The highest-paid elected officials in the state aren’t Gov. Nathan Deal or Supreme Court justices.
The largest compensation packages go to Fulton County Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand and DeKalb County Tax Commissioner Irvin Johnson.
With salaries inflated by fees charged to cities, Ferdinand made about $390,000 and Johnson was paid almost $286,000 last year.
DeKalb commissioners say the system that provides extra payments to tax commissioners should be reconsidered.
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Elected officials’ pay
Fulton Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand: $390,170
DeKalb Tax Commissioner Irvin Johnson: $285,781
Georgia Supreme Court justices: $171,405
Georgia Court of Appeals judges: $170,343
DeKalb CEO Mike Thurmond: $153,498
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed: $147,500
Cobb Tax Commissioner Carla Jackson: $140,127
Gov. Nathan Deal: $139,339
Attorney General Chris Carr: $139,169
Secretary of State Brian Kemp: $130,691
Gwinnett Tax Commissioner Richard Steele: $122,732
Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens: $120,394
Source: State, county and city pay records
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