Georgia / Columbia County Board of Education / Secretary
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
106 employees hold this title in Columbia County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $38,034, below the department median of $47,369.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 106 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 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 44,430 people — is $41,600. Columbia County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $39,303 for this role, 6% below that figure — about the 44th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 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 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 1,706,790 people — is $47,540. Columbia County Board of Education’s median base salary is 17% below that national figure, about the 26th 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 89 of 106 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 $38,034, 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
Secretary is held in 140 Georgia departments. In Columbia County Board of Education, the median of $38,034 ranks #44 of 140.
Median total compensation for the Secretary role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 27 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $35,508 ranks #21 of 27. See Secretary across all of Georgia →
Median total compensation for comparable Secretary roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Gloria Ramsey is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $58,255.
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Tonya Widener is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $57,012.
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Donna Hickmon holds the role of Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,116.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Tracy Williams serves as a Secretary. Their 2025 pay totaled $53,946.
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Jennifer Orr holds the role of Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,454.
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Barbara Strength is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $50,458.
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Julie Gibson is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $48,888.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Virginia Hankins serves as a Secretary. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,695.
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Shana Munro is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $48,288.
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Mary Jacobs holds the role of Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,643.
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Michelle Richards holds the role of Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,500.
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Aurora Hubbard holds the role of Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,444.
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Lorri Trahan holds the role of Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,242.
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Elizabeth Green holds the role of Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,211.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Diana Ball serves as a Secretary. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,176.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Johnnie Barton serves as a Secretary. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,094.
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Wendy Hairston is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $46,392.
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Susan Hunt is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $45,982.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Elizabeth Capers serves as a Secretary. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,873.
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Melissa Gracia is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $45,488.
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Diane Meyers is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $45,221.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Kelly Hawkinberry serves as a Secretary. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,202.
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Johnene Burnett holds the role of Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $44,902.
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Kimberly Martinez is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $44,838.
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Julie Bedgood works as a Secretary for Columbia County Board of Education. Julie earned $44,662 in 2025.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Teisha Rainge serves as a Secretary. Their 2025 pay totaled $44,522.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Christina Smith serves as a Secretary. Their 2025 pay totaled $44,500.
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Bernette Thurmond works as a Secretary for Columbia County Board of Education. Bernette earned $43,573 in 2025.
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Donna Sidley is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $42,428.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Gretchen Boudreaux serves as a Secretary. Their 2025 pay totaled $42,340.
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April Mcdowell works as a Secretary for Columbia County Board of Education. April earned $41,309 in 2025.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Stacey Plooster serves as a Secretary. Their 2025 pay totaled $41,081.
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Heather Norris works as a Secretary for Columbia County Board of Education. Heather earned $41,042 in 2025.
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Jennifer Bovitz is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $40,932.
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Carolyn Deluca works as a Secretary for Columbia County Board of Education. Carolyn earned $40,584 in 2025.
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Lessley Matanane works as a Secretary for Columbia County Board of Education. Lessley earned $40,433 in 2025.
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Crystal Walsh holds the role of Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $40,352.
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Cynthia Foss is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $40,191.
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Amanda Ivey holds the role of Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $40,059.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Erin Randall serves as a Secretary. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,042.