That's a decrease of 0.5 percent from 2014, when the city spent $7.54 million, or $7,281.01 per household.
Mason has 1,035 households and a population of 2,558.
Since 2001, the City of Mason City budget has grown by 240.7 percent, from $2.20 million. The city population has remained same.
Salaries accounted for 7.6 percent of city spending in 2015. Mason property taxpayers paid $567,454.56 for 12 full-time employees and five part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 11 full-time employees and six part-time employees, and spent $514,411.71.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
2,558
$7,498,428
$567,454.56
7.6
17
$33,379.67
2014
2,558
$7,535,840.50
$555,792.12
7.4
12
$46,316.01
2013
2,558
$7,443,332
$516,656.40
6.9
12
$43,054.70
2012
2,558
$5,724,901
$484,994.52
8.5
12
$40,416.21
2011
2,343
$5,820,822
$530,180.64
9.1
11
$48,198.24
2010
2,700
$5,995,831.50
$563,696.85
9.4
12
$46,974.73
2009
2,558
$6,100,474.50
$559,800.87
9.2
12
$46,650.07
2008
2,558
$5,915,776
$552,546.27
9.3
12
$46,045.52
2007
2,558
$6,290,973
$549,999.45
8.7
12
$45,833.28
2006
2,558
$1,430,880
$547,356
38.3
12
$45,612.99
2005
2,558
$2,302,308
$548,971.56
23.8
12
$45,747.63
2004
2,558
$2,779,434
$557,381.91
20.1
12
$46,448.49
2003
2,558
$3,002,736
$518,763.96
17.3
11
$47,160.36
2002
2,558
$2,245,455
$510,846.75
22.8
17
$30,049.80
2001
2,558
$2,200,631
$514,411.71
23.4
17
$30,259.51
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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