Georgia / City of Valdosta Board of Education / Grades K-5 Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
17 employees hold this title in City of Valdosta Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $65,586, above the department median of $44,674.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 17 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 Valdosta Board of Education pays a median base salary of $65,653 for this role, 9% below that figure — about the 35th 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 Valdosta 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 Valdosta Board of Education’s median base salary is 3% above that national figure, about the 52nd 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 17 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 Valdosta Board of Education is $65,586, 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
Grades K-5 Teacher is held in 137 Georgia departments. In City of Valdosta Board of Education, the median of $65,586 ranks #47 of 137.
Median total compensation for the Grades K-5 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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Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
At City of Valdosta Board of Education, Wendell Wooten serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,546.
Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
Keri Bonner is a Grades K-5 Teacher at City of Valdosta Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $77,855.
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Kim Lewis is a Grades K-5 Teacher at City of Valdosta Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $77,034.
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Kimberly Alexander works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for City of Valdosta Board of Education. Kimberly earned $72,947 in 2025.
Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
At City of Valdosta Board of Education, Charlene Rickman serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,840.
Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
Ladonna Peeples is a Grades K-5 Teacher at City of Valdosta Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $67,138.
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At City of Valdosta Board of Education, Tina Jackson serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,980.
Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
Lauren Washburn holds the role of Grades K-5 Teacher at City of Valdosta Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,721.
Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
Marlen Arnold works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for City of Valdosta Board of Education. Marlen earned $65,586 in 2025.
Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
Najda Grant works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for City of Valdosta Board of Education. Najda earned $65,154 in 2025.
Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
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Brittany Kight works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for City of Valdosta Board of Education. Brittany earned $61,067 in 2025.
Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
Elizabeth Cone is a Grades K-5 Teacher at City of Valdosta Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $60,166.
Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
Columbus Carter holds the role of Grades K-5 Teacher at City of Valdosta Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,572.
Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
At City of Valdosta Board of Education, Madison Deweese serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,709.
Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
Karin Fonseca is a Grades K-5 Teacher at City of Valdosta Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $52,642.
Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
Stefanie Gurganus is a Grades K-5 Teacher at City of Valdosta Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $51,757.
Grades K-5 Teacher/City of Valdosta Board of Education
At City of Valdosta Board of Education, Jenna Kerr serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $8,843.