That's an increase of 4.1 percent from 2014, when the city spent $18.24 million, or $5,920.78 per household.
Salem has 3,080 households and a population of 7,485.
Since 2001, the City of Salem budget has fallen by 11.3 percent, from $21.39 million. The city population has fallen four percent over the same period, from 7,800.
Salaries accounted for 19.8 percent of city spending in 2015. Salem property taxpayers paid $3.76 million for 66 full-time employees and 58 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 85 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees, and spent $3.81 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
7,485
$18,977,890.50
$3,756,552.90
19.8
124
$30,294.78
2014
7,485
$18,236,005.80
$3,649,606.21
20
126
$28,965.12
2013
7,485
$17,564,138.80
$3,369,005.12
19.2
165
$20,418.21
2012
7,485
$18,778,426.82
$3,814,678.18
20.3
180
$21,192.65
2011
7,485
$21,756,781.44
$3,939,765.48
18.1
138
$28,549.02
2010
8,000
$25,837,604.31
$3,870,332.46
15
134
$28,883.07
2009
8,000
$21,768,280.45
$3,979,857.74
18.3
134
$29,700.43
2008
8,000
$21,568,713.41
$3,673,649.21
17
125
$29,389.19
2007
8,000
$38,089,765.35
$3,347,786.52
8.8
133
$25,171.32
2006
8,000
$26,879,317.20
$3,759,994.80
14
128
$29,374.95
2005
7,909
$23,713,364.44
$3,911,620.92
16.5
130
$30,089.39
2004
7,909
$25,937,891.97
$4,001,816.07
15.4
160
$25,011.35
2003
7,909
$6,810,986.16
$3,969,653.16
58.3
160
$24,810.33
2002
7,909
$19,440,058.05
$3,993,741.45
20.5
100
$39,937.41
2001
7,800
$21,387,750.89
$3,806,529.93
17.8
105
$36,252.66
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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