That's an increase of 19.4 percent from 2016, when the city spent $8.75 million, or $2,189 per household.
Murphysboro has 3,995 households and a population of 7,568.
Since 2001, the City of Murphysboro budget has fallen by 1.5 percent, from $10.60 million. The city population has fallen 15.2 percent over the same period, from 8,925.
Salaries accounted for 31.4 percent of city spending in 2017. Murphysboro property taxpayers paid $3.27 million for 58 full-time employees and 13 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 69 full-time employees and 36 part-time employees, and spent $3.20 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
7,568
$10,442,297
$3,274,535
31.4
71
$46,120
2016
7,685
$8,746,902
$3,398,997
38.9
70
$48,557
2015
7,768
$8,690,553
$3,415,911
39.3
75
$45,545
2014
7,846
$8,690,553
$3,456,260
39.8
76
$45,477
2013
7,894
$8,477,837
$3,405,242
40.2
76
$44,806
2012
7,970
$8,427,719
$3,281,741
38.9
79
$41,541
2011
8,375
$8,407,789
$3,449,767
41
79
$43,668
2010
8,106
$7,815,928
$3,559,461
45.5
91
$39,115
2009
8,184
$8,192,227
$3,446,088
42.1
95
$36,275
2008
8,291
$8,024,585
$3,246,520
40.5
85
$38,194
2007
20,166
$8,864,688
$3,135,104
35.4
85
$36,884
2006
13,265
$8,338,903
$3,048,526
36.6
102
$29,888
2002
8,925
$8,575,354
$3,478,832
40.6
105
$33,132
2001
8,925
$10,601,017
$3,201,957
30.2
105
$30,495
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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