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Burke County Board of Education

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 1,095 employees with median total compensation of $33,647; the highest distinct record was $202,700.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$47M
Employees
1,095
Median total
$33,647
Highest record
$202,700

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 1,095 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($33,647) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$42,918 (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
$1,928
$12,055
$33,647
$69,892
$92,089

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $92,089 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,928. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Substitute Teacher
191 · $1,751
Bus Driver
65 · $23,655
Grades 9-12 Teacher
63 · $75,483
Custodial Personnel
43 · $36,746

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.

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Yolonda Hale

Grade 1 Teacher/Burke County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$80,388
Base pay
$80,388
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,388

Yolonda Hale holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Burke County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,388.

Alicia Golphin

Eip 4Th and 5Th Grade Teacher/Burke County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$80,214
Base pay
$80,214
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,214

At Burke County Board of Education, Alicia Golphin serves as a Eip 4Th and 5Th Grade Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,214.

Dorothy Scott

Special Education Interrelated/Burke County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,366
Base pay
$79,366
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,366

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$381

At Burke County Board of Education, Dorothy Scott serves as a Special Education Interrelated. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,366.

Ebony Merriweather

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Burke County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,266
Base pay
$79,266
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,266

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$389

Ebony Merriweather is a Grades 9-12 Teacher at Burke County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $79,266.

Michelle Jordan

Grade 7 Teacher/Burke County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,254
Base pay
$79,254
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,254

At Burke County Board of Education, Michelle Jordan serves as a Grade 7 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,254.

Amy Stewart

Instructional Specialist P-8/Burke County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,247
Base pay
$79,247
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,247

Amy Stewart works as a Instructional Specialist P-8 for Burke County Board of Education. Amy earned $79,247 in 2025.

Priscilla Mason

Special Education Interrelated/Burke County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,185
Base pay
$79,185
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,185

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,282

Priscilla Mason is a Special Education Interrelated at Burke County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $79,185.

Thomas Mitchell

Instructional Specialist P-8/Burke County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,103
Base pay
$79,103
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,103

Thomas Mitchell works as a Instructional Specialist P-8 for Burke County Board of Education. Thomas earned $79,103 in 2025.