We Are Paying Them What?
This Week…Parks and Recreation Director
 
We are now running a series of articles showing what county employees make in Bladen County and comparing these salaries with other southeastern North Carolina Counties. Salaries, in some instances, are reflected by the population in each of the counties. We will also show how these salaries have changed in the past ten years. This week we will publish Parks and Recreation Director's salaries.
 
This year the Bladen County Parks and Recreation Director will be making $51,160. In 2003 the Director was making $32,434. In 2003 the population of Bladen  County was 32,278 and in 2013 the population is 34,190.
 
The Columbus County Director will be making $40,905. In 2003 the Director was making $31.603. In 2003 the population of Columbus County was 54,200 and in 2013 it is 57,712.
 
The Brunswick County Director will be making $76,070. In 2003 the County Director was making $55,056. We note that the population of Brunswick County in 2003 was 73,143 and the population in 2013 is 110,097.
 
The Pender County Director's salary was unavailable.