That's a decrease of two percent from 2016, when the county spent $10.73 million.
Mason County has a population of 13,715.
Since 2001, the Mason County budget has grown by 14.8 percent, from $9.16 million. The county population has fallen 14.5 percent over the same period, from 16,038.
Salaries accounted for 36.7 percent of county spending in 2017. Mason County property taxpayers paid $3.86 million for 73 full-time employees and 29 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 53 full-time employees and 73 part-time employees, and spent $3.23 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
13,715
$10,516,377
$3,856,203
36.7
102
$37,806
2016
13,507
$10,730,535
$3,910,144
36.4
111
$35,227
2015
13,701
$10,585,692
$3,885,132
36.7
111
$35,001
2014
13,898
$10,151,871
$3,805,816
37.5
115
$33,094
2013
14,248
$10,304,754
$3,786,350
36.7
113
$33,508
2012
14,327
$10,360,120
$3,855,709
37.2
125
$30,846
2011
14,666
$10,356,182
$3,842,409
37.1
109
$35,251
2010
14,785
$10,165,768
$3,577,808
35.2
112
$31,945
2009
15,076
$10,198,005
$3,441,677
33.7
113
$30,457
2008
16,000
$9,736,371
$3,316,085
34.1
115
$28,836
2007
15,985
$9,889,698
$3,555,292
35.9
194
$18,326
2006
15,741
$9,907,110
$3,534,989
35.7
178
$19,859
2005
16,038
$9,901,186
$3,536,480
35.7
125
$28,292
2004
16,038
$9,828,077
$3,359,036
34.2
115
$29,209
2003
16,038
$9,501,406
$3,746,505
39.4
125
$29,972
2002
16,038
$9,464,067
$3,528,981
37.3
125
$28,232
2001
16,038
$9,159,893
$3,232,130
35.3
126
$25,652
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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