Georgia / City of Decatur Board of Education / Grade 3 Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
22 employees hold this title in City of Decatur Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $69,316, above the department median of $53,292.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 22 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 $70,543 for this role, 2% below that figure — about the 46th 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 10% above that national figure, about the 59th 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 17 of 22 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in 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 $69,316, 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 3 Teacher is held in 176 Georgia departments. In City of Decatur Board of Education, the median of $69,316 ranks #30 of 176.
Median total compensation for the Grade 3 Teacher role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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Record list
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Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Sara Welp is a Grade 3 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $93,024.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Dawn Stephen serves as a Grade 3 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,546.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Tara Kramer holds the role of Grade 3 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $90,545.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Sherri Ellspermann serves as a Grade 3 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,285.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Natalie Bundschu serves as a Grade 3 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,897.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Melissa Wren holds the role of Grade 3 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,104.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Kathryn Hancock works as a Grade 3 Teacher for City of Decatur Board of Education. Kathryn earned $77,696 in 2025.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
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Elizabeth Stuart is a Grade 3 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $73,713.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Hannah Finch serves as a Grade 3 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,543.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Jatoria Brown works as a Grade 3 Teacher for City of Decatur Board of Education. Jatoria earned $69,639 in 2025.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Latisha Dorsey works as a Grade 3 Teacher for City of Decatur Board of Education. Latisha earned $69,485 in 2025.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Haviland Miller works as a Grade 3 Teacher for City of Decatur Board of Education. Haviland earned $69,146 in 2025.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Mary Smith serves as a Grade 3 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,124.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Rachel Staggs serves as a Grade 3 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $67,560.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Rachel Mcconnell is a Grade 3 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $63,541.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Kelsey Gee holds the role of Grade 3 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $58,252.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Emily Shapiro serves as a Grade 3 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $49,107.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Alexandra Shershin serves as a Grade 3 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $13,935.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Danielle Edwards is a Grade 3 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $12,254.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Latangela Irons holds the role of Grade 3 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $9,076.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
Valerie Ferretti is a Grade 3 Teacher at City of Decatur Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $8,998.
Grade 3 Teacher/City of Decatur Board of Education
At City of Decatur Board of Education, Natasha Patten serves as a Grade 3 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $8,977.