Director of School Safety

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

2 employees hold this title in Atlanta Independent School System. Median total compensation for the role is $172,637, above the department median of $66,865.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $345.3K
Role median: $172,637
Agency median: $66,865
Comparison: Above

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This role across Georgia

Director of School Safety is held in 50 Georgia departments. In Atlanta Independent School System, the median of $172,637 ranks #4 of 50.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Gwinnett County Board of Education

$196,248 · 1

Cherokee County Board of Education

$185,000 · 1

Forsyth County Board of Education

$176,685 · 2

Clayton County Board of Education

$152,729 · 6

Fayette County Board of Education

$151,133 · 1

Fulton County Board of Education

$148,073 · 3

Bartow County Board of Education

$145,100 · 1

Rockdale County Board of Education

$144,889 · 1

Bryan County Board of Education

$144,467 · 1

Paulding County Board of Education

$135,738 · 1

Newton County Board of Education

$126,421 · 2

Bibb County Board of Education

$126,057 · 2

Median total compensation for the Director of School Safety role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Assistant Principal 158
Athletics Personnel 117
Bus Driver 427
Community School Dir/Coord 48
Crossing Guard 51
Custodial Personnel 202
Early Intervention Primary Teacher 72
Early Intervention Program 4Th and 5Th Grade Teacher 56
Elementary Counselor 41
English for Speakers of Other Languages Teacher 55
Finance/Business Personnel 65
General Administrative Secretary/Clerk 110
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 43
Grade 1 Teacher 148
Grade 2 Teacher 164
Grade 3 Teacher 167
Grade 4 Teacher 160
Grade 5 Teacher 163
Grade 7 Teacher 33
Grades 6-8 Teacher 387
Grades 9-12 Teacher 651
Grades K-5 Teacher 181
High School Counselor 51
Human Resources Personnel 76
Information Service Personnel 57
Instructional Specialist 375
Instructional Specialist P-8 256
Is Personnel - Support Service 32
Kindergarten Regular Education Teacher 152
Librarian/Media Specialist 65
Maintenance Personnel 127
Middle School Counselor 32
Military Science Teacher 37
Non-Instructional Aide 131
Other Transportation 61
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten 40
Paraprofessional/Teacher Aide 363
Parent Coordinator 39
Plant Operations Director/Mgr 55
Pre-School Regular Education Teacher 55
Principal 76
School Food Service Manager 65
School Food Service Worker 401
School Nurse 76
School Psychologist 71
School Secretary/Clerk 177
School Social Worker 79
Secretary 39
Security Personnel/Security Officer 144
Special Education Bus Aide 32
Special Education Interrelated 501
Special Education Parapro/Aide 372
Special Education Specialist 50
Speech-Language Pathologist 37
Substitute 311
Substitute Teacher 761
Teacher of Autistic Students 57
Teacher of Moderate Intellectual 31
Technology Specialist 34
Vocational 35

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Employees with this title

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Ronald Applin

Director of School Safety/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp

$184,702

Base pay: $184,702
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,702

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay: $1,811

Ronald Applin works as a Director of School Safety for Atlanta Independent School System. Ronald earned $184,702 in 2025.

Ralph Velez

Director of School Safety/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp

$160,573

Base pay: $160,573
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,573

Ralph Velez holds the role of Director of School Safety at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $160,573.