Salaries of Georgia officials, 1986 September

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SALARIES of GEORGIA OFFICIALS

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State Commission on Compensadon September 1986

SALARIES of GEORGIA OFFICIALS

COIOlI SS lONERS

w. David Padgett, Chairman
Trust Company of Georgia P. O. Box 4418 Atlanta, Georgia 30302
Alan S. Gaynor, Vice Chairman .P.O. Box 2139 Savannah, Georgia 3149B

William D. Healan, Jr. 113 West Candler Street Winder, Georgia 30680
Mike Jones 215 N. Wall Street P.O. Box 21269 Calhoun, Georgia 30701

Eugene T. Branch 621 ~idgecrest Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30307

Herbert H. Mabry 501 Pulliam Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30312

Gene Clayton P.O. Box 65 Tallapoosa, Georgia 30176

Mrs. Adair M. Nunnally 700 Gornto Rqad Valdosta, Georgia 31602

Nathaniel R. Goldston, III 1100 Spring Street, Suite 470 Atlanta, Georgia 30367

Virgil Williams 2055 Webb Gin House Road Snellville, Georgia 30278

Research Consultant Willys R. Knight
401 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334

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TO: Governor Joe Frank Harris Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller Speaker o~ the House of Representatives, Thomas B. Murphy
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Thomas O. Marshall
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, Harold R. Banke Clerk of the House of Representatives, Glenn Ellard Secretary of the Senate, Hamilton McWhorter Legislative Counsel, Frank Edwards

Gentlemen:

As required by law (Georgia Laws! 1971, pp. 105, 106) , the State Commission on Compensation does herewi th file its annual report.

FINDINGS
Salary Trends According to press reports the typical increase in 1986 for professional, administrative and technical employees is running about 5% or 6%. For Federal government personnel there was no increaSe in 1986, and for next year it appears the boost will be small--only 2%.

The Economy of Georgia
Atlanta and other urban areas of the state continue to thrive. In contrast, our agricultural sector has been devastated by the extreme drought and by continued low prices for basic farm products. The Villages where farmers shop, wh~re they get needed services, are likewise severely hurt. Add to the troubled list the towns dependent on textiles, shoe and apparel manufacturing. It is not a completely rosy picture for the state by any means~

The outlook for the coming year is more clouded than
usual. The national economy has been in an upward swing
for about five years, and by the record 0 f t he pas t as well as latest data, we know it is ~unning out of steam.

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~any observers expect some recession next year. But the continued steady growth in employment does not suggest a downturn.
We will not hazard a prediction on how well the economy will do next year, but we would expect a year of subdued growth with state revenue increasing about 6%. Surely our farmers and all those dependent on them will fare better in 1987. Offsettlng this will likely be a downturn in construction and business outlays for plant and equipment.
In any event, we are confident that the state's financial condition next year will readily accommodate the small salary boosts recommended later in this report.
THE ADEQUACY OF BASE SALARIES
FOR GEORGIA OFFICIALS
The increase (4%) awarded those under the jurisdiction of this Commission in the judicial and executive branches by the General Assembly in 1986 was needed and appreciated. We are also glad that under the recent legislation the members of the General Assembly will get a small pay increase beginning July, 1987, being half the adjustment awarded other employees of the state. We regret that the law does not permi t for legi sla tors a cost -of -1 i ving adjustment equal to that for others. There may be some poli tical reason for this restriction, but on the grounds of equity and economics it does not seem right. A dollar received by a legislator is eroded by inflation just as fast as a dollar received by anyone else. Yet it was a great step forward in salary administration in Georgia to see legislators get access to small, annual adjustments, and we applaud the new law.
The current salary schedule for officials under our purview is not qUi te up to that recommended by t his Commi ssion . Is the present schedule equi table? Yie nust address that question according to the gUidelines set forth in the law. Specifically, we must refer to pay levels in the Federal government, the private professions, industry and commerce, local government, and ~hat other states pay their officials. Here is what we have found:
Federal Government (Exhibit VI;
--Our jUdges are paid about 68% to 89% as we 11 as those on a Federal bench. Our Suprene Court Justices are the least well paid by this standard.
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--Our district attorneys are paid only 76% as well as their Federal counterparts.
-- In the executive branch our agency heads are paid about 84% of the Federal "Executive Schedule". When one considers the difference in the cost-of-living between Washington, D. C. and Atlanta, this gap isn't very much. Leadership people in the Federal service have been severely restricted in recent years while' those in Georgia have been getting small increases all along; therefore, we have been gaining ground on them.
--Our legislators, even after getting the new scale next January, will receive only about 13% as much as a Federal Senator or Representative. We recognize the important difference in philosophy between the Federal and State service. In Georgia we esteem the idea of the "ci tizen legislator", one who accepts a public role knowing that it will entail sacrifice. In contrast, a Federal Representative sees his role as a full-time career. Nevertheless, we must repeat the warning that the "citizen legislator" idea can be carried too far. We are close to the point now that only those with independen t means of support can af ford to serve i f1 the General Assembly. Large numbers of legislators are spending half-time or more on the state's business. Even at the new level of compensation (starting the next session) the reward is not adequate.
Private Professions (Exhibit 1) The relevant profession in our case is that of law. Excepting legislators, the largest body of officials coming under the review of this Commission consists of legal people (judges, district attorneys and the Attorney General). All of them came from the practice of law and could return to it. Indeed, in t he past year Chie f Justice Harold Hill did just that, and the reason for his shift was financial. He is not the first one to do this.
Our jUdges, district attorneys and the .-\ttorney General get perhaps 50% to 60% as much as do senior partners in major law firms. Indeed. in September the press reported that major firms in Atlanta were paying $:'10,000 per annum to their new recruits from law schools We realize that they are very selective in their new hires, and the $50,000 figure is higher than the average received generally. All the same, imagine how a long experienced District Attorney in Georgia (getting $53,414) must feel when he reads that new hires are being paid S50,000. Consider also the .-\t torney General who, in ef feet, heads
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a large law firm for the State, receiving but $64,480. There is no do-ubt that the earnings potential in private practice is greater than in state service.*
An o~fsetting factor is that those in the state legal group get nice pensions to which they have contributed very Ii ttle during their working years. Today the state pays virtually all of the pension contributions to the retirement system. It is hard to evaluate this in terms of salary equivalent.
Business Sectors (Exhibit II) Consider first those in leadership positions who must select, inspire and coordinate large numbers of people to achieve agency goals. For senior management people there is no doubt that salary levels are much higher in the business sectors than in state government. How much higher depends on how large a business we use for comparison.
Briefly, heads of large corporations are compensated in the $400,000 to the $1,000,000 range. In addition, they get from time to time large income from the exercise of stock options. There is no similar opportunity in the state service. In contrast, our Governor is paid $82,533 plus a mansion allowance. In the second tier of management in large enterprises, one finds compensation in the range of $250,000 to $350,000 for chief financial, legal and human resources managers.
At the other end of the spectrum, what about compensation in "small" corporations (here defined as firms with $25 million annual sales)? The top man in a firm of this size gets about $175,000, and his principle second level group gets paid in the range of $65,000 to $90,000.
In contrast, in Georgia our heads of major state agencies whose salaries are set by statute are paid in the $60,000 to $65,000 range. They have no stock options to exercise, and the perquisites connected with their jobs are slim indeed, much less than is common in business.
What about the compensation of legal people within business firms? In those enterprises which have legal departments we find the following compensations:
*It does take about 15 to 20 years after being admitted to the practice of law to reach the full potential of earnings in law firms. Also, many who enter the firms as associates do not become partners.
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Chief Legal Deputy Chief MAnaging Attorney Attorney Para-Legal New Graduate Legal Administrator

AVERAGE 1985 COIIPENSATION
$157,645 134,109 94,445 60,136 25,577 32,058 40,046

From the above figures one finds that our legal people (judges, district attorneys and Attorney General) are paid some $35,000 to $50,000 less than those in the higher levels in corporate law departments.**

COMPARISONS WITH OTHER STATES

Executive Branch
When we see what other states are paying their officials, one finds that Georgia looks better but still comes up a bit shy. This state ranks now 11th in population, yet in only a handful of cases do our salaries rank 11th or better. For the executive branch here are the facts:

Ranking among 50 states

Governor

9th

Adjutant General

7th

Commissioner of Administrative Servo 24th

Commissioner of Agriculture

13th

Attorney General

13th

State Auditor

13th

Commissioner of Banking & Finance

10th

Commissioner of Insurance

9th

Commissioner of Labor

10th

Commissioner of Corrections Board of Pardons and Parole

24th 4th

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Public Service Commission

14th

Commissioner of Revenue

18th

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*Altman and Weil, Inc. The 1986 Survey of Law Department Salaries - p. 2
**Actually, the difference is greater than is apparent because our data on corporate departments is a year old; we believe current figures are about 6% higher.

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Ranking among 50 states

Secretary of State

8th

State Superintendent of Schools

20th

Commissioner of Veterans Service

3rd

Chairman, State Board of

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Worker's Compensation

14th

One must conclude that the Georgia pay schedule comes

up a bit short when compared with those of the other

49 states, especially so for Commissioner of Corrections,

Commissioner

of

Administrative

Services,

State

Superintendent of Schools and Commissioner of Revenue.

Judicial Branch The comparison is even more unfavorable for the judges in our courts. As of May I, 1986. in no case do we fall in the top eleven. Georgia judicial salaries ranked as follows among the 50 states:

Supreme Court Appellate Court District (Superior)
Court

19th 13th
15th

Salaries for the judicial group are being boosted across the nation. We will have to move up merely to hold our relative position. (Exhibit Ill)

Legislative Branch In this case, the salary in Georgia is very low. Indeed, among the 50 states we rank 39th. The average compensation now the the other 49 states is $17,129. The salary for our legislators will rise to $10,000 mid-January, but
this will not change the picture materially.

Anyway you look at it, the salary for members of the General Assembly is very low, and there is no reasonable 'basis for this inferiority. Our legislators work as hard and are as competent as any others.

SALARIES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Atlanta pays its Mayor $60,OOO--surely not a large amount for such a big job. It pays its Council members $14,000--well above the compensation received by state legislators.

Many local school systems pay their school superintendents more than we pay. our State Superintendent of Schools ($64,480). Here are some local system salaries:

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Atlanta (City) DeKalb County Cobb County Fulton County Clayton County Glynn County Chatham County LaGrange (City) Muscogee County Rome (City)

$84,290 83,444 81,383 81,000 80,900 76,000 72,500 70,200 70,000 69,497

INEQUITIES IN GEORGIA STATE GOVERNMENT

We now confront a long term problem, namely that salaries set by Boards and Commissions run significantly higher than those which must be reviewed by the General Assembly and set by statute. It is not that the Boards are extravagant. They can justify each salary by reference to market rates in industry, commerce and the professions.

On the other hand, this Commission and the General Assembly must look at many salaries at one time, always thinking of what the effect on the whole '.ViII be when one office gets an increase. We must also think of what ci t izens consider eqUitable. Salaries for leadership people in state government are low in all the 50 states, and this is a reflection of public opinion. Georgia is not peculiar.

The disc repancy in pay leve I s sure I y causes consternation among the officials this Commission must review. Consider:

--Our Commissioner of Agriculture receives about S26,OOO less than do the directors of the Agricultural Experiment Station and the ,-\gricul tural :xtension Service of the Cniversity in Athens.

--Our Commissioner of Labor receives almost 55,000 less than does the Commissior.er of \atural Resources, a position he formerly held.

--The State Superintendent of Schools gets about half the compensation af the Chancellor of the Cniversity System, all things considered.

--The head men in t he Georgi a Po r ,-\u thor it y , the World Congress Center and the Department of Transport~tion, get $90,000 or more. 'let our Commi s i one r 0 f Revenue, heading a huge, complex and vital departnent, gets 560,840.
Is his position really $30,000 inferior to the others? We do not believe it is.

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Uore inequities. could be ci ted by these will suffice our purpose. (For more cases, see Exhibit IV). Comment: Inequities are bound to result when salaries are set by numerous independent paymasters. There is no easy solution for this. The brunt of the problem is felt by agency heads whose pay is set by statute and is' inferior to the others. We applaud the efforts of the Governor to hold in line to the extent possible the salaries set by the Boards. This Commission must urge increases for the group under its jurisdict ion in order to narrow the signigicant gap which now exists.
Conclusion: Our comparison of salaries under our purview with those in industry, commerce, the private professions, Federal Government, other states, local government and in other branches of Georgia State Government indicates a need for a moderate, general increase. For the specifics on these increases, see the pages following.
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COIIPARISON OF PRBSENT SALARIBS AND RBCOIOIENDIID SALARIBS

Salaries Current Recommended by Salaries Commission

Governor Lt. Governor Commissioner of Admin. Services Adjutant General Commissioner of Agriculture Attorney General State Auditor Commissioner of Banking and
Finance Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Labor Commissioner of Corrections

$82,530 50,076 60,840 68,698(1) 62,920 64,480 62,400

$86,700 52,600 63,900
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66,100 67,700 65,600

60,840 62,922 62,920 60,840

63,900 66,100 66,100 63,900

Members, Pardon and Parole

60,320

Members, Public Service Commission

60,320

Commissioner of Revenue

60,840

State Superintendent of Schools

64,480

Secretary of State

62,920

Commissioner of Veterans Service

60, 97l( 2)

Members, Workers' Compensation Board 58,240

Chairman, Workers' Compensation Board 60,318

Members of General Assembly

7,200(5)

Speaker of House of Representatives 35,956(3)

President Pro Tempore of Senate

2,800

Speaker Pro Tempore of House

2,800

63,400 63,400 63,900 67,700 66,100 64,000(2) 61,200 63,400 12,500
(4 )
2,940 2,940

Justice of Supreme Court

73,720

77,400

JUdge, Court of Appeals

73,154

76,800

Superior Court Judge

60,653

63,700

District Attorney

53, .H-l

56,100



Table Footnotes

(1) $10,845 additional for housing and subsistance.

(2) Plus 8 percent factor in lieu of pension pickup. ($3241)

(3) PLus $7200 as legislator.

(4) By law he is to get the same aggrega e compensation as the

Lt. Governor but with a time lag. Opening each new bien-

nial session, his compensation is equalized with the amoun

the Lt. Governor receives.

(5) To become $10,000 at opening of 1987 session.

(6) As prOVided by law; salary is tied to C.S. Armed Forces

scale.

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AGGREGATE FISCAL EFFECT OF THE SALARY INCREASES PROPOSED

Statehouse Officials
Judici:~ry
Legislators ($10,000 to $12,500)

Cost to the State $ 84,123
572,462 590.000 Total $1,246,585

DETAILED RECOIIIIBNDATIONS

Effective July 1, 1987, the State Commission on Compensation recommends:

I. That the salaries for those under the jurisdiction of this Commission be at the following levels:

(1) Governor An allowance in an amount specified in the Appropriations Act shall also be provided for the operation of the Governor's Mansion.
(2) Lieutenant Governor (3) Commissioner of Admin. Services (4) Adjutant General (5) Commissioner of Agriculture (6) Attorney General (7) State Auditor (8) Commissioner of Banking and Finance (9) Commissioner of Insurance (10) Commissioner of Labor (11) Commissioner of Corrections (12) Each Member of Pardons and Paroles (13) Each Member of Public Service Comm. (14) Commissioner of Revenue (15) State Superintendent of Schools (16) Secretary of State (17) Commissioner of Veterans Service (18) Each Member of the General Assembly
This salary shall become effective upon convening of the General Assembly in 1989. Each Member of the General Assembly shall also receive the allowances authorized in Georgia Laws 1980 Session, No. 1005, page 757 (and such

$86,700
52,600 63,900 as by law 66,100 67,700 65,600 63,900 66,100 66,100 63,900 63,400 63,400 63,900 67,700 66,100 64,000 12,500

*Except: Increases for President Pro Tern and Speaker Pro Tern cannot become effective until January, 1989, when new session convenes.

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addi tional allowances as approved

in"later amendments to this statute),

which law permits reimbursements

of certain expenses; and shall

continue to receive other allowances

provided by law including an expense

allowance in the amount of $59

per day and receive the same mileage

allowance for the use of a personal

car when devoted to official business

as that received by other state

employees.

(19) The Speaker of the House shall

receive the salary and allowances

authorized as a Member of the General

Assembly. In addition, he shall

receive an amount to bring his

total compensation to the same

level as that of the Lieutenant

Governor effective the convening

of each new term.

(20) President Pro Tempore of the Senate

President Pro Tempore of the Senate

shall also receive the salary and

allowances authorized as a Member

of the General Assembly

(21) Speaker Pro Tempore of the House

of Representatives shall also receive

the salary and allowance authorized

as a Member of the General Asse~bly.

(22) Each Justice of Supreme Court

(23) Each Judge of Court of Appeals

(24) Each Superior Court Judge

Each Superior Court Judge shall

also receive any supplement paid

to him by the county or counties

of his Judicial Circui t as may

be provided by law. Each Superior

Court Judge shall also receive

reimbursement of travel expenses

as provided by law.

(25) Each District Attorney

Each Distri~t Attorney shall also

receive any supplement paid to

him by the county or counties of

his Judicial Circui t as may be

provided by law. Each District

Attorney

shall

also

receive

reimbursement of travel expenses

as provided by law.

(26) Member, Workers' Compensation Board

(27) Chairman, Workers' Compensation Bd.

2,940 2,940 77,400 76,800 63,700
56,100
61,200 63,400

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In addition to the above base salaries, those officials will continue to get a salary supplement who qualify under Act No. 1071 (Senate Bill 42), Georgia Laws 1980, page 935, which states in part: "The annual salary_ being received on June 30, 1980, of each state official listed above, except Members of the General Assembly, who is not a contributing member of a State Retirement System and, therefore, does not benefit by or participate in any program whereupon a portion of the employee contributions to the State System are made on behalf of the employee by the employer, shall by increased 8 percent, effective on July 1, 1980." These supplements are payments to qualified individuals and shall not be construed as adhering to the office.

DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS (cont'd)

The State Commission on Compensation recommends further:

II. That the officials under its jurisdiction receive the same cost-of-living adjustment as awarded other employees of the state (except that members of the General Assembl y wi 11 rece i ve but hal f of said adjustment).

III.

That each member of the following Boards and Commissions be paid the same per diem expense allowance, in lieu of any existing per diem allowance or other remuneration now received, as is paid Members of the General Assembly each day on which he attends a meeting of such Board or Commission; plus reimbursement of travel at the legal rate; with such maximum limitations on the number of meetings held as now prescribed by law:

State Board of Education State Medical Education Board Board of Regents of the Cniverslt~
System of Georgia State Personnel Board Board of Offender Rehabilitation Board of Industry and Trade Board of atural Resources State Transportation Board Dental Education Board State Scholarship Commission Veterans Service Board State Commission on Compensation

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EXHIBIT I

THE EARNINGS OF ATTORNEYS
Leading Findings from the 1986 Survey by Management
Consulting Firm, Altman & Weil, Inc., (Ardmore,
Pennsy I vania) .
Al tman & Weil found that their survey results were more meaningful if separated into two main categories: (1) average lawyer income in law firms, and (2) corporate law department salaries. Also, they found wide variation in the compensation of attorneys, according to position held and by years of experience in the legal profession.

LAW FIRMS

The median total compensation (cash plus benefits) of attorneys in law firms:

BY REGION

West California West Central Southwest South Northeast East Central

Partners/ Shareholders
98,032 114,000 102,000 126,000 110,482 117,107 111,799

Associates
43,24~
46,000 40,805 59,759 42,283 46,638 46,551

Compensation showed an inclination to vary by the size of the firm ...

No. of Lawyers
2 to 8 9 to 20 21 to 40 41 to 74 75 or over

Partners/ Shareholders
73,506 79,015 115,544 120,275 133,855

Associates 34,!:l57 3!:l,807 43,425 47,042 50,759

... and by the population of the metro area in which the firm was located.

"'About L!O~J of a.ttorneys in law fi:n:ls are "associates".

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EXHIBIT II SALARIES IN U.S. INDUSTRY
(Beginning of 1986)
SOliE FACTS ON THE WIDE VARIATION IN MANAGEMENT SALARIES
Salaries for posi tions carrying the same title vary widely in American business, depending chiefly on the size of the enterprise. One finds that in the largest firms (sales in the bi llions) salaries are four or five times as large as they are in small ones. (By "small" we mean a business with annual sales of $25 million.)

Competitive Salary and Total Annual Compensation Levels

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SALES IN SMlWONS
$ 25 50
100 2SO
SOO 7SO
1,000 1.500
3.000 10.000

Chief
Ex~
OftIcer

Salary
$134 1M
191 242
28'
320
345
1R3
457 623

Total
$159195
241
317
391 442-
482544
670
963

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Compensatlon InSlbousaDda

Chief Operating
OfftceF

QIef' FJgwcfal
Executi~

."
Top
Legal Executn'e

Salary
$105 124:
14T 184
218 241
258 285-
337 453-

Total
$126 153:
184
237
286" 320
346 386
467
648-

Salary
$ 73-
85.
99
121.
141 155
165 181
211 276

Total
SgJ
99
119
151
181
201-.
2170 241
28S394-

Salary
$54 64
~
93
110
121
129 142
161 222

Total
S 59 71.
86
110
134 149
162 181
219
305

TopHUlDaD Resource.
Executi~

Salary
548
55
64
77
89 96
102 111
128 165

Total
$ 51
60
71
~
105
116
124 137
162 218

General industry includes durable and nondurable goods manufacturing companieso
Compensation varies somewhat according to the type of business. Salaries are lower in retail sales, service enterprises and in utilities, yet the differentials are not really large.
Source: 1985 Sibson & Company Survey

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EXHIBIT III

JUDICIAL SALARIES IN THE SOUTHEAST

JUDICIAL BRANCH

ALABAMA

Supreme Court,

Chief Justice

Judges

Criminal Appeals,

Presiding Judge

Associate Judge

Civil Appeals,

Presiding Judge

Associate Judge

Circuit Court Judges

District Court Judges

Salaries Salaries July 1985 July 1986

$64,350 63,800 63,250 62,700 63,250 62,700 52,800 42,240

$64,350 63,800 63,250 62,700 63,250 62,700 52,800 42,240

FLORIDA Supreme Court District Court Circuit Courts

74,374 67,093 64,072

78,064 70,448 67,276

GEORGIA Supreme Court,
Court of Appeals Superior Court

Chief Justice Associate Justice

70,886 70,886 70,340 58,320

73,722 73,722 73,153 60,653

KENTUCKY Supreme Court,
Court of Appeals
Circuit Courts District Courts

Chief Associate Chief Associate

60,745 59,718 57,708 57,101 54,671 46,774

63,783 . 62,507 60,594 59,956 57,405 49,863

LOUISIANA

Supreme Court

66,566

Court of Appeals

63,367

District Courts

60,169

Plus $700 annually from filing fees

66,566 63,367 60,169

MISSISSIPPI Supreme Court,
Chancery Courts Circuit Courts

Chief Justice Presiding Justice Associate Justice

60,000 59,500 59,000 51,000 51,000

60,000 59,500 59,000 51,500 51,500

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Salaries July 1985

Salaries July 1986

NORTH CAROLINA Supreme Court,
Court of Appeals,
Superior Court Judges,
District Court

Chief Justice Associate Justice Chief Justice Judges
Senior Judges Chief Judges

$70,608 69,144 66,936 65,472
60,048 58,140 48,948 47,076

$74,136 72,600 70,284 68,748
63,048 61,044 51,396 49,428

SOUTH CAROLINA Supreme Court,
Circuit Court

Chief Justice Assoc. Justice

80,814 76,733 72,935

83,238 79,076 75,123

TENNESSEE

Supreme Court

Chief Justice

Assoc. Justice

Court of Appeals Presiding Judge

Assoc. Judges

Trial Level Judges

68,175 65,650 64,135 64,125 60,600

68,175 65,650 64,135 64,125 60,600

WEST VIRIGINIA Supreme Court Circuit Courts

55,000 50,000

55,000 50,000

VIRGINIA

Supreme Court,

Chief Justice

82,487*

87,651*

Assoc. Justice

77,619*

82,463*

*Includes $4,000 travel allowance annually

Circuit Courts

68,343

72,840



District Courts Court of Appeals Chief Judge

61,509 70,938

65,556 75,540

Judges

69,938

74,540

SOURCE: Our own survey conducted in July, 1986.

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EXHIBIT IV

CURRENT COMPENSATION OF SELECTED GEORGIA OFFICIALS

(Contrasting salaries by Boards versus those by statute)

Salary by

Statute

Chancellor, University System

Director, World Congress Center

Commissioner of Transportation

Director, Ga. Ports Authority

Exec. Vice Chancellor, Univ.

System (vacant)

Director, Agricultural Exper.

Station, U. of Ga.

Director, Agricultural Ext.

Service, U. of Ga.

Vice Chancellor, Services, Board

of Regents

Governor

82,530 (B)

Vice Chancellor, Fiscal Affiars

Commissioner of Human Resources

Executive Secretary, Bd. of Regents

Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs

Vice Chancellor, Facilities

Justice of the Supreme Court

73,720

Judge of the Court of Appeals

73,154

Director, Employees Retirement

System

Judge of Superior Court

69,653(C)

Vice Chancellor, Research and

Planning, Bd. of Regents

Exec. Sec., Ga. State Investment

and Finance Commission

Director of Finance, Ga. State

Invest. & Finance Comm.

Commissioner of Natural Resources

Commissioner, Industry and Trade

Dir., Ga. Bureau of Investigation

Commissioner of Medical Assistance

Commissioner of Public Safety

Director, Ga. Residential Auth.

Commissioner of Comm. Affairs

Commissioner of Personnel Admn.

Director, Ga. Public Telecomm.

Exec. Secy., Teachers Retirement

Director of Forestry

Attorney General

64,480

Salary by Board 115,000(A)
92,592 90,090 90,000
90,000
89,500
89,150
85,300
80,200 79,976 79,700 78,200 73,800
70,600
69,000
68,358
68,358 67,800 67,128 67,124 67,124 67,124 67,124 67,122 67,122 66,342 65,100 65.012

17

EXHIBIT IV (Cont'd.)

Salary by

Statute

State Supt. of Schools

64,480

Commissioner of Veterans Service

64,212 (D)

Commissioner of Agriculture

62,920

Commissioner of Insurance

62,920

Commissioner of Labor

62,920

Secretary of State

62,920

Director, Student Finance Commission

State Auditor

62,400

Director, Bd. of Post Secondary Ed.

Director, Lake Lanier lsI. Authority

Vice Chancellor, Student Services,

Board of Regents

Commissioner of Administrative Servo

60,840

Commissioner of Banking & Finance

60,840

Commissioner of Corrections

60,840

Commissioner of Revenue

60,840

State Board of Pardons & Paroles

60,320

Members, Public Service Commission

60,312

Director, Stone Mtn. Memorial Assoc.

Director, Ga. Environmental Facilities

Authority

Director, Jekyll Island State Parks Auth.

Salary by Board
62,730 62,000 61,500 61,100
60,000 58,422 58,000

(A) Plus $10,000 subsistence and use of a home (B) Plus $40,000 for mansion allowance (C) Includes $9,005 as typical local supplement (D) Includes $3,241 as "8% factor".

18

EXHIBIT V

LOCAL SUPPLEIIENTS FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES IN GEORGIA:

Ranked in descending order, 19~6

No. of Judges

Atlanta

$19,052.00

12

Augusta

17,781.00

4

Eastern

18,274.00

4

Brunswick

12,600.00

3

Gwinnett

12,500.00

4

Cobb

12,000.00

6

Dublin

12,000.00

2

Houston

12,000.00

2

Macon

12,000.00

4

Ocmulgee

11,400.00

3

Waycross

10,~00.00

3

Conasauga

10,733.00

3

Chattahoochee

10,000.00

4

Griffin

10,000.00

2

Western

~,800.00

2

Alcovy

9,275.00

2

Stone Mountain

9,000.00

7

Mountain

8,~~0.UO

2

Southern

8,400.00

3

Clayton

8,200.00

4

Dougherty

8,000.00

2

Douglas

8,000.00

2

Cherokee

7,500 ..00

2

S'outh Georgia

7,200.00

2

Rome

7,000.00

3

Flint

6,000.00

2

Tallapoosa

6,000.00

2

Piedmont

5,~50.40

1

Atlantic

5,300.00

3

Northeastern

5,000.00

2

Appalachian Blue Ridge

4,500.00 4,5UO.00

1 2

..

Northern

2,700.00

2

Coweta

2,604.00

3

Others

0.00

23

129

Superior Court Judges

District Att"lrneys

Of those recelvlng any supplement the median amount is:

$9,000.00

$6,8;j~.00

% getting supplements

~2%

39%

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Position

EXHIBIT VI
U.S. GOVERNMENT
EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL SALARIES
Salary rate payable
January 1, 1986

President of the United States

$200,000

Vice President of the United States . . . . . . . .

97,900

Members of Congress, including the Resident Commis-

sioner from Puerto Rico and the Delegates from the

District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands

75,100

Speaker of the House of Representatives. ..

.

. 97,900

President pro tempore of the Senate

.

85,000

Majority and minority leaders of the Senate

.

85,000

Majority and minority leaders of the House of Repre-

sentatives . . . . . . . . ..

.

.

85,000

Other offices in the legislative branch:

Comptroller General of the United States. . . . . . . 75,100

Deputy Comptroller of the United States.

. . . . 73,600

General Counsel of the United States General Ac-

counting Office . . . . ..

.....

72,300

Librarian of Congress. .

. ..

. . . . 72,300

Public Printer. . . . . .

.......

72,300

Architect of the Capitol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,600

Chief Justice of the United States

108,400

Associate Justices of the Supreme Court

104,100

Judges, Circuit Court of Appeals..

83,200

Judges, Court of Claims. . . . . . . . . . . . .

70,200

Judges, Court of International Trade.

76,000

Judges, district courts. . . .

......

78,700

Judges, Bankruptcy Court. . . . . .

. . . . . . 70,200

Offices and positions under the Federal executive

salary scheduled in subch. II of ch. 53 of title 5

of the United States Code:

Level I .

...

86,200

Level II

75,100

Level III .

73,600

Level IV.

72,300

Level V . . . . . .

68,700

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Georgia Salaries in Relation to

National Trend, 1967 to date

1

Georgia Agency Heads Compared

2

Cost-of-Living Data

....

4

Salaries in Other States

Executive Branch . .

7

Legislative Branch

31

Judicial Branch

43

Federal Government Agencies

46

Salaries in Business Top Executives . . . . . . . . Administrative Managers Professional, Technical and Middle Management
Attorney Salaries in the Private Sector

51 65
.. . 66
. . 69

Local Salary Supplements for Judges of the Superior Courts and District Attorneys
Boards and Commissions . . . .

74 85

Appendix: Salaries under the Georgia Merit System 86

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Appreciation is expressed to the Council on State Governments for the information it provides on the compensation of statehouse officials and legislators throughout the nation.
We acknowledge also the great assistance of Mr. Pete Hackney, Head of the Legislative Budget Analyst Office, and of his deputy, Mr. Robert Hobbs, for much information and other valuable counsel.

WARNING - CONFIDENTIALITY

This information has been prepared for the of the State Commission on Compensation. intended for the internal management use Commission.

members It is
of the

HIGHLIGHTS
Are salaries for Georgia officials under the jurisdiction of the State Commission on Compensation equitable? The picture varies greatly depending on which class of officials we consider.
Legislative Branch
The poorest paid of all our officials are the Legislators. Even when their new pay boost goes into effect next mid-January, raising their per annum compensation to $10,000, they will be getting only 60% as much as the national average. There is no sound reason why Georgia Legislators should be paid at such an inferior level. They are as competent and dedicated as any.
Executive Branch
For officials in the executive branch the picture is more complex. They are especially underpaid compared wi th: -
--The private sectors of industry, commerce and finance
--The private professions of law and accounting --The officials in Georgia government whose
salaries are set by Boards. (This is a particularly galling problem!) --The large local school systems in Georgia in their salaries for Superintendents
Considering the differences in cost-of-living (Washington, D. C., versus Atlanta) our officials get almost as much as do ~omparable people in the Federal Executive Schedule. The Federal Executive Schedule has been severely restrained in recent years while Georgia has been continualy raising its salaries.
By one yardstick, namely what other states 12.ll, the Georgia pay scale looks better but still comes out a bit shy. Whereas this state now ranks 11th in population, in only a few cases do our salaries rank that well among the fifty states. Both in private and public enterprises salaries tend to vary with the scale of operations. The executive officials now ranking the worst are: Commissioners of Administrative Services, Corrections, Revenue and Superintendent of Schools.

Judicial Branch

In the case of salaries for the Georgia

Judiciary, we do not quite qualify in the top

quartile.

Although our judges have received

appreciable pay increases in recent years, they

have not gained ground in the national standings.

As of May of this year, Georgia's ranking in the

Nation was:

Supreme Court Appellate Court District Superior Court

19th 13th 15th

Compared with the Federal judical group, Georgia salaries are markedly inferior for our Supreme Court and our District Attorneys; slightly inferior for the Court of Appeals; and our judges in the Superior Courts get about 14% less when allowance is made for local supplements.

Our legal group (judges, district attorneys and the Attorney General) make only 50% to 60% as much as senior partners in law firms and/or in legal departments of corporations.

Salaries by Boards

Agency heads whose salaries are set by boards run, generally, $3,000 to $5,000 highel' than those under the review of this Commission. In some cases the gap is $20,000 to $30,000. This is a particularly galling si tuation for those officials falling under the purview of this Commission whose compensation is by statute.

Conclusion

Pay increases are warranted in all three branches of government for officials falling under the jurisdiction of this Commission.

THE SALARIES OF GEORGIA OFFICIALS SINCE 1967
IN RELATION TO THE NATIONAL TREND
State government officials both in Georgia and across the nation have not kept in pace with the uptrend in salaries occurring in the private sectors in the economy over the last twenty years. In Georgia they have lagged, depending on the particular office, from 12% to 60 % behind the general trend; if one had to pick a single figure to represent the group, it would probably be 35%.
It varies so much from office to office that it is well to look at the specific cases. Let us suppose the salaries of those officials under the State Commission on Compensation had increased since 1967 at the same rate as the national average for professional, administrative and technical personnel. The increases for these three groups have been of such magni tude that by now they would be 3.47 times their level in March J 1967. * (For the actual increases in professional, administrative and technical careers year by year see page 66). The average increase for the interval of time has been 6.78%--compound interest rate.
As stated above, if our Georgia 0 f ficials had had annual increases of this magni tude, thei r salaries would be considerably higher today than they are. See the middle column of the table on the page immediately following for the actual figures.

*The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys

private firms of small, medium and large scale throughout

America. These surveys have been made annually for

many years. For the actual details, see the bulletins

entitled:

The National Survev of Professional,

Administrati ve, Technical and Clerical P3.V. The surveys

are done in March and the results are issued in July

or August each year.

1

COIPAKISOII OP DV SAURIES AlID P. Y. SAT,ARI1tS WITH AVEBAGE ABRUAL RATE OP IlfCBEASX APPLIED

(Note: Since 1967, the average annual pay increase for professional, administra~ive and technical workers in the U.S. private sector has been 6.778%)

Salary July 1, 1967

Salary in F.Y.'87 Assuming an Average
Annual Rate of Increase of 6.778 %

Actual Current Salaries

Governor ...

. . . $42 ,500

$147,730

$8"2,530

Commissioner of Adm. Services 1.. N/A

Adjutant Genera1~ . . .

22,897

Commissioner of Agriculture. 22,500

Attorney General. ..

. 30,000

State Auditor

28,280

Commissioner of Banking and Fin 20,556

Commissioner of Insurance

22,500

Commissioner of Labor. ..

20,567

Commissioner of Corrections

20,986

Members of Pardons & Paroles Bd 22,200

Members of Public Service Comm. 22,500

Commissioners of Revenue

22,667

State Superintendent of Schools 22,500

Secretary of State

.

28,600

Commissioner of Veterans Serv .. 24,987

State Board of Worker's Compo -

Chairman

19,500

Members

19,000

79,590 78,210 104,280 98,301 71,453 78,210 71,491 72,947 77,167 78,210 78,825 78,210 99,414 86,855
67,782 66,044

68,698 62,920 64,480 62,400 60,840 62,922 62,920 60,840 60,320 60,320 60,840 64,480 62,920 60,971i
60,318 58,240

Members of General Assembly

Lieutenant Governor

.

Speaker of House3 . . . . . .

President Pro Tem of Senate ~3

Speaker Pro Tempore of House

4,200 20,000
7,800 2,400 2,400

14,599 69,520 27,113
8,342 8,342

7,200 50,076 35,956
2,800 2,800

Justice of Supreme Court. Judge of Court of Appeals
Superior Court JUdfe 4 District Attorney . .

. 26,500 26,500
18,000 22,800

92,114 92,114
62,569 75,121

73,720 73,154
60,653 53,414

*Plus 87. factor in lieu of pension pickup; a payment to the individual and does not adhere to the office. For details see page 4.

IThis position was created in F.l. 1972; therefore, there was no salary in Fisca: 1968.
2Adjutant General's salary is determined by cocparab1e rank in the U.S. Army.
In addition he gets $10,845 for housing and subsistence. 3Also receives salary as member of the General Assembly. ~Local supplements, if any, are exculuded.
Salary in F.Y. 1968 was based on fees received. Beginning July 1, 1968, salary
was set at $22,800. The salary in second column is calculated on the salary trend since July I, 1968.

lA

6Effective opening of 1987 Session, his compensation will be elevated to level of Lt. Governor. He now gets $7,200 plus $35,956.
7Effective opening of 1987 session, the annual salary will be $10,000.
lB

SALARIES OF AGENCY HEADS COMPARED (with indicators of agency size)

Current
Major Departments & Agencies Salary
$

F.Y. 1985 Number of
Employees

Governor's Recommen

Budget for F. Y. 198'

State

Total

Money

(millions $)

Governor . . . . . . . . . . .

82,5300)

Adjutant General . . . . . . . 68,698(2)

Commissioner of Adm. Services

60,840

Commissioner of Agriculture

62,920

Attorney General . . . . . . . 64,480

State Auditor . . . . . . . . 62,400

Commissioner of Banking & Fin. 60,840

Commissioner of Insurance

62,922

Commissioner of Labor . . . . 62,920(5)

Commissioner of Corrections

60,840

State Board of Pardons and Par .. 60,320

Commissioner of Public Service

Commission . . . .

60,320

Commissioner of Revenue

60,840

Secretary of State . . .

62,920

State Superintendent of Schools. 64,480

Commissioner of Veterans Service 60,97}(n

Chairman, State Board of Worker's

Compensation

. . . . 60,318

228(3) 1,006
912 122 212 102 261 1,971 6,502 468
133 1,223
401 1,106
141
149

Positions for which salary is set by Boards

12.1 116.5
36.0 7.0
10.1 4.6 9.3
128.5 259.3
14.5
6.9 58.8 18.4 2,320.8 18.4
5.8

4.4 32.1 31.4
6.6 10.1
4.6 8.2 5.4 242.6 14.5
6.3 55.0 18.4 2,016.4 15.2
5.8

Commissioner of Communi ty Aff. . 67,122

Director of Employees Retirement

System . . . . . . . . . . 70,600

Director of Forestry Commission 65,012

Director of Georgia Bureau of

Investigation . . . . . . . 67,124

Commissioner of Human Resources. 79,976

Commissioner of Industry & Trade 67,128

Commissioner of Medical Assist .. 67,124

Commissioner of Personnel Adm.

Meri t Sys tem . . . . . . 67,122

Commissioner of Natural Res . . Commissioner of Public Safety

67,600 67,124

Chancellor of the University

System . . . . . . . .. 115,000(9)

Executive Director, State Student

Finance Commission . . . . 62,730

Executive Director, Soil & Water

Conservation Commission .. 47,508

Executive Secretary/Treasurer,

Teachers Retirement System. 65,100

Commissioner of Transportation 90,090

112
28 876
507 17,060
195 230
174 1,279 1,472
95(10)
97
20
67 6,946

39.1
3.3 34.0
28.9 1,369.6
38.1 967.6
290.8 78.8 75.1
1,266.0
23.6
.9
15.2 846.9

6.1
1.6 28.8
27.5 693.5
14.0 290.0
0(8) 58.0 69.1
639.0
17. )
.9
12.0 453.3

Footnotes: See next page

2

Current ~or Departments" & Agencies, Salary
$

Director, Georgia Pub. Telecocm. 66,342

Director, Lake Lanier Island Auth. 61,500

Director, World Congress Center 92,592

Director, Ga. Ports Authority

90,000

Director, Stone Hountain Hemorial 60,000

Executive Sec., Ga. State Invest. 68,358

Director, Ga. Resid. Fin. Auth. 67,124

r.Y.1987 Number of Employees
153 64
220 664 233
21 01

Governor's Recommended

Budget for r.Y. 1987

State

Total

Money

{millions $}

12.0

6.3

Natural Resources

(Part of Industry

(and Trade

Natural Resources

1.2

0

Community Affairs

(1) Plus $40,000 for mansion allowance. (2) Plus $10,845 for subsistence and housing. (3) In Georgia National Guard about 13,414 people. (5) About half of this salary is offset by federal funds. (8) Charge levied on agencies served. (9) In addition receives $10,000 subsistence and is provided a
house. (10) Employed in total University Sys~em 23,000 approximately.

Plus 8 percent factor in lieu of pension pickup

(7) Commissioner of Veterans Service: $3,241

About the 8 percent factor:
Until 1980, most state employees and officials paid 5.5 percent of their salary into a state retirement system. Beginning July, 1980, the state began paying all but .5 percent of this amount, thus giving that person a 5 percent incre-ase in take-home pay. In con.trast, those getting the 8 percent factor were long-term members of the retirement system who were not required to make contributions and, therefore, did not receive the 5 percent increase in take-home pay. In lieu thereof, the incumbents were granted an 8 percent increase in gross salary which was considered to be roughly equivalent to a 5 percf;nt increase in take-home pay. Therefore, the salary fer these officials is 8 percent higher than the official salary shown for the position. Any new person will receive the salary indicated in the above table since the 8 percent factor does not adhere to the office.

3

INDEXES OF COMPARATIVE COSTS BASED ON A HIGHER BUDGET
* FOR A FOUR-PERSON FAMILY 1/ AUTUMN 1981
(u. S. URBAN AVERAGE COST = 100)

Total

Total

Personal

Budget Consumption Income Taxes

URBAN UNITED STATES .
Metropolitan areas 11
*Nonmetropolitan areas 3/.

100

100

100

103

102

105

88

90

77

NORTHEAST: Boston, Mass. Buffalo, N.Y. New York-Northeastern N.J .. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J .. Pittsburgh, Pa.
*Nonmetropolitan areas 31

118

114

133

102

98

114

124

112

163

104

103

108

96

98

91

96

96

93

NORTH CENTRAL:

Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern, Ind.

98

102

88

Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.

96

98

91

Cleveland, Ohio

98

101

92

Detroit, Mich.

99

100

97

Kansas City, Mo.-Kansas

97

99

92

Milwaukee, Wis.

104

101

116

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.

102

97

116

St. Louis, Mo. - Ill.
*Nonmetropolitan areas 3/.

94

97

86

86

91

78

SOUTH: Atlanta, Ga. Baltimore, Md. Dallas, Tex. Houston, Tex. Washington, D. C. - Md . - Va.
*Nonmetropolitan areas 21

91

93

84

100

98

107

89

96

65

91

99

69

108

103

124

83

87

67

.

WEST:

Denver, Colo.

.

97

99

91

Los Angeles-Long Beach, Ca 1if ..

101

102

99

San Diego, Calif.

99

100

95

San Francisco-Oakland, Calif.

107

106

112

Seattle-Everett, Wash ..

98

105

79

Honolulu, Hawaii

132

120

175

*Nonmetropolitan areas 3/.

92

92

89

Anchorage, Alaska

119

122

113

See footnotes on next page.

Latest survey available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

4

Footnotes:
* Some areas previously shown are no longer available.
See special note. 1/ The family consists of an employed husband, age 38,
a wife not employed outside the home, an 8 year-old girl and a 13 year-old boy. 2/ As defined in 1960-61. For a detailed description of these and previous geographical boundaries, see the 1967 edition of ~tandard Metropolitan Statistical Areas, prepared by the Office of Management and Budget. 3/ Places with population of 2,500 to 50,000 .

5

Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers The United States 1967 - 100

1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 198'2 1983 1984 1985 1986

United States

April

72,1 72.1 79.5 80.5 81. 4 86.6 88.7 90.6 92.9 97.2 100.0 104.2 109.8 116.3 121.3 125.3 133.1 147.7 161. 2 170.5 181.5 195.4 217.4 246.8 272.4 289.1 298.4 311.1 322.2 325.3

Percentage Change
from previous year
4.2 5.4 5.9 4.3 3.3 6.2 11. 0 9.1 5.8 6.5 7.7 11. 3 13.5 10.4 6.1 3.2 4.2 3.6 2.0 (estimat
for year

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

6

Salaries in Other States:
Executive. Legislative. and Judicial

iEJtiEQ!JW3JlJiE iii\NQIE

ANNUAL SALARIES January 1, 1986
Governor

Alabama

.

Alaska ...........

Arizona ...........

Arkansas ..........

California ......

Colorado ........... Connecticut ....... Delaware .......... Florida ............ Georgia ...........

Hawaii ............ Idaho ............ Illinois .......... Indiana ........... Iowa .............

Kansas .........

Kentucky .......

Louisiana ..........

Maine .............

Maryland

.

Massachusetts ......

Michigan ...........

Minnesota ..........

Mississippi .......

Missouri

.

Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey

. . . . :.

New Mexico

.

New york

.

North Carolina

.

North Dakota .......

Ohio ...............

Oklahoma

.

Oregon

.

Pennsylvania

.

Rhode Island

.

South Carolina .....

South Dakota

.

Tennessee

.

Texas

.

Utah

.

Vermont

.

Virginia

.

Washington

.

West Virginia

.

Wisconsin

.

Wyoming ............

S 63.839 85,728 62,500 35,000 49,100
60.000 65,000 70,000 78,757 79,356
59,400 50,000 58,000 65,983 64,000
65,000 61,200 73,400 35,000 75.000
75,000 85.800 84.360 63.000 81,000
50,452 40,000 65.000 62,880 85,000
60,000 100.000
98,196 60,862 65,000
70,128 72,000 75.000 49.500 60.000
55,120 68,200 94,350 60,009 60.000
75,000 63,000 72,000 75,337 70,000

No. above Georgia 8 No. below Georgia 41 Average (Ga. Exc1.)

S~6,802

GOVERNOR ($82,530) (Plus $4CJ,OOO
Mansion Allowance)

It is a widespread practice to provide governors with a residence plus a maintenance allowan~e for upkeep and entertainment. The budgeting and terminology vary from state to state.

Description of DeDartment
The Governor or the State of Georgia is the Chief Executive Officer of state government. Constitutionally, he is charged with executing the laws of the state and with conserving the peace as Commander-in-Chief of the Georgia National Guard. He is charged statutorily wi th a range of responsibilities including the economic and fiscal management of state government. He is responsible for appointing members to a great number of boards, commissions, councils, commi ttees and other uni ts of state government and appoints most department and agency heads. These various responsibilities placed upon the Governor require that he maintain close contact with Georgia citizens, with state officials, and with representatives of the federal government and other state governments. With the increasing interest foreign governments and businesses have shown in the State of Georgia, a new dimension has been added to the responsibilities of the Governor making it necessary for him to maintain contact with international government and business leaders on a regular basis.

Because of the various demands made

of him, the Governor requires a

personal staff to assist him in

scheduling his time, answering

correspondence,

writing

speeches

and preparing news releases, drafting

legislation and advising him on

7

legal matters, representing him at functions and events when he is otherwise committed, and in maintaining contact wi th citizens of Georgia, members of the General Assembly and state department and agency heads. The duties, including the administration of the Governor's Emergency Fund and the Governor I s Intern Program, are performed by the Governor's personal staff. Also included within the Office of the Governor is the Office of Planning and Budget which provides the Governor with assistance in the development of the state budget, wi th policy planning in determining both long- and short-range plans and management policies for meeting the needs of the state. The Office of Planning and Budget also provides management review and technical assistance to other state agencies.
8

ANNUAL SALARIES January I, 1986
Lt. Governor

Lt. Governor ($50,076)

Alabama

.

Alaska

.

Arizona

.

Arkansas

.

California .........

S 27,975 79,992 -014,000 42,500

Colorado ...........

Connecticut ........

Delaware

.

Florida

.

Georgia ........ , .. ,

32.000 40,000 30.000 68,458 48,150

Hawaii

.

Idaho .............

Illinois ...........

Indiana ............

Iowa

.

53,460 14,000 45,500 50,986
21,900

Kansas

.

Kentucky

.

Louisiana .........

Maine .............

Maryland

.

18,216 52.028 63,366
-0-
62,5.00

Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

.

60,000

.

58,850

.

46,510

.

34,000

.

48,600

Montana

.

Nebraska ...........

Nevada

.

New Hampshire

.

New Jersey

.

36,141 32.000 10,500
-0-0-

New Mexico New york North Carolina North Dakota Ohio

.

38,500

.

85.000

.

58.140

.

49,992

.

35,000

Oklahoma ...........

Oregon

.

Pennsylvania

.

Rhode Island

.

SouthCarolina

.

43.944 -0-
57.500 35,500
35.000

South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont

.

7.670

.

-0-

.

7,200

.

50.007

.

25.002

Virginia

.

20,000

Washington

.

28.600

West Virginia

.

-0-

Wisconsin

".

41,390

Wyoming

.

-0-

The Lieutenant Governor's main constitutional duty is to succeed the Governor in case of death, resignation or serious disability. His second constitutional duty is to serve as President of the Georgia Senate. In addi tion, the Constitution also provides for the Governor to assign the Lieutenant Governor appropriate duties and for the Legislature to assign him duties by law.

Thus, the Lieutenant Governor has

frequently

performed

special

assignments for Governors in office

at the time. For example, the

incumbent Lieutenant Governor has

played an important role in numerous

economic development projects. He

has led numerous trade missions to

Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the

Republic of China, Korea, France,

Belgium, Italy, Germany, England

and Ireland. He has been a Tour

Host for many years for the Business

Council of Georgia's "Red Carpet

Tour" ..

State law names the Lieutenant Governor

to serve on a great number of Boards

and Commissions: Legislative Services

Committee, State Properties Commission,

Georgia

Building

Authority

(Authori ties), Stone Mountain Memorial

Association,

Fiscal

Affairs

Sub-Commi ttee of the Senate , State

Financing and Investment Commission,

Legislative

Educational

Research

Council, Georgia Criminal Justice

Improvement Council

plus a half

dozen more such boards which are

less known and meet less frequently.

Finally, the Lieutenant Governor

has found that an effective use of

his office is to serve for general

"citizen assistance".

No. above Georgia 15

No. below Georgia 26

Average (Ga. Excl.)

540,535

9

ANNUAL SALARIES
January 1, 1986
Administrative Services

COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
($60,840)

Alabama

.

Alaska

.

Arizona

.

Arkansas ...........

California

.

Colorado ..........

Connecticut........

Delaware ...........

Florida

.

Georgia ...........

Hawaii .......... Idaho . , ........... Illinois ........... Indiana ......... Iowa .............

Kansas ...........

Kentucky

.

Louisiana ........

Maine ..............

Maryland ..........

Massachusetts .....

Michigan

.

Minnesota ..........

Mississippi

.

Missouri

.

Montana

.

Nebraska

.

Nevada

.

New Hampshire ......

New Jersey

.

New Mexico

.

New york ...........

North Carolina

.

North Dakota

.

Ohio

.

Oklahoma

, ..

Oregon

.

Pennsylvania

.

Rhode Island

.

South Carolina

.

South Dakota

.

Tennessee

.

Texas

.

Utah

.

Vermont

.

Virginia ...........

Washington

.

West Virginia

.

Wisconsin

.

Wyoming

.

S -0-

Descriotion of Department

66,816 58,411 64,880
-0-

The Department of Administrative Services is assigned the following missions and responsibilities: to

64,710 64,958 49,900 54,500

manage, invest and disburse most state revenues; to insure all state real and personal property; to adjust all state employee claims under

58,500

workers' compensation; to review

-048,484 62,500

and reimburse the State Department of Labor for unemployment claims received from former State employees;

47,554 44,000

to provide centralized purchasing services for state agencies; to

60,984 60,700

collect and dispose of state and federal surplus property; to manage

66,492

state-owned administrative space;

-066,500 (Pl

to

maintain

a

centralized

inventory

of all state-owned property and

73,549 66,000 60,000
-070,200

all administrati ve space; to provide centralized data processing services to state agencies; to provide an interagency mail service; to provide

50,500 49,500 48,537

centralized printing services; to provide a central supply service to state and - local government

56,133 65,000

agencies; to provide a Capitol Hill motor pool, motor vehicles maintenance

52,260 (GS) facilities and motor vehicle policy

9,435 (GS) management for state agencies; and

58,140

to provide centralized telephone

27,696 66,684

(P)

communications repair service.

assistance

and

radio

-061,152 59,000 55,626 66,,39 (3)
44,990 62,500
-053,850 51.314
73.75 63,800 36,500 (P) 69,347 50,_27

The department had 1,006 budgeted positions as of October 1, 1985. This total included six positions bUdgeted in the State Properties Commission which is attached to the department for administrative purposes only.
Description of Attached Agencies The Georgia Building Authority provides maintenance, groundkeeping, food service, parking and security for the employees and facilitieS

No. above Georgia ~3 No. below Georgia lV Average (Ga. Excl.)
558,427

Key: (P) Personnel (GS) General Services (8) Bankiug
10

wi thin the Capitol Hill office complex and other specified areas. The State Properties Commission coordinates the purchase, management, inventory records and disposition of real property acquired and owned by the state. The Health Planning Review Board conducts appeal hearings on decisions of the Health Planning Agency. The Golf Hall of Fame honors those who by achievement and service have made outstanding and lasting contributions to the sport of golf in Georgia.
11

ANNUAL SALARIES January 1, 1986 Commissioner of Agriculture

Alabama ............

Alaska .... . Arizona ............

Arkansas ....

California

.

Colorado ....... Connecticut...... Delaware ........... Florida ........... Georgia ........

Hawaii ............ Idaho ..............
Illinois.... . Indiana .......... Iowa ............

Kansas ........ Kentucky ......... Louisiana ........ Maine .......... Maryland ..........

Massachusetts ...... Michigan .......... Minnesota .......... Mississippi. ....... Missouri ..........

Montana ............

Nebraska ...........

Nevada

.

New Hampshire

.

New Jersey ........

New Mexico .........

New york

.

North Carolina

.

North Dakota......

Ohio ........

.

Oklahoma

.

Oregon ............

Pennsylvania .......

Rhode Island

.

South Carolina

.

South Dakota

.

Tennessee ..........

Texas ..............

Utah ...............

Vermont

.

Virginia ...........

Washington

.

West Virginia

.

Wisconsin

.

Wyoming ............

S 49.152 62.508 ';0.456 n/a 83.383
66.530 49.379 42.200 67,246 60.500
50,490 49,690 60,000 32,604 41,000.
56,052 52,000 60.168 41,246 66,500
39.064 60,000 59,774 ';5,000 62.100
50.500 38,352 39,608 .;0, 22 68,640
43.128 75,445 58,140 45,996 48.2 ... 4
.. 8.300 55,416 58,000
27.~03
55,JOO
H.300 53. 00
3.230 50.342 37,336
60.'?02 63.800 H.300 61,736 40, 43

No. above Georgia i~
No. below Georgia 3b Average (Ga. Excl.)

552,554

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE ($62,920)

DescriDtion of Department The Department of Agriculture is assigned the following missions and/or responsibilities: Regulation of the plant and animal industries; promotion of agricultural product marketing; provision of Georgia agriculture information to the public; and provision of consumer protection through inspection and testing of various weighing devices, accuracy of food labels, and inspection and certification of red meat.

The department had 912 budgeted positions as of October 1, 1985. This total included eight positions budgeted in the Georgia Seed Technology and Development Commission which is attached to the department for administrative purposes only. This total did not include the 28 positions budgeted in the Georgia Agrirama Development Authority.

Description of Attached Agencies

The Georgia Seed Technology and

Development Commission is responsible

for promot ing the development of

foundation seeds.

It contracts

with the Deparmtent of Agriculture

to reimburse the department for

the personnel expenses of eight

state employees furnished to the

commission .

The Georgia Agrirama Development

Authority

is

responsible

for

maintaining an agricultural museum

in and around Tifton, Georgia.

12

ANNUAL SALARIES January 1, 1986 Adjutant General

Alabama. ................. S52 , 848

Alaska .................. 66,815

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40,456

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 45,895

California

68,699

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . .. Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Florida Georgia

78, 996 49,379 45,000 68,011 68, Oll

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Illinois Indiana Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

78,472 61,900 37,000 39,520 54, 550

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Ken tucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Maryland ................

46, 116 60, 700 70,000 36,483 50,196

Massachusetts ........... Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Mississippi Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

68,011 56,000 54,935 42,000 39,290

Montana Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. New Hampshire New Jersey

50,500 43,692 36, 381 44,167 67,500

New Mexico.... . . . . . . . . . .. New york North Carolina North Dakota Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

48,720 75,445 55,656 69,280 55,910

Oklahoma ........." Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina

68,016 50, 304 48,000 34,872 55,000

South Dakota Tennessee Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Utah ........ Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

50,003 55,000 55,825 56,418 36,712

Virginia ................

Washington. . . . .. . . . . . .. ..

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . ..

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

WYoming

'"

46,481 68,012 34.000 44,424 51,955

Same (or nearlv)
o. Above Georgia No. Below Georgia Average (excluding Ga.

4 6 39 $53,338

ADJUTANT GENERAL
($68,698) (Plus $10,845 for
housing and subsistence)

The department is comprised of the

follOWing budget units: (1) Office

of the Adjutant General

in order

to fulfill federal and state missions,

this office provides overall command

and control of the entire organization;

(2) Georgia Emergency Management

Agency

provides a comprehensive

emergency and disaster mitigation,

preparedness, response and recovery

program. Also provides centralized

coordination and control of emergency

and disaster response and recovery

related activities of state agencies,

conducts damage assessment operations,

prepares recommendations for the

Governor concerning requests for

presidential

e~ergency

or

major

disaster declarations and assists

local governments in obtaining state

and/or federal assistance made

available in emergency or disaster

declarations.

Insures that state

plans are developed and maintained

current to prOVide coordinated response

to any emergency or disaster for

maximum protection of life and

property; (3) Georgia Air National

Guard - furnishes thoroughly trained

anti equipped Air National Guard combat

and support units, ready for immediate

service to the state and nation;

(4) Georgia Army National Guard

maintains an operational and readiness

capability in order to be immediately

available and effective in the event

of a state" emergency and provides

a trained ready reserve force that

is organized and equipped as directed

by the Department of Defense and

is capable of participating in combined

military operations with the regular

forces of the United States.

13

ANNUAL SAJ.ARIES
Jauuary 1, 1986 Attorney General

Alabama .. . Alaska . Arizona , .... Arkansas.. , California
Col.orado - Connecticut . Delaware. Florida . Georgia . , ,
Hawaii Idaho Illinois . Indiana , .. Iowa .
Kansas .... Kentucky .. Louisiana ... Maine ...... Maryland .....
Massachusetts .... Michigan.. , Minnesota , ,. Mississippi Missouri .
Montana.... , . Nebraska ..... Nevada .......... New Hampshire ... New Jersey ....
New Mexico ..... New york ........ North Carolina .. North Dakota .. Ohio .....
Oklahoma .... Oregon .. Pennsylvania .. Rhode Island .... South Carolina ....
South Dakota .... Tennessee .... Texas .. Utah .... Vermont , .
Virginia ....... Washington .... West Virginia ..... Wisconsin .... Wyoming ....

S 58,000 66,816 56,250 26,500 47,500
40,000 50,000 52,300 67,246 62,000
50,490 42,000 50,500 51,012 54,000_
57,500 52,028 66,561 47,091 62,.500
65,000 75,000 66,060 51,000 70,200
46,016 39.500 52,500 56,133 70,000
44.000 85,000 58,140 52,000 50.000
54,996 60,000 65,000 41,875 55.000
46.800 57.403 73,235 49,005 44,990
54,000 47,100 50,400 58,139 48,900

ATTORNEY GENERAL
($64,480)

Description of Deuartment

The Department of Law provides legal

services to state agencies. Its

primary functions are to represent

departments, offices and other state

bodies before state and federal

courts in civil suits, as well as

in quasi-judicial hearings before

administrative

agencies;

prepare

briefs in capital felony appeals;

defend habeas corpus cases; consult

with

prosecuting

authorities

concerning criminal law matters;

handle real property transactions

for

the

state,

including

condemnations; handle bond financing

and matters dealing with such

financing on behalf of the state

agencies and authorities; formulate

and issue opinions on questions

of law connected with the interests

of the state or with the duties

of any of the departments; maintain

law and reference services for all

agencies; and operate the state

library.

The department qad 122 budgeted positions as of October 1, 1985.

No. above Georgia 12
No. below Georgia 37 Average lGa. Exc1.)

S54, tHO

14

ANNUAL SALARIES

January 1, 1986

STATE AUDITOR

State Auditor

($62,400)

Description of Deoartment

Alabama ......... Alaska ....... Arizona .......... Arkansas ....... California ...

S 40,118 56,244

The Department of Audits performs annual audits of state departments,

48,618 (Fl institutions, agencies, commissions,

64,880 42,500

(Al

bureaus and and pUblic

offices of the school systems

state which

Colorado .... ;. Connecticut ..... Delaware ..... Florida ........... Georgia ....

58,464 35,000 55,000 67,246 60,500

receive state aid; establishes and maintains accounting systems and controls to ensure that funds are expended and administered according to law; conducts operational and

Hawaii ... Idaho ........ Illinois ...... Indiana ... Iowa ......

50,490 37,500 48,000 34,008 54,600.

program management aUdits; ensures that stores, eqUipment and property of the state are protected and properly used; and establishes and

Kansas .... Kentucky ...
Louisiana ..... Maine ......... Maryland .........

maintains an equalized, adjusted

58,860
60,700 66,492

(Fl (Al

school county

property in the

tax digest state and

for each for the

36,483 state as a whole on an annual basis.

62,500

Massachusetts ..... Michigan .......... Minnesota ......... Mississippi. .... Missouri ....

46,170 65,700 70,000 45,000 46,105

(Tl (Fl (PO)

Montana ........ Nebraska ...... Nevada ............ New Hampshire ...... New Jersey .........

50,500 (Al 49,500 (Al 41,000 41,167
67,500 (Sl

New Mexico .........

New york

.

North Carolina .....

North Dakota .......

Ohio ..............

38,500 (Tl 85,000
n/a n/a 50,000 (T)

Oklahoma ...........

Oregon .............

Pennsylvania

.

Rhode Island .......

South Carolina

.

48,792 50,304 52,000 41, 530 55,000

South Dakota

.

Tennessee

.

Texas ...........

Utah ...............

Vermont

.

37,440 62,500 73,230 53,850 (F) 73,751 ( Fl

Virginia .......... Washington .......
West Virginia ...... Wisconsin ....... Wyoming .........

65,130 37,200 46,800 45,884 52,520

(Tl (PO)

No. above Georgia .. 3 No. below Georgia 3q Average (Ga. Excl.)
S52,54ti

Key:

(n Finance (A) Adcinistratlon (T) Treasurer
15

(?O) ?ost .';udit (8) Banklng

ANNUAL SALARIES Jaauary 1, 1986

COMMISSIONER OF BANKING AND FINANCE
($60.840)

Commissioner of Banking

Description of Department

Alabama



Alaska

.

Arizona

.

Arkansas



California .........

S 52,848 62,508 40,456 58,000
78,207

The Department of Banking and Finance enforces state laws that provide for the regulation and supervision of state chartered banks, credit unions, bUilding and loan companies,

Colorado .........

Connecticut

.

Delaware



Florida

, ..

Georgia ..... ,

.

55,680 check sales companies, international

52,268 bank agencies and business development

50,900 67,246 58,500

) corporations. (C functions are

These organized

regulatory to protect

the economic securi ty of the general

Hawaii

,.

Idaho .............

Illinois ...........

Indiana ............

Iowa ..............

44,124 45,925 60,000 43,316 43,100

public and to insure a favorable climate for "growth of financial institutions which will benefit the state and its citizens.

Kansas

.

Kentucky

.

Louisiana ..........

Maine

.

Maryland ...........

40,863 52,000 50,000
38,875 51,400

The department had 102 budgeted positions as of October 1, 1985.

Massachusetts ......

Michigan

.

Minnesota

.

Mississippi.

.

Missouri

.

42,467 55,100
51,774 41,000 62,100

Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey

.

27,578

. .

50,393 38,333

.

44,167

.

70,000

New Mexico

.

New york

.

North Carolina

.

North Dakota

.

Ohio ............. .

43,128 75, H5 55,920 42,996
41,350

Oklahoma ...........

Oregon

.

Pennsylvania

.

Rhode Island

.

South Carolina

.

57,000 50,304 58,000 34,872 55,000 (T)

South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont

.

38, 47

.

55,000

.

79,300

.

48,106

.

37,336

Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin wyoming

.

65,285

.

42,672

.

36,500

.

53,000

.

38,209

No. above Georgia 9 No. below Georgia 40 Average (Ga. Excl.)
550,575

Key: (C) COr.1ptrol.ler (T) Treasurer
16

ANNUAL SALARIES

January 1, 1986

COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE

Commissioner of Insurance

($62,922)

________________________________ Descriotion of Department

Alabama .......... Alaska .......... Arizona .......... Arkansas ......... California ......
Colorado ......... Connecticut ....... Delaware ........ Florida ......... Georgia ....
Hawaii ........... Idaho ......... Illinois ......... Indiana ....... Iowa ..........
Kansas ........ Kentucky .......... Louisiana .......... Maine .............. Maryland ..........

S 52,848 62,508 40,456 50,080

The Department of Insurance is responsible for insurance regulation, industrial loan regulation, fire safety and mobile horne regulation.

78,207

Included

in

the

department's

n/a 52,268

responsibili ties are power to issue, suspend and revoke licenses and

34,000 to levy fines to insurance companies,

67,246 60,500

~~~insurance companies

agencies, and

industrial mobile

loan horne

44,880 manufacturers. Arson investigation,

38,000 55,000 43,316 37,800.

fire safety of public facilities and approval of permits for uses of hazardous, unstable materials

are also duties of the department.

50,000

53,500 60,168 35,875

The department had 261 bUdgeted positions as of October 1, 1985.

57,700

Massachusetts .. Michigan ........... Minnesota ......... Mississippi ...... Missouri ......

42,467 55,100 59,774
45,000 39,290

Montana .......... Nebraska ......... Nevada ............. New Hampshire ...... New Jersey ........

32,000 40,080 38,333 56,1)3 70,000

New Mexico ......... New york ........... North Carolina ... ~ .. North Dakota ....... Ohio ..............

39,876 75,445 5!:l,140
46,000 55,140

Oklahoma

.

Oregon ............

Pennsylvania .......

Rhode Island

.

South Carolina

.

50,004 50,304 58,UOO
34,872 63,7b6

South Dakota

.

Tennessee ..........

Texas

.

Utah ..............

Vert'lont

.

33,092 55,000 00,875 4!:l,630 37,33b (Bl

Virginia ...........

Washington

.

West Virginia

.

Wisconsin

.

Wyoming

.

b5,2!:l5 (BI 37,200 35,000 47,250 35,464

No. above Georgia ~ No. below Georgia 40 Average (Ga. Exe 1. )
$49,556

Key:

(T) Treasurer (C) COl:lpl:rollt:!r
(B) Bankillg

17

ANNUAL SALARIES

January 1, 1986

COMMISSIONER OF LABOR ($62.920)

COlIIDissioDer of Labor

Description of Department ---------------- The Georgia Department of Labor

Alabama

.

Alaska ...........

Arizona ....... , .

Arkansas ... ,

.

S 5662,,881468 44,365
53,399

promotes the economic well-being

of the state as follows: it expands

employment

through

facili tating

California ... , ...

n/a

the match between job-seekers and

Colorado ........ Connecticut ...... Delaware ....... Florida ......... Georgia .... , ., ....

69,040 55,786 50,000 56,341 60,500

employers by providing information and services to both, through encouraging more stable employment throughout the state and through assisting in the state I s efforts

Hawaii ........ Idaho .......... Illinois ...... Indiana ........ Iowa .....

50,490 45,000
55,000 35,316
39,700

to create new jobs; it increases the employabili ty of the work force by identifying knowledge, . skills and abilities required by employers, through providing assessment, testing

Kansas .......... Kentucky ....... Louisiana ....... Maine ........... Maryland .........
Massachusetts ..... Michigan ......... Minnesota .... , ... Mississippi ........ Missouri . , .......

59,280 (5) and counseling services, and by

60,700 56,020 41,246

providing educational, vocational and on-the-job training opportunities;

54,500

it reduces the adverse impact of

unemployment by providing monetary

39,064 55,100 59,774

payments to eligible individuals for a limited period, and by assisting

-0-

employers

in

minimizing

their

62, 00

unemployment insurance tax liabili ty;

Montana ... , ... , .... Nebraska .......... Nevada ............. New Hampshire ...... New Jersey .........

50,500
n/a 32,594 38,327 70,000

and it improves conditions in the

work

force,

through minimizing

specified health and safety hazards,

and by enforcing child labor, sex

discrimination, minimum wage, and

New Mexico

.

New york ...........

North Carolina

.

North Dakota .......

Ohio ...............

37,980 79,435 58,140 46,000
53,456

private employment agency laws.
The department had 1,971 budgeted positions as of October 1, 1985.

Oklahoma ...........

Oregon

.

Pennsylvania

.

Rhode Island

.

South Carolina .....

37,500 52,82t:i 65,000 45,556
52,3 2

South Dakota ....... Tennessee ......... Texas ............ Utah ............... Vermont ............

~6,800
53,000 55,000 50,342 37,336

Virginia

.

Washington

.

West Virginia ......

Wisconsin

.

Wyoming ............

52,434 63,800 34,000 70,483 33,737

No. above Georgia 9
No. below Georgia 37 Average (Ga. Exc1 . )
551,705

!I:.ey: (ES) Employnent Services
18

ANNUAL SALARIES January 1, 1986
Commissioner of Corrections

Alabama ...........

Alaska ..........

Arizona .. ,

.

Arkansas .......

California ...

Colorado ....... Connecticut ..... Delaware .......... Florida ......... Georgia .........

Hawaii ........ Idaho ............. Illinois ........ Indiana ....... Iowa .........

Kansas ........

Kentucky

.

Louisiana .........

Maine.......... ,

Maryland ........

Massachusetts ...... Michigan ...... Minnesota ... , ..... Mississippi ...... Missouri ...........

Montana ............

Nebraska ..........

Nevada .............

New Hampshire ......

New Jersey

.

New Mexico

.

New york ...........

North Carolina .....

North Dakota

.

Ohio ..............

Oklahoma

.

Oregon .............

Pennsylvania .......

Rhode Island

.

South Carolina

.

South Dakota

.

Tennessee ..........

Texas .............

Utah .............

Vermont ..........

Virginia

,

Washington

.

West Virginia

.

Wi"sconsin ..........

Wyoming .........

S 63,792 66,816 58,411 58,648 78,207
66,870 60,057 60,000 66,500 58,500
44,550 46,175 60,000 47,554 54,600.
57,708 60,700 55,000 41,246 56,300
54,557 64,100 59,774 40,000 62,100
50,500 54,612 55,456 47,898 70,00.0
52,260 85,000 58,140 43,968
n/a
60,000 55,416 61,500 55,626 59,849
45,219 55,000 68,290 59,675 40,851
67,580 66,564 36,500 61, 510 43,222

COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS ($60,840)

The Commissioner of the Georgia

Department of Corrections heads

an agency which is huge in size

and

enormously

complex.

The

Department has grown greatly in

size in recent years. While the

Incumbent Commissioner has been

in office he has seen the inmate

population grow from 11,776 to over

17,000. Similarly, the number of

people on probation has grown from

35,000 to 107,000.

The Commissioner must oversee the

operations of 24 state correctional

institutions, 27 county correctional

institutions,

five

transitional

centers, fourteen diversion centers,

and 109 probation offices. He directs

more than 6,600 employees in job

classes that range from wardens

and probation district directors

to

physicians,

teachers,

psychologists,

counselors,

food

service

workers,

probation

supervisors,

lawyers,

engineers,

computer specialists and correctional

officers.

This Department has developed the

widest range of probation alternatives

in the nation. Its options have

brought Georgia national attention

and expressions 'of interest from

several foreign countries.

One

feature

of

the

department's

incarceration program is that it

provides a ninety day intensive

exposure to prison through hard

physical labor and "Boot Camp"

discipline.

The Commissioner also serves as

executive director or the Georgia

Correctional

Industries

Administration,

a responsibility

akin to operating a ten million

dollar business that employs about

No. above Georgia 23 No. below Georgia 2S Average (Ga. Exc1.)
$57,04C
19

1,000 people. They produce, market and sell a wide variety of products, providing vocational training and hard work for the inmates while saving tax dollars. Further, the Commissioner must oversee a large farm operation that covers over 13,000 acres of land, using inmate labor that in Fiscal year 1985 produced 56% of the total food supply budget for the agency. In addition to providing proper bed spaces and cells for. the large offender population in the prisons, the department must provide hard work, vocational training, academic education, mental health services and alcohol and drug counselling. The medical services which it must provide are extensive. These are provided in fourteen insti tutions and have been accredi ted by the Medical Association of Georgia. The operation of this department involves enormous legal liabilities. The Commissioner, the Agency as a whole, its Board and its employees have been involved in over 1,530 law suits since 1976. The ramifications and the potential awards in many of these cases are tremendous.
20

ANNUAL SALARIES January 1, 1985 State Pardon and Paroles

STATE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES
($60.320)

hlabama

S 48 .037

'\laska

.

'\=lzona

42.000

Arkansas ................

Unlike Georgia, in most states the function of the Pardons and Paroles

Cal:.:or.Ua.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 59,675

Department is a division of a larger

:olorado
Connec~1cu~

44,000 -0-

entity, usually a department of corrections (state prison system).

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. -O-

r lo=ida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 48.629

Georgla.

58.000

In Georgia, however, the Board is

an

independent

agency,

having

constitutional status.

In other

HawaL.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. :::_:1Ilois Ind iana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. :owa.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

17.13 per hr. -030,000 38.000 approx. 15.900

states they often lack their own

field inves~igators and supervisors,

or serve simply in an advisory capacity

to the Governor.

The Georgia

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30.468

Ken~ucky

40,924

~oulsiana

27,550

department has 435 people in the central office and 44 field offices throughout the state.

Malne

,

-0-

Maryland

43,200

The job of this departmen~ is to

Massachuset-::s .......... 38,000

make decisions, assessing the needs

Michlgan

48,000

and risks of thousands of individual

Minnesota.

!hssissippi. . . . . . . . . . . . ..

M1SSOU=:'

,

-030,000 48.875

pt.

tlme

cases, should

relative be granted,

to whether parole revoked or released.

The board made in excess of 30,000

lotontana Neoraska :-levada

. 50 per day . 33.461 . 27,405

"actions" in 1985. Here is a brief summary of the major decisions:

~ew Hampshlre

. -0-

:;ew .jersey ~

. 66,475

Released from parole

9,214

New MeX1CO ~ew york

. 29,768 . 68.700

Granting of parole Discharge from parole

7,531 3,879

Nor~~ Ca=olina
Nor~~ Dako~a
OhlO

. -l4.832 . 30 per day . 39.000

Visitor interviews Returns to prison by
Board

2,100 2,102

Oklahoma

Oregon

,

?ennsy 1van la.

. -0. 47,905 . 27,500

Restoration of Civil and

political rights

1,936

Rhode Island Sou~ Carol:.na.

. 7,704 . 150 per day

Sou~ Dakota.

. 60 per aay

Tennessee

. 30,:28

Texas

. 51,100

Utah ............... 48,191

Currently there are 8,900 on parole. At the rate the number is growing, the figure will rise to 10,000 some time in 1987. Those on parole must be monitored by the staff of the

Vermont

. 30 per day

department, and the typical parolee

V:.rgln la.

. ~9.839

is seen three times per month.

Washlngton

. 51,100

In West V 1=o1Ilia
~ lSc:ons yomlng

.. 27.000 ~5.575
. 50 per day

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Here are some states in which the function is conducted by departments of a larger administrative agency, usually the department of corrections (prisons):

MEMBERS

CALIFORNIA HAWAII ILLINOIS INDIANA LOUISIANA MARYLAND MICHIGAN MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO** SOUTH DAKOTA UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WISCONSIN KENTUCKY

$55,000* 17 an hr. - Part time 30,000 32,763 27,550 - Part time 43,200 48,000 30,000 - Part time 45,000 50 per diem - P::lrt time 61,225 29,760 46,300 44,827 30 per diem - Part time 27,643 - 38,730 60 per diem - Part time 48,191 30 per diem - Part time 42,671 34,075 - 44,478 40,000 and more

*Plus COLA (actual in 1985, $59,675)

**Pay varies by experience.

Note: It is customary in many states to pay the chairman of the paroles board several thousand dollars
/ more than the other members receive.

In a number of states, no salaries are provided for parole board members: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma.

22

ANNUAL SALARIES January 1, 1986

COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SERVICE

Public Service

($60,312)

Alabama ............ Alaska ............ Arizona ........... Arkansas ........ California ....
Colorado ..... Connecticut ...... Delaware .... Florida ......... Georgia ...........
Hawaii ........... Idaho ........ Illinois ....... Indiana ... Iowa .....
Kansas ........ Kentucky ..... Louisiana ......... Maine ........ Maryland ........

Descriotion of Department

S 44,550 62,508

The Public Service Commission is organized to regulate interstate

48,618 49,482 74,757

transportation and the pUblicly owned gas, electric and communication utili ties. It also regulates certain

48,400 56,839
36,800
56,123 58,000

interstate activities in cooperation wi th appropriate federal agencies. The commission's functions are investigatory and quasi-judicial, and they include issuance of

47,520 certificates of pUblic convenience

36,500 65,000 47,554

and necessity, review and audit of schedules and rates, safety

47,400 (Clinspections, invoice and records

inspection, and the handling of

n/a

consumer complaints.

52,100

61,536 48,400

The commission had 133 bUdgeted

57,500 positions as of October 1, 1985.

Massachusetts ... Michigan ........ Minnesota ..... Mississippi ..... Missouri ...........

39,064 58.700 47,000 40,000 62,100

Montana .........

Nebraska .........

Nevada

.

New Hampshire .....

New Jersey ........

37,363 25,740 47,601 56. 33 65,640

New Mexico ....... New york .......... North Carolina ..... North Dakota....... Ohio ..............

50,088 79, U5
59,140 46,000 61,006

Oklahoma ........... Oregon ........... Pennsylvania ..... Rhode Island ....... South Carolina .....

47,340 61,152 42,500 4 ,530
50,510

South Dakota

.

Tennessee .........

Texas ...........

Utah

Vermont ............

29, 82 54,696 55,620 50,342 49.150

Virginia

.

Washington

.

West Virginia

.

Wisconsin

.

Wyoming

;.

65,285 (8) 60,400 42,732 58.000 44,303

No. above Georgia 13 No. below Georgia 35' Average ~Ga. Excl.)
551,445

No. Same. 1 Key: (C) Cooptrol er
(b) banking
23

ANNUAL SALARIES

Janu&ry 1, 1986

COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE

($60,840)

Commissioner of Revenue

________________ Description of Department

Alabama ....... Alaska ............ Arizona .......... Arkansas ........ , California .....

Colorado ........ Connecticut ..... Delaware ........ Florida .. , ... , ... Georgia ........

Hawaii ..... Idaho ......... Illinois ....... Indiana .. Iowa ...... , ... , .

Kansas .......... Kentucky ........ , . Louisiana ....... Maine ........... Maryland .......

Massachusetts ..... Michigan ......... Minnesota ........ Mississippi ..... Missouri ...........

Montana ....... , .

Nebraska ..........

Nevada

.

New Hampshire .....

New Jersey

.

New Mexico .........

New york ...........

North Carolina

.

North Dakota .......

Ohio

.

Oklahoma

.

Oregon ............

Pennsylvania .......

Rhode Island

.

South Carolina .....

South Dakota

.

Tennessee ..........

Texas ..........

Utah ..............

Vermont ...........

Virginia ...........

Washington .........

West Virginia ......

Wisconsin

.

Wyoming ......... , .

S 52,848 62,508 58,411

The Department of Revenue is the principal tax collecting department

50,140 78,207

for the state.

collects

sales,

The department

motor

fuels,

67,783 52,268

individual and corporate income, alcohol, tobacco, motor vehicle

54,300 63,089 58,500

license, motor vehicle registration and estate taxes; makes all rules and regulations necessary for the

50,490 enforcement of those laws; supervises

34,500 65,000 47,554 54,600.

all tax administration throughout the state subject, however, to the rights of the counties to regulate their own affairs; and assists local

59,820 60,700

tax officials.

52,366 38,875

The department had 1,223 budgeted

62,500 (Cl positions as of October 1, 1985.

54,557 51,000 60,000 50,000
70,200

50,500 48,540
~3,098
56,133 61,855

52,260 79,435 (Tl 58, 40
46,000 52,312

52,332 55,416 51. 500 ( F) 47,570 55,566

46,800 53,000 62,500 (Cl 63,141 41,163
67,434 63,800 47,500 63,843 46,550

No. above Georgia 17 No. below Georgia J2 Average (Ga. Exc1.)
$55,472

i\:ey: (C) COl'lptroller (T) Treasurer F) fina.nce
24

ANNUAL SALARIES

January 1, 1986 Secretary of State

SECRETARY OF STATE ($62,920)

Alabama ............

Alaska .............

Arizona

.

Arkansas ...........

California ..... :

Colorado ........

Connecticut .....

Delaware .......

Florida .... ,

.

Georgia ........

Hawaii ..........

Idaho .... ,

.

Illinois .........

Indiana .......

Iowa ........

Description of Department

S 32,928 -0-

The Office of Secretary of State regulates the practice of numerous

35,000 business and occupations through

22,500 38 examining boards, as well as 42,500 .the registration of corporations

32,000 and the registration and regulation 35,000 of securities sales and cemetaries.

50,000 In addition, the office administers

67,246 60,500

the

election

code;

retains

and

preserves documents, records, and

-0- other historical materials; and

37,500 provides

50,500 45,994 41,000

to the entities.

various other services public and governmental

Kansas ...... Kentucky ....... Louisiana ......... Maine ............. Maryland ........

Massachusetts .... Michigan ........ Minnesota ..... Mississippi ...... Missouri .. , ..... ,

Montana .........

Nebraska ...........

Nevada

.

New Hampshire .....

New Jersey

.

New Mexico .........

New york ...........

North Carolina

.

North Dakota .......

Ohio ...........

Oklahoma ...........

Oregon ............

Pennsylvania

.

Rhode Island

.

South Carolina

.

50,000 52,028 60,169 32,531 45,000
60,000 75,000 46,510 45,000 64,800
33,342 32,000 42,250 34,437 68,640
38,500 75,445 58,140 43,380 50,000
37,500 52,826 58,000 35,500 55,000

The office had 401 budgeted positions as of October 1, 1985. This total included 46 positions in agencies attached for administrative purposes only.

Description of Attached Agencies

The State Campaign and Financial

Disclosure Commission enforces the

Campaign and Financial Disclosure

Act by processing reports of

contributions

and

investigating

possible violations.

The Real Estate Commission regulates the real estate profession by licensing brokers and salesmen, establishing rules and regulations, and processing complaints.

The Drugs and Narcotics Unit acts as the enforcement arm of the Pharmacy Board.

South Dakota

.

Tennessee

.

Texas .............

Utah

, .....

Vermont ............

37,440 62,500 64,890
-035,006

Virginia

.

Washington

.

West Virginia

.

Wisconsin

.

Wyoming ...........

45,,59 31,000 43,200 37,334 52,500

No. above Georgia 7
No. below Georgia 39 Average (Ga. Excl.)

$46.696
25

ANNUAL SALARIES January 1, 1986 Superintendent of Schools

Alabama .............. $

Alaska ...............

Arizona ..............

Arkansas

.

California ...........

74,749
66,816 45,000 63,953 42,500

Colorado ........... Connec1:icut ............ Delaware .............. Florida .. , ............ Georgia .............

81, 000 60,057 80, 00 67,246 65,646

Hawaii ........ Idaho ............. Illinois ......... Indiana .............. Iowa .............

50,490 37,500 90,000 47,554 54,500

Kansas ................ Kentucky ............... Louisiana .......... Maine ...... , .......... ~aryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

67,572 52,000 60, 68 41,246 68,500

Massachusetts ........... Michigan ................ Minnesota ............. Mississippi ........... Missouri ...............

54,557 70,900 68,640 60,005 70,200

Montana ................

Nebraska

.

Nevada

.

New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . .

New Jersey

.

39,672 64,896 51,980 56, 33 70,000

New Mexico

.

New york

.

Nor1:h Carolina

.

Nor1:h Dako1:a ............

Ohio

.

57,456 85,000 58, . 40
47,000 78,748

Oklahoma

.

Oregon ..................

Pennsylvania

.

Rhode Island

.

Sout:h Carolina

.

54',996 52,826 65,000 70,000 55,000

South Dakot:a

.

Tennessee

.

Texas ...................

Utah

.

Vermont:

.

48,755 62,000 6 ,360 49,465 50, 90

Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

. 77,903 . 42,800 . 70,000 . 66,536 . 52,500

No. above Georgia 19 No. below Georgia 30 Average Ga. Excl.)

$60,004

STATE SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS ($64,480)

Description of Department The State Board of Education establishes and enforces minimum standards, rules, regulations and policies for the operation of all phases of public school education in Georgia in order to assure, to the greatest extent possible, equal and adequate educational opportunities for all of Georgia I s children, youth and eligible adults. The State Board also operates certain schools for specialized needs. The State Department of Education implements the standards, rules, regulations and policies established by the State Board of Education through channeling of funds to local systems, the evaluation of the use of these funds, and the provision of technical assistance to assure the more effective and efficient operation of the public schools of Georgia.

The department had 1,106 bUdgeted posi tions as of October 1, 1985. This total included 12 positions budgeted in the agencies attached to the department for administra t i ve services only.

Description of Attached Agencies The Professional Standards Commission provides advisory services to the State Board of Education involving the preparation, certi fica tion and professional growth of educational personnel in local school systems.

The Professional Practices Commission develops and enforces codes of ethicS and performance standards for teachers in local school systems.

The State Advisory Council on

Vocational

Education

evaluateS

programs, services and activitieS

and

makes

recommendations

for

improvement.

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ANNUAL SALARIES COLWISSIONER OF VETERANS SERVICE
January 1, 1985

Alabama ............. $ 48.67<:
Alaska .................. Arizona ................. 3&,16~ Arkansas ................ 34.480
California. : . . . . . . . . . . . .. 65,100

Colorado

Connecticut

.

Delaware ............

Florida . :

.

Georgia .................

45,000 5&.500

(Approx.)

Hawaii ................. Idaho ................... Illinois ................ Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Iowa .................

29.403 43.000 26. 422 30,555

Kansas ............. Kentucky ................ Louisiana ............... Maine ................... Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

44,l~4
29,723 30,751

Massachusetts ..........

Michigan

.

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Mississippi

.

Missouri ................

33,569 43,125 40,000

Montana .............. Nebraska ................ Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
New Hampshire ........ New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35,947 24,297
52,580

New Mexico New york North CaroliNa North Dakota Ohio

39,376 60.700 53.004 32.532 .

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . .. Oregon
Pennsylvania ............ Rhode Island South Carolina

37.500 55.415
41,G1B 47.9GS

South Dakota.............

Tennessee

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Utah ....................

Vermont

.

2&.246
4~'. 9~:2
4";,300

Virginia ...............

Washington ..............

West Virginia

.

Wisconsin

.

Wyoming

.

32.66~ cO 44,643 53,GOO 30.500 55,1;52

No. above Georgia
No. below Georgia Average (Ga. excludeG)

2 31
41.706

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COMMISSIONER OF VETERANS SERVICE
($60,971)*
(see comment next page)
*Plus 8% factor.

It is very difficult to make meaningful comparisons with other states when considering our office, the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Service. In a majori ty of states, the programs are spread among various other departments, and the agency itself is a division within a larger administrative entity.

In approximately 15 states, there are agencies with department status; yet, few are comparable in program extent wi th the department in Georgia. There are about 12 states where the services are embraced in an independent agency and which are headed by an official carrying a title comparable to our own. Of the 12, only two (Illinois and Oklahoma) have the same activities as'the Georgia office. Of the remaining ten, five operate veterans' homes but not the educational assistance programs. Five administer the educational programs but not the veterans homes.

Following are salaries in other states for those heading up the program for veterans where the acti vi ty is embraced in an independent department. (Data from our own survey, July, 1985)

1985 DATA

ALABAMA ARKANSAS ILLINOIS IOWA MINNESOTA NEBRASKA NORTH DAKOTA INDIANA

$48,672 34,580 43,000 30,550 43,125 35,947 32,532 26,422

CALIFORNIA

$65,100

OKLAHOMA

37,500

OREGON

55,415

SOUTH CAROLINA 47,968

TENNESSE

50,000

WASHINGTON

53,800

WISCONSIN

55,852

Average: $44,030

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ANNAUAL SALARIES

CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF

CHAIRMAN. BOARD OF WORKMAN I S COIlPENSATION

WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION
($60,318)

July I, 1985

Alabama

s ------

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 73.620

Arizona

74,221

Arkansas

50.379

Califo=nia. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 68,355

MEMBERS OF BOARD
($58,240)
The Board administers the Worker's Compensation Act and must utilize regulatory and quasi-judicial powers

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Connect1cu:

.

Delaware. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ..

Flo=-ida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Hawaii.

,

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Illinois

Ind1ana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Kent:ucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Louisiana Maine Maryland

58.464
12.000 60,843 58.000
47,520 34, 500 60.000 40,000 36,000 ca
48,324 31,700 47,000 46,210 58,000

to ensure that an eligible, injured employee is justly compensated by the insurer. The Department is also responsible for ascertaining that self-insurers maintain sufficient reserves to pay outstanding and future claims. In its program it must assure prompt payment of benefits with minimum delay of time due to appelate review. It must also review and assess the need for rehabilitation services and monitor such services. Finally, it must decide when such services are to be stopped.

Massachusett:s Michigan

. . 48,000

The Board must approve and regulate

Minneso1:a Mississippi Missouri

. 57,483 . 45,000 . 62.100

all underwri ters who issue workman's compensation insurance, and there is a huge number of such firms.

Mont:ana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire

. 41,000 ca In addition, they must review how

. 49,918 . 66,600

all the cases are being handled

. 38,327 wherein benefits are being drawn.

New Jersey

. 60,000 ca Currently, there are about 260,000

New Mexico New york

.

such cases per year. It is very

. 75 455 'easy for payments to be made

Nort:h Carolina Nort:h Dakot:a

. 47,808 . 34,500

improperly in these instances.

Ohio

. 45,760 The department embraces 142 employees,

Oklahoma ciregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Sout:h Carolina

. 56.672 . 55.416
. . 58,154 . 66.795

of which 32 could be classified

as "professionals". These are mainly

administrative law judges.

Last

year they had to hear and decide

Sout:h Dakot:a Tennessee Texas

. . . 54.850

3,200 cases. Many of these were appealed. There are about 120 such appeals to the top board each month.

Utah

. 65,400

Vermont.

.

Moreover, the law requires that

Virginia

.

this board Keep voluminous data

Washingt:on West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

. 55,000 . 36.500 . ..8,000
. 3.7 . 272

on many aspects of accidents and their compensation. It is believed that Georgia may have the best records of any state in the Union. The

No. above Georgia No. below Georgia

13 27

State also has compensation rates.

low

workman's

Average (excluding Ga.) 51,328

Source: International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions

29

One unusual feature of this department is that it is not a burden on the taxpayers since all of its expenses of operation come by an assessment on those who collect premiums for this kind of insurance. Such assessment in Georgia is only about two-thirds of the national average.
30

ifjiE(~JJ~11jAmJJI1
iiANQI]t{

COMPARED WITH OTHER STATES

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

ANNUAL COMPENSATION FOR LEGISLATORS (mid 1986)

(Does not include per diem to cover lodaina~ meals~ taxi~ etc. when in session or in commi~~ee work during interim.)

Extra Session Salary

Salary

Unvouchered Allowance TOTAL

Alaska

No

Ne\v York

No

Michigan

No

Pennsylvania No

California

No

Illinois

No

Massachusetts No

Ohio

No

Florida

No

Wisconsin

No

New Jersey

No

Oklahoma

No

Kentucky

Yes

Louisiana

Yes

Delaware

~o

l-1aryland

No

Missouri

No

Arizona

No

Hawaii

No

Colorado

Yes

Alabama

Yes

Connecticut

I~O

l.ndiana

Yes

Tennessee

No

Iowa (i)

Yes

Virginia

No

\vashington

No

Mississippi

Yes

Oregon

No

Texas

Yes

North Carolina No

South Carolina Yes

North Dakota

Yes

Nevada

Yes

Maine

No

Kansas

Yes

Arkansas

Yes

Georgia

No

West Virginia Yes

Nebraska

No

Vermont

No

New Mexico

Yes

Montana

Yes

Idaho

Yes

South Dakota

Yes

Wyoming

Yes

Utah

Yes

Rhode Island

No

New Hampshire Yes

46,800

4,000

43,000

36,520

6,200

35,000

33,732

32,500

30,000

2,400

31,659

18,000

12,000

27,202

450

25,000

20,000

3,330

14,650 (est) 8,550

6,375

16,800

20,000

2,500

21,000

20,244

15,000

3,500-6,000

15,600

2,500

17,500

9,975

7,20U

l3,OOO

3,500

11,60u

4,6&0

12,500

3,000

14,600

11,000

3,000

13,750

10,000

1,890

9,000

2,850

7,200

4,200

8,400

2,508

10,000 (y)

400

7,200

2,160

7,800 ('87)

7,500 (1st)

200

4,000 (2nd)

4,050 (est) 3,600

7,5UO (al
7,200

6,500

4,800

LOO

4,800

4,500 odd

2,250 even

4,429 (est)

4,200

3,200 odd

2,800 even

3,000 odd

1,500 even

2,925

300

100 (r)

50,800 43,000 42,720 35,000 33,732 32,500 32,400 31,659 30,000 27,652 25,000 23,330 23,200 23,175 22,500 21,000 20,244 19,500 1&,100 17,500 17,175 16,500 16,280 15,500 14,600 14,000 13,750 11,890 11,850 11,400 10,908 10,400
9,360 7,800 7,700
7,650 7,500 7,200 6,500 5,000 4,800
4,429 4,200 3,200
3,000
2,925 300 100

Average (excluding Georgia) $17,129 Source: Council of State Governoents
31

Note: In many states legislators who receive an annual salary or per diem salary also receive an additional per diem amount for living expenses. Consult appropriate columns for a more complete picture of legislative compensation during sessions. For information on interim compensation and other direct payments and services to legislators, see table on Legislative Compensation: Interim Compensation and Other Direct Payments:

Key:

C-Calendar Day L-Legislative Day U-Unvouchered V-Vouchered d-day m-month y-year

(a) Legislators are reimbursed for whatever expenses are incurred in coming to and from the capi tol one time. This includes any moving expenses.

(i) In addi tion , legislators receive $40/L during special sessions.

(q) While there is no limi tation on the number of days the legislature may be in session, the constitution limits the number of days for which legislators may receive compensation. Beyond the 60th day of the regular session and the 20th day of the special session, salaries cease and legislators may draw upon their expense allowance.

(1') Legislators have a supplemental travel allowance of up to $3,500 for a regular session and $1,000 for a special session.

(y) Legislators are also paid $35/d on a non-session day for a committee meeting.

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Table 3.9 LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION: INTERIM PAYMENTS AND OTHER DIRECT PAYMENTS

_...- .
-. .
.

""'- ~~c'of"O,,I,,,I,,I.I.O,,I,.'
olf-e,./ btuotlN'Sl

tOI'tlft",,,, C~1OIt I",

01 olfl(W/ hJrltftJ lIwt"I ...,,,,'"

T..wI
.10. ."",
tcrttlJ ~,."lrl
10111

Fwd"",',."".
....-sa

U

21

US (llO (or lhoM hvu\I In"* MIf'COCle County.

kxauon o( c.lpuaj) OJ)

Otlt#r dirt peyt'Mtf1J M ~1C'a 10 Iquillion
S6OOt.. roo Gutnet ~ (U)
"'.000 .....uollllow_ chari.. ...- (U)

4Iil_

.

__e-_ ..
e - - ..
e- .
..
.

__Goeftio .........

MIl

.

.

SlOt.1

..

- . .........

S"Chl

--,...............
a- ......... .......

SOlI
.,2
Sll

:0.1 ('1
....Iwri 2OflAror dnwd 20 20 20 20
20.1 20.1
U 2< 20.1 20.'

S59
590/. tV) Aa\W npnun tV) SSO lVl 11<1.... IVI

""-2Im (Of holM orfl('f nprnwt. (V) (b)
ldl rdl 11.500/", (or d...rict orf," nprntn (U) S-.lOO/y upcmc ..tow,nee tV)
Srnalon remw S37.OOOIy, ~...he f'IC'I'iyt 121.00011 u dllUlCI orftcC alIowancr W
S600Jm A.plJ IhrOUJh OrtcrrIlIber to dd'r.y ftPdlC'l (U) ,.SO/m Immm npnut aUow&nl:e; S~/1f'IIion IlUioncry
,Uo_.nee

LEGISLATIVE COMPEfliSATION: INTERIM PAYMENTS AND OTHER DIRECT PAYMENTS-Continued

Sill" u-HIHo .......

FWd. .
toIft"""'''''' /", COI'I",mft IN
offlC'. bMalN'SJ
Sll

,..

.

SSO

_Mw7_ .......

Ill

.

.

11I-... .

11I_ ..

104_

..

- . ..

_ ..

-"_..

"2.13 SIOO(k)

T,.",
.110.",.,," (C'rtf1J
~""wl 21
n
19 Inc:llICkd In hY1nl
uprnv allowan

Pw dimf Ii."". ~
126 for mnt. (V); aauaJ nprnsn (0' Iodalnl (V) S72 ror Iodtl....... mcllllV) IU AInOUftl (or mlkaac. lMab and 1001inl. '&nln
rrom " to "0 drpcndlft. on distance ICIUI.lor'S diurK1 i... from UIIC c,pllat

.,.tte Of,." diIwf ,.ytfWftlJ ", 10 /quie/on
J))()Jm aMowance 10 cover rmc. uulitic'l and/or Gpenan (or dutnC't OrrKC tU): SUXX) Initial (urnuu.rt and rqUIpcnt1K aUowancr. phu SJ~ (maIO' cqWpmml rf1)Ur) ror ~tJMon who h.",c It'f'Cd one or ~ fou;year lft'ml (U); 11.0611na (."'nap) .....,. for J,quJ.I&IYC UIIIl&nU (U)
I))() con.slnuml IIn"'niI.W a1Iowanar pn:mdcd II ~ of IIIIion (U)

20

'''lUI

20.'

lod,lnl .nd innis (V)

21 21 2<
). (or rtfU ., mi.; 19thnnr.C1

til
Act uaJ and ntenIU'Y npmlft (V) SoI7.'" (or Un mnh aDd ...,... 1ft-stele (V)

Smator. rt"l:'I'IYe '" (or , ~ (V): f'CJIII"IWDtll'tS receivc S600/y (or t~ CftGJt cud (V) and ~ .lIocrnml o( )0 ,olb/firu ~., and 14 fOUl/second )'tal" o( IC'lIIOft (U); lCIWon re('BYC WOO apu1mml allowance (V)
UOOlm ror mont". when IqasJahlfC " not In IftUOft 0YtT U days
RtpfC'lCnllllVU rt'C'aYC S600Im (or o(rta capnlC'l (V). and 12.OOOIy ma.hna account (V . Scoaton rcctI'IC lJ,4101 .. (ot Ulf( aUowaace

or SI.lIUOIO:

.d<I>ft
pcKl...

<1>IInoclwllo_w_/

rWqvO!

II

,rq._ ......._ . SlOIOU)Isp

ec

iI

I

"'-

pol'''' OtIlrK'l ortict rent, Orrta .uppbC'l, .nd Ick'phonr, al&o_anca aubb.shed at bq.lnmna of iftUOft

33

LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION: INTERIM PAYMENTS AND OTHER DIRECT PAYMENJ:S-Coadaued

toM_ ,..,_ ~ /'" COM"."'",M
-_v_ ", o/fIc-""".

_ . _e- ..

-_ .

S6UO

'*" .

_.

Sl'

a.- .

--....

-_....

_ e - ..

Sll

-_... ",

lJ 20 (It 20.' 20
20.' 21

T_

.

20Iml

T

.

HI.)

U

.

16'

20.'

v

.

"

. "00

20.'

S'7' (or ........on _tao ,...... in capital: ..hcTwuo.""IUI
S60 lUI Ul Ioda;,. lUI; SI1 ...... IU)
(II
"0 (UI
'H Of -aY&l capm. . tV)

Of_ dilwt IM)1fMft1J 0'
WVICG '0 Icw.,on
St.......". _ _ '............ and 'dqroph IU)
SlO9/m r.. n _ (U)

. a u $.4(X)Im (Of In1mm nplr'Na ('U);

I........... aptNIII durina

lnlmm: SI4,06.5/b (Ot Sla(fin, .UOWIlftCl

SIO.ooo/)' (or KCOU.... ablc flClCftIft tV). Smaaon l"'KC1t
SU.ooo/)', rC"PrnernauVft 110.(00/)' (or home o(fic:c UpcnKS tV); rtprtw,uauva allo rccnv, SI.OlXVy poII.IIIt U&owucr (V)

S6I (V)
St. r.. 1odIJ IV); SI6 ,......It IVI
S1I lUI

1l2S/m home offic:c UpmM alIowucr (U)

U' IUbldlmcc lito-In on c:ommluft daY':

(0)

SSO locll1ft1 aUowaI'IW If mft'tlnl " Iwld 1ft S.II

We Of DIll'll count. . ((or qwalon rcudAfti

owtu* coun.e, (U)

SlUO ,.. ~ (VI .nd SlUO r.. _ "
rmuftl room III Il8lC capt" Of nann)': III " '.........._IUI

LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION: INTERIM PAYMENTS AND OTHER DIRECT PAYMENTS

".....S.i...".......
w... V.......

,..,d_
COIIt,.,.."''''/M COIJI",m",M
o/IK:WI """_
S50
SlO(p)

r.-wI . / o . .I+C'
(emu
prr """1
20.'
11

SIO r.. malt (U); S40 , .. Iod.... t VI

Ot1tn d,f'fC' lMl"""U iN I#nIIC'n 10 '"WilIO"
noo/m (or office caprnWl lUI
"Old (Ot tlttndN WlSlons (U)

w~ .......

2t.l

w,...........

",

II

SortS (Of .,..JJaaor who mUll nl.b..." ltmponry rn.omcc tft stalt c.apttal; OlhnwlW l:U.jO (U)
S60 ICUaal upmws (or OUI-QfSCltt tt'''f'l (VI

~nalo" ~Ve' IlS/m, rC'P'twnlallvn USlm (or Inlmm npmtft fOt full 'altndat monthl In _hICh ktJslalUf't' II In actual ......oa ) davi Of Ins
TtltPhOM crtdll elld. nltlonn")'. and pmcap dun", M'UIOfI CU): DOlla,t .Uountnl IImneG dunn, Inlmm

T.* I.q,.wl" /Yo": Compnw.lllOft .. of Jan""", 1916. For ~ .nronnatlOft on .........I~ (QrftptnlMtOft. 1ft

l .

C..........._ , Ilqulat and SpoaaI _ . : '

K,.~:

(U)-Unyouchrr'ed

CV)-VOt.lC'brr'f'd

d-day

b-bltnnlUlft

m- month

y-YC'II

('1 For OM tound Inp prt WftIE (or .men... commlttCft. for ot"'" Iqutallvt bUIU.,.. OUluOt stilt capu.1. 22 cenu pn milt.
(b) For 191'16. For 1916-17.I4,/m. SgndIIll.Idea. and JCIlIII comrnnl. ehAltmll'l and co<....nnm may dt'_ In .dchllonal SIIO/m.

(c) LqltJalon In pt'ovMled , . . . . vmick pIOliM cndit eatG. Aal.LlJ t.ptft.Ift Of I' ",,"I prt miW.
(d' Sn Tlt* J.a... Lqi.....vt Compensahon: Rqu"" and Specw SnItons" (Of Infonaauon.

tt) For neh day o( luthorized ,"ftunp. P1UI S1/d (or ted\ day not In tnltOn.

",/d CO Whm not in 1OIIOn. Mwistalon an prm'lltled 1_0 tound inC" peT month 'I

(V).

st,n. (J) Aliowanct may btnpmded (or addihO....

ekneal hdp. o(rK'C' tenl. ,,"""nl. PG"I1It. ne.

(h) For inlenm c:omnuUtc merun". c.aua.ltn. and approved conSUlloWnl *Ofl stalt capnol.

ht O( total .moul"lll. m.,mum n'/d for mcab. Lqnllloo may claam loctll'" oNY If ".... . . .
ICtwduln:l on ConWCUII"C' cs....,

lJ) For tr ... ci _l1hln \llIt U<Ld (or IodIJn. tV).nd Slt.SO (or mcab (Ut Few t ...vt'i OIIM"''-

UO/d (Ot kJd,ln. t ", .nd 12': ~O/d lor mull tU).

(U Sqlnnln, tn 1911 11 k"\Qcon clc'c1C'd In 1916 Will tftlr1yC' llJOJd. (11 l.qJWMOII m.) be" tnmtNtwd for aetu&J.nd ~ ct.mln, and ocher ~ tnNlftlll"

tr''t'riln. WI1h.ln thr \tAli' on OffICial OU\Inn6 .UlnonU'd by la. 01 ttqWtC'd In lhe' pn(OI'"I"l\aIIm 0( .....

ttqUltC'd by I.. "DPfO\ a.I 01 rt~'ldn'\' 0(1Icn 1.1 tC'qUltrc:l. Rttt1Ptl must b J)f'C'XfttC'd 10 vmfy II"

ptntn Ruin .O't'tfnln, ,nmtNtwmtnl rain (or vaooul nprn..n and IIluauons art adCIotH bY til

Office' of Blldpt and Maftltll""Wnl and .pply 10 tC'1mbunnntnl for ktJslalorl. Con(fTtftm r1'IItl,. . .

teIidi,.. fft'S .nd count fft'S Will tlIr tC'1mbutWd Ot I~ may bt pud In Id"ana: by lhe aalt.

(m) LqlllaIon may br tnmD\ltf'd ltw actual COlI o( commtraalltavd If

mort It.-.. 100"

urena: ft~~ l;:t~:~~c.a:11~1OftIJ1'-<I.1Wd'I,ltomobtln. For It.V'C'lln ptnonally-ownt'd Of !cued
.eo em'l PIT I'll,h..., "uk 1ft "n.lc-tn.uw .ltcra", 6' nil "'" hl,hway mlk tn. lwin. . . . . . .-

",atl. II IS pn hl'''.'Y mlw 1ft lutbu'W-po.tfC'd IItetaft. (ot In m'Wf1C"ftlCY llluatlOf'll. Itw prna4Jna ofrar and Ihr ma)OMIY and manonty le8dlnofC8dl ~

mly .UlhotiU a I~d locI'ln. ,lIo-.ncr fot Iq.lWalon tt\ldln, In Sah Lab or Dam C'CNIIUII-

(p) Not 10 C'Uft'd 11.)(1) pry mnnOtf or a 100aJ o( "'.000.

34

VOUCHERED PAYMENTS* TO LEGISLATORS - ANNUAL
(per diem allowance when in session not included)
(July 1983)

Texas
New York Illinois New Jersey Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia Missouri Georgia Arkansas. Louisiana Nevada Washington Oregon

$156,000 72,000 25,000 22,000 20,000 7,050 10,850 10,000
9,000 5,400 4,800 4,200 3,900 3,250 2,000 1,320

(Senate) est. * (HOuse) est. *
plus secretary-Senate House plus district office expense
approx. approx.

*Mainly, these are payments for staff salaries; secondly, they cover miscellaneous office expenses like rent for local office.

35

PART I

LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION: REGULAR AND SPECIAL SESSIONS

State

Regular seSSlons

Per

Limit

dletl1

on

salary

days

Sa laries Annua 1 salaries

Spec1a I sessions

Per

Limit

dietll

on

sa lary

days

Alab alIIa Alaska ~ Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawal1 Idaho Ill1no15 Ind1ana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts - Michigan Minnesota
1~1~siss~j)1l1
-M1ssouri Montana Nebraska Nevada HetIl HalIIpshire New Jersey New Muico
New York North Caro11 na North Dakota onio (t) Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Caro lina South Dakota
Tennessee Teus Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virg1nia Wisconsin Wyoming

$10

105C

$10

30C

S46,8oo

$15,000

(a)

(a)

S7,500 (a)

S33,732

$17,500

$13,000

S20,ooo

$18,000

S7,200{g)

$30

None

$1.5.,6.00

S30

20C

S32,500

Sl1,600

Sl4,600(1) (1)

(1)

S52

None

S52

None

$100

(j)

$100

(k)

S75

85C

S16,800

S75

Non.

---

(l)

S50

S21,ooo

None

S3O,ooo

S33,200

S22,350

110,000

S50

tlone

~--

S52.13

Non.

$15,000

$52.13

None

(n) $104(0)

~~J

S4,8oo

(n)

$104

~~l

--- S200/b{r) (r)
$25,000

(r)

S75

60C~Odd)

30C even)

$75

30C

$43,000

S8,4oo

S90

(s)

S90

None

S31,659

$20,000

S9,300{w)

S35,OOO

S5

601.

$10,OOO{y)

$3,200/odd

S2,800/even

$12,500

SJO

140C

$7,200

S30

30C

S65

45C

S65

30L

S3OO/w

None

$60

None

Sl1,Ooo

$13,700

S50

30C

S6,500{cc) (cc)

(cc)

S27,202(dd)

$75

None

$75

None

- updated ir.format10n not yet received Draft of table scheduled to appear in The Book of the States, 1986-87 {The Council of State Governments, lexington, Kentucky, 1 9 8 5 1 - - - - - -

36

PART II
State
Alabill1ll Alaska Arizona
Arkansas Ca 1i f o r n l a Colorado
Connect 1cut Delaware Florida Georgh H4wall Idaho
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louis lana Maine Maryland
Massachusetts
oHlchlgan Minnesota Mississippi "I1lssouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New HillIIpshlre New Jersey New Mexico New York North Caro 11 n4 North Dakota Ohio Oklaho.a Oregon Pennsylvania Rhoae Island South C4ro1ina South D4kon
Tennessee TelliS Ut4h
Vel'llOnt
Vlrglnh WAShington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyalng

LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION: REGULAR AND SPECIAL SESSIONS

Travel allowance

Cents

Round trips

Per

hOlIIe to

mile

capital

during sesslon

Per dlem 11vlng expenses

10

One

S85/d for 105C of regular sesslon and 30C of

0

- One

speclal sesslon. None

20.5

Un l1ml ted

S40 (S20 for those 11vlng lnslde Marlcopa

County) for flrst 120C of regular session and

all of speclal session; S20 (SlO for those

llvlng Inside county) after 120C of regular

sesslon.(U)

20.5

Week11

Up to S350/w (V)

(b)

One(c)

S75 (U)

20(24/4-wheel drlve) Weekly(d)

S35 for flrst 140C (S20 thereafter) for those

11vln9 ln Denver metro area; S70 for first

l40C (S40 thereafter) for those living outside

of Denver metro area.

20 20

Unll111ted Un I1111 ted

(el
(f

20

Weekly

$50 (U)

20

Week ly

$59

(h)

Un 11111 ted

S45 for nelghbor ls1and legls1ators. (U)

20.5

Five during

SOO lf -alntalnlng second hOlIIe In capital;

regular session; otherwise. $35 (U)

one during .

special

20.5

Weekly

25

Weekly

S$7655 !UUl

24

Weekly

$40 U)

20.5

Weekly

S50 (U)

20.5

Weekly

$75/C (U)

20.5

Weekly

Hone

22

Weekly(lI)

$26 for meals and S24 for lodging (U) (II).

19

One per diem If no $72 for lodging and IIIals. (V)

lodging expense

wa$ Incurred that

day

Included In living

See living expense Amount covering 1I11eage. meals and lodging

expense allowance.

allowance.

ranges from $5 to S50. depending on distance

legislator'S district Is fro. capital (U)

29.5

Un 11111 ted

$6.7oo/y (V)

26

Weekly

$36 outstate; S23 metro. (U)

20

Week ly

$44 (U)

17

Weekly

$35

21

Four

S45 (U)

21(n)

One(n)

None

27(q)

None(q)

$56 (U)

38/flrst 45 lilIes. Unll111teci

Hone

19 thereafter

o

Hone

25o

One

None S75 for legislators who remain In capital;

otherwise. $45 (V)

25

Week Iy

S60 (U)

20

Week Iy

S35 for lodging. not to exceed $600/11

20.5

Week ly

(u)

20.5

(v)

o

S35/d. up to 4L/w. $50 (U)

20(x)

Weekly

$75/d or actual expenses (V)

8

Un 11111 ted

None

20.5

Weekly

SS68/L (V)

21

E4Ch weekend legls- S75 (U) for up to 35 days In even-numbered

l4ture Is In

ye4rs and up to 40 days in odd-n~ered years.

20(z)

session Weekly(z)

m (U)

(u)

(bb)

Hone

20.5

One

$25 subsistence allowance and $50C lodging

allowance for legislators residing outside

S4lt Lake or D4vis counties.

20.5

Weekly If room

$32.50 for roOil ana S22.50 for IIIals If renttng

rented In Hont- roOil In Montpelier or vicinity; $23.75 for

pelter or vtclnlty; IIIals. If commuting (U)

20.5

otherwise per dle11 Weekly

mc (U)

20.5

One

None

20

Weekly

S30/aay for meals (U); S40/day lodging (V)

21.5

Weekly

S45 when legislator must establish temporary

residence at state capttal; otherwise. $22.50.

35

One

$60 (U)

updated lnformatlon not yet recelved

Draft of table scheduled to appear ln The Book of the States. 1986-87 (The Council of State Governments.

Lexington. Kentucky. 1986)

- -- - - --

37

Note: In many states, legislators .no receive an annual salary or per die- salary also receive an additional per
dle- amount for living expenses. Consult approprlate columns for a -are complete picture of legls1ative compensation durlng sessions. For information on lnterl. compensation and other direct payments and services to legislators, see table on Legislative Compensatlon: Interi. Compensatlon and Other Oirect Payments.

Key: C - Calendar day l - legislative day U - Unvouchered V - Youchered b - bienni~ d - day .. - Ileek II - I1IOnth y - year
--- - Not applicable

(a) In addition to the annual salary of $7,500, legislators receive per diem salary of S20/L.

lbcl legislators are provided a leased state car up to S265/month and gasoline credit card. legislators are compensated for one round trip per t..o-year session if using other than leased car. (V)

ldel Paid only to those ..ho do not live In the Denver metro area. legislators receive S3,5OO/y expense allo..ance.

(f) legislators receive S5,Ooo/y expense allo..ance.

19) Beginning January 1987, S10,ooo.
h) Travel allo..ance to neighbor islands during a session on official legislative business, (exclUding attendance

at a legislative session for neighbor island legislators) to be equal to the maximum al10llance for such expenses

payable to any public officer or employee. Presently, this equals S45/day inter-island, S60/day out of state. (U)

11) In addition, 1egjs1ators receive S40/L (S25/l for Polk County legislators) during special sessions.
j) While regular sessions are limited to 60L every other year, per die- ~unt is paid for every calendar day of

the session.

(k) Per die- a.ount Is paid for every calendar day of the sesslon, ..hlch Is un11111ted In duration.

(1) S7,5OO first year of biennial session, S4,OOO second year.

(II) Plus one round-trip (In lieu of lodging) for each session day.

.

(n) legislators ..no live over 50 .11es f~ capital receive S55 and mileage a110..ance for one rOUnd-trip per

..eek; (0)

legislators who live Beginning In 1987, a

less than 50 lIi1es frall legislators elected In

capital 1986 ..

receive S25 ill receive

1)l3p0lu/ds

allo..ance for 6OC.

for

dally 1I11eage.

(p) While there Is no 11.1tation on the nUilber of days the legislature may be in session, the constitution limits

the number of days for ..hlch legislators may receive compensation. Beyond the 60th day of the regular session and

the 20th day of the special session, salaries cease and legislators may only draw upon. their expense allollance.

(q) To a maxi~ of S5,ooo per regular session, beginnin9 in 1987.

(r) In addition to the biennial salary of S200, a legislator receives S3/day for up to 15 legislative days of the

special session. (s) There is a constitutional

lillit

on

legislative

s~ssions of

ao

naturai

days

uuring

a biennium.

The per dl~.

Is payable each calendar day during a session.

(t) All amounts are for 1986 only. Compensation for all positions 11111 increase by 5 percent on Jan. I, 1987 and

increase again by 5 percent on Jan. I, 1988.

(u) legislators may be reimbursed for actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred Ilhl1e traveling

Ilithin the state on official business authorized by la.. or required in the performance of duties required by la

(v) Four round-trips per week, if not claiming per diem reimbursement; otherllise one trip per week.

(Il) S775/. frOil July I, 1985 to June 30, 1986 and S850/11 frOil July I, 1986 to Jan. I, 1987.

(x) One-half of the Senate membership is llilited t~ 17 cents per lIile.

lyl legislators are also paid S35/day on a non-session day for a committee meeting.
z legislators may be reimbursed the actual cost of commercial travel if res1ding more than 100 miles from the

capital.

(aa) Travel mileage reimbursement Is 23 cents per IIl1e 1n personal1y-ollned automobiles, 40 cents per highllay mile

Ilhen traveling in a personally-ollned or leased single engine aircraft, and 65 per highllay lIile Ilhen travelIng in a

personal1y-ollned or leased t.. in engine aircraft. Relmaursement f~r commercial aIr transportation may not exceed

the next 10lllst airline fare bl10.. first class unless such is not available.

(bb) Senators are reimbursed for weekly round trips home to capital durin9 session. Representatives are

reimbursed for their first four trips per IIOnth.

(cc) In addition to annual salary, le91s1ators receive S50/d for the length of extended or special sessions.

(dd) S22,631 for senators elected prior to July 1984.

38

Draft of table scheduled to appear in I!!!. ~!!.!. the States, 1986-87 (The Counc 11 of State Governments,

Lexin9ton, Kentucky)

,

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR SENATE LEADERS

State Alabama Alaska *Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut
Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana
Iowa Kansas Kentucky
Louisl~na
Maine Maryland Massachusetts
* Michigan Minnesota Mississippi
* Mi ssollri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York
North Caro Ii na North Dakota Ohio

President

President pro tell

Majority leader

Minority 'leader Other

S2Id(a)

0

S5DO/y

0

0

0

0

0

i(a)

(b)

a75)/d to max.

0

0

0

S75/d to max. S75/d to max. S75/d to max.

S7,500/y

S7.500/y

S7,500/y

S7.500/y

(a)

S5.000/b

S4,ooo/b

S4,OOO/b

DeP. Maj. Ldr., Dep. Min. Ldr: S3.0oo/y;

Asst. Maj. Ldrs., Asst. Min. Ldrs.:

S2.0oo/y; Cmte. Chmn.: S2.000/y; Rankln9

minority mbrs.: Sl,Ooo

(a)

S7,500/y

S5,500/y

S5.500/y

Maj. Whip, Min. Whip: S3,OOO/y; Mbrs.

Joint Finance Oate.: S3,OOO/y

S7,ooo/y

0

0

0

(a)

S2,800/y

0

0

(a)

O(c')

0

0

(a)

0

0

0

SI0,ooo/y(d)

(d)

SlO,OOO/y Asst. Maj. Ldrs., Asst. Min. Ldrs., Maj.

Caucus Chmn., Min. Caucus Chmn., Maj.

Whip, Min. Whip: S6.000/y.

(a)

S5,ooo/y

S3,500/y

S4,OOO/y

Maj. Caucus Chmn., Min. Caucus Chmn.,

FI~ance Cmte. Chmo., Min. Asst. Flr.

Ldr.: S3,500/y; 8udget Cmte. Chmn.:

$1,500/y

S7,300/y(a) 0

S2,500/y

S2,500/y

S8,285/y

S4,228/y(c) S7,474/y

S7,474/y

Ways &Means Cmte. Chmn.: S6,663/y; Asst.

Maj. Ldrs., Asst. Min. Ldrs.: S4,228

S25/d(a)

S25/d

S20/d

S20/d

Asst. Pres. Pro Tell, Maj. Caucus Chmn.,

Min. Caucus Chmn., Maj. Whip, Min. Whip:

SI5/c; Standing and Interim Cmte. Chmn.:

S10/meeting chaired

(e)

0

(f)

(f)

(f)

Asst, Maj. LLlr., Asst. Min. Ldr.: (f)

S5,ooo/y

0

0

0

S35,OOO/y

S22,5OO/y S22,500/y Asst. Maj. Flr. Ldrs., Asst. Min. Flr.

Ldrs., 2nd &3rd Asst. Maj. Fl. Ldrs.,

2nd &3rd Asst. Min. Fl. Ldrs . Post

Audit &Oversight, Taxation Cmte. Chmn.,

Ways &Means Cmte. V-Chmn.: SI5,OOO/y;

Ways &Means Cmte. Chmn.: S25,OOO/y;

other Cmte. Chmn.: S7.500.

(a)

0

$16 , OOO/y S8,600/y

Chmn., Appropriations Cmte.: S2,OOO/y

0

S8,456/y

S8,456/y

Tax Cmte. Chmn., Finance Cmte. Chmn.:

S4, 228/y.

((aal

0 S2,5OO/y

SI,500/y

$1,500/y

S5/d

0

0

0

(a) (a)

. O(g) (h)

(h)

(h)

(hI

S50/b

0

0

0

S8,333.33/y( 1) 0

0

0

(a)

0

0

0

(a)

S30,ooo/y(d) (d)

S25.000/y Oep. Maj. Ldr.: S24,500/y; Dep. Min.

Ldr.: Sl5,ooo/y; Maj. Whip: Sl6,ooo/y;

Min. Whip: SI0,5OO/y; Maj. Conf. Chmn.:

S18,Ooo/y; Min. Conf. Chmn.: SI2,5OO/y;

Maj. Conf. Secy.: SI6,OOO/y; Min. Conf.

Secy.: SI0,500/y; Cmte. Chmn. &Ranking

Min. Mbrs.: Finance: S24,500/y &

SI5.0oo/y; Education, Judtciary, Codes:

SI3,OOO/y &S8,ooo/y; Banks, Health,

Cities, Corp.: S11,Ooo/y &S7,OOO/y;

Other Cmtes., generally: S9.ooo/y &

S6,5OO/y.

1:1

S6,600/y 0

S2,100/y S10/d

S2,100/y SlO/d

Chmn., Standing & Interlll Cmtes.: S5/d;

Chmn., Legislative Council: S5/d during

Interim.

Sl7 .690/y(d) Sl3,367/y (d)

Sl3,367/y Asst. Min. Ldr.: S9,450/y; Asst. Pres.

Pro Tem: S10,754/y; Maj. Whip: S8,143/y;

Min. Whip: S5,533/y; Asst. Min. Whtp:

SI,461/y; Finance Cmte. Chmn.: S5,250;

Chmn., Standing Cmtes.: S2.922/y; Chmn.,

Standing SUb-Oates.: SI,461/y

39

State Oklahou Oregon Pennsylvania
Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Teus Utah VerJllOnt Virginia Washington \lest Virgin1a Wisconf1n
W~ing

President (a) S9.3OO/y (a)

Pres1dent pro tM

Major1ty luder

Minor1ty leader

. S9,330/y 0 $19.6oo/y

$6,440/y 0 $15, 680/y

S6,440/y 0 $15,680/y

(a) $1,575/y(a) (a) $12,450/y(a) (a)
t:)1$1.ooo/y
S50/d(j) 0 Sl/d

0 S3,6oo/y 0
0
(p) 0 0 0 0 O(c)

0
0 0
S5OO/y 0 0 0 S25/d 0 0

0
0 0
S5OO/y 0 0 0 S25/d 0 0

Other Maj. Whip, Mln. Whip: Sl1.900/y; Maj. Caucus Chmn Mln. Caucus Chmn Maj. Approp. Chaln., Mln. Approp. Chmn.: $7,420/y; Maj. Caucus Secy Min. Caucus Secy., Maj. Pollcy Chmn., Mln. Policy Chlan Maj. Caucus Adlai nIstr Min. Caucus Administr.: $4,900/y

Nota: This table reflects the iIOunt paid the leadership in addit10n to their regular leg1s1at1ve compensation.
Key: d --day y --year b --bienni~ II -_th
--- --Posit10n does not eaist or is not selected on a regular basis.
(a) Lieutenant governor 1s pres1dent of the Senate. Addit10nal coapensat10n noted is that wh1ch the lieutenant governor receives for services as president of the Senate. In Mississlpp1, constitutlon states that the salary of ~he lieutenant governor !lUst be the same as that of the speaker of the House (S34.0oo), and that the lieutenant governor also receive the 5... per d1 .. and eapenses as DeICers .nile in sesslon. In Tennessee, lieutenant governor Is a statutory title only. In ieaas, lieutenant governor ts furnlsned postage, telegrapn, telephone, ea~ress. and all oth eapenses incident to the office. In Virginia, lieutenant governor also receIves aOdltional expense allowance.
(b) Receives a spechl public relations expense allowance of SlO,Ooo/y. (c) Official title Is vice-president. (d) In Illinois and Ohio, president also serves as lII4jority leader. In New York, presldent pro tempore also serves as maJorlty leader. (el Receives $32.ooo/y in 11eu of compensatlon paid to other legls1ators. (f) Addltlonal compensation for Senate leaders is calculated according to the followtng percentages of the base salarles during sessions: president, 50 percent; majority and minority leaders. 25 percent; and assistant majorIty 1I1nority leaders, 12.5 percent. No additional cOllPensat10n is given during interim. (g) Official title Is speaker of the Senate. (h) Beginnlng in 1987. supplemental allowance for postage and telephone not to exceed $500 during regular $64 for special sesslon. Chatrmen of standing cam-ittees also eligible to receive allowance. (I) Equal to one-third of regular annual salary. (j) President also receives $l00/d for up to 80 days for attendlng to legislative business In the capito] office the legislature is not In fOrail session
..

40

Draft of table scheduled to appear ln !!!!.!!22!. J!!. !!!.ll!!!!., 1986-87 (The Council of State Governments,

Lexlngton, Kentucl\y)

ADDITIONAL 'C~ENSATION FOR HOUSE LEADERS

State Alab . .a Alaska Arizona Arkansu Cal ifornla Colorado Connectlcut
Delaware Florlda GeorgiA Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kanns Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Musachusetts
Mlchlgan Minnesota Mississippi
Hlssourl Hontana Nebraska Nevada New H..pshlre New Jersey New Mexico New York
North Carolina North Dakota Ohio

Speaker

Speaker pro t ..

Majority leader

Mlnorlty leader Other

S2/d

0

S500/y

0

0

0

0

0

0

(a)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S75/d to IIU. S75/d to IIIX. S75/d to max. S75/d to max.

S7,500/y

$7 ,500/y

S7,500/y

S7,500/y

S5,ooo/y

S3,OOO/y(b) S4,ooo/y

S4,OOO/y

Dep. Maj, Ldr., Dep. Min. Ldr.: S3,OOO/y;

Asst. Maj. Ldrs., Asst. Min. Ldrs.:

S2,OOO/y; Cmte. Chmn.: S2,OOO/y; Ranking

Min. Mbrs.: SI,OOO/y

S7,500/y

S5,500/y

S5,500/y

Maj. Whip, Min. Whip: S3,OOO/y; Joint

S7,ooo/y

o

0

0

Finance Cmte. Mbrs.: S3.000/y

(c)

SZ,8OO/1

0

0

o o

Old)

0

0

0

0

$10,000/1

S7,500/1

$1O,OOO/y Asst. Maj. Ldrs., Asst. Min. Ldrs.:

S6,OOO/y; Maj. Whips, Min. Whips, Maj.

Conf. Chin., Min. Conf. Chmn.: S6,ooo/y

S5,OOO/1

S3,500/y

S3,500/1

S4,oooiy

Maj. Whip, Maj. Caucus Chin., Min. Caucus

Chinn., Ways &0 Heans Cmte. Chmn., Asst.

S7,300/y

o

SZ,500/y

SZ,500/y

Min. Flr. Ldr.: S3,500/y

sa,285/1

S4,ZZ8/y

S7,474/1

S7,474/y

Ways &0 Means Cmte. Chmn.: S6,663/y; Asst.

Maj. Ldrs., Asst. Min. Ldrs.:S4,228/y

S25/d

S25/d

SZO/d

SZO/d

Maj. Caucus Chmn., Min. Caucus Chmn.,

Maj. Whip, Min. Whip: SI5/d; Standing &0

i~l

o

S5.ooo/y

o

(f) 0

Interlrn Cmte. Chmn.: Sl0/meeting chaired

(f)

,Asst. Maj. Ldr., Asst. Min. Ldr.: (f)

0

S35,ooo/y

S2Z,500/y SZZ,500/y Asst. Maj. Flr. Ldrs, Asst. Mln. Flr.

Ldrs., 2nd &0 3rd Asst. Maj. Fl. Ldrs.,

2nd So 3rd Asst. Min. fl. Ldrs., PllSt

AUdit &0 Oversight, Taxatlon Cmte. Chmn.,

Ways &0 Heans Cmte. V-Chmn.: $15.ooo/y;

Ways &0 Heans Cmte. Chinn.: $25.000/y;

$18,ooo/y

o

o

Other Chmn.: S7.500/y S8.600/y(g) Appropriations Cmte. Chinn.: S2,OOO/y

(h)

(h)

(h)

$24.ooo/y

$2,500/y

$1.500/y

SI,500/y

$1.500/y

$5/d

0

0

0

-----------------------------------Unlcameral Leglslature-----------------------------------------

$2/d(1)

(1)

(I)

(I)

(i)

$50/b

0

0

0

$8,333.33/y(j) 0

0

0

000

S30,ooo/y

SI8,OOO/y S25,OOO/y $25,ooo/y Oep. Spkr.: $18,OOO/y; Mtn. Ldr. Pro Tem:

SI5,OOO/y; Chmn., Cmt. on Cmtes.:

S18,OOO/y; Oep. Haj. Ldr., Asst. Maj.



Ldr.: 114,OOO/y; Asst. Hln. Ldr., Oep Hin. Ldr., Ranking Hln. Hbr., Cmte. on

Cmtes., Haj. Whip: $13,OOO/y; Min. Whip,

Maj. Conf. Chmn.: 112,OOO/y; Min. Conf.

Chmn.: S11.000/y; Haj. Conf. V-Chinn.:

19,OOO/y; Min. Conf. V-Chinn.: S8.ooo/y;

Cmte. Chmn. &0 Ranking Min. Hbrs.: Ways &0

Means: $24,500/y &0 S15,OOO/y; Education,

Judiciary, Codes: $13,OOO/y &0 S8,OOO/y;

Banks, Cities, Health, Local Govt.,

Corp.: Sll.000/y &0 S7,OOO/y; Labor:

$10,OOO/y &0 $6,500/y; Other cmtes.,

generally: S9,ooo/y &0 S6,500/y.

Sl6,644/y

S4,104/y(k) (k)

S2,l00/y

$1O/d

SlO/d

S10/d

Chmn., Standing &0 Interim Cmtes.: S5/d;

Chmn . Legislative Council: S5/d during

interim.

$17,69O/y

Sl3,367/y $10, 754/y Sl3,367/y Asst. Maj. FIr. Ldr.: S8,143/y; Maj.

WhIp, Hln. Whip: S5,533/y; Asst. Min.

Ldr.: 19,450/y; Asst. Haj. Whip:

S2,922/y; Asst. Hln. Whip: 11,461/y;

ftnance/Approp. Cmte. Chmn.: 15,25O/y;

Chmn., Stanoln9 Cmtes.: 12,922/y; Chmn.,

Stanolng SUb-Cmtes.: Sl.461/y;

41

Note: this tAble reflects the a.aunt p.ld the leidershlp In addition to their regul.r leglsl.tlve ca.pens.tlon.
Key: d --d.y Y --ylir IbI _ --o_ lentinl l. .
--- --Posltlon does not exlst or Is not selected on regul.r bisls.

('bl Receives spec1.1 public rel.tlons expense .llo.,"ce of S10,ooo/y.

( Off1cl.l title Is deputy spe.ker.

(c) Receives 1ft Annu.l s.l.ry of S22,8OO plus. su. equ.l to the amount of s.lary over S30,ooo per .nnUil -nlch ls

received by the lieutenant governor.

(dl OfflclAl title is vice spe.~er.

-.

(e Receives S32,ooo In lieu of ca-pens.t1on PAid to other legisl.tors.

(f) Additlon.l coapensatlon for House le.ders is c.lcul.ted .ccordlng to the following percent.ges of the base

salarles during sessions: speaker, 50 percent; aAJorlty and ~inority leaders. 25 percent; and .ssistant majority and

IIlnorlty leaders, 12.5 percent. No .dditlon.l coapensatlon Is given durlng tnterill.

(g) Compensatlon Indicated is for lIinorlty leiders. The lIinorlty floor leader receives no additlon.l compensatlon.

(h) Additlonal compensation for House leaders 1s calculated according to toe following percentages of base salaries

during sessions: speaker, majority and lIinorlty leaders: 40 percent.

(i) Beginning in 1987, supplemental allowance for postage and telephone. not to exceed S500 during. regular session

or S64 during. special session. ChainDIn of standing comllittees .lso eligible to receIve allowance.

(Jl Equ.l to one-third of regul.r annu.l s.IAry.

(k Spelker pro tempore is also aAjority le.der.

(1) Speaker .150 receives Sl00/d for up to 80 days for attending to leglslative business In the capltol offlce when

the legislature is not ln fOrllll sesslon



42

JJI1ll1JQ!1J1\1 ii1\NQ!1a


.

JUDICIAL SALARIES IN THE SOUTflJAST .

JUDICIAL BRAKeS

ALAIWIA Supreme Court,
Criminal Appeals,
Civil Appeals,
Circuit Court Judges District Court Judges

Salaries Salaries July 1985 July 1986

Chief Justice
Judges Presiding Judge Associate Judge Presiding Judge Associate Judge

$64,350 63,800 63,250 62,700
63,250
63,700 52,800 42,240

$64,350 63,800 63,250 62,700 63,250 62,700 52,800
42,240

FLORIDA
Supreme Court District Court Circuit Courts

74,374
67,093 64,072

78,064 70,448 67,276

GEORGIA Supreme Court,
Court of Appeals Superior Court

Chief Justice

70,886

Associate Justice 70,886

70,340

58,320

73,722 73,722 73,153
60,653

DNTUCKY
Supreme Court,
Court of Appeals
Circuit Courts District Courts

Chief Associate Chief Associate

60,745 59,718 57,708 57,101 54,671
46.,774

63,783 62,507 60,594 59,956 57,405 49,863

LOUISIAlfA

Supreme Court

66,566

Court of Appeals

63,367

District Courts

60,169

Plus $700 annually from filing fees

66,566 63,367 60,169

IIISSISSIPPI Supreme Court,
Chancery Courts Circuit Courts

Chief Justice Presiding Justice Associate Justice

60,000 59,500
59,000
51,000 51,000

60,000 59,500
59.000 51.500 51.500

43

Salaries Salaries JulY 1985 JUly 1986

HORTH CAROLIHA Supreme Court,
Court of Appeals,
Superior Court Judges,
District Court

Chief Justice
Associate Justice Chief Justice JUdges
Senior
JUdges
Chief
Judges

70,608 69,144 66,936 65,472 60,048 58,140 48,948 47,076

74,136 72,600 70,284 68,748 63,048 61,044 51,396 49,428

SOUTH CAROLINA Supreme Court,
Circuit Court

Chief Justice Assoc. Justice

$80,814 76,733 72,935

83,238 79,076 75,123

TENNBSSBB Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Trial Level Judges

Chief Justice
Assoc. Justice Presiding Judge Assoc. Judges

68,175 65,650 64,135 64,125 60,600

68,175 65,650 64,135 63,125 60,600

DST VIRGIlUA Supreme Court Circuit Courts

55,000 50,000

55,000 50,000

VIRGIHIA

Supreme Court,

Chief Justice

82,487*

Includes

$4,000

tr

a

ve

l

Assoc. Justice allowance annua

l

77,619* ly

..

Circuit Courts

68,343

District Courts

61,509

Court of Appeals

Chief Judge

70,938

Judges

69,938

87,651* 82,463*
72,840 65,556 75,540 74,540

SOURCE: OUr own survey conducted in Jul;, 1986.

44

Judicial Salaries
in Appellate
and Trial Courts
This table lists salaries paid to associate justices of the highest courts. judges of intermediate appellate courts. and judges of general trial courts. In states (four) where localities supplement statepaid salaries. the highest possible supplement added to the basic salary is shown in parentheses immediately below the first figure. which reflects the sum of the state pay and the lowest supplement paid by the localities. Salary ranges. based on cost-of-living differences. length of service. or other factors. and median salaries (if available) are also indicated. The boldface figures in parentheses immediately following salaries indicate the state's ranking (high to low) in salaries paid to judges at each level.
The last column indicates the date of the last salary change for highest. intermediate appellate. or general trial court judges for each state court system.
The mean. median. and range for ach level of court is shown following Wyoming. For the highest and the general trial courts these measures are based on data from the 50 states. For intermediate appellate courts. the measures are based on data from the 36 states that have such courts. For the states in which judges receive local supplements or a salary within a given range. all means. medians. ranges. and ranks are based on the median salary. if available. Otherwise. they are based on the lowest salary of a range or on the state-paid salary plus the lowest supplement paid by the localities.
Salary information on special ~nd limited jurisdiction state courts 15 available by contacting:
~ilh Goehring Director. Survey of Judicial Salaries National Center for Stale Courts 300 Newport Avenue Williamsburg. VA 23187-8798 804,253-2000

FROU:

Survey of Judicial Salaries, National

Center for State Courts, May, 1986

Intermediate

General

Date of Last

Highest Court Appellate Court Trial Court Salary Change

Alabam.

63.800 (2S)

Ala.ka
Arizon. Arkan Callfornl. Colorado Conn.cticut Delaw.r. Florid. Georgi.

85.728 (3) to 97.728 5.728+ 67.500 (23) 62.569 (31) 94.751 (1)
63.000 (30) 65.500 (26)*74.640 (13) 78.064 (S) 70.885 (19)

Haw.11 Idaho IIIlnol.
Indl.n.
low. Kansu Kentucky Loul.l.n. Main. M.ryland M. . . .c h u. .t t . Mlchlg.n

53.460 (4S) 54.770 (47) 85.000 (4)
60.00Q (36)
60.900 (35) 62.396 (32) 59.531 (37) 73.766 (14) 58.760 (3S) 71.000 (IS) 75.900 (12) 81.400 (5)

Mlnn.sot. MIIlppi MI.souri Mont.n. Nebrk. Nevad. New Hamp.hlr. New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolln. North Dakota Ohio
Oklahom. Oregon Penn.ylvania Rhod. 1.land
South Carolina South Dakot. Tenn. . . . . Texas

71.136 58.000 78.300
50.452 61.662
61.500 57.641 78.000 57.500 92.500 69.144
56.865 73.000

(17)
(40)
(1) (50) (33) (34) (42)
(9) (43)
(2)
(21) (44) (16)

68.006 (22) 58.380 (39) 76.500 (11) 65.278 (27)*-
to 78.333 76.773 (10) 54.784 (46)
65.650 (25) 78.795 (6)

Utah Vermont Virginia Wa.hlngton Wt Virginia WI.con.in Wyoming M.an (""r.g.) M.dlan Range
DI.trict of Columbia
Fed.r.1 Sy.tem American Samoa Guam Pu.rto Rico
Virgin 1.land.

58.000 (40) 51.700 (49)
3.619 (15) 00.000 (24) 55.000 (45) 70.720 (20) 63.500 (29) 67..+34 65.575t. 50.452 to 94.751
74.880 104.100 70.026
60.000

62.700 (25)

79.992 (4)

65.500 60.438 88.830 58.500 62.500

(20)
(27)
(1)
(29)
(26)

70.448 (12) 70.340 (13)

51.975 (36) 53.770 (35) 80.000 (3)
55.000 (33)
57.800 (30) 60.169 (2S) 57.101 (31) 70.567 (11)
68.100 (16) 70.250 (14) 78.144 (5)

65.624 (19) 72.900 (10)

75.000 54.600
7.500 65,472

(1) (34)
(2)
(21)

68.000 (17)

63.756 (22) 56.9 8 (32) 74.500 (S)

72.935 (9)
63.125 (23) 70.916 (6) 177.7951 76.179+

69.938 (15) b3.000 (24)
66.560 (IS)
67. 72 66.092 51.975 to 88.830

83.200

54.000 (6)
175.4201 70.398+ 77.304 (3) to 90.828 77.304+ 62.500 (20) 58.306 (26) 77.624 (2) 54.000 (36) 59.600 (25) 70.320 (7) 67.276 (16) 58.320 (15) ,77.3721 67.320+ 50.490 (46) 51. 720 (42) 68.000 (11) to 73.000 47.000 (50) to 50.000 54.000 (36) 54.245 (35) 54.671 (34) 67.369 (14) 57.841 (29) 65.900 (17) 67.500 (12) 57.200 (4) 174.8881 74.888+ 62.920 (19) 51.000 (44) 67.500 (12) -+9.178 (48) 57.038 (30) 56.000 (33) 56.133 (32) 70.000 (S) 51.765 (41)
2.000 (1) 58. 40 (27)" 53.383 (39) 50.500 (45) to 64.500 56.672 (311 52.956 (40) 65.000 (IS) 57.877 (2S) 069.452 72.935 (5) 51. 06 (43) 60.600 (23) 56. 35 (9) 176.7951 09.003+ 54.000 (36)
~9.150 (49)
08.343 (10) 00.000 (241 50.000 (47) 02.-+00 (21) 61.000 (22) 60.697 58.953 -+7.000 to 82.000
70.830 78.700
60.000 32.000 to 38.000 57.200

10-1-84
716-85
1-1-85 7-1-85 7-1-85 71-84 7-1-85 2-1-85 1-1-86 7-1-85
7-1-82 71-85 71-85
1-1-85
7-1-84 3185 7-185 9-4-85 7-1-85 7-1-85 7-185 1-186
1-1-86 1-184 71-85 71-85 1-186 1-183 6-7-85 119-82 7-2-84 1-1-85 7-1-85 7-1-85 1-1-86
7185 9-185 121-83 9-1-85
6285 71- 5 7-183 9-1-85
7185 7-1-85 7-1-85 '7-1- 4 7-1- 4 g-lB5 11-82
1-1-85 1-1-85 7-15-81 7-2385 7185
101 2

'Tie rank.

"The base pay is supplemented by increments ,or length of seMce.

~Median salary.

..

~'The median salary reported in this issue is 580 less than the median salary reported in the November

1985 issue. because of a downward technical adjustment in [he salaries of Rhode Island Judges.

45

Federal Government
Salaries


FEDERAL SALARIES
The salary situation for the highest officials in our Federal Government is confused in that there is a large gap between what is "authorized" (scheduled) and what is legally "payable". However, due to legal action taken by members of the Federal Judiciary culminating in a U.S. Supreme Court decision in December, 1980, the gap for judges has been closed. Following is the background.
In February, 1977, substantial salary increases were put into effect for Federal officials in all three branches of government.

SALARIKS OF MAJOR FEDERAL OFFICIALS, 1975 TO PRKSENT "EXIlCUTIVB SCHEDULB"

POSITIONS

1975

Chud Justice

S6S,bOU

Executivl: Level I

b3,OUU

AssociatE: Justice

63,000

L:xccu t i ve Level 11

44,bUU

Senators and Reprc:sc:ntacives Comptroller Cen~ral

44,600 44,6UO

Judges, Circuit Courts of Appeals 44,oUU

Judges, Court of elates

44,000

Judges I Court of lntE:cnational Trad~ 44 , 600

I:::xecutivt: Lc:vel III

42,000

Jud~t:s I U. S. District Courts Jud 5es I Hank ruptcy Couct. ~istrict Attorl1cy. :"c:deral ixccutivl:: Level IV i:Xt:'CUllVt: level V

42,OUO
J9,90U 37 ,GUO

1971 $79,125
69,6)0 7S, Y6U 6u, b6) bO,bb) 60,bb3 6U,66) 60,b6) bO,6b) SS, )8d S7,49U
S2,7S0 SU,IIJ

1911
~92,4UU
6~, 6)U ~U, 700 to, b6) 6U,66) oO,b6J 7U, YOU 7u, YOU 7U,90U SS,)HC 67,IOU
52,75u SU,ILJ

1982

1983

~~6 ,600 SIUU,OOU

6~,b30
Y),UOO

GO,UOU 96,700

bO,b6) bY,UOU

bO,bb) bU,6b3

69,&011
6~,bOO

14,)00 77, lOU

14, )110 74,)OU

77, JUO 77, JOO

S9, SOO b6,4UU

7O,JOO

73,100

So,SUU S7 ,SUO

bl,20U oJ, bOO

1984

1985

1986

SIOU,700 $104, IOU S1Uu,4UlI

H), )00 86,2UO 66,20U

96,IUO IUU,bOO lU4, iOO

72,bOU

15,1011

7S,100

72,bOU

15,100

7S ,100

72,6UU

7S ,IOU

7S ,luU

71, )UU 80,40U 6),200

bl,UOU

70,200

IU,200

73,100 16,UUU 16,2UO

7I,IUO

73,600

73,OOU

73,100

7b ,UOO

IH,700

bb,100 68,4UO 7u,:WO

b6,40U

IU,50U

70,500

6Y,900

72, )UU

72, )00

b6,4UU b8,IUU 66,700

EXAMPLES OF EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSITIONS
Level I --- Cabinet Officers Level II -- Deputy Secretaries of major departments.
Secretaries of military departments and heads of major agencies. Level III - Deputy Secretaries of minor departments, heads of middle level agencies. Level IV -- Assistant Secretaries and General Counsels of departments, heads of minor agencies, members of certain Boards and Commissions. Level V --- Administrators, Commissioners, Directors and Members of Boards, Commissions, or units of agencies.

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Position

EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL SALARIES
Salary rate payable
January 1, 1986

President of the United States . . . . . . . . . . . .. $200,000

Vice President of the United States

.

97,900

Members of Congress, including the Resident Commis-

sioner from Puerto Rico and the Delegates from the

District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands

75,100

Speaker of the House of Representatives. . .

. .. 97,900

President pro tempore of the Senate

. 85,000

Majority and minority leaders of the Senate

. 85,000

Majority and minority leaders of the House of Repre-

sentatives . . . . . . . . ..

.....

. . . 85,000

Other offices in the legislative branch:

Comptroller General of the United States. .

75,100

Deputy Comptroller of the United States. . . . . .. 73,600

General Counsel of the United States General Ac-

counting Office . . . . . .

72,300

Librarian of Congress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 72,300

Public Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

72,300

Architect of the Capitol. .

. . . 73,600

Chief Justice of the United States

....

. 108,400

Associate Justices of the Supreme Court . . .

. 104,100

Judges, Circuit Court of Appeals..

83,200

Judges, Court of Claims. . . . . . .

....

70,200

Judges, Court of International Trade.

76,000

Judges, district courts. . . .

...

78,700

Judges, Bankruptcy Court. . . . . . . . .

70,200

Offices and positions under the Federal executive

salary scheduled in subch. II of ch. 53 of title 5

of the United States Code:

Level I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

86,200

Level II . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

75,100

Level III .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,600

Level IV. . . . . . . . . . . . .

72,300

Level V ..

.

68,700

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SALAHI ES QIo' IIAJOH FEDEHAL OFFICIALS. 1975 TO PIlESKN'l' "EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE"

POSITIONS

1975

Chief Justice .

$05,600

Executive Level 1

63,000

Associate Justice

63,000

Executive Level II

44,600

Senators and Representatives

44,600

Comptroller General

~
O'J

Judges, Circuit Courts of Appeals Judges, Court of Claims

44,600 44,600 44,600

Judges, Court of International Trade 44,600

Executive LevIe III

42,000

Judges, U.S. District Courts

42,000

Judges, Oankruptcy Court

D~strict Attorney, Federal

Executive Level IV

39,900

Executive Level V

37,BOO

1977 $79,125
69,630 75,960 60,663 60,663 60,663 60,663 60,663 60,663 55,3B8 57,49B
52,750 50,113

19tH $92,400
69,630 BB,700 60,663 60,663 60,663 70,900 70,900 70,900 55,38B 67,100
52,750 50,113

19B2 $96,BOO
69,630 93,000 60,663 60,663 60,063 74,300 74,300 74,300 59,500 70,300
5B,500 57,500

19B3 $100,700
BO,OOO 96,700 69,BOO 69,BOO 69,BOO 77,300 77,300 77,300 6B,400 73,100
67,200 63,800

19B4 $100,700
B3,300 96,700 72,600 72,600 69,BOO 77,300 67,BOO 73,100 71,100 73,100 66,100 66,400 69,900 66,400

19B5 $104,700
Bo,:WO 100,600
75,100 75,100 75,100 BO,400 68,400 70,000 73,600 76,000 68,400 70,500 n,300 68,700

l!:lBo $10lS,400
Bo,:WO 104,100
75,lOO 75,lUU 75,100
B3,~00
70,200 70,000 73,600 7B,700 70,200 70,500 n,300 6!:l,700

Under existing law, annual increases (akin to cost-of-living adjustments, but not actually such) are authorized. However, by a series of appropriations bills in late 1977 and to the present time, Congress has effectually denied such increases from taking place. Instead, it has provided for much smaller boosts in pay.
In August, 1986, the officials responsible under the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 reported to the President that it would require an increase of 23.79% to bring salaries of those whose compensation is set by statute to a level equivalent with private industry. Instead, the President recommended a 2% increase. Congress wants a 3% increase.
Except for judges, there were no increases in 1985. However, as stated above, Federal judges were successful in their legal action to bring the "payable" up to the "authorized". They held that denying them their increases was unconstitutional, amounting to a reduction of pay while in office. It seems that for a very brief period, a couple of years ago, the authorized schedule was in effect, and it was nullified by a subsequent appropriations bill. However, beyond that specific action, it seems agreed now that the judges must get the full authorized salary schedule presently and in the future.

The General Schedule (Civil Service)
Effecti ve January 1, 1984, a pay increase of 4% went into effect for all Federal employees covered under the General Schedule. On January 1, 1985, a 3 1/2 boost was provided.

Salary Outlook (as of Summer, 1986)

The President has proposed a 2% increase effective January,

1987. According to press reports, Congress would like it

to be

and efforts will be made to achieve it. Remember

there has been no increase since January 1, 1985. (An

official advisory panel reported that it would require a

23.79% average increase to make federal workers' pay

comparable to that in the private sector.)

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SCHEDULE 1--THE GENERAL SCHEDULE

To be effective the first pay period in January 1985

Grade

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 _8_

9

10

1

9339 9650 9961 10271 10582 10764 11071 11380 11393 11686

2 10501 10750 11097 11393 11521 11860 12199 12538 12877 13216

3 11458 11840 12222 12604 12986 13368 13750 14132 14514 14896

4 12862 13291 13720 14149 14578 15007 15436 15865 16294 16723

5 14390 14870 15350 15830 16310 16790 17270 17750 18230 18710

6 16040 16575 17110 17645 18180 18715 19250 19785 20320 20855

7 17824 18418 19012 19606 20200 20794 21388 21982 22576 23170

~
0

8 19740 20398 21056 21714 22372 23030 23688 24346 25004 25662

9 21804 22531 23258 23985 24712 25439 26166 26893 27620 28347

10 24011 24811 25611 26411 27211 28011 28811 29611 30411 31211

11 26381 27260 28139 29018 29897 30776 31655 32534 33413 34292

12 31619 32673 33727 34781 35835 36889 37943 38997 40051 41105

13 37599 38852 40105 41358 4?611 43684 45117 46370 47623 4RR76

14 44430 45811 47392 48873 50354 51835 53316 54797 56378 57759

15 52262 54004 55746 57488 59230 60972 62714 64456 66198 67940

16 61296 63339 65382 67425 69468* 71511* 73554* 75597* 77640*

17 71804* 74197* 76590* 78983* 81376*

18 84157*

*The rate of basic pay payable to employees at these rates is limited to the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, which would be $68,700.

Salaries in Business:
Top'Executive

SALARIES FOR THE "SENIOR LEVEL" MANAGEMENT GROUP

When we speak of compensation levels for managerial and

professional personnel in the private sector, it is important

to note at the outset that the picture is complex. First,

there are three distinct strands in compensation, namely:

(1) salary, (2) bonus, and (3) long-term income (chiefly

various types of stock-option plans). Thus, it is necessary

to know which are included when we speak of managerial

compensation.

In this chapter we will speak of

"compensation" which means salary plus bonus.

Secondly, executive salaries differ widely for people with the same title and general responsibilities depending on the size of enterprise. Yet all are truly top level executives.

Thirdly, salaries vary by type of industry. For examply, salaries are lower for top management in the public utilities than is true in manufacturing.

Also, salaries for business managers vary somewhat by the region of 'the nation in which they are located. In the Southeast they are about 7 percent below the national average.

Finally, salaries for managers vary according to the function performed by the individual and the level of authority at which he functions. Yet all clearly fall in the "managerial" category.

All data found in this sectiion comes from the annual surveys conducted by Sibson and Company.*

SUMMARY FOR LATEST FULL YEAR (1984)

"A strong economy has meant strong pay increases in 1985, but those increases show signs of moderating. A strong U. S. economy drove 1985 pay raises for top U. S. executives to double-digit percentage levels for the second straight year. . However, the increases are showing signs of moderation.

*Sibson & Company, Inc., EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION:
Editiion, 1986. (Factual data from 1985)

21st

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"Total compensation (salary plus annual bonus) for executives increased by an average of 10.7 percent in 1985. The average percent increase, however, was nearly two percentage points lower than 1984's total compensation increase of 12.6 percent."
"While senior executive pay increases moderated slightly, the results were more dramatic for chief executive officers and chief operating officers. Total compensation increases in 1985 averaged 12 percent for CEO's and 14.1 percent for COO's compared to 18 percent last year."
"The competitive marketplace traditionally rewards talent or skills that are in short supply. The supply of executives who can successfully run a corporation is limited. At the same time, demand for these executives has increased because of greater foreign competition, slower real growth in the economy, and intense competition for market share. The result is companies paying higher prices to attract and retain top executives."
(From "Highlights" in the 21st Edition of Sibson and Company's 21st annual report)
Executive Salary Increases Vs. Consumer Price Index

420%-r380%+-

_
----::...-=1

340%+-

. . , . , . 1 : : . . . - . - ,. . . . .

300%+-

- Exec:uthe Salary Increues

~~~---___I

2 6 0 % + -- -- -CP-I - - - - - - - - - - -.....~

__f

220%+-

-1-

___1

lSO%+-

~::IIIIIl.. - ... - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

140%+--------:::::;;~~--------------__f

l00%~-=:::;;..---.....,..----~---.....,..--_-_-- - - . . . . . , . . .

1967

70

75

'SO

'83

'86

The indexes measure changes from a designated reference date-1967 -which equals 100.0.
SOURCE: 1985 Sibson & Company Surveys Bureau of Labor Statistics

52

OUTLOOK FOR 1986

Sibson and Company expects salary increases for executives

to average 7%. To this must be added the bonus

hard

to predict because profitabili ty of firms can be erratic.

1986 is not developing as a year of easy profits. Therefore,

the compensation package may be in the range of 9% to

10%.

MORE FACTS: Historical Perspective

Comparison of Annual Percent Changes in Compensation-

BASE SALARY AND TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION

Base Salary

Total Compensation

14% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -_ _

12%

-
-M

-N
10% -
8% 6% -

,.....--
-=~ ~ t-=

~ aO

- ,.....--
~ => ~ t-=

-
- - => ,.....--
MM N

r--

-~
N ,.....--

-=~

,.....--

=>
~

-

..----

-

4% -

~

f-

ar)

-

2% -

f-

f-

-

0-1981 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86
Projected

1981 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86
Projected

'Compensation Change: The percentage by which average pay levels for a given group exceed the average pay levels for the same positions in previous years.

SOURCE: 1985 Sibson & Company Survey

The above graph does not include the income from the exercise of stock options. Over the years the extra income from such options is typically large.
53

SOME FACTS ON THE WIDE VARIATION IN MANAGEMENT SALARIES
Salaries for positions carrying the same title vary widely in American business, depending chiefly on the size of the enterprise. One finds that in the largest firms (sales in the bi llions) salaries are four or five times as large as they are in small ones. (By "small" we mean a business with annual sales of $25 million.)

Competitive Salary and Total Annual Compensation Levels

:~ ,.

General IndustrY

-

.

SALES IN
SMIWO~
S 2S
50
100 250
500 7SO
1.000 1.500
3.000
-10.000

ChIef' Exec:uthe
OftIcer

Saluy
SI34 1M
191 242
28 320
34S 1R3
457
623

Total
SIS9" 195
241
311
391
442
482544
670 963

CompeDMtloD 1D,1bouNDda

ChIef Operadq.
0tIIc:eF

aid'
FJt "efal
Esecutlft-

Top Lep1 Executive

Sel.ary Total
$105 '126 124 153:
14T 184 184 231
218 286' 241 320
2S8 346 285 380
337 461
453- 648

Salary
$73
8&.
99
121-
141 ISS
165 181
2U 276

Total
$~
99
119 151
181 201-.
211 241
28&394

Salary
$54
64
7S 93
110
121
129 142
161
222

Total
S59 71.
86 110
134 149
162 181
219
305

TopHumu
Resourcea
Execu~

Salary Total

$48 $ 51 55 60

64

71

77 89

89 lOS
96 116

102 124 111 137

128 162 165 218

GeneraJ industry includes durable and nondurable goods manufacturing companies.
Compensation varies somewhat according to the type of business. Salaries are lower in retail sales, service enterp.rises and in utilities, yet the differentials are not really large.

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WHAT THIS MEANS TO THE STATE COMMISSION ON COMPENSATION:
This Commission is required by law to consider the salaries prevailing in industry and commerce as a preliminary to the recommending of compensation for Georgia officials. It is apparent that salary levels in business far exceed those available to our state officials. Heads of our large agencies in Georgia, whose salaries are set by statute, now get paid in the $60,000 to $65,000 range. In contrast, in a business with sales of $250 million annually (which is not a large firm) the top man will be paid about $310,000 and the sales manager $120,000 per annum. The chief legal advisor will be paid about $95,000. In contrast, in our state government, the Attorney General gets $64,480. His responsibility is very large, and he heads a big staff of professionals. In the discussion above, we are not considering the giant firms like General Motors, IBM, General Electric, Coca-Cola, and AT&T. Salaries run even higher in the top echelons of those enterprises. Heads of the very large corporations get about $400,000 to $1,000,000 in salary annually plus bonus; in addition, they receive occasional large income from stock options. In contrast, our Governor gets $82,530 salary plus a mansion and a $40,000 mansion allowance. He gets other minor perquisi tes of the office. When it is all put together, his compensation falls far short of that prevailing for those who head large business organizations in America today.
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GROUP MANAGERS
Below the chief executives of a large enterprise are the "group executives". Their compensation varies widely depending on the scale of operations and degree of independent autonomy. To qualify in the category of "group executive" a manager must have two or more "divisions" reporting to him.

General Industry

Compensation Levels For Group Executives
(Compensation in $ Thousands)

SALES (S Millions)

25TH PERCENI1LE

Base

Total

50TH PERCENI1LE

Base

Total

$ 25

$ 91 $106

$107 $131

50

104 125

122 154

75

113 137

133 169

100

120 147

141 181

250

144 182

169 224

SOO

165 214

194 264

750

179 236

210 291

1,000

189 252

223 311

3,000

236 326

277 403

5,000

261 368

307 454

10,000

300 433

353 534

Excludes Banking. Data effective January 1. 1986 SOURCE: 1985 Sibson & Company surveys for charts H through J

75TH PERCENI1LE

Base

Total

$122 $ 155

141

183

152

201

161

215

194

267

223

314

241

346

256

370

319

479

353

540

405

635

56

20-Executiue Salaries

Prevalence of Geographic Differentials

EMPWYEE GROUP
Officer/Executive Exempt Salaried Nonexempt Hourly Nonexempt

PERCENT OF COMPAMES
23%
55
82
67

SOURCE: 1986 Sibson & Company Salary Planning Survey

Generallndustry*

Salary Levels for Selected Corporate Positions at Bonus-Paying Companies
(S Thousands)

POsmON
Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer Finance ChiefAdministrative Officer Sales & Marketing Manufacturing .. Legal Sales Engineering & Technical Marketing Human Resources Controller Treasurer
MIS/EDP
Purchasing Labor Relations
AVERAGE

ATS200MM SALES
$228 174 115 109 105
94
88
78
80 80 73 72 70 64 57 58 $ 97

ATS400MM SALES
$273 206 135 133 115 103 104
88
87
89 84 82 80 72 64 65 $111

"Excludes Banking Statistics shown are for base salary levels as of January 1. 1986. SOURCE: 1985 Sibson & Company urvey
57

Chart K
PERCENT DIFFERENCE
20%
18
17 22 10 10
18
13 9 11 15 14 14 13 12 12 15%

DIVISION MANAGERS
'Beneath the group managers are the "division managers". Their compensation varies greatly depending on sales volume and degree of independent decision making autonomy.

Generallndustrye

Chart I

Compensation Levels for Type A (More Autonomous) Division Managers
(CompellAtion In Thousands)

SAU:S (, MUllou)
12.5 25
50

2S11f PERCENI1U

Rue

Total

.65 75

75

88

86 121

50TH PERCENI1U

Rue

Total

79 98

91 114 105 134

7511i PERCENI1U

Bue

Total

93

121

108

141

124

169

75 100
250 500
750 1,000 3,000 5,000 10,000

94 113 100 120 120 148 138 173 151 190 160 202 200 259 222 291 256 340

114 147

135

181

121 157

143

193

146 193

173

237

169 225

199

278

183 247

.216

304

194 263

229

325

243 338

287

416

270 379

319

467

312 443

367

546

Data effective January I. 1986

'E.xcludes Banking.

Generallndustrye

Chart J

Compensation Levels for Type 8 (Less Autonomous) Division Managers
(Compensation In. Thousands)

SAU:S (, MUllou)
12.5 25 50 75 100
250
500
750 1,000 3,000 5,000 10,000
Data effective January I. 1986

2511i PERCENI1U

Rue

Total

$66 74

75

86

85 100

91 109

95 116

112 141

127 163

136 178

143 189

174 239

190 266

215 309

'Excludes Banking.

50TH PERCENI1U

Rue

Total

$77 89

86 104

98 120

105 131

110 139

130 169

146 196

157 214

165 227

201 287

220 320

248 371

7511i PERCENI1U

Rue

Total

$ 87 $ 105

98

121

III

140

119

153

125

163

147

198

166

229

179

250

188

266

228

336

249

374

282

434

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Long-Term Income
In addi tiion to salary and bonus it is a very widespread practice to provide various forms' of long-term income for the top management group; chiefly, the vehicle is some form of stock-option plan. Depending on the health of the parent company and the swings in the stock market, this income is received irregularly. Yet, over a long period of time it is very important indeed.
Sibson & Company estimates that the average annual income gain from these plans runs from 30 percent (in small firms) to 60 percent (in the largest) of the salaries for top executives.
Executive Benefits and Perquisites
Typically these benefits - retirement allowances, insurance, medical services, paid club dues, first class air travel, tax counselling, estate and investment planning and a company car - represent 25 to 30 percent of an executive's salary. They are not included in the salary figures reported above.

Prevalence of Perquisites by Industry

PERQUISITE
Company Paid Annual Physicals Company Car (other than for Sales/Marketing Personnel) Country Club Membership Dues Financial Counseling Se~ces Luncheon/Dinner Club Dues First-Class Air Travel Total Medical Expenses Supplemental Long-Term Disability Benefit Executive Dining Room Legal Counseling Services Low or o Interest Company Loan Educational Aid for Dependents

General Industry'
79%
70

PERCENT OF COMPANIES

Durable Goods
74~';;
70

Nondurable Goods
78%
61

Diversified
90% 76

Services
75% 78

Banking
100% 100

39

39

28

39

34

37

36

32

30

32

24

40

29

26

27

26

26

16

50

41

92

39

51

44

50

37

96

34

6

21

38

37

16

30

38

16

17

14

19

14

14

10

11

10

6

8

4

5

20

21

67

18

22

7

18

33

49

14

6

10

'Excludes Banking. SOURCE: 1985 ibson & Company urvey

59

*"Long-term income" refers to income from such things as the exercise of stock options. In fact, this income tends to occur infrequently for any given executive, and it hinges greatly on the level of the stock market.
60

COMPANY

Long Term

Total Salary

Income*

and Bonus

1985

1985 1984 1983

--(in thousands 0' dollars)

Coca-Cola Co.
Beverages
Chairman & CEO President & COO

723

1433 1275 1158

152

1075 965 808

G. Heileman Brewing Co.

Beverages

Chairman, President and CEO

o

Executive Vice President

o

544 506 587

238

227 243

Sherwin Williams

Building Materials

Chairman, President and CEO 1442

799

Senior Vice President

644

366

Americal Cyanamid Company

Chemicals

Chairman, President and CEO 201

Vice Chairman

o

732

788 633

407 470 628

Fuqua Industries, Inc. Conglomerates
Chairman President

o

1900 1500 1500

85

552 487 429

American Can Containers
Chairman Vice Chairman

1025 51

1182 878

Baxter Travenol Lab



Drugs

President & CEO

o

Exec. V. President & COO

o

794

465 645

595

330

National Semiconductor Corp. Electronics
President Vice President

1177
o

342247

397 219 262 195

Holiday Inns, Inc.
Food and Lodging
Chairman & CEO President & COO

2360 665

549 342 521 399 250 561

* See pg. 60

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COMPANY
Marriott Corp. Food and Lodging
President & CEO
Executive Vice President
Dart & Kraft
Food Processing
Chairman & CEO
President and CQO
Caterpillar Tractor Company General Machinery
Chairman President
Bausch and Lomb, Inc. Instruments
Chairman, President, CEO Executive Vice President
Reynolds Metals Company Metals
Chairman & CEO President & COO
Armstrong World Ind., Inc. Miscellaneous Manufacturing
President, Chairman, CEO Executive Vice President
Rubbermaid Com~any Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Chairman & CEO President & COO
Standard Oil of Ohio Petroleum
Chairman & CEO President & COO
* See pg. 60

Long Term

Total Salary

Income*

and Bonus

1 1985

1985 1984 1983

(in housands of dollars)

o

797

723 637

933

493

468 425

o

955

890

256

743

700

o

419

647 590

o

347

467 404

423

600

533

64

332

325

o

489

544 390

50

433

243 350

47

442

362 292

130

305

266 220

226

799

125

489

126

615

o

471

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COMPANY

Long Terml Income*

Total Salary and Bonus

1985

1985 1984 1983

(in thousands of dollars)

CNA Finance Corp.

Nonbank Financial

Chairman, President, CEO

o

626 559

534

Vice President

o

295

280

255

Burroughs Corporation

Office Epuipment, Computers

Chairman & CEO

117

925 950

687

President and COO

396

706 700

609

Digital Equipment Corporation

Computers

President and CEO

o

Vice President

o

755 655

655

409 309

305

Dresser Industries, Inc.

Oil Service and Supply

Chairman, President and CEO

o

Senior Vice President

7

330 253

253

200

251

251

Weyerhaeuser

Paper and Forest Products

President and CEO

o

595 672

Executive Vice President

o

350 420

Georgia Pacific Corporation

Paper and Forest Products

Chairman and CEO

189

677

659

446

President and COO

101

482 453

Avon

Personal Care Products

Chairman, President & CEO

o

Executive Vice President

o



660

797

496

465

Proctor and Gamble Personal Care Products
Chairman President and CEO

68

703

858

650

77

932

685

750

CSX Corporation Railroads
Chairman and CEO President

1065

1018 973

485

104

797

759

385

* See pg. 60

63

COMPANY

Long Term

Total Salary

Income*

and Bonus

1985

1985 1985 1983

(in thousands'of dollars)

Kroger Company Retailing Food
Chairman & CEO
President

336

718

563

522

o

544 429

382

Inland Steel

Steel

Chairman and CEO

9

Executive Vice President

o

420 423 285 257

J. P. Stevens
Textile Chairman and CEO President and COO

o

639

o

455

Firestone Tire and Rubber
President and CEO Vice President

o

460

87

300

Philip Morris, Inc. Tobacco
Chairman and CEO President and COO

o

1050 875

1115

o

881 880

759

Consolidated Freightways

Trucking

Chairman, President and CEO 1609

Executive Vice President

187

658 636 383. 350

ATT Utilities
Chairman and CEO President and COO


348 218

1315 882

Bellsouth Utilities
Chairman and CEO Vice Chairman

73

745

538

44

422

328

* See pg. 60

64

Salaries in Business (continued):
Administrative Managers

SALARIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN 1984*
Salaries for this group of managers varies considerably, according to level of authority and scale of operations, but the variation is not as large as is that for the higher levels. Salaries run $60,000 to $150,000, generally' speaking, with an additional 15 to 20 percent for bonus.

General Industry
Salary Levels for Selected Division Positions at Bonus-Paying Companies

Chart L

POsmON
Chief Executive Officer Sales & Marketing Manufacturing Legal Sales Engineering &Technical Marketing Controller Human Resources MIS/EDP Purchasing Labor Relations
AVERAGE

(S Thousands) ATS200MM SALES
S132 86 81 75 75 74 80 68 61 62 55 55
S 75

ATS400MM SALES
S151 96 91 86 83 80 88 74 68 69 63 61
$84

PERCENT DIFFERENCE
14% 12 12 15
11 8
10 9
11 11
15
11
12%

'Excludes Banking. Statistics shown are for base salary levels as of January 1. 1986. SOURCE; 1985 Sibson & Company Survey

65

Salaries in Business (continued):
Professional, Technical,
and Middle Management

DATA FROM THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND CLERICAL PAY (ANNUAL)

u. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

In private industry the trend of salaries in recent years for "professional, administrative and technical support" personnel has been:

1967-1968 1968-1969 1969-1970 1970-1971 1971-1972 1972-1973 1973-1974 1974-1975 1975-1976 1976-1977 1977-1978 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1981 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986

Percentage increases
5.5 5.8 6.2
6.7 5.5 5.4 6.3 8.3 6.7 7.1 8.3 7.7 9.3 10.0
9.3 7.1 5.2 4.6 4.29

The most recent survey revealed the following average salaries of employees in selected occupations in private establishments as of March, 1986.

Accountants I II III IV
V
VI

21,024 25,554 31,143 39,293 49,231 61,546

Auditors I
II
III IV

21,545 26,108 32,121 39,705

Chief Accountants I
II
III IV

47,963 62,880 80,409

66

Attorneys I
II
III
IV
V
VI

31,014 39,635 50,119 63,933 78,396 101,169

67

WHITE-COLLAR SALARIES, MARCH 1986
Professional. administrative and technical support occupations
Average salaries for selected occupations in the professional, administrative and technical support groups increased 4.3 percent during the year ending March 1986, according to preliminary data from the latest nation-wide salary survey conducted by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is less than the increase for last year. For two groups which are of particular interest to this Commission, chief accountants and attorneys, the increases were 5.4% and 6.7% respectively.

OCCUPATION

1981 to
1982

Annual Average

1982 1983 1984

to

to

to

1983 1984 1985

1985
to 1986

Professional, administrative and technical support:

Accountants .

Chief Accountants

Auditors

.

Public Accountants

Job Analysts

Directors of Personnel

Attorneys

Buyers

Chemists

Engineers

Engineering Technicians

Drafters

Computer Operators

Photographers

Programmers .

9.6 .11. 4
9.4 6.6 9.2 9.6 .11.4 9.4 .10.4 .10.2 9.4 8.4 8.9 9.7

Clerical:

Accounting Clerks

8.9

File Clerks

7.2

Key Entry Operators

9.4

Messengers . . .

6.4

Personnel Clerks/Assistants10.2

Secretaries

. 9.2

Stenographers

.13.8

Typists

.10.1

Percent Increase

6.9 4.7 4.8 4.3

4.2 5.7 6.2 5.4

6.1 8.0 3.8 1.9

7.1 2.3 4.3 3.0

6.7 5.3 5.8 3.8

8.3 5.3 6.5 5.5

7.6 4.8 5.9 6.7

6.2 5.3 3.8 4.9

5.8 5.3 5.6 5.2

7.1 5.2 4.9 4.5

5.9 4.9 3.7 4.1

7.6 3.6 3.7 3.3

6.8

4.2 3.8

8.1 6.9 2.3 3.5

6.5

4.5 3.8

8.1 3.8 4.8 4.8

6.4 2.1 3.7 3.3

7.3 3.4 3.6 3.0

9.2 2.9 4.1 5.8

9.7 5.4 2.7 4.6

7.1

5.0

4.7

5.6

8.6 5.5 4.9 2.4

6.8 2.0 5.9 3.5

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Salaries of Professionals in Private Practice

THE EARNINGS OF ATTORNEYS
Leading Findings from the 1986 Survey by Management
Consulting Firm, Altman & Weil, Inc., (Ardmore,
Pennsylvania).**
Al tman & Weil found that their survey results were more meaningful if separated into two main categories: (1) average lawyer income in law firms, and (2) corporate law department salaries. Also, they found wide variation in the compensation of attorneys, according to position held and by years of experience in the legal profession.

LAW FIRMS

The median total compensation (cash plus benefits) of attorneys in law firms:

BY REGION

West California West Central Southwest South Northeast East Central

Partners/
Shareholders 98,032
114,000 102,000 126,000 110,482 117,107 111,799

Associates
43,24~
46,000 40,805 59,759 42,283 46,638 46,551

Compensation showed an inclination to vary by the size of the firm ...

No. of Lawyers
2 to 8 9 to 20 21 to 40 41 to 74 75 or over

Partners/ Shareholders
73,506 79,015 115,544 120,275 133,855

Associates 34,957
39,807 43,425 47,042 .50,759

... and by the population of the metro area in which ~he firm was located.

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UETRO POPULATION

Partners/

Shareholders

Under 100,000

85,047

100,000 to 250,000

111,686

250,000 to 500,000

118,957

500,000 to 1,000,000 108,201

over 1,000,000

120,529

Associates* 36,345 39,746 39,746 45,410 49,631

*About 40 percent of attorneys in law firms are "associates".

**The 1986 Survey of Law Firm Economics

(1) Year Admitted to Practice of Law

Even among full partners in a law firm, earnings vary widely, especially by years of experience (and, no doubt, by individual ability and effort). Altman and Weil's survey finds, year after year, that total compensation of partners tends to rise, on the average, wi th experience up to 30 years, then a decline sets in. However, remember we speak of average results for a host of individuals. There is wide variation in each age group.
(Note the details in the table below.) You will find many full partners in law firms with compensation of around $60,000--which is considerably below the top echelon.

LAW FIRMS - TOTAL COMPENSATION - BY YEAR ADMITTED

PARTNERS/SHAREHOLDERS

YEAR
ADMITTED Before 1936 1936 - 1940 1941 - 1945 1946 - 1950 1951 - 1955 1956 - 1960 1961 - 1965 1966 - 1970 1971 - 1975
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981

No. OF LAWYERS
41 52 48 195 294 381 515 821 1240 266 231 225 150 54 24

MEDIAN
65,245 92,250 112,816 130,000 137,438 156,364 136,918 133,330 107,679 89,389 82,247 72,159 67,102 55,743 47,201

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(2) Many Attorneys in Law Firms Are Not Partners
It is also important to keep in mind that a very large proportion of the lawyers serving in law firms are not partners, but rather associates, and their earnings are at a level far below that for partners. Taking all law firms as a whole surveyed by Altman and Weil, we find that the number of associates is 80 percent of the number of partners; that is, they are also most as numerous as partners, especially in large firms.
Earnings of associates vary somewhat by years of experience, but not as dramatically as that for partners. However, the chief point to note from the detailed figures below is that the median compensation of associates runs at a modest level - around $47,000.

TOTAL COMPENSATION - BY YEAR ADMITTED, LAW FIRMS

ASSOCIATES

YEAR ADMITTED

NO. OF LAWYERS

MEDIAN

1956 - 1960

7

1960 - 1965

12

1966 - 1970

26

1971 - 1975

96

1976

57

1977

101

1978

146

1979

246

1980

360

1981

378

1982

418

1983

438

1984

473

1985

56

63,796 68,878 59,405 56,616 53,617 54,797 54,038 54,518 51,103 47,024 43,463 40,644 38,000 32,312

We conclude this section with a warning that one must not think of the compensation of attorneys in law firms in terms of the most experienced partners. One might say that they are the "cream" at the top. A large proportion of the lawyers in such firms get less than half that of the top level.

Also, see findings of Bureau of Labor Statistics on earnings of Attorneys shown on page 67 . These earnings

71

are of attorneys who are employees are not quite as high as those found by Altman and Weil in this survey.

CORPORATE LAW DEPARTUENTS*

When we inquire into the salary levels for lawyers who work in corporate law departments (banks, insurance companies, manufacturing concerns, etc.) one finds a wide variation in their earnings. Mainly, this diversity is explained by the level of authority and responsibility and the degree of experience enjoyed by each attorney. Also, salaries generally vary according to the size of the corporate law department being surveyed.

Median Compensation of Chief Legal and Deputy Chief Officer by Size of Law Department,
1985

Size of Department

Chief Legal

Deputy

Managing

(1)

Attorney Attorney

2-10 lawyers $112,350

11-25

167,500

26 or more

198,000

$ 97,040 124,400 132,200

$ 74,250 $ 51,000 84,075 54,815
88,204 52,649

(1) attorneys non-supervisory

Salaries by Level of Responsibility

The data immediately following gives a concise picture of the situation. The compensation figures shown include salary and cash bonus. Whereas the average compensation shown seems to be a bit lower than that for law firms, keeping in mind that the difference is partly due to omissions; left out are pensions, fringe benefits and deferred compensation. These omissions can be significant indeed!

POSITION Chief legal .Deputy Chief Managing attorney Attorney Para-legal New graduate Legal administrator

MEDIAN 1985
COMPENSATION $139,963
125,000 91,820 56,600 24,300 32,000 37,746

*Information from Altman & Weil, The 1986 Survey of Corporate
Law Department Salaries. Data as of October, 1985.

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As stated above, we find that incomes vary widely by position held within the legal departments. For the purposes of the State Commission on Compensation the relevent positions are surely the highest one or two since the caliber of men wanted for the bench should be such that they would qualify in the top categories. One will find that the members of the State Judiciary in Georgia are paid $30,000 to $40,000 under that received by lawyers in the highest levels of authority in corporate law departments. Actually, the differential is greater than that because the above figures pertain to 1985, and we have reason to believe that compensation levels for attorneys have risen about five percent in the past year.

Compensation by Years of Experience

How much does compensation vary with years of

experience? The pattern is significantly different from

that for law firms. Earnings do rise with experience for

about 13 years, after which the earnings' curve is virtually

flat (See table below). Remember, too, some very significant

elements of compensation for the top echelons

stock

options, pensions, and numerous other corporate fringe

benefits - are not included.

Total Compensation by First Year Admitted, Corporate Attorneys
(Median Compensation)

Sou.rce:

Before 1955 1955 - 1959 1960 - 1964 1965 - 1969 1970 - 1974 1975 - 1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
Altman & Weil,

Ibid.

$79,200 78,256 81,500 72,850 66,600 54,500 46,900 42,500 39.600 36,788 34,200 33,500

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Local Salary
Supplements:
Judges of the Superior Courts
and District Attorneys

LOCAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES IN GEORGIA:

Ranked in descending order, 19~6

Atlanta Augusta Eastern Brunswick Gwinnett Cobb Dublin Houston Macon Ocmulgee Waycross Conasauga Chattahoochee Griffin Western Alcovy Stone Mountain Mountain Southern Clayton Dougherty Douglas Cherokee South Georgia Rome Flint Tallapoosa Piedmont Atlantic Northeastern Appalachian Blue Ridge Northern Coweta Others

$19,052.00 17,781. 00 18,274.00 12,600.00 12,500.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 11,400.00 10,HOO.OO 10,733.00 10,000.00 10,000.00
~,800.00
9,275.00 9,000.00 8,!::IHO.UO 8,400.00 8,200.00 H,OOO.OO 8,000.00 7,500.00 7,200.00 7,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 5,H50.40 5,30U.OO 5,000.00 4,500.00 4,5UU.00 2,700.00 2,604.00
0.00

No. of Judges 12 4 4 3 4 6 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 2
2 2 7 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1
3 2
1
2 2 3 23 128

Superior Court JUdges

District Attorneys

Of those receiving any supplement the median amount is:
% getting supplements

$9,000.00 82%

$6,8;JH.00 39%

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JUDICIAL COURT
ALAPAHA
Atkinson Berrien Clinch Cook Lanier
TOTAL
ALCOVY
Newton Walton
TOTAL
APPALACHIAN
Fannin Gilmer Pickens
TOTAL
ATLANTA A
Fulton
TOTAL
ATLANTIC
Bryan Evans Liberty Long McIntosh Tattnall
TOTAL
AUGUSTA
Burke Columbia Richmond
TOTAL

NO. OF JUDGES
2 2 1 12
3 4

SUPPLEMENT

$

0

0

0

0

0

0

4,594.56 4,680.84
9,275.40

1,769.40 1,332.84 1,397.76
4,500.00

19,051.92 19,051. 92

600.00 600.00 1,200.00 600.00 1,100.00 1,200.00
5,300.00

3,000.00 3,000.00 11,781. 00
17,781.00

(19<15)
D.A. SUPPI.EUENT
0 0 0 0 0 0
4,375.80 4,500.80 8,876.60
4,000.00
25,552.00 25,552.00
600.00 600.00 2,400.00 600.00 1,100.00 1,800.00 7,100.00
1,020.00 0
8,700.00 9,720.00

75

JUDICIAL COURT
BLUE RIDGE Cherokee Forsyth
TOTAL
BRUNSWICK -Appling Camden Glynn Jeff Davis Wayne
TOTAL
CHATTAHOOCHEE Chattahoochee Harris Marion Muscogee Talbot Taylor
TOTAL
CHEROKEE Bartow Gordon
TOTAL
CLAYTON Clayton
TOTAL
COBB Cobb
TOTAL

NO. OF JUDGES
2
3
4

SUPPLEMENT
$ 2,920.50 1.579.50
4,500.00
565.44 3,256.32 7,899.36
217.80 660.60
12,599.52
0 0 0 10,000.00 0 0
10.000.00

2

7,500.00

8,200.00

4

8,200.00

12,000.00

6

12,000.00

(1935) D.A.
SUPPLEMENT
0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 900.00 600.00 7,000.00 600.00 900.00 11,000.00
0 0 0
0 0
7,500.00 7,500.00

76

JUDICIAL COURT
CONASAUGA Murray Whitfield
TOTAL

NO. OF JUDGES
3

SUPPLEMENT
$ 3,193.00 7,539.96
10,732.96

CORDELE Ben Hill Crisp Dooly Wilcox
TOTAL

0 0 0 0

2

0

COWETA Carroll Coweta Heard Meriwether Troup
TOTAL

636.00 504.00
93.60 343.20 1,027.38

3

2,604.38

DOUGHERTY Dougherty
TOTAL

8,000.00

2

8,000.00

DOUGLAS Douglas
TOTAL

8,000.00

2

8,000.00

DUBLIN Johnson Laurens Treutlen Twiggs
TOTAL

2

12,000.00

* No supplement to the D.A. Figure represents operating expense of office

(1935) D.A.
SUPPLEMENT
0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
3,996.42 2,777.18
677.36 2,140.46 3,955.78 *13,547.20
4,000.00 4,000.00
0 0
0 0 0 0 0

77

JUDICIAL COURT
EASTERN Chatham
TOTAL
FLINT Butts Henry Lamar Monroe
TOTAL
GRIFFIN Fayette Pike Spalding Upson
TOTAL
GWINNETT Gwinnett
TOTAL
HOUSTON Houston
TOTAL
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN b Catoosa Chattooga Dade Walker
TOTAL

NO. OF JUDGES
4
2
2 4 2
3

SUPPLEMENT
$18,274.00 18,274
1,200.00 2,400.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 6,000.00
2,600.00 800.00
4,300.00 2,300.00 10,000.00
12,500.00 12,500.00
12,000.00 12,000.00
0 0 0 0 0

(1985) D.A.
SUPPLEMENT
$ 6,480.00 6,480.00
1,200.00 2,400.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 6,000.00
549.96 500.00 2,349.96 1,599.96 4,999.92
7,500.00 7,500.00
3,191.24 3,191.24
0 0 0 0 0

. 78

JUDICIAL COURT
MACON Bibb Crawford Peach
TOTAL
MIDDLE Candler Emanuel Jefferson Toombs Washington
TOTAL
MOUNTAIN Habersham Rabun Stephens Towns Union
TOTAL
NORTHEASTERN Dawson Hall Lumpkin White
TOTAL
NORTHERN Elbert Franklin Hart Madison Oglethorpe
TOTAL

NO. OF JUDGES
4
2
2 2
2

SUPPLEMENT
$ 8,000.00 1,000.00 3,000.00
12,000.00
0 0 0 0 0
0
3,100.00 1,260.00 2,700.00
720.00 1,200.00
8,980.00
250.00 3,750. ()O
500.00 500.00
5,000.00
600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 300.00
2,700.00

79

(1985) D. A.
SUPPLEHEl!!
3,426.48 600.00
1,200.00
5,226.48
0 0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0
- 0

JUDICIAL COURT
OCMULGEE Baldwin Greene Hancock Jasper Jones Morgan Putnam Wilkinson
TOTAL
OCONEE Bleckley Dodge Montgomery Pulaski Telfair Wheeler
TOTAL
OGEECHEE Bulloch Effingham Jenkins Screven
TOTAL
PATAULA <;:Jay Early Miller Quitman Randolph Seminole Terrell
TOTAL

NO. OF JUDGES
3 2 2
2

SUPPLEMENT
$ 1,800.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,800.00 1,200.00 1,800.00 1,200.00
11,400.00
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0

(1985) D. A. SUPPLEMENT
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0

80

JUDICIAL COURT
PIEDIIONT
Banks Barrow Jackson
TOTAL
ROCKDALE
Rockdale
TOTAL
ROllE
Floyd
TOTAL
SOUTH GEORGIA
Baker Calhoun Decatur Grady Mitchell
TOTAL
SOUTHERN
Brooks ColqUitt Echols Lowndes Thomas
TOTAL
SOUTHWESTERN
Lee Macon Schley Stewart Sumter Webster
TOTAL

NO. OF JUDGES
1 1 3
2
3
2

SUPPLEMENT
$ 637.32 2,308.20 2,912.88 5,858.40
0 0
7,000.00 7,000.00
360.00 504.00 2,448.00 1,872.00 2,016.00 7,200.00
840.00 1,848.00
84.00 3,612.00 2,016.00 8,400.00
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

81

(1985) D.A.
SUPPI.EVENT
0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JUDICIAL COURT
STONE MOUNTAIN DeKalb
TOTAL
TALLAPOOSA Haralson Polk Paulding
TOTAL
TIFTON Irwin Tift Turner Worth
TOTAL
TOOMBS Glascock Lincoln McDuffie Taliaferro Warren Wilkes
TOTAL
WAYCROSS Bacon Brantley Charlton Coffee Pierce Ware
TOTAL

NO. OF JUDGES
7
2
2
2
3

SUPPLEMENT
$ 9,000.00
9,000.00
1,440.00 2,040.00 2,520.00
6,000.00
0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
2,100 -0-
1,800 2,400 2,100 2.400
10,800

(1985) D. A.
SUPPLEMENT
12,095.00
12,095.00
1,440.00 2,040.00 2,520.00
6,000.00
0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0

82

JUDICIAL COURT
WES~ Clarke Oconee
TOTAL

,NO. OP JUDGES
2

SUPPLEMEN'l'
$ 8,600.00 1,200.00 9,800.00

(1985)
D. A. SUPPLEMEN!
5,638.80 1,200.00
6,838.80

d. une judge in each 6f the three designated circuits does not participate in the t>tate Hetirement System, and received a salary increase in 19~O in lieu of the additional retirement contributions granted then to the superior court judges. This ~% factor continue~.
bThese judges do not receive a county salary supplement, but do receive a contingent expense allowance of $6,000 annually.
cThis judge receives no county salary supplerl1ent for superior court du ties, but does _'ecei ve a county salary sUPiJlemen t of ~6, 000 annually for juvenile court duties.
~ource: Judicial Salary Suppler,lents fi-bill' Salary of (jeon;ia '.i'rial Courts! JUdical Council of 'Georgia. Aduinistrative uffice of the Courts.

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GEORGIA SUPERIOR OOURT CIRaJITS

Name of NlIIi>er of

Circuit

Judges

1. Alapaha

2

2. Alcovy

2

3. Appalachian I

4. Atlanta

12

5. Atlantic

3

6. Augusta

4

7. Blue Ridge

2

00

8. Brunsvic.k

3

~

9. Olat t ahochee 4

10. Cherokee

2

ll. Clayton

4

12. Cobb

6

13. Conasauga

3

14. Cordele

2

15. Co.veta

3

16. Dougherty

2

17. Douglas

2

18. Dublin

2

19. Eastern

4

20. Flint

2

21. Griffin

2

22. G.Yi nnett

4

23 .. Houston

2

Name of Circuit

Nunber of Judges

24. Lookout Mountain

3

25. Macon

4

26. Middle

2

I 27. Mountain

2

28. Northeastern

2

29. Northern

2

~. OCJIUlgee

3

31. Oconee

2

32. Ogeechee

2

33. Pataula

2

34. Piec:kront

1

35. Rockdale

1

36. Rane

3

37. South Georgia

2

38. Southern

3

39. Southwestern

2

40. Stone Mountain

7

41. Tallapoosa

2

42. Tifton

2

43. TOCVTt>s

2

44. Waycross

3

45. Western

2

,

JUDICIAL CllU..CIL 0' flIO_flIA
GEORGIA JUDICIAL CIRCUITS
CIt.CUIT _ _'"

co ...... 0"' '



I.

Boards and Commissions

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
"Section 4. Each member of the boards and commissions listed hereinafter shall receive the same expense allowance per day as that received by a member of the General Assembly for each day such member of a board or commission is in attendance at a meeting of such board or commission, plus reimbursement for actual transportation costs while traveling by pUblic carrier, or the legal mileage rate for the use of a personal automobile in connection with such attendance. The above shall be paid in lieu of any per diem, allowance or other rumunerat ion now received by any such member for such attendance. The existing law relative to any limitation on the number of meeting days and remuneration for service on committees or subcommittees of any such board or commission shall remain in effect. The boards and commissions to which this Section shall be applicable are as follows:
State Board of Education State Medical Education Board Board of Regents of the University
System of Georgia State Personnel Board Board of Offender Rehabilitation Board of Industry and Trade Board of Natural Resources State Transportation Board Dental Education Board State Scholarship Commission Veterans Service Board."
Currently legislative per diem is $59 per day.
H.B. 262 1978 Session
85

A endix

GENERAL PAY SCHEDULE - MONTHLY AMOUNTS COVERING POSITIONS UNDER THE GEORGIA MERIT SYSTEM
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1986

EO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 L1 L2

L3 L4

12 910.00 929.50 951,00 974.50 999.50 1026.00 1056.00 1088.00 1123.50 1160.50 1201.50 1248.00 12

13 929.50 951.00 974.50 999.50 1026.00 1056.00 1088.00 1123.50 1160.50 1201.50 1248.00 1294.50 13

14 951.00 974.50 999.50 1026.00 1056.00 1088.00 1123.50 1160.50 1201.50 1248.00 1294.50 1344.00 14

15 974.50 999.50 1026.00 1056.00 1088.00 1123.50 1160.50 1201.50 1248.00 1294.50 1344.00 1394.00 15

16 999.50 1026.00 1056.00 1088.00 1123.50 1160.50 1201.50 1248.00 1294.50 1344.00 1394.00 1451.00 16

17 1026.00 1056.00 1088.00 1123.50 1160.50 1201.50 1248.00 1294.50 1344.00 1394.00 1451.00 1512.50 17

18 1056.00 1088.00 1123.50 1160.50 1201.50 1248.00 1294.50 1344.00 1394.00 1451.00 1512.50 1571.00 18

19 1088.00 1123.50 1160.50 1201.50 1248.00 1294.50 1344.00 1394.00 1451.00 1512.50 1571.00 1636.00 19

20 1123.50 1160.50 1201.50 1248.00 1294.50 1344.00 1394.00 1451.00 1512.50 1571.00 1636.00 1702.00 20

21 1160.50 1201.50 1248.00 1294.50 1344.00 1394.00 1451.00 1512.50 1571.00 1636.00' 1702.00 1773.50 21

22 1201.50 1248.00 1294.50 1344.00 1394.00 1451.00 1512.50 1571.00 1636.00 1702.00 1713.50 1847.00 22

23 1248.00 1294.50 1344.00 1394.00 1451.00 1512.50 1571.00 1636.00 1702.00 1773.50 1847.00 1924.50 23

24' 1294.50 1344.00 1394.00 1451.00 1512.50 1571.00 1636.00 1702.00 1773.50 1847.00 1924.50 2007.00 24

25 1344.00 1394.00 1451.00 1512.50 1571.00 1636.00 1702.00 1773.50 1847.00 1924.50 2007.00 2094.00 25

26 1394.00 1451.00 1512.50 1571.00 1636.00 1702.00 1773.50 1847.00 1924.50 2007.00 2094.00 2183.00 26

27 1451.00 1512.50 1571.00 1636.00 1702.00 1773.50 1847.00 1924.50 2007.00 2094.00 2183.00 2275.50 27

28 1512.50 1571.00 1636.00 1702.00 1773.50 1847.00 1924.50 2007.00 2094.00 2183.00 2275.50 2376.00 28

29 1571.00 1636.00 1702.00 1773.50 1847.00 1924.50 2007.00 2094.00 2183.00 2275.50 2376.00 2480.50 29

30 1636.00 1702.00 1773.50 1847.00 1924.50 2007.00 2094.00 2183.00 2275.50 2376.00 2480.50 2589.00 30

31 1702.00 1773.50 1847.00 1924.50 2007.00 2094.00 2183.00 2275.50 2376.00 2480.50 2589.00 2700.50 31

32 1773.50 1847.00 1924.50 2007.00 2094.00 2183.00 2275.50 2376.00 2480.50 2589.00 2700.50 2820.00 32

33 1847.00 1924.50 2007.00 2094.00 2183.00 2275.50 2376.00 2480.50 2589.00 2700.50 2820.00 2941.50 33

34 1924.50 2007.00 2094.00 2183.00 2275.50 2376.00 2480.50 2589.00 2700.50 2820.00 2941.50 3070.00 34

35 2007.00 2094.00 2183.00 2275.50 2376.00 2480.50 2589.00 2700.50 2820.00 2941.50 3070.00 3201.50 35

36 2094.00 2183.00 2275.50 2376.00 2480.50 2589.00 2700.50 2820.00 2941.50 3070.00 3201.50 3343.50 36

37 2183.00 2275.50 2376.00 2480.50 2589.00 2700.50 2820.00 2941.50 3070.00 3201.50 3343.50 3491.00 37

38 2275.50 2376.00 2480.50 2589.00 2700.50 2820.00 2941.50 3070.00 3201.50 3343.50 3491.00 3647.50 38

39 2376.00 2480.50 2589.00 2700.50 2820.00 2941.50 3070.00 3201.50 3343.50 3491.00 3647.50 3813.00 39

40 2480.50 2589.00 2700.50 2820.00 2941.50 3070.00 3201.50 3343.50 3491.00 3647.50 3813.00 3985.00 40

41 2589.00 2700.50 2820.00 2941.50 3070.00 3201.50 3343.50 3491.00 3647.50 3813.00 3985.00 4151.00 41

42 2700.50 2820.00 2941.50 3070.00 3201.50 3343.50 3491.00 3647.50 3813.00 3985.00 4151.00 4342.00 42

43 2820.00 2941.50 3070.00 3201.50 3343.50 3491.00 3647.50 3813.00 3985.00 4151.00 4342.00 4542.00 43

44 2941.50 3070.00 3201.50 3343.50 3491.00 3647.50 3813.00 3985.00 4151.00 4342.00 4542.00 4750.00 44

45 3070.00 3201.50 3343.50 3491.00 3647.50 3813.00 3985.00 4151.00 4342.00 4542.00 4750.00 4967.50 45

46 3201.50 3343.50 3491.00 3647.50 3813.00 3985.00 4151.00 4342.00 4542.00 4750.00 4967.50 5197.50 46

47 3343.50 3491.00 3647.50 3813.00 3985.00 4151.00 4342.00 4542.00 4750.00 4967.50 5197.50 5442.00 47

48 3491.00 3647.50 3813.00 3985.00 4151.00 4342.00 4542.00 4750.00 4967.50 5197.50 5442.00 5696.50 48

49 3647.50 3813.00 3985.00 4151.00 4342.00 4542.00 4750.00 4967.50 5197.50 5442.00 5696.50 5964.00 49

50 3813.00 3985.00 4151.00 4342.00 4542.00 4750.00 4967.50 5197.50 5442.00 5696.50 5964.00 6244.50 50

51 3985.00 4151.00 4342.00 4542.00 4750.00 4967.50 5197.50 5442.00 5696.50 5964.00 6244.50 6524.50 51

52 4151.00 4342.00 4542.00 4750.00 4967.50 5197.50 5442.00 5696.50 5964.00 6244.50 6524.50 6818.00 52

53 4342.00 4542.00 4750.00 4967.50 5197.50 5442.00 5696.50 5964.00 6244.50 6524.50 6818.00

53

54 4542.00 4750.00 4967.50 5197.50 5442.00 5696.50 5964.00 6244.50 6524.50 6818.00

54

This schedule covers employees who are contributing _bars of the Employees I Reti1'8lll8Jlt System.

86

GENERAL PAY SCHEDULE - ANNUAL AMOUNTS COVERING POSITIONS UNDER THE GEORGIA MERIT SYSTEM
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1986

EO'
12 10,920 13 11,154 14 11,412
15 11,694 16 11,994 17 12,312 18 12,672 19 13,056 20 13,482 21 13,926 22 14.418 23 14,976 24 15.534 25 16,128 26 16,728 27 17 ,412 28 18,150 29 18,852 30 19,632 31 20,424 32 21,282 33 22,164 34 23,094 35 24,084 36 25.128 37 26,196 38 27,306 39 28.512 40 29,766
41 31,068 42 32,406 43 33,840
44 35.298 45 36,840 46 38,418 47 40,122 48 41,892 49 43,770 50 45,756 51 47,820 52 49,812 53 52,104 54 54,504

1
11,154 11 ,412 11,694 11,994 12,312 12,672 13,056 13,482 13,926 14,418 14,976 15,534 16,128 16,728 17,412 18.150 18,852 19,632 20,424 21,282 22,164 23,094 24,084 25,128 26,196 27.306 28,512 29,766 31,068 32.406 33.840 35,298 36,840 38,418 40,122 41,892 43,770 45,756 47,820 49,812 52,104 54,504 57,000

2
11,412 11 ,694 11,994 12,312 12,672 13,056 13,482 13,926 14,418 14,976 15,534 16.128 16,728 17,412 18,150 18,852 19,632 20,424 21,282 22,164 23,094 24,084 25,128 26,196 27,306 28.512 29,766 31.068 32,406 33,840 35,298 36,840 38.418 40.122 41,892 43,770 45,756 47.820 49,812 52.104 54,504 57,000 59,610

3
11,694 11,994 12,312 12,672 13,056 13,482 13,926 14,418 14,976 15,534 16,128 16.728 17.412 18,150 18.852 19,632 20,424 21,282 22.164 23,094 24,084 25.128 26,196 27,306 28,512 29.766 31,068 32.406 33,840 35,298 36.840 38.418 40,122 41.892 43.770 45.756 47,820 49,812 52,104 54,504 57,000 59,610 62,370

4

5

11,994 12,312

12,312 12,672

12,672 13,056

13,056 13,482

13,482 13,926

13,926 14,418

14,418 14,976

14,976 15,534

15.534 16.128

16,128 16,728

16,728 17,412

17 ,412 18,150

18.150 18.852

18.852 19.632

19.632 20,424

20.424 21.282

21,282 22,164

22,164 23,094

23,094 24,084

24,084 25,128

25,128 26,196

26,196 27,306

27,306 28,512

28.512 29,766

29,766 31,068

31,068 32,406

32,406 33,840

33,840 35.298

35.298 36.840

36.840 38.418

38,418 -.40.122

40,122 41,892

41.892 43,770

43,770 45.756

45.756 47.820

47.820 49.812

49.812 52,104

52.104 54.504

54,504 57,000

57,000 59,610

59,610 62,370

62,370 65,304

65,304 68.358

6
12,672 13,056 13,482 13,926 14,418 14,976 15,534 16,128 16,728 17,412 18,150 18,852 19,632 20.424 21.282 22,164 23.094 24,084 25,128 26,196 27,306 28,512 29,766 31,068 32,406 33.840 35,298 36,840 38.418 40.122 41.892 43.770 45.756 47.820 49.812 52,104 54.504 57,000 59,610 62.370 65,304 68,358 71.568

7
13,056 13,482 13,926 14,418 14,976 15,534 16,128 16,728 17,412 18,150 18,852 19,632 20,424 21.282 22.164 23,094 24,084 25,128 26,196 27,306 28,512 29,766 31,068 32,406 33,840 35.298 36,840 38,418 40.122 41.892 43,770 45,756 47,820 49,812 52,104 54.504 57.000 59,610 67.,370 65.304 68,358 71,568 74.934

L1
13,482 13,926 14,418 14,976 15,534 16,128 16,728 17 ,412 18,150 18,852 19,632 20.424 21,282 22,164 23,094 24,084 25,128 26,196 27,306 28,512 29,766 31,068 32,406 33.840 35.298 36.840 38,418 40,122 41.892 43,770 45.756 47,820 49.812 52,104 54,504 57,000 59,610 62,370 65,304 68,358 71,568 74,934 78,294

L2
13,926 14,418 14,976 15,534 16,128 16,728 17,412 18,150 18,852 19,632 20,424 21,282 22,164 23.094 24,084 25,128 26,196 27,306 28,512 29,766 31.068 32,406 33,840 35,298 36,840 38,418 40.122 41,892 43.770 45.756 47,820 49,812 52,104 54,504 57,000 59,610 62,370 65,304 68,358 71,568 74,934 78,294 81,816

L3
14,418 14,976 15,534 16,128 16,728 17 ,412 18,150 18,852 19,632 20,424 21,282 22,164 23,094 24.084 25,128 26,196 27,306 28,512 29,766 31,068 32,406 33,840 35,298 36.840 38,418 40,122 41,892 43,770 45,756 47,820 49,812 52.104
~4,504
57.000 59.610 62,370 65,304 68,358 71,568 74,934 78,294 81,816

L4
14,976 12 15,534 13 16,128 14 16,728 15 17,412 16
18,150 17 18,852 18 19,632 19 20,424 20 21,282 21 22,164 22
23,094 23 24,084 24
25,128 25 26,196 26
27,306 27 28,512 28
29,766 29 31,068 30
32,406 31 33,840 32 35,298 33 36,840 34
38.418 35 40.122 36 41,892 37
43.770 38 45.756 39 47,820 40
49,812 41 52,104 42
54.504 43 57,000 44 59.610 45 62.370 46 65.304 47 68.358 48 71,568 49 74,934 50 78,294 51
81,816 52
53 54

This schedule covers employees who are contributing IIIBIDbers of the Employees' Retirement System.

87

SPECIAL PAY SCHEDULE - MONTHLY AMOUNTS COVERING POSITIONS UNDER THE GEORGIA STATE MERIT SYSTEM
cor~p ENSATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIAL PAY PROVISON X EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1986

EO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Ll

L2

L3

L4

12 9"42.50 965.00 989.00 1014.00 10"42.00 1073.50 1108.00 11"43.50 1182.00 1221.50 1265.00 1315.00 12

13 965.00 989.00 101"4.00 10"42.00 1073.50 1108.00 11"43.50 1182.00 1221.50 1265.00 1315.00 1365.00 13

14 989.00 101"4.00 10"42.00 1073.50 1108.00 1143.50 1182.00 1221.50 1265.00 1315.00 1365.00 1"420.00 14

15 101"4.00 10"42.00 1073.50 1108.00 1143.50 1182.00 1221. 50 1265.00 1315. UO 1365.00 1420.00 1474.50 15

16 10"42.00 1073.50 1108.00 1143.50 1182.00 1221.50 1265.00 1315.00 1365.00 1"420.00 1474.50 1534.50 16

17 1073.50 1108.00 1143.50 1182.00 1221. 50 1265.00 1315.00 1365.00 1420.00 1474.50 1534.50 1601.00 17

18 1108.00 1143.50 1182.00 1221. 50 1265.00 1315.00 1365.00 1420.00 1"474.50 1534.50 1601. 00 1665.50 18

19 11"43.50 1182.00 1221.50 1265.00 1315.00 1365.00 1"420.00 1474.50 1534.50 1601.00 1665.50 1735.00 19

20 1182.00 1221.50 1265.00 1315.00 1365.00 1420.00 1474.50 1534.50 1601. 00 1665.50 1735.00 1807.00 20

21 1221. 50 1265.00 1315.00 1365.00 1420.00 1474.50 153"4.50 1601.00 1665.50 1735.00 1807.00 1884.00 21

22 1265.00 1315.00 1365.00 1"420.00 1474.50 1534.50 1601.00 1665.50 1735.00 1807.00 1884.00 1964.50 22

23 1315.00 1365.00 1420.00 1474.50 1534.50 1601. 00 1665.50 1735.00 1807.00 1884.00 1964.50 2048.50 23

24 1365.00 1"420.00 147"4.50 153"4.50 1601. 00 1665.50 1735.00 1807.00 1884.00 1964.50 20"48.50 2139.00 24

25 1420.00 1474.50 1534.50 1601.00 1665.50 1735.00 1807.00 1884.00 1964.50 2048.50 2139.00 2232.50 25

26 1474.50 1534.50 1601.00 1665.50 1735.00 1807.00 188"4.00 1964.50 2048.50 2139.00 2232.50 2330.00 26

27 1534.50 1601.00 1665.50 1735.00 1807.00 1884.00 1964.50 2048.50 2139.00 2232.50 2330.00 2432.50 27

28 1601. 00 1665.50 1735.00 1807.00 1884.00 1964.50 2048.50 2139.00 2232.50 2330.00 2432.50 2542.00 28

29 1665.50 1735.00 1807.00 1884.00 1964.50 2048.50 2139.00 2232.50 2330.00 2432.50 2542.00 2655.00 29

30 1735.00 1807.00 1884.00 1964.50 2048.50 2139.00 2232.50 2330.00 2432.50 25"42.00 2655.00 2774.00 30

31 1807.00 1884.00 1964.50 2048.50 2139.00 2232.50 2330.00 2432.50 2542.00 2655.00 2774.00 2896.50 31

32 1884.00 1964.50 2048.50 2139.00 2232.50 2330.00 2432.50 2542.00 2655.00 2774.00 2896.50 3027.00 32

33 1964.50 2048.50 2139.00 2232.50 2330.00 2432.50 2542.00 2655.00 2774.00 2896.50. 3027.00 3160.00 33

34 2048.50 2139.00 2232.50 2330.00 2432.50 2542.00 2655.00 2774.00 2896.50 3027.00 3160.00 3300.50 34

35 2139.00 2232.50 2330.00 2432.50 2542.00 2655.00 2774.00 2896.50 3027.00 3160.00 3300.50 3447.00 35

36 2232.50 2330.00 2432.50 2542.00 2655.00 2774.00 2896.50 3027 .00 3160.00 3300.50 3447.00 3601. 50 36

.." .)1

2330.00

2432.50 2542.00

2655.00 2774.00

2896.50

3027.00

3160.00

3300.50

3447.00

3601. 50

3760.00

37

38 2432.50 2542.00 2655.00 2774.00 2896.50 3027.00 3160.00 3300.50 3447.00 3601.50 3760.00 3929.50 38

39 2542.00 2655.00 2774.00 2896.50 3027.00 3160.00 3300.50 3447.00 3601. 50 3760.00 3929.50 4108.00 39

40 2655.00 2774.00 2896.50 3027.00 3160.00 3300.50 3447.00 3601. 50 3760.00 3929.50 4108.00 4293.00 40

41 2774.00 2896.50 3027.00 3160.00 3300.50 3447.00 3601.50 3760.00 3929.50 4108.00 4293.00 4473.00 41

42 2896.50 3027.00 3160.00 3300.50 3447.00 3601. 50 3760.00 3929.50 4108.00 4293.00 4473.00 4678.50 42

43 3027.00 3160.00 3300.50 3447.00 3601. 50 3760.00 3929.50 4108.00 4293.00 4473.00 4678.50 4894.00 43

44 3160.00 3300.50 3447.00 3601. 50 3760.00 3929.50 4108.00 4293.00 4473.00 4678.50 4894.00 5118.50 44

45 3300.50 3447.00 3601. 50 3760.00 3929.50 4108.00 4293.00 4473.00 4678.50 4894.00 5118.50 5353.00 45

46 3447.00 3601. 50 3760.00 3929.50 4108.00 4293.00 4473 .00 4678.50 4894.00 5118.50 5353.00 5601.50 46

47 3601.50 3760.00 3929.50 4108.00 4293.00 4473.00 4678.50 4894.00 5118.50 5353.00 5601. 50 5864.50 47

48 3760.00 3929.50 4108.00 4293.00 4473.00 4678.50 4894.00 5118.50 5353.00 5601. 50 5864.50 6139.00 48

49 3929.50 4108.00 4293.00 4473.00 4678.50 489"4.00 5118.50 5353.00 5601. 50 5864.50 6139.00 6"429.00 49

50 4108.00 4293.00 4473.00 4678.50 4894.00 5118.50 5353.00 5601.50 5864.50 6139.00 6429.00 6729.50 50

51 4293.00 4473.00 4678.50 4894.00 5118.50 5353.00 5601. 50 5864.50 6139.00 6429.00 6729.50 7033.00 51

52 4473.00 4678.50 4894.00 5118.50 5353.00 5601. 50 5864.50 6139.00 6429.00 6729.50 7033.00 7349.50 52

53 4678.50 4894.00 5118.50 5353.00 5601. 50 5864.50 6139.00 6"429.00 6729.50 7033.00 7349.50

53

54 ..894.00 5118.50 5353.00 5601. 50 586"4.50 6139.00 6"429.00 6729.50 7033.00 7349.50

54

This schedule covers employees who were non-contributors to the Employees' Retirement System prior to July 1, 1981 or employees who are not members of the Employees' Retirement System.

88

- -. , ~---.,

SPECIAL PAY SCHEDULE - ANNUAL Ar~OUNTS COVERING POSITIONS UNDER THE GEORGIA STATE MERIT SYSTEM COMPENSATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPEC AL PAY PROVISON X
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1986

EO

12 11 ,310

13 11,580

14 11,868

15 12,168

16 12,504

17 12,882

18 13 ,296

19 13,722

20 14,184

21 14,658

22 15,180

23 15,780

2.1 16,380

25 17,J40

.2.,5 17,694

c...

8,414

23 19,212

29 19,986

30 20.820

31 21,684

32 22,608

33 23,574

34 24,582

35 25,568

36 l6,790

37 _7, 60

.;,3 29.190

39 30,504 dO 31.860

41 33,288

42 34,758

43 36,324

44 37,920

45 39,606

46 41,364

47 43,218

48 45.120

49 47,154

50 49,296

51 51,516

52 53,676

53 56,1 42

54 58,7Z8

1
11,580 11,868 12,168 12,504 12,882 13,296 13,722 14,184 14,658 15,180 15,780 16,380 17 ,040 17,694 18,:<14 19,212 19,986 20,820 21,684 22,608 23,574 24.582 25.668 26.790 27,960 29,190 30,504 31.860 33,288 34,758 36,324 37,920 39,606 41,364 43,218 45,120 47,154 49,296 51,516 53,676 56,142 58,728 61,422

2
11,868 12,168 12,504 12 ,882 13 ,296 13,722 14,184 14,658 15,180 15,780 16,380 17,040 17,694 18, 14 19,::12 19,986 20,820 21,684 22,608 23,574 24.582 25,668 26.790 27,960 29,190 30.504 31.860 33,288 34,758 36,324 37,920 39,606 41,364 43,218 45,120 47,154 49.296 51,516 53,676 56,142 58,728 61,422 64,236

3
12,168 12,504 12,882 13,296 13,722 14,184 14,658 15,180 15.780 16,380 17 ,040 17,694 18,414 19,2::'2 19 986 20.320 21.684 22.608 23,574 24,582 25.668 l6,790 27,960 29,190 30,504 31,360 33,288 34,758 36,324 37,920 39,606 41,364 43,218 45,120 47,154 49,296 51,516 53,676 56,142 58,728 61,422 64,236 67,218

4
12,504 12,882 13 ,296 13,722 14,184 14,658 15,180 15,780 16,380 17,040 17 ,694 18,414 19,212 19,986 20,820 21,684 22,608 23,574 24,582 25,668 26,790 27,960 29,190 30,504 31,860 33,288 34 ,758 36,324 37,920 39,606 41,364 43,218 45.120 47,154 49,296 51,516 53,676 56,142 58,728 61,422 64,236 67,218 70.374

5
12,882 13,296 13,722 14,184 14,658 15,180 15,780 16,380 17,040 17 ,694 18,414 19,212 19,986 20,820 21,684 22,608 23,574 24,582 25,668 26,790 27,960 29,190 30.504 31,860 33,288 34,758 36,324 37,920 39,606 41,364 43,218 45,120 47,154 49,296 51,516 53,676 56,142 58,728 61,422 64,236 67,218 70,374 73,668

6
13,296 13,722 14,184 14,658 15,180 15,780 16,380 17,040 17,694 18,414 19,212 19,986 20,820 21,684 22,608 23,574 24,582 25,668 26,790 27,960 29,190 30,504 31 ;860 33,288 34,758 36,324 37,920 39,606 41,364 43,218 45,120 47,154 49,296 51,516 53,676 56,142 58,728 61,422 64,236 67,218 70,374 73,668 77 ,148

7
13,722 14,184 14,658 15,180 15,780 16,380 17 ,040 17,694 18,414 19,212 19,986 20,820 21,684 22.608 23,574 24,582 25,668 26,790 27,960 29,190 30,504 31,060 33,288 34,758 36,324 37,920 39,606 41,364 43,218 45,120 47,154 49,296 51,516 53,676 56,142 58,728 61,422 64,236 67,218 70,374 73,668 77 ,148 80,754

Ll
14,184 14,658 15,180 15,780 16,380 17,040 17,694 18,414 19,212 19,986 20,820 21,684 22,608 23,574 24,582 25,668 26,790 27,960 29,190 30,504 31,860 33,288 34,758 36,324 37,920 39,606 41,364 43,218 45,120 47,154 49,296 51,516 53,676 56,142 58,728 61,422 64,236 67,218 70,374 73,668 71,148 80,754 84,396

L2
14,658 15,180 15,780 16,380 17,040 17,694 18,414 19,212 19,986 20,820 21,684 22,608 23,574 24,582 25,668 26,790 27,960 29,190 30,504 31,860 33,288 34,758 36,324 37,920 39,606 41,364 43,218 45,120 47,154 49,296 51,516 53,676 56,142 58,728 61,422 64,236 67,218 70,374 73,668 77,148 80,754 84,396 88,194

L3
15,180 15,780 16,380 17 ,040 17,694 18,414 19,212 19,986 20,820 21,684 22,608 23,574 24,582 25,668 26,790 27,960 29,190 30,504 31,860 33,288 34,758 36.324 37,920 39,606 41,364 43,218 45,120 47,154 49,296 51,516 53,676 56,142 58,728 61,422 64,236 67,218 70,374 73,668 77 ,148 80,754 84,396 88,194

L4
15,780 12 16,380 13 17 ,040 14 17,694 15 18,414 16 19,212 17
19,986 18 20,820 19 21,684 20
22,608 21 23,574 22
24,582 23 25,668 24
26,790 25 27,960 26 29,190 27
30,504 28 31,860 29 33,288 30 34,758 31
36,324 32 37,920 33 39,606 34
41,364 35 43,218 36 45,120 37 47,154 38 49,296 39 51,516 40
53,676 41 56,142 42 58,728 43 61,422 44 64,236 45 67,218 46 70,374 47 73,668 48 77 ,148 49 80,754 50 84,396 51 88,194 52
53 54

'This schedule covers employees who were non-contributors to the Employees' Retirement System prior to July 1. 1981 or employees who are not members of the Employees' Retirement System.

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AIJiance Theatre equity actor Mayor Andrew Young Gov. Joe Frank Harris Marta bus driver Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice
Harold Hill Georgia Department of Transportation
Commissioner Tom Moreland Ford assembly line worker
WSB TV reporter Atlanta Constitution reporter Atlanta public schools
beginning school teacher with doctorate Local private schools beginning teacher with masters degree with 10 years experience WXIA TV-II anchor Beginning registered Grady nurse Senior partner, King & Spalding
First-year lawyer, Kilpatrick & Cody Amtrak Crescent engineer Emory, full professor Georgia State full professor Zoo Atlanta director
Terry Maple Director of Bureau of Taxicabs
Abdul Hadee Muhammed Georgia Tech basketball coach Bobby
Cremins University of Georgia football coach
Vince Dooley Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves Bob Horner, Atlanta Braves Bill Fralic, Atlanta Falcons Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks Big Star produce manager Woodruff Arts Center curator Harrison's on Peachtree chef Public relations account executive Public relations vice president Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta concierge Athletic Center aerobics instructor Short order cook at Majestic Food Shops Security guard at the Federal Reserve Bank
of Atlanta Used car salesman
(Tom Jumper Chevrolet) New car salesman
(Potarnkin Cadillac)

Min. S368/week 560,Ooo/year $79,356/year Max. 523.4oo/year

$70,886/year

S86,625/year SI2.90/hour plus 40 cents,
hour COSl of living allowance 540-60.ooo/year S25-30,000/year

$18,504/year 536,628/year

$16,3OO/year $17.650/year $25.5OO/year 5 loo-250.ooo/year 518.6oo/year $3OO-4oo.ooo/year (top level) $4 I,ooo/year $40,457/year $49.8oo/year $42,5OO/year

533-43,ooo/year r<Jnge

S35,7oo-47.400/year range

5100-200.000 lOlal package

5200-350,000 lOlal package SI.6 million $1.4 million $800,000 $850.000 511/hour 530,000 525-30,000 $25-30,000 $40-50,000 530,000 $10- I8/hour $5.50/hour
$13,450

From ATLANTA magazine, January, 1986, issue, pg.30

540,000

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Top Executive Salaries

J.B. Fuqua Roberto C. Goizueta T. Marshall Hahn Jr. 'Nilliam Schwartz John Clendenin O. Wayne Rollins Edward L. Addison Thomas R. Williams Wilton Looney Bennett Brown Erwin Zaban David C. Garrett Jr. Dillard Munford J. William Robinson Robert Strickland Robert E. "Ted" Turner J.V. White Sidney Topol J. Hicks Lanier
L.c. Whitney
Joe T. La Boon Bernard Marcus

Chairman & CEO Chairman & CEO Chairman, Pres. & CEO President & CEO Chairman Chairman & CEO President & CEO Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman & CEO President & CEO Chairman & CEO Chairman & CEO Chairman & CEO Chairman & President President & CEO Chairman & CEO Chairman & President. Chairman & Prp.sident President & CEO Chairman, CEO & Secy.

Fuqua Industries Inc. The Coca-Cola Co. Georgia-Pacific Corp. Cox Communications BellSouth Rollins Inc. The Southern Co. First Atlanta Corp. Genuine Parts Co. Citizens & Southern Georgia Corp. National Service Industries Delta Air Lines Munford Inc. John H. Harland Co. SunTrust Turner Broadcasting System Equifax Inc. Scientific-Atlanta Inc. Oxford Industries National Data Corp. Atlanta Gas Light Co. Home Depot Inc.

SI,808,000 1,545,000 659,000 600,000 538,000 500,000 486,000 '479,000 475,000 468,000 432,000 391,000 343,000 320,000 311,000 307,000 289,000 282,000 266,000 266,000 264,000 237,000

From ATLANTA magazine January, 1986, issue
page 31

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