Georgia / City of Decatur Board of Education / Grade 1 Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
18 employees hold this title in City of Decatur Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $82,015, above the department median of $53,292.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 18 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education — about 43,820 people — is $72,290. City of Decatur Board of Education pays a median base salary of $85,106 for this role, 18% above that figure — about the 80th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Elementary School 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 Decatur 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education — about 1,388,390 people — is $63,970. City of Decatur Board of Education’s median base salary is 33% above that national figure, about the 77th 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 16 of 18 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 Decatur Board of Education is $82,015, 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
Grade 1 Teacher is held in 174 Georgia departments. In City of Decatur Board of Education, the median of $82,015 ranks #3 of 174.
Median total compensation for the Grade 1 Teacher role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Keisha Smith serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $180,396.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Cynthia Aldridge works as a Grade 1 Teacher for City of Decatur Board of Education. Cynthia earned $98,104 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Kristen Tavel holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,938.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Brenda Bennett holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,434.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Matthew Hicks is a Grade 1 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $90,545.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
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At City of Decatur Board of Education, Julie Parker serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,591.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Meredith Hill serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,908.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Marnie Kaplan serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,958.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Nancy Turnipseed works as a Grade 1 Teacher for City of Decatur Board of Education. Nancy earned $83,254 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Heidi Westbrook works as a Grade 1 Teacher for City of Decatur Board of Education. Heidi earned $80,777 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Lori Bigham works as a Grade 1 Teacher for City of Decatur Board of Education. Lori earned $78,226 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Shanice Beasley works as a Grade 1 Teacher for City of Decatur Board of Education. Shanice earned $72,937 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Lauren Marwaha serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,146.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Jamie Montgomery serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,331.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
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Jillian Fowler is a Grade 1 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $67,885.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Stephanie Mcelveen serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $60,280.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Monica Blackmon is a Grade 1 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $12,628.
Grade 1 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Destinee Taft works as a Grade 1 Teacher for City of Decatur Board of Education. Destinee earned $8,923 in 2025.