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Grades K-5 Teacher

Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.

137 employees hold this title in Cobb County School District. Median total compensation for the role is $96,588, above the department median of $61,478.

Employees
137
Total payroll
$12.2M
Role median
$96,588
Agency median
$61,478
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,262$123,235+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 137 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

Grades K-5 Teacher pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education — about 43,820 people — is $72,290. Cobb County School District pays a median base salary of $98,479 for this role, 36% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Cobb County School District sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,260
$61,110
$72,290
$77,870
$98,030
Cobb County School District median · $98,479

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 Cobb County School District’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. Cobb County School District’s median base salary is 54% above that national figure, about the 86th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,960
$57,710
$63,970
$81,450
$104,340
Cobb County School District median · $98,479

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 129 of 137 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 Cobb County School District is $96,588, 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

This role across Georgia

Grades K-5 Teacher is held in 137 Georgia departments. In Cobb County School District, the median of $96,588 ranks #1 of 137.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Alison Dunford

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$92,880
Base pay
$92,880
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,880

Alison Dunford works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Cobb County School District. Alison earned $92,880 in 2025.

Leslie Maples

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$92,814
Base pay
$92,814
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,814

At Cobb County School District, Leslie Maples serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,814.

Jennifer Kendrick

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$90,226
Base pay
$90,226
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,226

At Cobb County School District, Jennifer Kendrick serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,226.

Courtney Pascual

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$90,104
Base pay
$90,104
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,104

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,236

Courtney Pascual holds the role of Grades K-5 Teacher at Cobb County School District. In 2025, their total compensation was $90,104.

Lakeishia Strahorn

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$89,230
Base pay
$89,230
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,230

Lakeishia Strahorn works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Cobb County School District. Lakeishia earned $89,230 in 2025.

Patrice Hill

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$89,225
Base pay
$89,225
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,225

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$478

Patrice Hill is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Cobb County School District. 2025 total compensation came to $89,225.

Kaitlin Shaw

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$88,900
Base pay
$88,900
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,900

Kaitlin Shaw is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Cobb County School District. 2025 total compensation came to $88,900.

Charlotte Seel

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$88,761
Base pay
$88,761
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,761

Charlotte Seel holds the role of Grades K-5 Teacher at Cobb County School District. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,761.

Lauren Debruyn

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$88,705
Base pay
$88,705
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,705

Lauren Debruyn holds the role of Grades K-5 Teacher at Cobb County School District. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,705.

Jelisa Blackwell

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$88,381
Base pay
$88,381
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,381

At Cobb County School District, Jelisa Blackwell serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,381.

Raina Michaels

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$88,106
Base pay
$88,106
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,106

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$10

At Cobb County School District, Raina Michaels serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,106.

Cedric Sapp

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$87,803
Base pay
$87,803
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,803

Cedric Sapp is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Cobb County School District. 2025 total compensation came to $87,803.

Sharilyn Metellus

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$87,750
Base pay
$87,750
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,750

Sharilyn Metellus is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Cobb County School District. 2025 total compensation came to $87,750.

Stuart Ogburn

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$87,645
Base pay
$87,645
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,645

Stuart Ogburn is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Cobb County School District. 2025 total compensation came to $87,645.

Kaitlin Todaro

Grades K-5 Teacher/Cobb County School District

2025 total comp
$86,993
Base pay
$86,993
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,993

Kaitlin Todaro is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Cobb County School District. 2025 total compensation came to $86,993.