Georgia / Columbia County Board of Education / Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
14 employees hold this title in Columbia County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $30,077, below the department median of $47,369.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 14 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 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 33,410 people — is $28,770. Columbia County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $32,301 for this role, 12% above that figure — about the 63rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 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 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 1,420,350 people — is $36,780. Columbia County Board of Education’s median base salary is 12% below that national figure, about the 30th 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 11 of 14 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 $30,077, 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
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten is held in 164 Georgia departments. In Columbia County Board of Education, the median of $30,077 ranks #10 of 164.
Median total compensation for the Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten 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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Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
Ashley Rickerson is a Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $42,814.
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
Robyn Linen is a Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $33,807.
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
Brenda Jennings is a Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $32,539.
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
At Columbia County Board of Education, Tonya Harman serves as a Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,463.
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
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Kimberly Mcbride works as a Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten for Columbia County Board of Education. Kimberly earned $32,347 in 2025.
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
April Maddox holds the role of Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $32,301.
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
Andrea Messex holds the role of Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $32,289.
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
Glenn Bonesteel works as a Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten for Columbia County Board of Education. Glenn earned $27,864 in 2025.
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
Amanda Hardy works as a Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten for Columbia County Board of Education. Amanda earned $26,564 in 2025.
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
Catherine Brooks holds the role of Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $26,029.
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
Ashley Combs holds the role of Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $25,924.
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
Jennifer Miles works as a Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten for Columbia County Board of Education. Jennifer earned $19,381 in 2025.
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
Rachel Thompson is a Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $8,994.
Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten/Columbia County Board of Education
Hollie Hutto holds the role of Paraprofessional Personnel - Pre-Kindergarten at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,860.