Highlands, NC Government Employment and Payroll
2012
136.4 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$3,159.0 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 | 65 | $228,223 | $42,133 | 47 | $15,021 | 126 |
| Financial Administration | 5 | $18,903 | $45,367 | 1 | $3,253 | 11 |
| Firefighters | 2 | $5,978 | $35,868 | 26 | $0 | 2 |
| Fire - Other | 0 | $0 | N/A | 1 | $1,309 | 0 |
| Other Government Administration | 5 | $28,488 | $68,371 | 6 | $1,953 | 5 |
| Streets & Highways | 5 | $14,360 | $34,464 | 1 | $1,559 | 11 |
| Parks & Recreation | 5 | $13,853 | $33,247 | 6 | $3,071 | 12 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 11 | $39,287 | $42,859 | 4 | $1,783 | 24 |
| Police-Other | 0 | $0 | N/A | 1 | $1,610 | 1 |
| Sewerage | 2 | $8,550 | $51,300 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Solid Waste Management | 6 | $16,388 | $32,776 | 0 | $0 | 12 |
| Other & Unallocable | 4 | $6,527 | $19,581 | 1 | $483 | 4 |
| Water Supply | 10 | $35,444 | $42,533 | 0 | $0 | 20 |
| Electric Power | 10 | $40,445 | $48,534 | 0 | $0 | 20 |
2007
70.8 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$2,178.4 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 | 61 | $164,530 | $32,367 | 7 | $7,201 | 67 |
| Financial Administration | 8 | $26,702 | $40,053 | 0 | $0 | 8 |
| Fire - Other | 0 | $0 | N/A | 1 | $1,504 | 1 |
| Streets & Highways | 5 | $11,904 | $28,570 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Parks & Recreation | 6 | $13,955 | $27,910 | 5 | $4,873 | 10 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 12 | $29,751 | $29,751 | 1 | $824 | 13 |
| Solid Waste Management | 7 | $15,678 | $26,877 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| Water Supply | 11 | $29,452 | $32,129 | 0 | $0 | 11 |
| Electric Power | 12 | $37,088 | $37,088 | 0 | $0 | 12 |
2002
59.7 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$1,586.3 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 | 51 | $115,952 | $27,283 | 6 | $3,547 | 54 |
| Financial Administration | 7 | $18,818 | $32,259 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| Fire - Other | 0 | $0 | N/A | 1 | $741 | 1 |
| Streets & Highways | 4 | $8,389 | $25,167 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Parks & Recreation | 5 | $9,835 | $23,604 | 4 | $2,400 | 7 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 10 | $20,967 | $25,160 | 1 | $406 | 10 |
| Solid Waste Management | 6 | $11,049 | $22,098 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| Water Supply | 9 | $20,756 | $27,675 | 0 | $0 | 9 |
| Electric Power | 10 | $26,138 | $31,366 | 0 | $0 | 10 |
1997
51.1 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$1,115.6 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 | 43 | $80,633 | $22,502 | 10 | $4,807 | 47 |
| Financial Administration | 6 | $11,734 | $23,468 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| Fire - Other | 0 | $0 | N/A | 1 | $638 | 1 |
| Streets & Highways | 3 | $5,057 | $20,228 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 8 | $13,731 | $20,597 | 1 | $1,450 | 9 |
| Solid Waste Management | 5 | $7,700 | $18,480 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Other & Unallocable | 13 | $26,271 | $24,250 | 8 | $2,719 | 15 |
| Water Supply | 8 | $16,140 | $24,210 | 0 | $0 | 8 |
The information on this page is based on the government database from the U.S. Census.