That's a decrease of 8.2 percent from 2016, when the county spent $149.44 million.
County of Madison has a population of 265,428.
Since 2001, the County of Madison budget has grown by 24.2 percent, from $110.48 million. The county population has grown 2.2 percent over the same period, from 259,716.
Salaries accounted for 36.4 percent of county spending in 2017. County of Madison property taxpayers paid $49.96 million for 777 full-time employees and 167 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 921 full-time employees and 143 part-time employees, and spent $49.48 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
265,428
$137,192,936
$49,964,633
36.4
944
$52,929
2016
265,759
$149,439,339
$50,002,448
33.5
939
$53,251
2015
266,209
$144,467,777
$47,959,631
33.2
915
$52,415
2014
266,205
$138,203,000
$48,062,722
34.8
940
$51,131
2013
267,225
$127,217,223
$47,778,467
37.6
946
$50,506
2012
270,364
$121,339,989
$47,626,423
39.3
936
$50,883
2011
266,816
$133,884,768
$49,684,724
37.1
910
$54,599
2010
269,509
$147,203,252
$50,906,304
34.6
1,026
$49,616
2009
268,955
$186,018,059
$53,706,811
28.9
1,038
$51,741
2008
266,693
$129,926,295
$52,253,288
40.2
1,097
$47,633
2007
265,704
$115,891,566
$52,292,820
45.1
1,101
$47,496
2006
266,314
$121,130,353
$52,217,218
43.1
1,092
$47,818
2005
262,987
$125,613,927
$52,185,918
41.5
1,105
$47,227
2004
262,639
$126,850,263
$52,067,656
41
1,093
$47,637
2003
260,616
$108,168,005
$51,396,784
47.5
1,158
$44,384
2002
258,863
$107,365,612
$50,785,868
47.3
1,140
$44,549
2001
259,716
$110,475,868
$49,476,695
44.8
1,064
$46,501
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.