That's a decrease of one percent from 2014, when the city spent $8.44 million, or $2,418.96 per household.
Murphysboro has 3,491 households and a population of 7,768.
Since 2001, the City of Murphysboro budget has fallen by 18.2 percent, from $10.23 million. The city population has fallen 13 percent over the same period, from 8,925.
Salaries accounted for 39.3 percent of city spending in 2015. Murphysboro property taxpayers paid $3.29 million for 59 full-time employees and 16 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 69 full-time employees and 36 part-time employees, and spent $3.09 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
7,768
$8,362,607.70
$3,287,009.16
39.3
75
$43,826.78
2014
7,846
$8,444,594.05
$3,358,441.69
39.8
76
$44,190.02
2013
7,894
$8,163,842.96
$3,279,122.08
40.2
76
$43,146.34
2012
7,970
$8,195,763.12
$3,191,418.32
38.9
79
$40,397.70
2011
8,375
$8,035,762.68
$3,297,122.28
41
79
$41,735.72
2010
8,106
$7,610,245.47
$3,465,790.74
45.5
91
$38,085.61
2009
8,184
$7,912,150.39
$3,328,272.62
42.1
95
$35,034.44
2008
8,291
$7,750,240.60
$3,135,527.39
40.5
85
$36,888.55
2007
20,166
$8,501,381.46
$3,006,615.69
35.4
85
$35,371.94
2006
13,265
$8,005,346.40
$2,926,585.20
36.6
102
$28,692.01
2002
8,925
$8,269,091.55
$3,354,588
40.6
105
$31,948.45
2001
8,925
$10,227,741.85
$3,089,211.63
30.2
105
$29,421.06
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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