That's an increase of 14.4 percent from 2016, when the township spent $5.80 million.
Joliet Township has a population of 87,398.
Since 2001, the Joliet Township budget has grown by 0.4 percent, from $6.60 million. The township population has grown 5.6 percent over the same period, from 82,802.
Salaries accounted for 25.4 percent of township spending in 2017. Joliet Township property taxpayers paid $1.69 million for 34 full-time employees and 18 part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had 37 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees, and spent $1.66 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
87,398
$6,630,510
$1,685,381
25.4
52
$32,411
2016
87,398
$5,797,050
$1,602,469
27.6
44
$36,420
2015
87,398
$5,851,916
$1,692,742
28.9
59
$28,691
2014
87,398
$5,638,564
$1,681,892
29.8
46
$36,563
2013
87,904
$5,472,554
$1,600,870
29.3
46
$34,802
2012
86,468
$4,967,048
$1,683,163
33.9
52
$32,369
2011
87,398
$5,563,329
$1,601,452
28.8
38
$42,143
2010
101,512
$5,844,011
$1,739,077
29.8
39
$44,592
2009
82,802
$6,160,919
$1,824,831
29.6
46
$39,670
2008
82,802
$5,871,685
$1,741,307
29.7
47
$37,049
2007
82,802
$5,794,378
$1,866,922
32.2
41
$45,535
2006
82,802
$6,099,704
$1,769,576
29
43
$41,153
2005
82,802
$6,273,435
$1,709,136
27.2
43
$39,747
2004
82,802
$6,327,824
$1,723,864
27.2
43
$40,090
2003
82,802
$5,549,964
$1,648,245
29.7
43
$38,331
2002
82,802
$5,745,774
$1,733,353
30.2
43
$40,311
2001
82,802
$6,604,622
$1,658,870
25.1
47
$35,295
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.