That's an increase of 44 percent from 2016, when the city spent $8.46 million.
Madison has a population of 3,891.
Since 2001, the City of Madison budget has grown by 48.8 percent, from $8.19 million. The city population has fallen 14.4 percent over the same period, from 4,545.
Salaries accounted for 17.3 percent of city spending in 2017. Madison property taxpayers paid $2.11 million for 31 full-time employees and 44 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 38 full-time employees and 27 part-time employees, and spent $2.09 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
3,891
$12,192,025
$2,110,069
17.3
75
$28,134
2016
3,891
$8,464,591
$1,903,170
22.5
75
$25,376
2015
3,891
$8,556,320
$2,011,462
23.5
74
$27,182
2014
3,895
$8,302,874
$2,015,110
24.3
74
$27,231
2013
3,891
$9,155,160
$2,009,304
21.9
70
$28,704
2012
3,891
$9,117,850
$1,864,128
20.4
69
$27,016
2011
3,891
$8,522,791
$1,951,638
22.9
66
$29,570
2010
4,545
$7,638,000
$1,950,123
25.5
68
$28,678
2009
4,555
$7,403,760
$2,136,395
28.9
51
$41,890
2008
4,545
$7,805,831
$1,993,542
25.5
55
$36,246
2007
4,545
$8,339,066
$1,979,344
23.7
55
$35,988
2006
4,545
$10,811,631
$1,972,069
18.2
62
$31,808
2005
4,545
$9,372,123
$2,005,362
21.4
63
$31,831
2004
4,545
$10,002,564
$1,748,616
17.5
63
$27,756
2003
4,545
$10,032,194
$2,083,819
20.8
65
$32,059
2002
4,545
$8,049,363
$2,073,588
25.8
65
$31,901
2001
4,545
$8,194,955
$2,088,052
25.5
65
$32,124
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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