That's an increase of 112.8 percent from 2014, when the village spent $10.51 million, or $5,237.08 per household.
Steger has 2,007 households and a population of 9,515.
Since 2001, the Village of Steger budget has grown by 97.7 percent, from $11.31 million. The village population has fallen 1.7 percent over the same period, from 9,682.
Salaries accounted for 18.8 percent of village spending in 2015. Steger property taxpayers paid $4.20 million for 45 full-time employees and 88 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 40 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees, and spent $2.34 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
9,515
$22,371,780.36
$4,204,240.08
18.8
133
$31,610.82
2014
9,565
$10,510,822.46
$3,031,354.89
28.8
133
$22,792.14
2013
9,570
$9,740,582.80
$2,726,816.56
28
69
$39,519.08
2012
9,570
$10,463,210.18
$2,666,965.30
25.5
72
$37,041.18
2011
10,409
$9,648,323.64
$2,505,377.52
26
72
$34,796.90
2010
9,682
$12,700,564.50
$2,878,679.55
22.7
84
$34,269.99
2009
9,682
$13,126,080
$2,813,189.24
21.4
79
$35,609.99
2008
9,682
$12,981,440
$2,727,607.56
21
65
$41,963.19
2007
9,682
$13,440,960
$2,824,160.04
21
77
$36,677.40
2006
9,682
$11,964,000
$2,720,282.40
22.7
69
$39,424.38
2005
9,682
$11,033,520
$2,515,067.20
22.8
62
$40,565.60
2004
9,682
$11,348,678.25
$2,493,402.30
22
61
$40,875.44
2003
9,682
$10,912,539
$2,456,043.48
22.5
61
$40,263
2002
9,682
$11,841,963.75
$2,422,543.95
20.5
60
$40,375.73
2001
9,682
$11,313,631.25
$2,336,311.69
20.7
60
$38,938.52
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.