Average hourly pay during each mayor's tenure
127 mayors, ranked by how average hourly pay changed from their first day in office, next to the state over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Mayor | City | In office | Total | vs state | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Garnett Johnson | Augusta | 1 Jan 2023 – now | +30.2% Dec 2022 → Aug 2026 | +23.7 pts state +6.5% | +7.5%/yr | |
| 2 | D Kirk Caldwell | Honolulu | 2 Jan 2013 – 2 Jan 2021 | +28.8% Dec 2012 → Dec 2020 | +4.8 pts state +23.9% | +3.2%/yr | |
| 3 | D Lauren McLean | Boise | 7 Jan 2020 – now | +25.1% Dec 2019 → Aug 2026 | +8.7 pts state +16.3% | +3.4%/yr | |
| 4 | N Sue Zwahlen | Modesto | 1 Jan 2021 – now | +18.1% Dec 2020 → Aug 2026 | +24.1 pts state −6.0% | +3.0%/yr | |
| 5 | R John Giles | Mesa | 18 Sep 2014 – now | +16.1% Aug 2014 → Aug 2026 | +1.7 pts state +14.4% | +1.3%/yr | |
| 6 | D Mark Stodola | Little Rock | 1 Jan 2007 – 1 Jan 2019 from Jan 2007 | +14.6% Jan 2007 → Dec 2018 | +4.6 pts state +10.0% | +1.1%/yr | |
| 7 | D John Jay Lee | North Las Vegas | 1 Jul 2013 – now | +14.2% Jun 2013 → Aug 2026 | −2.1 pts state +16.3% | +1.0%/yr | |
| 8 | R Betsy Price | Fort Worth | 12 Jul 2011 – 1 Jun 2021 | +13.5% Jun 2011 → May 2021 | +3.5 pts state +9.9% | +1.3%/yr | |
| 9 | D Carolyn Goodman | Las Vegas | 1 Jan 2011 – now | +13.4% Dec 2010 → Aug 2026 | −3.4 pts state +16.8% | +0.8%/yr | |
| 10 | D John E. Dailey | Tallahassee | 19 Nov 2018 – now | +12.9% Oct 2018 → Aug 2026 | +3.4 pts state +9.6% | +1.6%/yr |
Showing 10 of 214 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); the state is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. $ per hour, in today's money, private employers · BLS CES via FRED, metro area, adjusted for inflation with US CPI-U (CPIAUCSL) · metro area data · as of Aug 2026.