

Hourly

40

1

14.03

Hourly

40

1

59,629.00 Annual

40

1

22.00

Hourly

40

10

24.34

Hourly

40

2

50,377.03 Annual

40

12

23.76

Hourly

40

7

29,000.00 Annual

40

3

21.50

Hourly

40

1

28.73

Hourly

40

4

43,259.13 Annual

40

1

18.50

Hourly

40

2

18.58

Annual

40

4

15.07

Hourly

40

4

29.17

Hourly

40

1

25.49

Hourly

40

3

26.31

Hourly

40

1

11.00

Hourly

40

1

16.53

Hourly

40

2

20.64

Hourly

40

9

18.76

Hourly

40

1

55,125.00 Annual

40

2

20.60

Hourly

40

1

18.78

Hourly

40

1

14.54

Hourly

40

2

26.13

Hourly

40

8

16.00

Hourly

40

1

17.92

Annual

40

2

21.88

Hourly

40

1

10.82

Hourly

40

1

34,612.00 Annual

40

6

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 80 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey

Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator

Public Works

Group Jurisdiction
Grantville Gray Harlem Hartwell Hephzibah Hogansville Jasper Lakeland Lula Lyons Manchester Nicholls Palmetto Pelham Quitman City Ringgold Rockmart Royston Social Circle Soperton Springfield Tallapoosa Tybee Island Vienna Washington West Point F Blue Ridge Bowdon Clarkesville Clayton Colquitt East Dublin Emerson Lavonia Lincolnton Louisville McCaysville Sparta Trion

2016 Population
3,202 3,268 3,018 4,505 3,898 3,139 3,819 3,295 2,882 4,369 4,061 3,331 4,707 3,649 3,888 4,378 4,299 2,563 4,452 2,986 4,027 3,187 3,113 3,699 3,978 3,766 1,391 2,097 1,770 2,266 1,910 2,381 1,565 2,167 1,520 2,383 1,108 1,281 1,780

Minimum entry-level
wage
16.02 11.06 10.12 20,000.00 29,350.00 12.00 14.42 7.25 16.00 10.90 22,668.35 10.00 13.44 14.98 8.00 33,910.66 31,470.00 13.45 12.94 17.03 9.00 28,090.20 19.68 26,265.00 35,214.00 15.39 17.00 21.45 11.00 16.00 10.00 16.23 12.00 14.50 13.50 12.50 14.50 8.68 14.28

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

16.02

Hourly

40

1

28.15

Hourly

40

3

16.65

Hourly

40

2

39,645.00 Annual

40

6

36,830.00 Annual

40

2

17.50

Hourly

40

1

19.64

Hourly

42

5

11.00

Hourly

40

1

23.86

Hourly

40

2

16.50

Hourly

40

3

33,816.25 Annual

40

2

15.00

Hourly

40

1

20.97

Hourly

40

2

14.98

Hourly

40

1

10.00

Hourly

40

2

44,955.81 Annual

40

1

45,947.00 Annual

40

5

15.94

Hourly

40

1

18.11

Hourly

40

3

17.03

Hourly

40

1

21.87

Hourly

40

1

42,742.56 Annual

40

2

31.49

Hourly

40

1

39,398.00 Annual

40

5

50,107.00 Annual

40

7

24.87

Hourly

40

7

22.74

Hourly

40

2

21.45

Hourly

40

1

22.00

Hourly

40

3

24.00

Hourly

40

2

21.63

Hourly

40

2

19.76

Hourly

40

3

18.00

Hourly

40

2

20.00

Hourly

40

3

14.00

Hourly

40

2

20.00

Hourly

40

1

19.94

Hourly

40

4

12.50

Hourly

40

3

21.29

Hourly

40

14

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey 81

Public Works
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator

Group Jurisdiction
Woodbine Wrens G Blairsville Crawford Helen Kingston Lake Park Lyerly Roberta

2016 Population
1,322 2,042
576 828 542 654 726 528 992

Minimum entry-level
wage
18.46 12.40 25,709.00 25,000.00 15.25 12.00 20,000.00 8.00 14.00

Maximum wage

Wage reported as

Number of scheduled
hours

Number of full-time employees*

18.46

Hourly

40

1

16.35

Hourly

40

2

54,765.00 Annual

40

2

35,000.00 Annual

40

2

17.50

Hourly

40

1

25.00

Annual

40

1

20,104.00 Annual

40

1

19.00

Hourly

40

2

19.25

Annual

40

1

* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting. 82 DCA - 2017 Municipal Government Wage and Salary Survey