Georgia / Columbia County Board of Education / Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
30 employees hold this title in Columbia County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $79,509, above the department median of $47,369.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 30 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. Columbia County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $80,409 for this role, 11% above that figure — about the 77th 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 Columbia 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education — about 1,388,390 people — is $63,970. Columbia County Board of Education’s median base salary is 26% above that national figure, about the 74th 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 27 of 30 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 Columbia County Board of Education is $79,509, 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
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 is held in 139 Georgia departments. In Columbia County Board of Education, the median of $79,509 ranks #38 of 139.
Median total compensation for the Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 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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Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Tara Hansen works as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 for Columbia County Board of Education. Tara earned $96,450 in 2025.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
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Valery Dinkins works as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 for Columbia County Board of Education. Valery earned $89,223 in 2025.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Jennifer Douglass works as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 for Columbia County Board of Education. Jennifer earned $88,203 in 2025.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Amy Coleman holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,953.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Laura Stringer holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,903.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Erica Cox is a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $87,532.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Kristin Messer holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,369.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
At Columbia County Board of Education, Laura Hromyak serves as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,591.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
At Columbia County Board of Education, Marcella Fern serves as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,251.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
At Columbia County Board of Education, Latonia Grant serves as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,139.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Jennifer Nessler holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,248.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Laura Yates holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,564.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Pamela Lockamy holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,409.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Lori Kamariotis works as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 for Columbia County Board of Education. Lori earned $80,409 in 2025.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Julie Mosley works as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 for Columbia County Board of Education. Julie earned $79,859 in 2025.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Janet Bruyninckx works as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 for Columbia County Board of Education. Janet earned $79,159 in 2025.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Tarynn Josey holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,159.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Winsor Reynierson holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,159.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Jennifer Young is a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $78,158.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Jenna Bowen holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,811.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Kimberly Spicer holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,185.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Tara Farr holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,344.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Shelly Tanner works as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 for Columbia County Board of Education. Shelly earned $69,973 in 2025.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Whitney Manz works as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 for Columbia County Board of Education. Whitney earned $66,418 in 2025.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Dana Samples works as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 for Columbia County Board of Education. Dana earned $65,042 in 2025.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Amber Longee is a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $60,202.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Samantha Hartley is a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $60,030.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Emily Harrison works as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 for Columbia County Board of Education. Emily earned $12,635 in 2025.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Christa Arrington holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $6,342.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Columbia County Board of Education
Heidi Schulz is a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $5,612.