Columbia, MS Government Employment and Payroll
2012
21.7 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$537.4 Annual Municipal 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 | 89 | $267,048 | $36,006 | 31 | $27,704 | 143 |
| Financial Administration | 4 | $43,159 | $129,477 | 2 | $3,339 | 5 |
| Firefighters | 18 | $53,632 | $35,755 | 1 | $0 | 18 |
| Judical & Legal | 3 | $3,069 | $12,276 | 2 | $810 | 4 |
| Other Government Administration | 7 | $13,245 | $22,706 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| Streets & Highways | 11 | $42,505 | $46,369 | 3 | $3,685 | 25 |
| Parks & Recreation | 6 | $9,251 | $18,502 | 2 | $1,098 | 6 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 18 | $51,885 | $34,590 | 4 | $2,958 | 39 |
| Police-Other | 10 | $20,303 | $24,364 | 14 | $11,492 | 17 |
| Sewerage | 3 | $11,851 | $47,404 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Solid Waste Management | 5 | $8,379 | $20,110 | 3 | $4,322 | 13 |
| Other & Unallocable | 4 | $9,769 | $29,307 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
2007
5.5 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$107.5 Annual Municipal 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 | 24 | $35,823 | $17,912 | 28 | $22,738 | 36 |
| Financial Administration | 0 | $0 | N/A | 4 | $5,089 | 2 |
| Streets & Highways | 10 | $10,319 | $12,383 | 2 | $1,904 | 11 |
| Housing & Community Development | 0 | $0 | N/A | 1 | $1,369 | 1 |
| Parks & Recreation | 0 | $0 | N/A | 7 | $2,750 | 1 |
| Police-Other | 11 | $19,725 | $21,518 | 0 | $0 | 11 |
| Sewerage | 0 | $0 | N/A | 3 | $3,118 | 2 |
| Solid Waste Management | 0 | $0 | N/A | 11 | $8,508 | 5 |
| Other & Unallocable | 1 | $2,480 | $29,760 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Water Supply | 2 | $3,299 | $19,794 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
1997
18.8 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$355.8 Annual Municipal 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 | 126 | $196,314 | $18,697 | 14 | $8,690 | 130 |
| Airports | 1 | $2,036 | $24,432 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Financial Administration | 5 | $8,690 | $20,856 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Firefighters | 21 | $33,644 | $19,225 | 0 | $0 | 21 |
| Judical & Legal | 3 | $5,260 | $21,040 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| Other Government Administration | 7 | $7,750 | $13,286 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| Health | 1 | $1,199 | $14,388 | 1 | $760 | 1 |
| Streets & Highways | 18 | $22,980 | $15,320 | 9 | $5,220 | 20 |
| Parks & Recreation | 5 | $4,855 | $11,652 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 23 | $48,015 | $25,051 | 0 | $0 | 23 |
| Police-Other | 7 | $9,624 | $16,498 | 1 | $432 | 8 |
| Sewerage | 3 | $5,083 | $20,332 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| Solid Waste Management | 20 | $26,102 | $15,661 | 0 | $0 | 20 |
| Other & Unallocable | 5 | $6,187 | $14,849 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Water Supply | 7 | $14,889 | $25,524 | 3 | $2,278 | 8 |
1992
17.0 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$251.9 Annual Municipal 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 | 109 | $137,875 | $15,179 | 11 | $5,169 | 116 |
| Airports | 1 | $1,430 | $17,160 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Financial Administration | 4 | $6,103 | $18,309 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Firefighters | 18 | $23,629 | $15,753 | 0 | $0 | 18 |
| Judical & Legal | 3 | $3,694 | $14,776 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| Other Government Administration | 6 | $5,443 | $10,886 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| Health | 1 | $842 | $10,104 | 1 | $452 | 2 |
| Streets & Highways | 16 | $16,139 | $12,104 | 7 | $3,105 | 20 |
| Parks & Recreation | 4 | $3,410 | $10,230 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 20 | $33,722 | $20,233 | 0 | $0 | 20 |
| Police-Other | 6 | $6,759 | $13,518 | 1 | $257 | 6 |
| Sewerage | 3 | $3,570 | $14,280 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| Solid Waste Management | 17 | $18,332 | $12,940 | 0 | $0 | 17 |
| Other & Unallocable | 4 | $4,345 | $13,035 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Water Supply | 6 | $10,457 | $20,914 | 2 | $1,355 | 8 |
The information on this page is based on the government database from the U.S. Census.