That's an increase of 5.1 percent from 2016, when the village spent $60.82 million, or $8,607 per household.
Melrose Park has 7,066 households and a population of 25,518.
Since 2005, the Village of Melrose Park budget has grown by 36.5 percent, from $46.82 million. The village population has grown 10.1 percent over the same period, from 23,171.
Salaries accounted for 30.1 percent of village spending in 2017. Melrose Park property taxpayers paid $19.27 million for 256 full-time employees and 111 part-time employees.
In 2005, the village had 236 full-time employees and 138 part-time employees, and spent $18.36 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
25,518
$63,906,529
$19,267,348
30.1
367
$52,500
2016
25,518
$60,817,790
$19,143,031
31.5
367
$52,161
2015
25,518
$58,612,893
$19,488,842
33.3
367
$53,103
2014
25,511
$56,014,985
$19,666,985
35.1
369
$53,298
2013
21,767
$52,221,869
$19,356,040
37.1
368
$52,598
2012
21,767
$51,526,901
$17,948,263
34.8
368
$48,772
2011
21,767
$51,553,779
$17,664,708
34.3
368
$48,002
2010
21,767
$48,771,657
$18,665,791
38.3
358
$52,139
2009
23,171
$52,334,741
$18,946,652
36.2
366
$51,767
2008
23,171
$50,829,935
$19,237,952
37.8
393
$48,952
2007
23,171
$50,252,661
$18,406,284
36.6
405
$45,448
2006
23,341
$46,978,553
$17,937,881
38.2
374
$47,962
2005
23,171
$46,822,285
$18,358,950
39.2
374
$49,088
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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