Georgia / Clayton County Board of Education / Special Education Director
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Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
9 employees hold this title in Clayton County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $121,242, above the department median of $54,625.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 9 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 Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare — about 1,550 people — is $60,300. Clayton County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $121,242 for this role, 101% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Clayton County 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 Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare — about 73,660 people — is $59,300. Clayton County Board of Education’s median base salary is 104% above that national figure, above the 90th 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 Clayton County Board of Education is $121,242, 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 Director is held in 157 Georgia departments. In Clayton County Board of Education, the median of $121,242 ranks #48 of 157.
Median total compensation for the Special Education Director 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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Special Education Director/Clayton County Board of Education
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Lisa Thomas is a Special Education Director at Clayton County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $139,266.
Special Education Director/Clayton County Board of Education
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Jacalyn Smith holds the role of Special Education Director at Clayton County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $139,073.
Special Education Director/Clayton County Board of Education
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At Clayton County Board of Education, Dwight Smalls serves as a Special Education Director. Their 2025 pay totaled $132,494.
Special Education Director/Clayton County Board of Education
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Kanethia Henderson holds the role of Special Education Director at Clayton County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $129,337.
Special Education Director/Clayton County Board of Education
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Sheila Cook is a Special Education Director at Clayton County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $121,242.
Special Education Director/Clayton County Board of Education
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At Clayton County Board of Education, Misty Blades serves as a Special Education Director. Their 2025 pay totaled $121,242.
Special Education Director/Clayton County Board of Education
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Sonja Bullock is a Special Education Director at Clayton County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $120,759.
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Adiaha Johnson is a Special Education Director at Clayton County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $117,801.
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Tikia Jeffrey works as a Special Education Director for Clayton County Board of Education. Tikia earned $114,474 in 2025.