AGENDA #2c

 

BUDGET WORKING PAPER

 

TO:                  W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager

 

FROM:            Pat Thomas, Human Resources Director

 

SUBJECT:            Chapel Hill Employees’ Salaries Compared to Income Statistics

 

DATE:            April 25, 2001

 

A Council member requested information on the incomes of Chapel Hill employees compared to area income statistics. 

 

Below is the 2000 chart of incomes in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area).[1]   These are the income figures often used for determining eligibility for governmental programs; 60% of the median income for a family of 4 is the figure used by the Town to determine eligibility for housing programs. The chart also shows the number and percentage of full-time employees with salaries at these income levels:

 

 

# in Household	Area Median income	60% of Median	50% of Median
Income level for 1 person in household:	$43,950	$26,370	$21,800
% and number of Town employees with salaries at or below this rate	79.2% (416 employees)	15.4% (81 employees)	none
Income level for 4 persons in household:	$62,800	$37,680	$31,150
%  and number of Town employees with salaries  at or below this rate	97%  (508 employees)	65% (341 employees)	39% (205 employees)

 

The current federal poverty wage for a family of 4 is $17,650.  The Town’s lowest annual salary paid for a regular position is $19,991.