How much money do Columbus city employees make? Search our interactive database
The Ledger-Enquirer has compiled a searchable database of all full-time employees of the Columbus Consolidated Government.
It includes the employees’ annual approved salary for their current position as of Dec. 31, 2021. City government salaries are a public record and can be obtained through an open records request.
The average salary of Columbus’ 2,174 full-time city employees is $45,732.17. The median, or midpoint, salary of city employees is $42,522.48. The median value is not affected by outliers.
The median household income for Muscogee County is $46,408, and per-person income was $26,097, according to 2019 U.S. Census estimates.
Over the same period, Georgia’s per-person income was $31,067 and the median household income was $58,700. In the United States, per-person income was $34,103 and the median household income was $62,843.
According to the data, 33 employees have a salary above $100,000.
These are the city’s 10 highest-paid employees:
- Isaiah Hugley: City Manager, $187,451.68
- Andrew Prather: State Court Judge, $165,019.32
- Benjamin Richardson: State Court Judge, $165,019.32
- Clifton Fay: City Attorney, $157,696.50
- Lula Huff: Tax Commissioner, $144,519.36
- Freddie Blackmon: Chief Of Police, $139,300.72
- Valeseia Goodwin: Deputy City Manager, $135,981.30
- Pamela Hodge: Deputy City Manager, $135,981.30
- Warner Kennon: Judge Juvenile Court, $131,370.98.
The full database can be found below. Use the search bar in the top left corner to find salaries by name or job title, or use the arrow buttons in the right to flip through the entire list.
This story was originally published January 21, 2022 at 6:00 AM.