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Ben Hill County Board of Education

Source file: Georgia — State Employee Salaries (Open Georgia / TIGA) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Ben Hill County Board of Education administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 559 employees with median total compensation of $38,568; the highest distinct record was $137,340.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$22.4M
Employees
559
Median total
$38,568
Highest record
$137,340

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 559 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($38,568) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$40,123 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$3,600
$13,715
$38,568
$64,849
$76,233

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $76,233 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,600. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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Katrina Vaughn

Middle School Career, Technical and Agricultural Teacher/Ben Hill County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$84,868
Base pay
$84,868
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,868

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$7,782

At Ben Hill County Board of Education, Katrina Vaughn serves as a Middle School Career, Technical and Agricultural Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,868.

Ashley Faircloth

Instructional Specialist/Ben Hill County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$84,561
Base pay
$84,561
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,561

Ashley Faircloth is a Instructional Specialist at Ben Hill County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $84,561.

David Rodgers

Teacher of Specific Learning/Ben Hill County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$83,859
Base pay
$83,859
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,859

David Rodgers is a Teacher of Specific Learning at Ben Hill County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $83,859.

Ashley Newell

Plant Operations Director/Mgr/Ben Hill County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$83,000
Base pay
$83,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,401

Ashley Newell is a Plant Operations Director/Mgr at Ben Hill County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $83,000.

Michelle Joiner

Instructional Specialist/Ben Hill County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$82,788
Base pay
$82,788
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,788

Michelle Joiner is a Instructional Specialist at Ben Hill County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $82,788.

Micheal Barnes

Middle School Career, Technical and Agricultural Teacher/Ben Hill County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$82,507
Base pay
$82,507
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,507

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,819

Micheal Barnes is a Middle School Career, Technical and Agricultural Teacher at Ben Hill County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $82,507.

Kelly Kight

Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Ben Hill County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$81,542
Base pay
$81,542
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,542

Kelly Kight holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Ben Hill County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $81,542.

Stephanie Howell

Gifted/Ben Hill County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$80,708
Base pay
$80,708
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,708

Stephanie Howell holds the role of Gifted at Ben Hill County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,708.