That's an increase of 6.3 percent from 2015, when the township spent $1.55 million.
Murphysboro Township has a population of 11,195.
Since 2001, the Murphysboro Township budget has grown by 16.7 percent, from $1.41 million. The township population has remained same.
Salaries accounted for 20.5 percent of township spending in 2016. Murphysboro Township property taxpayers paid $338,224 for eight full-time employees and one part-time employee.
In 2001, the township had nine full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $243,757.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
11,195
$1,650,233
$338,224
20.5
9
$37,580
2015
11,195
$1,551,701
$331,911
21.4
9
$36,879
2014
11,195
$1,586,257
$342,900
21.6
9
$38,100
2013
11,195
$1,608,670
$329,413
20.5
9
$36,601
2012
11,195
$1,559,359
$311,998
20
9
$34,666
2011
11,195
$1,569,500
$288,106
18.4
17
$16,947
2010
11,195
$1,538,802
$334,402
21.7
17
$19,671
2009
11,195
$1,472,508
$311,571
21.2
17
$18,328
2008
11,195
$1,376,451
$298,579
21.7
16
$18,661
2007
11,195
$1,388,567
$306,654
22.1
16
$19,166
2006
11,195
$1,415,288
$294,429
20.8
16
$18,402
2005
11,195
$1,486,213
$278,522
18.7
17
$16,384
2004
11,195
$1,445,516
$276,234
19.1
16
$17,265
2003
11,195
$1,618,717
$268,271
16.6
15
$17,885
2002
11,195
$1,510,093
$264,092
17.5
18
$14,672
2001
11,195
$1,414,424
$243,757
17.2
12
$20,313
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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