This list of government employees, and their annual salaries, was current as of March 2010. Elected constitutional officers are also included in the salary database, although they receive the majority of their funding from the state compensation board.

Compensation paid to planning commissioners is not included in this database. Chairman of the planning commission is paid $250 per month; regular members are paid $175 per month

Supplemental income is provided. The county administrator's $600 per month car allowance is shown in the database. Information about the schools superintendent's $600 per month car allowance was provided after the database was created and is not included in the payment information for that position.

Source: Information provided to Powhatan Today by Powhatan County Government