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ANNUAL
MUNICIPAL
SALARY SURVEY
JUNE 2005
Both the Institute and the Municipal League would like to express appreciation to
the many municipal clerks, personnel directors, and other officials who
contributed to the collection of the salary data presented in this report. Errors or
omissions in this report may be reported to the Institute using the contact
information shown on the back cover of this report.
Other Administrators……………………………………………………………4
Public Safety……………………………………………………………………13
Other Administrators…………………………………………………………..19
Public Safety……………………………………………………………………28
CITY OFFICIALS AND ADMINISTRATION
(Alphabetically)
Number of Number of Is the Elected Elected Council Council City City
Full-Time Part-Time Mayor Mayor Policy Official Clerk Clerk Clerk Clerk
City Pop. Employees Employees FT/PT Salary Official Salary Elected? Salary Elected? Salary
Aberdeen 6,415 -- -- FT 35,436 Alderman 9,600 No -- No 43,014
Amory 6,956 -- -- FT 52,763 Alderman 7,943 -- -- Yes 49,270
Ashland 577 5 4 PT 550 Alderman 275 -- -- No 25,173
Batesville 7,113 126 24 PT 56,381 Alderman 12,945 -- -- No 45,972
Bassfield 315 6 7 PT 12,600 Alderman 1,200 No 17,400
Bay Springs 2,097 19 12 PT 40,116 Alderman 12,396 -- -- No 41,336
Beaumont 977 PT 7,200 Alderman 1,800 No 16,800
Belmont 1,961 19 5 PT 7,200 Alderman 2,400 -- -- No 38,870
Belzoni 2,663 44 4 PT 31,222 -- 4,908 -- -- No 25,000
Benoit 611 3 2 PT 5,283 -- -- -- -- No 13,200
Biloxi 50,644 679 28 FT 95,349 Council 24,391 No 37,333 No 41,209
Bolton 629 7 PT 8,400 3,000 No 12,600
Booneville 8,625 141 4 FT 47,719 Alderman 9,817 -- -- No 35,722
Braxton 1,000 -- 2 PT 1,092 Alderman 600 -- -- No 18,000
Brookhaven 9,861 FT 56,065 Alderman 14,016 -- -- Yes 46,631
Brooksville 1,182 10 1 PT 9,000 Alderman 6,000 -- No 20,084
Bruce 2,097 18 2 FT 32,000 Alderman 2,400 -- -- No 29,200
Bude 1,037 4 2 6,600 Alderman 3,000 -- -- No 23,366
Byhalia 706 29 9 FT 40,000 Alderman 4,200 -- -- No 26,500
Caledonia 1,015 4 8 PT 7,920 Alderman 3,120 No 4,020 No -
Canton 12,911 120 3 FT 50,000 Alderman 18,000 -- -- No 43,659
Carrollton 325 7 2 PT 4,200 Alderman 4,500 No 3,500
Cary 420 2 -- PT 1,500 Alderman 120 No 19,200
Charleston 2,198 25 15 PT 18,000 Commissioner 5,520 -- -- No 39,293
Chunky 362 2 PT 3,600 Alderman 240 No 6,300
Clarksdale 20,645 142 0 FT 66,000 Commissioner 15,000 -- -- No 59,514
Cleveland 13,890 PT 35,000 Alderman 3,000 -- -- No 53,228
Clinton 23,347 198 11 FT 65,000 Alderman 12,500 -- -- No 63,375
Collins 2,683 38 9 FT 42,368 Alderman 9,600 -- -- No 42,169
Columbia 6,603 88 5 FT 42,540 Alderman 11,400 -- -- No 50,000
Columbus 22,000 275 10 FT 68,555 Council 14,801 No -- No 64,321
Como 1,310 8 8 PT 600 250 -- -- No 2,500
Corinth 14,054 159 9 FT 59,912 10,637 -- -- No 46,350
Courtland 460 -- 5 PT 120 Alderman 96 -- -- No 2,040
Crosby 500 1 6 PT 3,600 Alderman 3,000 -- -- No 12,000
Crowder 766 2 2 PT 6,000 Alderman 900 -- -- No 23,500
Crystal Springs 5,873 50 12 FT 35,000 Alderman 6,000 -- -- No 32,000
D'Lo 394 -- -- PT 6,000 Alderman 6,000 No 14,394 No
D'iberville 8,500 47 5 PT 14,400 Council -- -- -- No 41,500
Decatur 1,420 9 4 PT 7,500 Alderman 2,700 -- -- No 29,000
Dekalb 887 10 8 PT 5,865 Alderman 13,860 No 30,900
Derma 1,026 4 3 PT 1,500 See clerks 900 -- -- See clerks 23,566
Drew 2,434 17 9 PT 14,400 Alderman 1,800 -- -- No 34,506
Duncan 650 2 2 PT 3,600 Alderman 600 -- -- No 8,520
Durant 2,900 21 2 PT 13,800 Alderman 6,000 -- -- No 27,560
Ecru 947 8 PT 8,460 Alderman 3,000 No 20,000
Ethel 452 3 PT 4,200 Alderman 600 No 7,500
Eupora 2,326 25 6 PT 18,000 Alderman 3,600 No -- No 29,850
Falcon 317 -- 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- No 7,400
Falkner 212 2 7 PT 2,100 Alderman 1,500 -- -- No 22,839
Flora 1,546 14 6 PT 25,200 Alderman 3,360 -- -- No 29,532
Forest 6,000 75 6 PT 48,000 Alderman 6,600 No 39,140
Friars Point 1,480 10 3 PT 7,290 Alderman 2,970 No 30,160
Fulton 3,882 FT 40,000 Alderman 8,570 -- -- No 35,917
Gattman 114 3 PT 360 Alderman 360 No 1,200
Gautier 17,154 140 PT 7,200 Council 6,000 -- -- No 53,076