West Columbia, SC Government Employment and Payroll
2012
13.0 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$528.4 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 184 | $634,468 | $41,378 | 18 | $25,454 | 195 |
| Financial Administration | 11 | $35,513 | $38,741 | 0 | $0 | 11 |
| Firefighters | 24 | $83,846 | $41,923 | 0 | $0 | 24 |
| Judical & Legal | 0 | $0 | N/A | 3 | $5,144 | 1 |
| Other Government Administration | 15 | $52,868 | $42,294 | 0 | $0 | 15 |
| Parks & Recreation | 6 | $13,813 | $27,626 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 56 | $204,064 | $43,728 | 0 | $0 | 56 |
| Police-Other | 0 | $0 | N/A | 15 | $20,310 | 10 |
| Sewerage | 3 | $6,049 | $24,196 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| Solid Waste Management | 31 | $73,627 | $28,501 | 0 | $0 | 31 |
| Other & Unallocable | 8 | $30,323 | $45,485 | 0 | $0 | 8 |
| Water Supply | 30 | $134,365 | $53,746 | 0 | $0 | 30 |
2007
12.9 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$258.7 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 171 | $278,833 | $19,567 | 29 | $20,993 | 179 |
| Financial Administration | 10 | $15,978 | $19,174 | 1 | $449 | 10 |
| Firefighters | 23 | $40,660 | $21,214 | 0 | $0 | 23 |
| Fire - Other | 1 | $1,993 | $23,916 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Judical & Legal | 0 | $0 | N/A | 6 | $5,626 | 1 |
| Other Government Administration | 16 | $22,361 | $16,771 | 0 | $0 | 16 |
| Housing & Community Development | 1 | $2,907 | $34,884 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Parks & Recreation | 1 | $1,158 | $13,896 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 48 | $83,939 | $20,985 | 0 | $0 | 48 |
| Police-Other | 0 | $0 | N/A | 21 | $13,880 | 7 |
| Sewerage | 3 | $6,454 | $25,816 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| Solid Waste Management | 32 | $35,971 | $13,489 | 1 | $1,038 | 32 |
| Other & Unallocable | 7 | $12,713 | $21,794 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| Water Supply | 29 | $54,699 | $22,634 | 0 | $0 | 29 |
1997
10.8 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$293.7 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 118 | $262,936 | $26,739 | 12 | $6,142 | 119 |
| Financial Administration | 2 | $6,810 | $40,860 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| Firefighters | 22 | $54,327 | $29,633 | 0 | $0 | 22 |
| Judical & Legal | 0 | $0 | N/A | 3 | $1,953 | 0 |
| Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | N/A | 9 | $4,189 | 1 |
| Streets & Highways | 7 | $20,708 | $35,499 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| Parks & Recreation | 1 | $1,373 | $16,476 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 40 | $92,698 | $27,809 | 0 | $0 | 40 |
| Sewerage | 3 | $4,598 | $18,392 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| Solid Waste Management | 18 | $28,879 | $19,253 | 0 | $0 | 18 |
| Water Supply | 25 | $53,543 | $25,701 | 0 | $0 | 25 |
1992
2.6 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$73.5 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 25 | $59,017 | $28,328 | 5 | $5,806 | 27 |
| Other & Unallocable | 25 | $59,017 | $28,328 | 5 | $5,806 | 27 |
The information on this page is based on the government database from the U.S. Census.