Departments/Positions 2007 Wages 2010 Wages
MARION COUNTY Population: 13,361 – 944 square miles
Ambulance
EMS Director $33,592 $42,768
Office Manager/Bookkeeper $24,528 $27,444
Secretary/Accounts Clerk $20,832 ELIMINATED
Appraiser
Appraiser $44,148 $49,848
Deputy Appraiser $29,148 $36,084
Mapping/GIS Manager $25,860 $29,688
Appraiser I $21,312 OPEN
Appraiser II OPEN 24,348
GIS Assistant/Sales Appraiser $22,428 $23,076
Personal Property Coordinator $21,576 $26,280
Office Assistant $20,892 $21,840
Data Collector $17,064 $19,752
Attorney
Attorney $50,976 $52,908
Officer Manager $25,236 $30,576
Secretary $21,648 $23,928
Clerk/Courthouse
Clerk $36,288 $38,784
Deputy Clerk $27,432 $32,364
Deputy Clerk/Personnel $27,924 $32,364
Election Clerk $20,196 $21,468
Real Estate Clerk $20,220 $21,408
Administrative/Office Assistant $18,396 $21,408
Custodian (2) $21,480-$21,780 $22,080-$22,776
Commission
County Commissioners (3) $17,064 $17,388
Economic Development
Economic Development Secretary
(Changed to Director) $25,008 $41,616
Department on Aging
Director (Changed to Coordinator) $26,136 $34,008
Secretary/Transportation
Coordinator $22,500 $23,808
Emergency Management/Communications
Director of Communications/
Emergency Management $33,840 $41,544
Emergency Communications
Communications Supervisor $28,974 $16.68/hr.
911 System Operator Foreman $26,852 OPEN
911 System Operators (4) $21,840-$26,124 $12.96-$13.24/hr.
Health Department
Public Health Administrator (PT) $24,774 $26.02/hr.*
Office Manager/Bookkeeper $25,056 $26,436
Healthy Start Home Visitor $23,952 $25,284
Staff Nurse/Child Care Surveyor $25,944 $27,312
Health Office Assistant $19,056 $22,068#
*Plus compensation of $3,060 per year for bioterrorism duties
#Position shared with planning/zoning
Noxious Weed/Household Hazardous Waste
Director $40,884 $53,316*
Pesticide Technician I $19,656 $23,904
Pesticide Technician II NA $22,632
*Annual wage includes $10,200 as Transfer Station Manager
Park and Lake
Superintendent*** $24,936 $35,316
Assistant $16,428 $21,264
*** Housing also provided.
Planning/Zoning/Environmental Health
Director/Public Health Sanitarian $36,996 $30,672
Planning and Zoning/
Environmental Health Assistant $20,388 #
#Position shared with health department
Register of Deeds
Register of Deeds $31,404 $32,952
Deputy Register of Deeds $24,420 $29,916
Road and Bridge
Superintendent (Public Works Dir.) $37,584 $48,000
Road Foreman $34,008 $40,165
Maintenance Shop Supervisor $29,868 $35,556
Traffic Sign Supervisor $28,536 $32,196
Bridge Supervisor $27,288 $33,492
Mechanic (2) $25,692-$26,976 (1) $28,236
Asphalt Foreman $25,500 $27,684
Culvert Foreman $25,932 $27,312
Officer Mgr/Bookkeeper $25,020 $28,068
Equipment Operator I (14) $21,348-$24,372 (11) $22,848-$25,716
Equipment Operator II (10) $23,604-$25,812 (8) $25,632-$27,180
Equipment Operator III (2) NA $27,048-$28,248
Tire Technician $22,400 $23,688
Secretary/Bookkeeper $21,060 $22,404
Truck Driver/Laborer $20,676 $21,576
Sheriff
Sheriff $40,584 $43,956
Undersheriff $37,455 $18.36/hr.
Sergeant $34,466 $15.96/hr.
Deputy Sheriff (5) $29,563-$30,063 (4) $14.46-$14.49/hr.
Corrections Officer $28,888 (2) $10.30/hr.
Law Enforcement Secretary
(Changed to Office Manager) $23,052 $24,612
Transfer Station
Equipment Operator I $20,964-$24,216 OPEN
Equipment Operator II OPEN (2) $25,128-$25,620
Treasurer
Treasurer $36,464 $39,343
Deputy Treasurer $27,960 $33,648*
Motor Vehicle Supervisor $24,888 $30,408*
Driver’s License Examiner $21,528 $24,336*
Assistant Driver’s License Examiner $20,748 ELIMINATED
Clerk $19,788 $22,440*
*Positions increased to 40 hours per week
CITY OF HILLSBORO Population: 2,854
Administrative
Administrator (OPEN) $64,043 $83,917
Clerk $46,904 $52,499
Deputy Clerk $34,008 $38,272
Billing Clerk $29,640 $33,155
Receptionist $20,696 $23,483
Economic Development Director NA $48,921
Museum Director $21,049 $22,796
Building Inspector/Public Officer $34,320 (and Fire Chief) $58,162
City Council (4) $1,800 $1,800
Mayor $3,600 $3,600
Electric/Sewer
Superintendent $46,238 $51,230
Lineman (3) $27,040-$36,753 $38.542
Sewer Plant Operator $30,576 $35,027
Street
Superintendent NA $44,179
Laborer (2) $25,480-$26,332 $27,788
Water
Senior Water Treatment
Plant Operator $38,792 $45,510
Water Plant Operators (2) NR $43,108
Sanitation
Sanitation Worker (2) $17,659-$24,024 $23,514
Golf/Park/Recreation
Golf/Park Superintendent $45,739 $51,230
Recreation Director $33,030 $36,088
Police
Chief $46,592 $52,769
Assistant Chief $41,600 $46,404
Sergeant $37,128 NA
Patrolman (2) $36,108-$36,982 (3) $41,204
CITY OF MARION Population: 2,110
Administrative
Administrator $59,696 $66,505
Clerk $35,984 $44,497
Treasurer $31,824 $35,455
Librarian $22,880 $25,489
City Council (4) $1,800 $1,800
Mayor $2,400 $2,400
Economic Development Director $49,968 $49,275
Public Works
Director $51,252 $57,097
Street Superintendent $46,618 $51,934
Line Foreman $36,940 $41,144
Lineman (2) $25,376-$25,500 $35,065
Equipment Operator $31,345 $30,285
Mechanic $26,166 OPEN
Departments/Positions 2007 Wages 2010 Wages
Water Distribution Operator/Laborer $20,800 $20,853
Water Plant Operator/Laborer $23,816 $23,168
Water Plant Operator $25,438 $33,594
Wastewater Operator $26,873 $29,939
Cemetery Sexton OPEN $18,720 $33,421
Parks and Grounds
Maintenance $27,976 $31,172
Refuse Truck Operator $22,838 $25,439
Refuse Operator $18,345 $20,442
Police
Chief $40,967 $43,919
Lieutenant Detective $34,777 NA
Assistant Chief NA $33,467
Police Officer II (3) $28,100-$29,764 (2) $31,886
CITY OF PEABODY Population: 1,384
Administrator/Clerk $38,000 $34,520
City Council (4) $600 $600
Mayor $600 $600
Treasurer $12.50/hr. $30,888
Main Street Director $24,000 $30,000
Water & Wastewater Superintendent $38,584 $41,891
Maintenance (2) $20,800-$28,392 $29,244-$31,096
Police Chief $39,655 $42,631
Police Sergeant $31,200 ELIMINATED
Police Officer (1) $26,000 (2) $30,576
CITY OF FLORENCE Population: 671
Clerk $26,500 $30,600
City Council (4) NA $600
Mayor NA $600
Superintendent $25,000 $26,520
Maintenance (2) $20,217-$21,236 (1) $18,720
Police Chief $34,320 $30,600
Trash truck driver NA $23,920
DICKINSON COUNTY Population: 19,344 – 852 square miles
Administration
Director of Administration
and Emergency Management $61,298 $66,428
Accountant $40,664 NA
Budget Director NA $47,093
Assistant Director
911/GIS Technical Coordinator $41,600 $50,219
Emergency Management
Director $41,734 $47,642
Human Resources Director $44,408 $52,912
Data Processor $52,707 $57,553
Payroll Clerk $27,768 $26,000
Department on Aging Coordinator NA $31,200
Planning/Zoning Administrator $36,664 $39,000
Road and Bridge Coordinator $28,828 NA
Administration Assistant NA $30,430
Secretary $25,263 NA
Custodians (3) $21,632-$27,913 (2) $29,432-$30,035
Emergency Communications
Communications Supervisor NA $35,963
Officer 1 (5) $23,316-$24,356 $24,148-$26,208
Communications Officer 2 $25,147 (2) $27,331-$28,433
Communications Officer 3 (2) $29,120-$29,571 NA
Emergency Medical Services
Director NA $64,000
Assistant Director NA $51,287
Billing Clerk NA $26,561
Appraiser
Appraiser $51,075 $59,116
Assistant Appraiser $28,641 $35,297
Cartographer $23,004 $24,668
Data Collector 1 (2) $22,505-$22,630 (3) $24,627-$25,958
Data Collector 2 (1) NA $27,851
Field Appraiser $23,774 NA
Personal Property Clerk (2) $22,755-$22,796 NA
Commission
Commissioners (3) $14,510 $13,032-$13,633
Attorney
County Attorney $61,452 $63,664
County Counselor $20,000 $20,000
State Activity NA $8,959
Total $81,452 $92,624 Assistant County Attorney $50,108 $54,686
Office Manager $30,780 $33,854
Victim/Witness Coordinator $24,294 NA
Secretary (2) $23,254-$24,336 (3) $21,257-$26,166
Clerk
County Clerk $40,267 $43,386
Election Clerk $9,368 $4,450
State Activity NA $4,918
Total $49,636 $52,755
Deputy Clerk $29,972 $27,580
Deputy Election Coordinator $25,646 $24,897
Clerk (2) $20,800-$24,731 (1) $23,358
Environmental Services
Director $45,393 $48,625
Secretary $26,166 NA
Office Manager NA $30,908
Clerk $23,192 $26,436
Sprayer Operator $24,044 $26,312
Gate Keeper $24,856 $26,790
Health
Senior Nurse $43,076 $47,669
RN $40,996 (2) $40,164-$44,220
RN Child Care Licenses $34,232 NA
Health Educator $31,033 NA
LPN (part-time, 1,040 hours per year) $14,144 $16,537
Office Manager $27,248 NA
WIC Clerk (1,664 hours per year) $18,570 $21,265
Immunization Clerk/Receptionist NA $25,480
Community Health NA $38,480
Billing Clerk NA $28,537
Register of Deeds
Register of Deeds $35,710 $38,472
State Activity NA $3,928
Total $35,710 $42,400
Deputy Register of Deeds $27,684 $27,414
Clerk $22,796 $26,395
Road and Bridge
Road and Bridge Superintendent $44,158 NA
Road and Bridge Supervisor NA $49,857
Assistant Road and Bridge Supervisor NA $36,004
Road Crew Foreman $31,720 NA
Assistant Road and Bridge Supervisor NA $36,004
Sign Foreman $31,720 NA
Asphalt Foreman NA $36,067
Mechanic Foreman $30,617 NA
Senior Mechanic NA $50,710
Mechanic $26,228 $28,641
Bridge Foreman $30,534 NA
Rock Road Foreman NA $37,315
Equip. Operator 1 $24,148 $28,787
Equip. Operator 2 (5) $22,568-$26,499 (2) $25,500-$28,870
Equip. Operator 3 (8) $24,440-$28,288 (5) $28,891-$31,886
Equip. Operator 4 (2) $29,099-$30,139 (3) $32,656-$34,424
Sheriff
Sheriff $54,111 $58,301
Solomon Contract NA $1,500
State Activity NA $6,117
Total $54,111 $65,918
Undersheriff $42,702 $47,590
Deputy Lieutenant
Investigator (2) $36,920-$39,187 NA
Captain/Investigator NA $43,347
Deputy Sergeant (4) $29,952-$33,176 (2) $33,529-$33,654
Deputy/DARE Officer $29,785 $32,780
Deputy K-9 NA $36,857
Deputy 1 (2) $27,539-$28,080 (7) $23,337-$33,363
Deputy 2 (3) $28,392-$28,808 NA
Detention Lieutenant (Supervisor) $28,080 $32,884
Corrections Corporal NA $27,664
Detention Sergeant $27,248 NA
Detention Officer 1 (4) $22,006-$25,480 NA
Corrections Officer 1 (5) NA $22,880-$24,960
Detention Officer 2 (3) $25,604-$26,624 NA
Corrections Officer 2 (2) NA $24,814-$28,204
Office Manager NA $31,200
Secretary 2 (3) $24,086-$24,315 (1) $26,520
Departments/Positions 2007 Wages 2010 Wages
Secretary 1 NA $25,708
Treasurer
Treasurer $38,509 $41,491
Motor Vehicle $10,485 NA
Total $48,994 $41,491
Deputy Treasurer $27,206 $31,907
Clerk $22,713 NA
Tax Clerk $23,212 $27,726
Motor Vehicle Supervisor $27,331 NA
Motor Vehicle Clerk (2) $22,963-$23,046 $26,208-$26,686
Motor Vehicle Tax Clerk (2) NA $22,526-$22,984
RICE COUNTY Population: 10,761 – 728 square miles
Appraiser
Appraiser $35,526 $46,750
Deputy Appraiser NA $30,326
Appraiser II (3) $21,819-$27,144 (2) $23,545 - $24,460
Attorney
Attorney $51,832 $52,868
County Counselor $14,832 $18,360
Legal Assistant (2) $19,843-$31,366 $30,326-$32,843
Clerk
Clerk $35,132 $36,854
Election $4,000 $5,000
Township Budget $700 $700
Total $39,832 $42,554
Deputy County Clerk $28,205 $32,052
Clerk II (2) $23,150-$28,891 $24,460-$27,996
Custodian $22,651 $22,692
Commission
Commissioners (3) $16,000 $16,000
Emergency Services
Director $43,139 $50,086
Health
Health Administrator $34,050 $44,054
Registered Nurse $29,401 $39,603
Licensed Practical Nurse $26,551 $34,216
Home Health NA $23,108
Secretary NA $26,894
Noxious Weed
Director $35,516 $44,054
Sprayer operator (2) NA $27,456-$28,600
Public Works
Director/Administrator $43,139 $50,086
Supervisor/Road Superintendent $33,353 $41,308
Engineer $43,139 ELIMINATED
Foreman/Crew Leader $27,633 (4) $29,099-$34,216
Equip. Operator I (10) $21,424-$26,624 (2) $26,395-$29,702
Equip. Operator II (10) $21,819-$27,144 NA
Equip. Operator III NA (2) $26,894-$29,099
Truck Drivers NA (5) $25,396-$29,099
Mechanic (2) $21,819-$27,144 $28,537-$30,326
Register of Deeds
Register of Deeds $29,832 $30,428
Deputy Register of Deeds $24,981 $29,099
Sheriff
Sheriff $35,832 $46,598
Detention $7,500 NA
Total $43,332 $46,598
Undersheriff $31,949 $39,603
Deputy Sheriff (3) $23,608-$29,494 $28,537-$34,923
Adult Corrections Supervisor $30,638 $30,929
Adult Corrections
Officer (12) $21,819-$28,288 (13) $23,108-$28,537
Dispatch Supervisor $27,955 $33,529
Dispatcher (6) $21,008-$26,083 $22,692-$26,395
Treasurer
Treasurer $32,632 $43,284
Motor Vehicle $10,000 NA
Total $42,632 $43,284
Deputy Treasurer $28,205 $32,843
Motor Vehicle Supervisor $26,978 $29,702
Motor Vehicle/Tax Clerk $24,482 $23,108
CITY OF HERINGTON Population: 2,363
Administrative
City Manager $51,379 $80,256
City Clerk/Finance Director $39,138 $41,754
Deputy City Clerk/Zoning $29,886 NA
Deputy City Clerk/Treasurer NA $33,594
Economic Development/Zoning NA $27,352
Billing Clerk/Treasurer $26,370 NA
Utilities Clerk $24,468 $27,066
Court Clerk $24,024 $26,838
Commission
Mayor $720 $720
Commissioner (4) $600 $600
Utilities/Street
Utilities Superintendent $47,946 $50,550
Power Plant Superintendent $42,504 $45,102 Water and Sewer Distribution
Foreman $38,616 $41,232
Street Superintendent/Cemetery
Sexton $36,966 $39,570
Lineman $37,758 $40,878
Apprentice Lineman NA $32,556
Mechanic $34,416 $37,032
Power Plant Operator (2) $25,038-$30,408 $33,018 Wastewater Plant Foreman $32,454 $35,058
Water Plant Foreman/Operator $26,544 $29,148
Equipment Operator $21,852-$26,292 (3) $22,992
Meter Reader $32,406 $35,424
Cemetery Caretaker/Equipment
Operator $28,230 $30,834
Laborer $17,264 $17,472
Lake Caretaker/Water Distribution $29,916 NA
Lake Caretaker NA $22,158
Police
Chief $38,772 $41,376
Sergeant $31,698 $31,398
Officer $25,788-$26,562 (5) $28,394
Fire
Fire Chief $39,846 $42,456
Fire Captain $27,240 $29,856
Hilltop Community Center
Hilltop Coordinator $21,492 $27,360
Hilltop Custodian/Maintenance
Worker $18,828 $21,432
Hilltop Head Cook $18,720 $21,330
CITY OF LYONS Population: 3,688
Administration
Administrator $65,025 $83,400
Community Development $23,857 $29,780
City Inspector $23,667 $28,890
City Clerk $37,812 $37,200
Deputy City Clerk $26,876 $32,200
Clerk (3) $17,481-$20,838 (1) $20,600
Mayor NA $1,430
Councilmen (4) NA $747
Police
Chief $42,224 $48,000
Sergeant (2) $28,776-$30,718 (1) $34,200
Officer (4) $20,901-$28,417 (1) $24,500
Secretary (2) $19,319-$21,682 (1) $24,100
Utilities
Superintendent $38,002 $43,800
Water Foreman $29,557 $35,600
Serviceman $18,790 $21,700
Utility Laborer (4) $17,945-$19,127 (1) $21,000
Wastewater Operator (2) $16,890-$21,112 (1) $23,500
Street Superintendent $32,997 $38,800
Equip. Operator (3) $20,268-$25,166 (1) $18,700
Mechanic $25,440 $30,000
Cemetery
Cemetery Sexton $32,280 $37,400
Laborer $25,018 $28,300
Parks
Superintendent $31,900 $37,200