GI\ . C4-QSo G(c 51 Pf)5 ICjq5 Y. I 1994 LoCAL GOVERNMENT WAGE & SALARY SURVEY county Government Public Works Employment Introduction The Georgia Department of Community Affairs began collecting wage and salary data in 1987, providing key reference information for state and local elected officials, administrators, and citizens. This publication is the result of data collected from the 1995 County Wage and Salary Survey, administered by the Office of Information Services, Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Separate publications are available in county and municipal government editions for 1995 wage and salary data covering four key areas of local government employment: administration and general, public safety, public works, and solid waste. Each publication contains an appendix with summary information on fringe benefits, as well as an appendix listing the jurisdictions responding to the 1995 County Wage and Salary Survey. Data on elected officials' salaries can be obtained by calling the Office of Information Services, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, at (404) 679-4950. We would like to thank local officials and staff who took the time to complete the survey. Their participation has made this publication possible. DataIn this Publlcadon This publication includes data on wages and salaries for county government public works employees as of October 1, 1995. Wage and salary data are collected and reported for full-time positions only. Full-time employment, for the purposes of this report, is defined as 35 hours or more per week. Governments are also asked to report the number of employees in each position. Data reported for vacant positions will reflect a "0" in the "Number of full-time employees" column. Where data elements have not been reported by a local government, "NR" will appear. The survey requested the entry level and maximum wage on either an hourly or annual basis. If hourly figures were reported, the information was converted to an annual salary based on the number of weekly hours reported. If hours were not reported, a 40-hour work week was assumed. Public safety positions are the exception to this reporting basis; refer to the current year's public safety publication for an explanation of special features related to data for those positions. If a government did not have a pay scale or salary range, it was instructed to enter the actual salary paid to an incumbent as both the minimum and maximum rates. Job Destrlpdons Job descriptions for positions included in this report are arranged in alphabetical order and can be found following this Introduction. Local governments were asked to provide salary information for those jobs whose duties most closely resemble the job descriptions included in this report, even if their government uses a different job title for that particular position. Populadon Groups Population groups are used to facilitate comparison of detailed and summary data on jurisdictions of similar size. Population group ranges reported in the table use 1990 Bureau of the Census populations; the table reflects both the number of jurisdictions in each group and the number of jurisdictions responding to the 1995 survey. ~III1111111_111.I~I.mIBI I~I~III A 100,000 and Above 12 10 C 25,000 - 49,999 23 19 E 10,000 - 14,999 25 18 Total All Counties 159 124 2 COUNTY GOVERNMENT: PUBUC WORKS EMPLOYMENT County Public Works Job Descdptions Civil Enl!ineer ConsbUetion Equipment Mechanic Crew leader Groundskeeper Heavy Equipment Operator Laborer Ul!ht Equipment Operator Maintenance Superintendent Meter Reader Public Works SUperintendent Road Crew Supen1sor Roads and Brldl!es Superintendent Sanltalon Superintendent Truck Driver Water and sewer Superintendent 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). Analyzes malfunctions and 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 other tools. Performs skilled and unskilled work of a varied nature in a lead worker capacity. Performs routine cleaning and maintenance duties around public buildings and parks such as mowing lawns, trimming hedges, weeding flowerbeds, etc. Responsible for the operation of various heavy equipment, such as a pan, track backhoe, bulldozer, and motor grader used to construct and maintain roads and drainage systems. Performs unskilledmanual tasksthat may requiretheuse of simplehand tools. Responsible for the operation of various light equipment such as moving equipment, trucks, and rubber-tired backhoes. Performs responsible technical and administrative work in repair, cleaning, and remodeling of public buildings. Reads electric or water consumption meters and records volume used by residential and commercial consumers. May also report complaints or irregularities by consumer either orally or on forms for necessary action by servicing department. 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. Supervises a crew of workers in the construction and repair of streets, roads, bridges, and related facilities. Performs responsible managerial, administrative, and technical work in the construction and repair of streets, roads, bridges, and related facilities. Directs and coordinates work of subordinate personnel engaged in installing, maintaining, repairing, servicing, and relocating sewerage facilities. 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. Directs and coordinates all activities of workers engaged in the installation, maintenance, repair, and relocation of water distribution and sewage collection systems. 3 4 COUNTY GOVERNMENT: PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT Construaion Equipment Mechanic summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 8 10 12 16 9 9 64 Minimum entry level wage Average Median 22,090 21,610 18,360 17,630 17,030 17,200 18,800 22,734 21,496 16,741 16,740 17,058 17,014 17,638 Maximum wage Average Median 32,040 30,810 26,610 21,450 22,050 18,700 24,900 32,205 31,617 25,605 21,226 21,320 17,209 24,269 Number of full-time employees 75 22 35 33 12 14 191 population 6roup Data Group jurisdiction A Bibb Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett Houston 1990 Population 155,982 198,399 525,497 189,122 585,955 701,335 457,084 100,761 Minimum entry level 22,547 22,812 21,625 16,773 22,656 23,583 23,078 23,629 B Bartow 63,209 22,921 Columbia 83,835 22,985 Coweta 71,816 21,206 Fayette 79,745 21,694 Floyd 83,800 20,779 Forsyth 60,555 18,976 Newton 50,173 13,977 Paulding 59,941 22,245 Spalding 57,673 21,298 Walker 60,312 30,000 C Barrow 35,701 14,352 Bulloch 49,091 39,181 Coffee 32,681 16,682 Decatur 26,401 14,456 Habersham 30,062 12,000 Jackson 33,893 17,471 Laurens 42,851 20,051 Murray 29,768 16,800 Polk 34,807 16,556 Maximum wage 32,178 32,232 31,356 23,085 31,908 37,099 33,462 34,965 33,363 36,735 31,809 32,219 31,616 28,084 21,548 31,143 31,617 30,000 21,715 39,181 29,224 16,598 22,000 26,582 24,585 25,563 25,646 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees NR 2 NR 2 64 6 1 1 40 2 40 1 43 2 40 1 40 2 40 4 40 4 40 2 40 2 40 2 40 1 50 1 40 6 40 2 40 1 40 1 40 7 40 3 40 3 CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE 5 1994 LoCAL GOVERNMENT WAGE & SALARY SURVEY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MECHANIC: CONTINUED 1990 Minimum Group Jurisdiction Population entry level Thomas Tift Walton 40,690 35,618 46,381 14,601 18,000 20,135 D Appling 16,277 15,558 Ben Hill 17,383 16,320 Bryan 21,260 18,522 Chattooga 22,896 16,120 Crisp 20,793 13,520 Elbert 19,149 16,140 Emanuel 21,041 17,160 Fannin 17,322 17,472 Franklin 17,657 15,911 Gilmer 15,638 20,800 Haralson 23,284 24,023 Madison 23,355 23,503 Monroe 18,878 15,870 Tattnall 18,279 18,407 Washington 19,994 15,000 Wayne 24,784 17,804 E Bacon 10,592 14,206 Early 12,142 14,643 Lamar 13,802 18,446 Morgan 14,019 18,688 Oglethorpe 10,867 16,640 Pierce 14,729 10,400 Screven 14,197 19,135 Telfair 11,731 17,058 Wilkes 10,553 24,032 F Charlton 9,426 21,985 Clay 3,478 17,209 Heard 9,475 16,640 Johnson 8,413 16,993 Randolph 8,157 17,400 Stewart 5,427 15,000 Twiggs 9,913 17,014 Wheeler 4,796 14,560 Wilcox 7,103 18,000 Maximum wage 38,812 18,000 31,370 21,132 20,351 24,911 16,120 17,544 24,564 24,960 18,012 15,911 23,836 24,023 23,503 21,320 18,886 21,000 27,081 21,320 21,236 18,446 24,506 24,960 18,241 30,596 15,085 24,032 21,985 17,209 27,040 16,993 18,500 15,000 17,014 14,560 20,000 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees 4 2 4 4 3 1 1 4 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 4 1 2 NR 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 6 Crew Leader summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 8 9 9 11 6 3 46 Minimum entry level wage Average Median 17,350 19,120 17,060 16,300 17,980 18,170 17,520 16,757 18,930 16,800 15,995 18,377 17,160 17,014 COUNTY GOVERNMENT: PUBliC WORKS EMPLOYMENT Maximum wage Average Median 26,090 28,930 23,870 22,480 21,330 18,170 24,210 23,970 28,828 23,525 20,695 21,237 17,160 22,983 Number of full-time employees 38 29 33 25 7 4 136 population Group Data Group Jurisdiction A Bibb Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee DeKalb Gwinnett Richmond 1990 Population 155,982 114,120 198,399 525,497 189,122 585,955 457,084 197,691 Minimum entry level 15,787 17,649 15,366 22,922 13,148 18,624 15,864 19,470 B Bartow 63,209 18,241 Columbia 83,835 18,930 Coweta 71,816 19,198 Floyd 83,800 18,824 Forsyth 60,555 23,380 Lowndes 83,808 14,723 Newton 50,173 16,140 Paulding 59,941 22,931 Whitfield 77,838 19,698 C Baldwin 41,766 15,460 Decatur 26,401 18,720 Effmgham 31,840 16,640 Jackson 33,893 19,655 Murray 29,768 16,800 Thomas 40,690 16,411 Tift 35,618 16,868 Walton 46,381 19,176 Ware 35,670 13,832 Maximum wage 22,547 24,938 21,712 39,383 19,765 26,244 23,002 31,125 26,561 30,245 28,797 28,662 34,603 20,612 28,828 32,103 29,973 23,525 18,720 20,996 29,905 25,563 28,371 16,868 29,876 21,047 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 45 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees NR 6 2 NR 5 19 2 5 1 4 3 7 3 3 4 3 1 7 1 2 8 1 3 5 2 4 CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE 7 1994 LoCAL GOVERNMENT WAGE & SALARY SURVEY CREW LEADER: CONTINUED Group Jurisdiction 1990 Minimum Population entry level D Butts 15,708 15,230 Chattooga 22,896 16,764 Emanuel 21,041 14,560 Fannin 17,322 15,828 Grady 21,393 15,287 Harris 20,337 16,144 Hart 20,614 15,995 Jones 21,884 18,054 Monroe 18,878 14,955 Oconee 20,897 18,762 Worth 21,597 17,680 E Crawford 10,046 19,593 Early 12,142 11,128 Lamar 13,802 22,880 Morgan 14,019 20,604 Screven 14,197 16,535 Wilkes 10,553 17,160 F Hancock 9,119 17,160 Long 7,708 23,836 Quitman 2,421 13,520 Maximum wage 40,410 19,468 21,320 15,828 19,343 22,602 20,695 18,054 20,092 22,963 26,520 19,593 16,140 22,880 27,018 25,167 17,160 17,160 23,836 13,520 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 3 2 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 8 Groundskeeper summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 7 6 8 5 2 2 30 Minimum entry level wage Average Median 15,620 14,010 13,950 13,510 13,620 7,870 13,850 15,232 14,223 13,666 12,688 13,624 7,872 14,440 COUNTY GOVERNMENT: PUBUC WORKS EMPLOYMENT Maximum wage Average Median 23,050 20,310 19,170 17,660 20,380 7,870 19,380 23,225 20,352 19,656 17,347 20,383 7,872 20,240 Number of full-time employees 23 12 13 8 3 2 61 population Group Data Group Jurisdiction A Clayton Cobb Co1umbusIMuscogee DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett Richmond 1990 Population 198,399 525,497 189,122 585,955 701,335 457,084 197,691 Minimum entry level 13,921 16,784 15,091 16,092 15,232 17,657 14,528 B Bartow 63,209 15,579 Dougherty 98,430 11,444 Fayette 79,745 16,140 Liberty 60,758 11,009 Lowndes 83,808 12,866 Whitfield 77,838 17,014 C Baldwin 41,766 15,460 Barrow 35,701 14,352 Catoosa 47,540 16,640 Habersham 30,062 12,000 Laurens 42,851 14,664 Thomas 40,690 12,979 Walton 46,381 12,979 Ware 35,670 12,546 D Gilmer 15,638 15,932 Monroe 18,878 11,814 Peach 23,156 12,688 Pickens 16,787 12,480 Wayne 24,784 14,643 Maximum wage 19,670 23,497 22,648 22,656 24,052 25,603 23,225 22,692 15,930 23,940 15,413 18,012 25,896 23,525 21,715 16,640 16,000 14,664 21,528 20,221 19,090 15,932 17,347 20,259 12,480 22,276 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees 2 NR 1 11 6 3 1 40 1 40 2 40 3 40 3 40 2 40 1 40 5 40 4 40 2 40 NR 40 1 NR NR 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 2 40 3 40 1 40 1 CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE 9 1994 LoCAL GOVERNMENT WAGE & SALARY SURVEY GROUNDSKEEPER: CONTINUED Group Jurisdiction 1990 Minimum Population entry level E Early 12,142 9,880 Screven 14,197 17,367 F Irwin 8.549 8,008 Pulaski 8,271 7,735 Maximum wage 14,351 26,415 8,008 7,735 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 NR 35 Number of full-time employees 2 1 1 1 10 COUNTY GOVERNMENT: PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT Hea\IV Equipment Operator summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 10 18 18 29 17 25 117 Minimum entry level wage Average Median 18,980 17,900 17,660 15,820 15,420 14,620 16,380 18,631 17,527 16,568 15,787 15,375 14,560 16,140 Maximum wage Average Median 28,220 27,040 23,950 21,180 20,120 17,100 22,080 27,755 26,173 23,962 20,886 20,161 16,640 21,569 Number of full-time employees 151 150 188 190 99 116 894 population Group Data Group Jurisdiction A Bibb Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett Houston Richmond 1990 Population 155,982 114,120 198,399 525,497 189,122 585,955 701,335 457,084 100,761 197,691 Minimum entry level 18,470 17,649 19,670 21,625 18,455 19,560 18,603 21,875 18,658 15,255 B Bartow 63,209 20,238 Carroll 77,907 15,828 Columbia 83,835 17,165 Coweta 71,816 19,198 Dougherty 98,430 18,680 Douglas 82,213 15,872 Fayette 79,745 19,656 Floyd 83,800 17,888 Forsyth 60,555 21,063 Liberty 60,758 14,307 Lowndes 83,808 16,580 Newton 50,173 16,931 Paulding 59,941 18,816 Rockdale 64,198 15,392 Spalding 57,673 23,398 Troup 58,142 16,307 Walker 60,312 18,720 Whitfield 77,838 16,203 Maximum wage 29,744 24,938 27,794 31,356 27,715 27,552 29,303 31,718 27,643 24,387 29,473 25,791 27,415 28,797 26,003 36,379 29,182 27,248 31,174 22,337 23,212 24,918 26,342 25,563 34,734 24,794 18,720 24,669 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees 3 7 14 NR 2 81 33 4 2 6 40 7 40 4 40 3 43 2 40 11 40 17 40 8 40 5 40 6 40 13 40 4 40 8 40 15 40 9 40 6 40 3 40 7 40 22 CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE 11 1994 LoCAL GOVERNMENT WAGE & SALARY SURVEY HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CONTINUED Group 1990 Jurisdiction Population Minimum entry level C Baldwin 41,766 16,233 Barrow 35,701 14,352 Bulloch 49,091 31,563 Catoosa 47,540 20,654 Coffee 32,681 16,682 Colquitt 37,753 13,520 Decatur 26,401 16,453 Effingham 31,840 18,345 Habersham 30,062 16,000 Jackson 33,893 19,655 Laurens 42,851 15,745 Murray 29,768 14,893 Polk 34,807 17,794 Thomas 40,690 14,602 Tift 35,618 20,425 Upson 26,878 17,285 Walton 46,381 19,176 Ware 35,670 14,523 D Appling 16,277 17,160 Ben Hill 17,383 15,370 Bryan 21,260 15,882 Butts 15,708 15,230 Chattooga 22,896 16,078 Crisp 20,793 13,520 Elbert 19,149 14,643 Emanuel 21,041 14,040 Fannin 17,322 16,931 Franklin 17,657 15,391 Gilmer 15,638 17,347 Grady 21,393 13,623 Haralson 23,284 21,694 Harris 20,337 16,144 Hart 20,614 15,787 Jefferson 17,737 13,650 Jones 21,884 19,864 Lee 19,715 13,936 Madison 23,355 17,118 McDuffie 21,501 14,393 Mitchell 20,790 12,584 Momoe 18,878 13,686 Oconee 20,897 16,203 Peach 23,156 10,961 12 Maximum wage 24,701 21,715 18,200 21,174 29,224 24,419 20,363 22,817 26,000 29,905 23,504 20,029 24,425 25,230 20,425 26,998 29,876 22,100 21,132 20,886 21,361 40,410 16,764 18,000 22,276 17,160 16,931 18,200 18,720 19,343 21,694 22,602 20,404 17,550 19,864 23,129 24,107 21,964 20,903 20,092 19,822 17,513 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 50 40 40 40 40 40 40 45 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 50 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees 16 6 17 3 11 26 3 7 17 5 30 1 10 12 4 2 8 10 1 6 8 5 3 10 8 12 3 6 4 6 5 8 5 3 7 6 6 9 9 8 3 3 Group E F Jurisdiction 1990 Minimum Population entry level Pickens Tattnall Washington Wayne Worth 16,787 18,279 19,994 24,784 21,597 19,000 19,843 17,000 16,951 14,622 Bacon Bleckley Brantley Cook Crawford Early Greene Lamar Morgan Oglethorpe Pierce Pike Screven Telfair Union Wtlkes Wilkinson 10,592 10,835 12,681 14,150 10,046 12,142 12,869 13,802 14,019 10,867 14,729 11,119 14,197 11,731 14,042 10,553 10,557 15,371 15,724 16,140 12,480 17,201 13,520 17,555 19,174 15,375 14,560 10,400 14,560 17,367 13,333 14,714 17,160 17,568 Candler Charlton Clay Evans Glascock Hancock Heard Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Long McIntosh Miller Montgomery Pulaski Randolph Stewart Towns 8,671 9,426 3,478 9,419 2,343 9,119 9,475 8,549 8,643 8,413 8,039 7,708 9,261 6,223 7,728 8,271 8,157 5,427 7,507 13,375 20,737 14,732 12,072 14,206 16,640 11,440 12,000 16,320 16,993 15,900 17,139 15,100 13,644 15,503 11,440 14,900 13,569 17,887 COUNTY GOVERNMENT: PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT Maximum wage Number of scheduled hours Number of full-time employees 19,000 40 5 22,567 40 9 21,000 40 11 25,791 40 13 24,960 40 8 18,637 40 6 21,320 40 4 22,339 40 11 21,819 40 4 17,139 40 10 19,635 40 3 17,555 40 6 20,901 40 4 20,161 40 5 21,840 40 3 19,884 40 12 14,560 40 3 26,415 40 6 14,718 40 3 22,388 40 7 19,240 40 3 23,523 40 9 15,850 NR 6 21,569 40 2 14,732 40 4 21,850 40 4 14,206 40 1 16,640 40 8 20,800 40 8 14,600 40 4 16,320 40 4 16,993 40 5 18,100 40 8 17,139 40 6 19,843 40 3 13,644 40 2 15,503 40 4 18,990 40 11 21,000 40 5 13,569 40 2 17,887 40 4 CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE 13 1994 LoCAL GOVERNMENT WAGE & SALARY SURVEY HEA VY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CONTINUED Group 1990 jurisdiction Population Minimum entry level Treutlen Turner Twiggs Webster Wheeler Wilcox 5,952 8,957 9,913 2,253 4,796 7,103 12,480 14,289 16,099 13,000 14,560 11,544 Maximum wage 19,760 21,735 16,099 13,000 14,560 13,000 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees 3 7 6 1 2 6 14 + Laborer Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 9 15 12 24 12 13 85 COUNTY GOVERNMENT: PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT Minimum entry level wage Average Median 13,640 13,290 13,370 12,490 11,750 12,910 12,840 13,478 13,187 13,387 12,428 11,431 11,440 12,491 Maximum wage Average Median 19,730 19,420 18,640 17,030 14,680 13,490 17,090 19,240 20,051 18,726 16,218 14,246 12,313 16,931 Number of full-time employees 277 97 71 140 35 43 663 Populadon Group Data Group Jurisdiction A Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee DeKaib Gwinnett Richmond 1990 Population 155,982 227,377 114,120 198,399 525,497 189,122 585,955 457,084 197,691 Minimum entry level 13,478 12,678 12,491 13,921 16,784 11,444 13,896 12,805 15,255 B Bartow 63,209 14,892 Columbia 83,835 13,440 Coweta 71,816 13,554 Dougherty 98,430 12,478 Douglas 82,213 11,844 Fayette 79,745 13,915 Floyd 83,800 13,187 Forsyth 60,555 15,401 Liberty 60,758 11,833 Lowndes 83,808 11,008 Newton 50,173 12,105 Paulding 59,941 15,387 Rockdale 64,198 12,563 Walker 60,312 15,080 Whitfield 77,838 12,709 C Baldwin 41,766 14,023 Barrow 35,701 12,750 Coffee 32,681 12,438 Maximum wage 19,240 17,758 17,649 19,670 23,497 17,210 19,560 18,568 24,387 21,694 21,490 20,331 17,369 24,623 20,654 20,051 22,794 16,566 16,713 19,551 21,542 19,511 15,080 13,323 21,338 19,302 24,128 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees 19 8 1 6 NR 77 161 NR 6 40 1 40 3 40 1 40 9 40 18 40 5 40 4 40 5 40 5 40 13 40 11 40 4 40 7 40 9 40 2 40 6 40 2 40 19 CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE 15 1994 LoCAL GOVERNMENT WAGE & SALARY SURVEY LABORER: CONTINUED Group Jurisdiction 1990 Minimum Population entry level Colquitt Decatur Laurens Murray Polk Thomas Tift Upson Walton 37,753 26,401 42,851 29,768 34,807 40,690 35,618 26,878 46,381 15,350 11,655 12,480 14,893 11,206 11,107 15,979 14,227 14,310 D Ben Hill Bryan Butts Chattahoochee Chattooga Crisp Emanuel Fannin Franklin Gilmer Hart Jefferson Jones Lee Madison McDuffie Monroe Oconee Peach Pickens Tattnall Washington Wayne Worth 17,383 21,260 15,708 15,372 22,896 20,793 21,041 17,322 17,657 15,638 20,614 17,737 21,884 19,715 23,355 21,501 18,878 20,897 23,156 16,787 18,279 19,994 24,784 21,597 10,400 12,117 13,156 10,358 13,520 13,000 12,480 13,644 10,400 11,148 12,209 8,840 12,521 12,376 14,560 11,856 11,814 12,334 13,312 17,000 13,228 15,000 13,291 11,211 E 16 Bacon Banks Brantley Cook Early Lamar Morgan Oglethorpe Pike Telfair 10,592 11,246 12,681 14,150 12,142 13,802 14,019 10,867 11,119 11,731 10,920 12,584 13,270 12,480 10,275 11,333 10,927 13,520 12,480 10,708 Maximum wage 15,350 11,655 15,808 20,029 17,392 18,150 15,979 22,256 22,294 14,287 16,295 34,907 13,270 14,601 15,478 15,080 16,931 12,480 17,867 15,745 10,400 12,521 20,571 21,091 18,075 20,092 12,958 21,278 17,000 16,140 20,000 20,217 11,544 10,920 22,214 18,366 14,164 14,913 12,333 14,328 15,600 12,480 10,708 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees 2 1 10 3 2 1 18 6 1 20 1 1 2 5 3 4 9 5 6 1 1 2 6 3 12 2 4 2 16 9 16 7 3 1 5 4 4 NR 6 5 1 2 1 Group F Jurisdiction 1990 Minimum Population entry level Union Wilkes 14,042 10,553 11,529 10,920 Baker Candler Charlton Evans Glascock Irwin Jenkins Long Miller Quitman Towns Wheeler Wtlcox 3,712 8,671 9,426 9,419 2,343 8,549 8,643 7,708 6,223 2,421 7,507 4,796 7,103 30,000 11,440 10,400 9,630 10,400 11,960 13,937 12,875 11,024 11,440 14,560 9,193 10,920 COUNTY GOVERNMENT: PUBUC WORKS EMPLOYMENT Maximum wage Number of scheduled hours Number of full-time employees 17,543 40 2 12,584 40 4 30,000 40 3 13,000 NR 4 12,313 40 2 13,172 40 1 10,400 40 2 11,960 NR 5 13,937 40 6 12,875 40 2 11,024 40 7 11,440 40 1 14,560 40 4 9,193 40 1 11,544 40 5 17 18 Group Jurisdiction C Baldwin Barrow Bulloch Catoosa Coffee Colquitt Decatur Effingham Laurens Murray Polk Thomas Tift Upson Walton Ware 0 Appling Ben Hill Bryan Chattahoochee Chattooga Elbert Fannin Franklin Gilmer Grady Haralson Hart Jones Lee Madison Monroe Oconee Peach Tattnall Washington Wayne Worth E Bacon Banks Bleckley 1990 Population 41,766 35,701 49,091 47,540 32,681 37,753 26,401 31,840 42,851 29,768 34,807 40,690 35,618 26,878 46,381 35,670 16,277 17,383 21,260 15,372 22,896 19,149 17,322 17,657 15,638 21,393 23,284 20,614 21,884 19,715 23,355 18,878 20,897 23,156 18,279 19,994 24,784 21,597 10,592 11,246 10,835 Minimum entry level 15,460 13,145 18,200 16,640 13,828 15,516 13,520 16,640 14,497 14,893 14,294 13,499 15,745 16,474 15,025 12,546 15,558 12,380 13,872 14,580 13,520 13,935 13,644 13,520 17,347 11,440 20,134 13,499 14,996 12,376 15,246 12,521 16,307 13,312 14,767 16,000 14,643 12,355 12,480 14,580 12,022 COUNTY GOVERNMENT: PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT Maximum wage Number of scheduled hours Number of full-time employees 23,525 40 3 19,884 40 10 16,900 50 2 19,760 40 14 26,520 40 10 15,516 40 1 18,200 40 7 20,696 40 17 18,075 40 3 20,029 40 3 22,166 40 8 23,317 40 10 15,745 40 6 25,667 40 6 23,409 40 7 19,090 40 5 19,177 40 15 13,922 40 2 18,656 40 2 20,134 40 2 14,601 40 6 21,195 40 5 16,931 40 11 15,703 40 6 18,720 40 8 15,287 40 10 20,134 40 4 17,451 40 NR 14,996 40 5 20,571 40 1 20,591 40 5 16,827 40 4 18,013 40 3 21,278 40 2 19,447 40 5 19,000 40 1 22,276 40 5 14,060 40 12 15,725 40 2 25,708 40 2 14,560 40 3 CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE 19 1994 LoCAL GOVERNMENT WAGE & SALARY SURVEY LIGHT EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CONTINUED Group 1990 Jurisdiction Population Minimum entry level Cook Crawford Early Lamar Morgan Oglethorpe Pierce Telfair Wilkes Wilkinson 14,150 10,046 12,142 13,802 14,019 10,867 14,729 11,731 10,553 10,557 12,480 15,204 11,128 13,642 12,047 13,520 10,400 12,102 14,040 16,732 F Charlton Glascock Hancock Heard Irwin Jenkins Johnson Lincoln Miller Montgomery Randolph Treutlen Webster Wheeler Wilcox 9,426 2,343 9,119 9,475 8,549 8,643 8,413 8,039 6,223 7,728 8,157 5,952 2,253 4,796 7,103 20,737 14,040 11,960 11,440 15,080 15,373 12,480 11,400 13,041 14,543 14,900 10,400 13,000 15,911 11,544 Maximum wage 16,743 15,204 16,140 17,680 16,587 17,680 16,743 12,714 17,430 22,410 20,737 14,040 11,960 17,680 15,080 15,373 12,480 13,700 13,041 14,543 14,900 13,000 13,000 15,911 12,480 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 NR 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees 4 4 3 2 7 3 2 4 2 4 3 1 6 2 2 4 5 2 3 5 3 3 2 2 2 20 COUNTY GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE & GENERAL EMPLOYMENT Maintenance Supedntendent Summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 8 15 10 9 4 2 48 Minimum entry level wage Average Median 28,770 24,980 23,510 21,990 15,820 16,040 23,610 27,729 23,117 22,966 20,259 15,986 16,040 23,099 Maximum wage Average Median 42,230 36,140 30,220 30,550 21,920 18,190 32,940 40,563 33,113 30,396 29,868 24,154 18,193 32,505 Number of full-time employees 7 15 11 9 4 2 48 population Group Data Group Jurisdiction A Bibb Clayton Cobb Columbus/Muscogee DeKaib Gwinnett Houston Richmond 1990 Population 155,982 198,399 525,497 189,122 585,955 457,084 100,761 197,691 Minimum entry level 27,664 27,794 30,965 23,587 38,796 30,739 24,544 26,090 B Bartow 63,209 22,255 Carroll 77,907 23,117 Columbia 83,835 27,935 Dougherty 98,430 20,747 Douglas 82,213 22,333 Floyd 83,800 19,781 Forsyth 60,555 35,493 Liberty 60,758 24,197 Lowndes 83,808 23,080 Paulding 59,941 19,502 Rockdale 64,198 16,474 Spalding 57,673 30,396 Troup 58,142 29,266 Walker 60,312 27,000 Whitfield 77,838 33,113 C Barrow 35,701 18,179 Catoosa 47,540 26,900 Colquitt 37,753 37,107 Decatur 26,401 23,400 Maximum wage 39,416 39,272 46,448 35,403 54,600 44,570 36,400 41,710 32,406 38,258 44,660 28,880 46,430 30,098 52,529 33,876 32,312 27,303 25,563 45,123 44,533 27,000 33,113 27,498 26,900 37,107 23,400 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees 1 1 NR 1 1 2 1 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 40 1 CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE 21 1994 LoCAL GOVERNMENT WAGE & SALARY SURVEY MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT: CONTINUED Group Jurisdiction 1990 Population Minimum entry level Habersham Jackson Laurens Murray Thomas Ware 30,062 33,893 42,851 29,768 40,690 35,670 14,000 23,420 28,863 21,442 19,219 22,531 D Appling 16,277 22,958 Butts 15,708 15,230 Emanuel 21,041 17,680 Harris 20,337 20,867 Hart 20,614 32,914 Monroe 18,878 18,387 Oconee 20,897 20,259 Washington 19,994 30,000 Wayne 24,784 19,635 E Early 12,142 17,804 Greene 12,869 13,520 Pierce 14,729 15,749 Union 14,042 16,223 f Calhoun 4,921 8,840 Webster 2,253 23,240 Maximum wage 24,000 35,630 28,863 32,626 31,928 34,284 32,604 40,410 24,960 29,214 32,914 24,710 20,259 39,999 29,868 25,833 13,520 23,624 24,684 13,145 23,240 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 22 COUNTY GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE & GENERAL EMPLOYMENT Meter Reader summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 5 8 4 5 0 0 22 Minimum entry level wage Average Median 16,060 15,170 14,670 16,230 NA NA 15,520 15,324 15,354 14,583 15,766 NA NA 15,316 Maximum wage Average Median 24,150 22,490 20,510 17,670 NA NA 21,410 24,387 22,244 21,193 18,720 NA NA 21,440 Number of full-time employees 34 33 10 11 NA NA 88 population Group Data Group A Jurisdiction DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett Houston Richmond 1990 Population 585,955 701,335 457,084 100,761 197,691 Minimum entry level 15,324 17,879 17,657 14,206 15,255 B Bartow 63,209 14,892 Columbia 83,835 15,580 Coweta 71,816 17,380 Fayette 79,745 16,952 Floyd 83,800 13,874 Forsyth 60,555 15,401 Lowndes 83,808 11,938 Paulding 59,941 15,307 C Baldwin 41,766 14,023 Tift 35,618 15,142 Upson 26,878 15,683 Ware 35,670 13,832 D Chattahoochee Harris Jones Oconee Pickens 15,372 20,337 21,884 20,897 16,787 15,766 13,310 18,803 14,560 18,720 Maximum wage 21,576 28,176 25,603 20,987 24,387 21,694 24,860 26,070 25,168 21,112 22,794 16,713 21,542 21,338 15,142 24,523 21,047 15,766 19,296 18,803 15,746 18,720 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Number of full-time employees 2 6 15 3 8 5 2 4 5 7 3 1 6 2 1 2 5 1 2 5 2 1 23 1994 LoCAL GOVERNMENT WAGE & SALARY SURVEY Public Works Supedntendent summary of Data Group A B C D E F Total Number reporting 7 10 8 15 5 8 53 Minimum entry level wage Average Median 44,130 40,810 35,660 27,560 26,610 19,730 32,200 40,925 40,289 33,118 28,932 27,673 19,400 30,446 Maximum wage Average Median 66,090 55,830 45,090 35,010 26,610 22,930 41,950 64,211 54,722 49,005 34,000 27,673 22,900 40,737 Populadon Group Data Group jurisdiction A Bibb Chatham Cobb ColumbuslMuscogee Fulton Gwinnett Richmond 1990 Population 155,982 227,377 525,497 189,122 701,335 457,084 197,691 Minimum entry level 39,416 27,650 54,578 57,308 40,925 62,930 26,090 B Bartow 63,209 40,268 Carroll 77,907 37,755 Coweta 71,816 40,310 Dougherty 98,430 34,184 Floyd 83,800 42,827 Forsyth 60,555 48,541 Lowndes 83,808 43,508 Rockdale 64,198 51,834 Spalding 57,673 36,694 Troup 58,142 32,198 C Baldwin 41,766 32,068 Coffee 32,681 33,124 Effingham 31,840 28,454 Laurens 42,851 43,489 Murray 29,768 33,112 Thomas 40,690 30,805 Tift 35,618 49,620 Ware 35,670 34,637 Maximum wage 56,181 38,708 84,596 86,006 64,211 91,248 41,710 40,268 62,268 54,970 47,584 65,166 71,841 60,911 51,834 54,473 48,984 48,796 33,124 33,369 43,489 50,384 49,213 49,620 52,705 Number of scheduled hours 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Counties Allowing $7,500 or 25% of Salary to be Deferred .. Disability/pensions Avg. % Paid by County 75 90 95 95 100 90 36 Ufe Insurance COUNTY GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE & GENERAL EMPLOYMENT Health Insurance Avg. Premium illillJllilli.....llilli.....2ZL~~.t.lrfti.jfill.t:lf.::ffillilli.....J:'fill[fJ.J.Jj.tm2.llilli.....J:'fill:2ill ===== Cost ($S) Avg. % Paid by l2.illi:2.ii.21~~:m:z:z::1ii.21.ili.Z2.i2ill.:12'llii..2.i1:21222.i2:::221i.i.Z:t22lli..iliZK.lli. Gov't Co-payment! Deduaibles A vg. deductible employeepays before insurance company ~"':S'':'::Z:';}'';',7'~:sW'I>.;f t:~c\;,',S"":'':; ;;~7'3TS"77~I:IT7E7BIT3%3Z5~~~~~ pays ($) on claim: If HMO available, avg. , co-payment costs ($) for: # of counties} = offering additional health benefits : I IT..."...' TITITIT5z;;;ITITIITIrrrrsmITrrrr2ITITIT'iRDmITITITITNfITITITITTIIT"ITITIT"TI77 37 1994 LoCAL GOVERNMENT WAGE & SALARY SURVEY Appendix B: Respondinll Counties County 1. Appling 2. Athens-Clarke 3. Atkinson 4. Bacon 5. Baker 6. Baldwin 7. Banks 8. Barrow 9. Bartow 10. Ben Hill 11. Berrien 12. Bibb 13. Bleckley 14. Brantley 15. Brooks 16. Bryan 17. Bulloch 18. Burke 19. Butts 20. Calhoun 21. Camden 22. Candler 23. Carroll 24. Catoosa 25. Charlton 26. Chatham 27. Chattahoochee 28. Chattooga 29. Cherokee 30. Clay 31. Clayton 32. Clinch 33. Cobb 34. Coffee 35. Colquitt 36. Columbia 37. Columbus/ Muscogee 38. Cook 39. Coweta 40. Crawford 1990 Pop. 16,277 90,935 6,619 10,592 3,712 41,766 11,246 35,701 63,209 17,383 15,492 155,982 10,835 12,681 15,629 21,260 49,091 21,865 15,708 4,921 45,187 8,671 77,907 47,540 9,426 227,377 15,372 22,896 114,120 3,478 198,399 6,487 525,497 32,681 37,753 83,835 189,122 Group D B F E F C E C B D D A E E D D C D D F C F B C F A D D A F A F A C C B A Responded Y N N Y y y y y y y N y Y y N Y y N Y Y N Y Y y y Y Y Y y Y y N y y y y Y 14,150 E Y 71,816 B Y 10,046 E Y County 41. Crisp 42. Dade 43. Dawson 44. DeKalb 45. Decatur 46. Dodge 47. Dooly 48. Dougherty 49. Douglas 50. Early 51. Echols 52. Effingham 53. Elbert 54. Emanuel 55. Evans 56. Fannin 57. Fayette 58. Floyd 59. Forsyth 60. Franklin 61. Fulton 62. Gilmer 63. Glascock 64. Glynn 65. Gordon 66. Grady 67. Greene 68. Gwinnett 69. Habersham 70. Hall 71. Hancock 72. Haralson 73. Harris 74. Hart 75. Heard 76. Henry 77. Houston 78. Irwin 79. Jackson 80. Jasper 81. Jeff Davis 1990 Pop. 20,793 14,109 11,876 585,955 26,401 17,911 10,347 98,430 82,213 12,142 2,152 31,840 19,149 21,041 9,419 17,322 79,745 83,800 60,555 17,657 701,335 15,638 2,343 65,666 38,431 21,393 12,869 457,084 30,062 107,497 9,119 23,284 20,337 20,614 9,475 84,828 100,761 8,549 33,893 9,118 12,333 Group Responded D Y E N E N A y C y D N E N B y B y E Y F N C y D Y D Y F y D Y B Y B Y B Y D Y A y D Y F Y B N C N D Y E Y A y C y A N F Y D y D y D Y F y B N A y F y C y F N E N 38 County 82. Jefferson 83. Jenkins 84. Johnson 85. Jones 86. Lamar 87. Lanier 88. Laurens 89. Lee 90. Liberty 91. Lincoln 92. Long 93. Lowndes 94. Lumpkin 95. Macon 96. Madison 97. Marion 98. McDuffie 99. McIntosh 100. Meriwether 101. Miller 102. Mitchell 103. Monroe 104. Montgomery 105. Morgan 106. Murray 107. Newton 108. Oconee 109. Oglethorpe 110. Paulding 111. Peach 112. Pickens 113. Pierce 114. Pike 115. Polk 116. Pulaski 117. Putnam 118. Quitman 119. Rabun 120. Randolph COUNTY GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE & GENERAL EMPLOYMENT 1990 Pop. 17,737 8,643 8,413 21,884 13,802 6,313 42,851 19,715 60,758 8,039 7,708 83,808 16,822 13,154 23,355 6,316 21,501 9,261 23,150 6,223 20,790 18,878 7,728 14,019 29,768 50,173 20,897 10,867 59,941 23,156 16,787 14,729 11,119 34,807 8,271 16,014 2,421 12,390 8,157 Group Responded D Y F Y F Y D Y E Y F N C y D y B y F Y F y B Y D N E N D Y F N D Y F y D N F Y D Y D y F Y E Y C y B Y D y E y B Y D Y D y E y E y C y F y D N F y E N F Y County 121. Richmond 122. Rockdale 123. Schley 124. Screven 125. Seminole 126. Spalding 127. Stephens 128. Stewart 129. Sumter 130. Talbot 131. Taliaferro 132. Tattnall 133. Taylor 134. Telfair 135. Terrell 136. Thomas 137. Tift 138. Toombs 139. Towns 140. Treutlen 141. Troup 142. Turner 143. Twiggs 144. Union 145. Upson 146. Walker 147. Walton 148. Ware 149. Warren 150. Washington 151. Wayne 152. Webster 153. Wheeler 154. White 155. Whitfield 156. Wilcox 157. Wilkes 158. Wilkinson 159. Worth 1990 Pop. 197,691 64,198 3,765 14,197 9,321 57,673 25,071 5,427 31,630 6,799 1,799 18,279 7,989 11,731 10,963 40,690 35,618 25,038 7,507 5,952 58,142 8,957 9,913 14,042 26,878 60,312 46,381 35,670 6,116 19,994 24,784 2,253 4,796 15,017 77,838 7,103 10,553 10,557 21,597 Group Responded A Y B Y F N E Y F N B Y C N F y C N F N F N D Y F N E Y E Y C y C y C N F Y F Y B Y F Y F Y E y C y B Y C y C y F N D Y D Y F Y F y D N B y F y E y E y D Y 39 1994 LoCAL GOVERNMENT WAGE & SALARY SURVEY 40