Georgia / City of Buford Board of Education / Special Education Paraprofessional - Ages 3 to 5
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
2 employees hold this title in City of Buford Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $33,481, below the department median of $55,784.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 33,410 people — is $28,770. City of Buford Board of Education pays a median base salary of $33,481 for this role, 16% above that figure — about the 67th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 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 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 1,420,350 people — is $36,780. City of Buford Board of Education’s median base salary is 9% below that national figure, about the 36th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at City of Buford Board of Education is $33,481, 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
Special Education Paraprofessional - Ages 3 to 5 is held in 99 Georgia departments. In City of Buford Board of Education, the median of $33,481 ranks #6 of 99.
Median total compensation for the Special Education Paraprofessional - Ages 3 to 5 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Special Education Paraprofessional - Ages 3 to 5/City of Buford Board of Education
At City of Buford Board of Education, Tara Hennelly serves as a Special Education Paraprofessional - Ages 3 to 5. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,469.
Special Education Paraprofessional - Ages 3 to 5/City of Buford Board of Education
Kelly Barron holds the role of Special Education Paraprofessional - Ages 3 to 5 at City of Buford Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $29,493.