Columbia County, WA Government Employment and Payroll
2012
19.6 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$786.3 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 | 74 | $254,209 | $41,223 | 15 | $12,994 | 80 |
| Financial Administration | 8 | $26,496 | $39,744 | 2 | $1,994 | 9 |
| Judical & Legal | 11 | $38,176 | $41,647 | 2 | $2,690 | 12 |
| Other Government Administration | 5 | $16,268 | $39,043 | 2 | $1,895 | 6 |
| Health | 6 | $15,265 | $30,530 | 1 | $200 | 7 |
| Streets & Highways | 22 | $81,447 | $44,426 | 0 | $0 | 22 |
| Parks & Recreation | 2 | $5,430 | $32,580 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 8 | $32,477 | $48,716 | 4 | $3,645 | 9 |
| Police-Other | 8 | $26,092 | $39,138 | 1 | $889 | 8 |
| Solid Waste Management | 1 | $3,295 | $39,540 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other & Unallocable | 3 | $9,263 | $37,052 | 3 | $1,681 | 4 |
2007
17.6 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$654.7 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 | 65 | $206,844 | $38,187 | 18 | $10,625 | 70 |
| Financial Administration | 9 | $27,325 | $36,433 | 0 | $0 | 9 |
| Judical & Legal | 7 | $24,467 | $41,943 | 5 | $1,372 | 8 |
| Other Government Administration | 7 | $21,134 | $36,230 | 4 | $1,958 | 8 |
| Health | 5 | $11,127 | $26,705 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Streets & Highways | 19 | $65,383 | $41,295 | 0 | $0 | 19 |
| Parks & Recreation | 1 | $2,573 | $30,876 | 2 | $1,150 | 2 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 8 | $26,620 | $39,930 | 3 | $4,154 | 9 |
| Police-Other | 7 | $21,942 | $37,615 | 3 | $1,696 | 8 |
| Solid Waste Management | 1 | $2,917 | $35,004 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other & Unallocable | 1 | $3,356 | $40,272 | 1 | $295 | 1 |
2002
18.8 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$572.8 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 | 68 | $181,454 | $32,021 | 22 | $14,383 | 77 |
| Correction | 0 | $0 | N/A | 1 | $2,597 | 1 |
| Financial Administration | 8 | $23,025 | $34,538 | 0 | $0 | 8 |
| Judical & Legal | 5 | $11,592 | $27,821 | 3 | $801 | 5 |
| Other Government Administration | 8 | $21,653 | $32,480 | 1 | $1,362 | 9 |
| Health | 5 | $10,099 | $24,238 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Streets & Highways | 25 | $67,386 | $32,345 | 2 | $2,365 | 26 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 7 | $21,938 | $37,608 | 4 | $800 | 7 |
| Police-Other | 7 | $19,243 | $32,988 | 1 | $364 | 7 |
| Solid Waste Management | 1 | $2,683 | $32,196 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other & Unallocable | 0 | $0 | N/A | 7 | $5,140 | 5 |
| Transit | 2 | $3,835 | $23,010 | 3 | $954 | 3 |
1997
25.3 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$711.5 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 | 90 | $224,362 | $29,915 | 39 | $28,503 | 108 |
| Correction | 1 | $2,312 | $27,744 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Financial Administration | 17 | $37,372 | $26,380 | 3 | $1,473 | 18 |
| Judical & Legal | 4 | $10,070 | $30,210 | 5 | $5,782 | 6 |
| Other Government Administration | 8 | $21,325 | $31,988 | 1 | $1,271 | 9 |
| Health | 18 | $47,580 | $31,720 | 9 | $10,479 | 23 |
| Streets & Highways | 24 | $60,141 | $30,071 | 0 | $0 | 24 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 8 | $21,397 | $32,096 | 1 | $112 | 8 |
| Police-Other | 5 | $12,000 | $28,800 | 2 | $968 | 6 |
| Solid Waste Management | 1 | $2,460 | $29,520 | 1 | $997 | 2 |
| Other & Unallocable | 3 | $7,505 | $30,020 | 11 | $2,831 | 6 |
| Transit | 1 | $2,200 | $26,400 | 6 | $4,590 | 5 |
1992
18.6 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$405.8 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 | 68 | $129,063 | $22,776 | 14 | $7,012 | 75 |
| Financial Administration | 8 | $16,485 | $24,728 | 0 | $0 | 8 |
| Judical & Legal | 7 | $10,122 | $17,352 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| Other Government Administration | 6 | $10,605 | $21,210 | 1 | $902 | 6 |
| Health | 13 | $24,510 | $22,625 | 8 | $4,215 | 18 |
| Streets & Highways | 23 | $47,138 | $24,594 | 0 | $0 | 23 |
| Natural Resources | 2 | $2,241 | $13,446 | 2 | $1,192 | 3 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 4 | $8,644 | $25,932 | 1 | $65 | 4 |
| Police-Other | 3 | $5,256 | $21,024 | 1 | $151 | 3 |
| Solid Waste Management | 1 | $2,031 | $24,372 | 1 | $487 | 2 |
| Other & Unallocable | 1 | $2,031 | $24,372 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
The information on this page is based on the government database from the U.S. Census.