Georgia / City of Buford Board of Education / Kindergarten Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
23 employees hold this title in City of Buford Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $76,518, above the department median of $55,784.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 23 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education — about 4,530 people — is $65,680. City of Buford Board of Education pays a median base salary of $77,068 for this role, 17% above that figure — about the 73rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows City of Buford Board of Education’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education — about 108,870 people — is $62,680. City of Buford Board of Education’s median base salary is 23% above that national figure, about the 71st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 22 of 23 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at City of Buford Board of Education is $76,518, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Kindergarten Teacher is held in 131 Georgia departments. In City of Buford Board of Education, the median of $76,518 ranks #3 of 131.
Median total compensation for the Kindergarten Teacher role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Kindergarten Teacher/City of Buford Board of Education
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Tracy Gilmore is a Kindergarten Teacher at City of Buford Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $114,338.
Kindergarten Teacher/City of Buford Board of Education
At City of Buford Board of Education, Lynn Perkins serves as a Kindergarten Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,359.
Kindergarten Teacher/City of Buford Board of Education
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Kerri Griffin works as a Kindergarten Teacher for City of Buford Board of Education. Kerri earned $95,788 in 2025.
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Catherine Roach is a Kindergarten Teacher at City of Buford Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $94,502.
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Kimberly Cheek is a Kindergarten Teacher at City of Buford Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $90,715.
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Amanda Cochran works as a Kindergarten Teacher for City of Buford Board of Education. Amanda earned $90,435 in 2025.
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Leanne Tarleton works as a Kindergarten Teacher for City of Buford Board of Education. Leanne earned $89,665 in 2025.
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Lindy Holton is a Kindergarten Teacher at City of Buford Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $89,031.
Kindergarten Teacher/City of Buford Board of Education
At City of Buford Board of Education, Valerie Farrar serves as a Kindergarten Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,589.
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Rebecca Dudish works as a Kindergarten Teacher for City of Buford Board of Education. Rebecca earned $79,423 in 2025.
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Kathy King is a Kindergarten Teacher at City of Buford Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $77,618.
Kindergarten Teacher/City of Buford Board of Education
At City of Buford Board of Education, Holly Campbell serves as a Kindergarten Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,518.
Kindergarten Teacher/City of Buford Board of Education
At City of Buford Board of Education, Melissa Minore serves as a Kindergarten Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $74,145.
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Hollie Fuller holds the role of Kindergarten Teacher at City of Buford Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,683.
Kindergarten Teacher/City of Buford Board of Education
At City of Buford Board of Education, Melanie Watson serves as a Kindergarten Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,939.
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Kacy Claxton is a Kindergarten Teacher at City of Buford Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $68,311.
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At City of Buford Board of Education, Libby Cleveland serves as a Kindergarten Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $67,116.
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Kryslyn Moore Sosebee holds the role of Kindergarten Teacher at City of Buford Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,014.
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Amanda Douglas is a Kindergarten Teacher at City of Buford Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $63,519.
Kindergarten Teacher/City of Buford Board of Education
At City of Buford Board of Education, Violeta Jaramillo Cortes serves as a Kindergarten Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $57,436.
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Camille Cowherd works as a Kindergarten Teacher for City of Buford Board of Education. Camille earned $57,078 in 2025.
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Shea Bayreuther works as a Kindergarten Teacher for City of Buford Board of Education. Shea earned $52,554 in 2025.
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Laura Kell is a Kindergarten Teacher at City of Buford Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $18,892.