Swain County, NC Government Employment and Payroll
2012
37.9 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$1,299.7 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 | 501 | $1,449,705 | $34,723 | 115 | $64,582 | 530 |
| Correction | 13 | $33,374 | $30,807 | 0 | $0 | 13 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 198 | $733,650 | $44,464 | 39 | $16,973 | 206 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 112 | $194,226 | $20,810 | 44 | $14,831 | 119 |
| Financial Administration | 4 | $9,954 | $29,862 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Other Government Administration | 4 | $10,482 | $31,446 | 8 | $9,143 | 5 |
| Health | 39 | $100,839 | $31,027 | 7 | $7,048 | 43 |
| Parks & Recreation | 4 | $9,598 | $28,794 | 1 | $1,301 | 5 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 15 | $43,251 | $34,601 | 3 | $978 | 16 |
| Police-Other | 1 | $2,343 | $28,116 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Welfare | 36 | $102,320 | $34,107 | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Solid Waste Management | 11 | $26,667 | $29,091 | 0 | $0 | 11 |
| Other & Unallocable | 64 | $183,001 | $34,313 | 13 | $14,308 | 71 |
2007
39.4 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$1,439.8 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 | 511 | $1,575,625 | $37,001 | 94 | $61,263 | 538 |
| Correction | 13 | $29,648 | $27,367 | 0 | $0 | 13 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 217 | $940,815 | $52,027 | 43 | $21,766 | 227 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 104 | $171,241 | $19,759 | 27 | $14,638 | 111 |
| Financial Administration | 4 | $8,843 | $26,529 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Other Government Administration | 4 | $9,312 | $27,936 | 6 | $6,934 | 5 |
| Health | 39 | $89,581 | $27,563 | 5 | $5,345 | 42 |
| Parks & Recreation | 4 | $8,526 | $25,578 | 1 | $987 | 5 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 15 | $38,422 | $30,738 | 2 | $742 | 15 |
| Police-Other | 1 | $2,081 | $24,972 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Welfare | 36 | $90,896 | $30,299 | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Solid Waste Management | 11 | $23,690 | $25,844 | 0 | $0 | 11 |
| Other & Unallocable | 63 | $162,570 | $30,966 | 10 | $10,851 | 68 |
2002
36.5 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$1,091.9 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 | 454 | $1,134,831 | $29,996 | 76 | $60,504 | 480 |
| Correction | 15 | $28,441 | $22,753 | 0 | $0 | 15 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 194 | $621,811 | $38,463 | 29 | $29,071 | 205 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 63 | $135,573 | $25,823 | 18 | $8,894 | 70 |
| Financial Administration | 14 | $29,752 | $25,502 | 0 | $0 | 14 |
| Other Government Administration | 6 | $9,757 | $19,514 | 8 | $6,438 | 7 |
| Health | 95 | $168,156 | $21,241 | 17 | $12,230 | 101 |
| Housing & Community Development | 3 | $6,934 | $27,736 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| Natural Resources | 2 | $3,505 | $21,030 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| Parks & Recreation | 6 | $11,635 | $23,270 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 13 | $28,284 | $26,108 | 1 | $821 | 14 |
| Police-Other | 1 | $1,771 | $21,252 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Welfare | 25 | $62,286 | $29,897 | 2 | $2,626 | 26 |
| Solid Waste Management | 10 | $16,550 | $19,860 | 0 | $0 | 10 |
| Other & Unallocable | 7 | $10,377 | $17,789 | 1 | $423 | 7 |
1997
29.4 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$793.1 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 | 310 | $681,502 | $26,381 | 122 | $112,113 | 353 |
| Correction | 9 | $10,612 | $14,149 | 2 | $2,276 | 11 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 174 | $448,129 | $30,905 | 72 | $83,994 | 197 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 49 | $84,610 | $20,721 | 26 | $15,437 | 60 |
| Financial Administration | 8 | $13,038 | $19,557 | 0 | $0 | 8 |
| Other Government Administration | 6 | $12,626 | $25,252 | 5 | $2,168 | 7 |
| Health | 7 | $10,634 | $18,230 | 3 | $1,253 | 8 |
| Natural Resources | 1 | $1,860 | $22,320 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Parks & Recreation | 5 | $6,653 | $15,967 | 3 | $879 | 6 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 10 | $18,456 | $22,147 | 0 | $0 | 10 |
| Police-Other | 5 | $5,922 | $14,213 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Welfare | 23 | $49,213 | $25,676 | 6 | $1,995 | 24 |
| Solid Waste Management | 9 | $12,786 | $17,048 | 0 | $0 | 9 |
| Other & Unallocable | 4 | $6,963 | $20,889 | 5 | $4,111 | 7 |
1992
27.3 County Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$609.2 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 | 259 | $513,530 | $23,793 | 137 | $58,503 | 308 |
| Correction | 5 | $6,538 | $15,691 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 145 | $346,396 | $28,667 | 31 | $8,351 | 151 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 44 | $70,829 | $19,317 | 57 | $22,750 | 63 |
| Financial Administration | 5 | $8,007 | $19,217 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Other Government Administration | 3 | $7,628 | $30,512 | 5 | $1,572 | 4 |
| Natural Resources | 5 | $6,545 | $15,708 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 12 | $14,260 | $14,260 | 0 | $0 | 12 |
| Welfare | 28 | $41,953 | $17,980 | 41 | $22,734 | 49 |
| Solid Waste Management | 2 | $2,088 | $12,528 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| Other & Unallocable | 5 | $4,068 | $9,763 | 3 | $3,096 | 7 |
| Transit | 5 | $5,218 | $12,523 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
The information on this page is based on the government database from the U.S. Census.