Petal, MS Government Employment and Payroll
2012
13.8 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$416.9 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 | 142 | $357,533 | $30,214 | 7 | $5,642 | 144 |
| Financial Administration | 4 | $7,985 | $23,955 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Firefighters | 32 | $80,046 | $30,017 | 0 | $0 | 32 |
| Judical & Legal | 1 | $3,333 | $39,996 | 1 | $2,478 | 2 |
| Other Government Administration | 7 | $21,439 | $36,753 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| Streets & Highways | 15 | $30,574 | $24,459 | 0 | $0 | 15 |
| Parks & Recreation | 9 | $24,245 | $32,327 | 0 | $0 | 9 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 34 | $105,623 | $37,279 | 0 | $0 | 34 |
| Police-Other | 8 | $19,855 | $29,783 | 2 | $597 | 8 |
| Sewerage | 6 | $11,442 | $22,884 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| Solid Waste Management | 12 | $23,175 | $23,175 | 0 | $0 | 12 |
| Other & Unallocable | 4 | $6,992 | $20,976 | 4 | $2,567 | 5 |
| Water Supply | 8 | $18,420 | $27,630 | 0 | $0 | 8 |
| Transit | 2 | $4,404 | $26,424 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
2007
11.5 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$307.8 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 | 121 | $269,317 | $26,709 | 6 | $2,969 | 122 |
| Financial Administration | 3 | $6,015 | $24,060 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| Firefighters | 27 | $60,296 | $26,798 | 0 | $0 | 27 |
| Judical & Legal | 1 | $2,511 | $30,132 | 1 | $1,304 | 1 |
| Other Government Administration | 6 | $16,149 | $32,298 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| Streets & Highways | 13 | $23,030 | $21,258 | 0 | $0 | 13 |
| Parks & Recreation | 8 | $18,263 | $27,395 | 0 | $0 | 8 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 29 | $79,562 | $32,922 | 0 | $0 | 29 |
| Police-Other | 7 | $14,956 | $25,639 | 2 | $314 | 7 |
| Sewerage | 5 | $8,619 | $20,686 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Solid Waste Management | 10 | $17,457 | $20,948 | 0 | $0 | 10 |
| Other & Unallocable | 3 | $5,267 | $21,068 | 3 | $1,351 | 4 |
| Water Supply | 7 | $13,875 | $23,786 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| Transit | 2 | $3,317 | $19,902 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
1997
6.9 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$165.8 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 | 56 | $115,098 | $24,664 | 11 | $4,860 | 60 |
| Financial Administration | 4 | $5,973 | $17,919 | 1 | $786 | 5 |
| Firefighters | 11 | $20,705 | $22,587 | 0 | $0 | 11 |
| Judical & Legal | 1 | $1,532 | $18,384 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other Government Administration | 3 | $7,607 | $30,428 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| Health | 1 | $1,107 | $13,284 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Streets & Highways | 10 | $10,829 | $12,995 | 0 | $0 | 10 |
| Parks & Recreation | 3 | $4,441 | $17,764 | 3 | $1,251 | 4 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 13 | $48,139 | $44,436 | 0 | $0 | 13 |
| Police-Other | 3 | $5,559 | $22,236 | 5 | $1,120 | 4 |
| Sewerage | 2 | $2,566 | $15,396 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| Solid Waste Management | 1 | $1,107 | $13,284 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Water Supply | 4 | $5,533 | $16,599 | 2 | $1,703 | 5 |
1992
8.1 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$124.8 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 | 61 | $78,906 | $15,522 | 7 | $3,065 | 64 |
| Financial Administration | 2 | $2,717 | $16,302 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| Firefighters | 9 | $13,443 | $17,924 | 0 | $0 | 9 |
| Judical & Legal | 4 | $5,643 | $16,929 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Other Government Administration | 9 | $9,861 | $13,148 | 0 | $0 | 9 |
| Health | 1 | $963 | $11,556 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Streets & Highways | 6 | $7,853 | $15,706 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| Parks & Recreation | 1 | $919 | $11,028 | 2 | $994 | 2 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 11 | $16,877 | $18,411 | 0 | $0 | 11 |
| Police-Other | 4 | $4,946 | $14,838 | 2 | $565 | 5 |
| Sewerage | 2 | $2,185 | $13,110 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| Solid Waste Management | 4 | $4,417 | $13,251 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Water Supply | 8 | $9,082 | $13,623 | 3 | $1,506 | 9 |
The information on this page is based on the government database from the U.S. Census.