Polk County, GA Government Employment and Payroll
2012
7.1 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$214.2 Annual County Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 262 | $679,954 | $31,143 | 195 | $60,298 | 295 |
| Airports | 1 | $5,000 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Correction | 75 | $204,888 | $32,782 | 0 | $0 | 75 |
| Financial Administration | 23 | $59,059 | $30,813 | 3 | $1,171 | 24 |
| Firefighters | 0 | $0 | N/A | 95 | $3,903 | 2 |
| Fire - Other | 1 | $4,787 | $57,444 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Judical & Legal | 35 | $82,740 | $28,368 | 5 | $5,513 | 36 |
| Other Government Administration | 16 | $42,603 | $31,952 | 10 | $5,915 | 17 |
| Health | 5 | $10,810 | $25,944 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Streets & Highways | 37 | $73,437 | $23,817 | 0 | $0 | 37 |
| Natural Resources | 0 | $0 | N/A | 2 | $2,000 | 1 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 39 | $112,767 | $34,698 | 2 | $2,800 | 40 |
| Solid Waste Management | 2 | $4,701 | $28,206 | 19 | $13,483 | 14 |
| Other & Unallocable | 28 | $79,162 | $33,927 | 59 | $25,513 | 42 |
2007
6.8 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$208.2 Annual County Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 271 | $697,658 | $30,893 | 60 | $21,729 | 282 |
| Correction | 57 | $114,980 | $24,206 | 0 | $0 | 57 |
| Financial Administration | 24 | $56,689 | $28,345 | 3 | $529 | 24 |
| Fire - Other | 0 | $0 | N/A | 2 | $2,136 | 1 |
| Judical & Legal | 30 | $85,456 | $34,182 | 5 | $4,182 | 31 |
| Other Government Administration | 2 | $4,642 | $27,852 | 7 | $2,710 | 3 |
| Health | 25 | $86,574 | $41,556 | 15 | $3,606 | 27 |
| Streets & Highways | 40 | $87,956 | $26,387 | 0 | $0 | 40 |
| Natural Resources | 3 | $5,865 | $23,460 | 1 | $1,000 | 3 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 58 | $177,129 | $36,647 | 0 | $0 | 58 |
| Police-Other | 2 | $4,501 | $27,006 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| Solid Waste Management | 2 | $4,501 | $27,006 | 19 | $4,738 | 6 |
| Other & Unallocable | 23 | $56,754 | $29,611 | 8 | $2,828 | 25 |
| Transit | 5 | $12,611 | $30,266 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
1997
5.4 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$124.6 Annual County Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 181 | $357,995 | $23,734 | 15 | $9,227 | 190 |
| Correction | 26 | $68,776 | $31,743 | 0 | $0 | 26 |
| Financial Administration | 23 | $40,493 | $21,127 | 0 | $0 | 23 |
| Judical & Legal | 18 | $26,327 | $17,551 | 0 | $0 | 18 |
| Other Government Administration | 9 | $23,385 | $31,180 | 0 | $0 | 9 |
| Health | 18 | $42,138 | $28,092 | 12 | $6,678 | 25 |
| Streets & Highways | 45 | $77,042 | $20,545 | 0 | $0 | 45 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 18 | $42,177 | $28,118 | 0 | $0 | 18 |
| Police-Other | 4 | $6,278 | $18,834 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Solid Waste Management | 15 | $21,822 | $17,458 | 0 | $0 | 15 |
| Other & Unallocable | 5 | $9,557 | $22,937 | 3 | $2,549 | 7 |
1992
4.4 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$87.9 Annual County Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 143 | $242,366 | $20,338 | 11 | $5,322 | 149 |
| Correction | 21 | $46,562 | $26,607 | 0 | $0 | 21 |
| Financial Administration | 18 | $27,414 | $18,276 | 0 | $0 | 18 |
| Judical & Legal | 14 | $17,824 | $15,278 | 0 | $0 | 14 |
| Other Government Administration | 7 | $15,832 | $27,141 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| Health | 14 | $28,528 | $24,453 | 9 | $3,852 | 19 |
| Streets & Highways | 36 | $52,158 | $17,386 | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 14 | $28,554 | $24,475 | 0 | $0 | 14 |
| Police-Other | 3 | $4,250 | $17,000 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| Solid Waste Management | 12 | $14,774 | $14,774 | 0 | $0 | 12 |
| Other & Unallocable | 4 | $6,470 | $19,410 | 2 | $1,470 | 5 |
The information on this page is based on the government database from the U.S. Census.