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Columbia County Board of Education

Source file: Georgia — State Employee Salaries (Open Georgia / TIGA) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Columbia County Board of Education administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 4,579 employees with median total compensation of $47,369; the highest distinct record was $342,154.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$213.9M
Employees
4,579
Median total
$47,369
Highest record
$342,154

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 4,579 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($47,369) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$46,703 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$3,928
$18,382
$47,369
$73,422
$87,062

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $87,062 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,928. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Substitute Teacher
430 · $2,881
Grades 9-12 Teacher
411 · $71,480
Bus Driver
197 · $26,249
Custodial Personnel
196 · $29,303

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Cynthia Edenfield

School Resource Officer/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$51,244
Base pay
$51,244
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,244

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$93

At Columbia County Board of Education, Cynthia Edenfield serves as a School Resource Officer. Their 2025 pay totaled $51,244.

Jimmy Cronan

School Resource Officer/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$51,238
Base pay
$51,238
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,238

At Columbia County Board of Education, Jimmy Cronan serves as a School Resource Officer. Their 2025 pay totaled $51,238.

Sydney Duncan

Grade 3 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$51,204
Base pay
$51,204
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,204

Sydney Duncan is a Grade 3 Teacher at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $51,204.

Jordan Johnson

Teacher of Mild Intellectual/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$51,204
Base pay
$51,204
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,204

Jordan Johnson is a Teacher of Mild Intellectual at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $51,204.

Ashlynn Rowe

Grade 4 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$51,204
Base pay
$51,204
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,204

At Columbia County Board of Education, Ashlynn Rowe serves as a Grade 4 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $51,204.

Claire Smeak

Grade 2 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$51,204
Base pay
$51,204
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,204

Claire Smeak holds the role of Grade 2 Teacher at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,204.

Amanda Prior

Is Personnel - Support Service/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$51,142
Base pay
$51,142
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,142

At Columbia County Board of Education, Amanda Prior serves as a Is Personnel - Support Service. Their 2025 pay totaled $51,142.

Linn Engen

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$51,136
Base pay
$51,136
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,136

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$308

At Columbia County Board of Education, Linn Engen serves as a Grades 9-12 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $51,136.

Gracie Smith

Lottery Pre-School Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$51,094
Base pay
$51,094
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,094

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$390

Gracie Smith works as a Lottery Pre-School Teacher for Columbia County Board of Education. Gracie earned $51,094 in 2025.

Hunter Peace

Special Education Interrelated/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$51,085
Base pay
$51,085
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,085

Hunter Peace works as a Special Education Interrelated for Columbia County Board of Education. Hunter earned $51,085 in 2025.

Dorothy Shanks

Bus Driver/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$51,078
Base pay
$51,078
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,078

Dorothy Shanks holds the role of Bus Driver at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,078.

Kristyl Boyd

Grade 7 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,954
Base pay
$50,954
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,954

Kristyl Boyd works as a Grade 7 Teacher for Columbia County Board of Education. Kristyl earned $50,954 in 2025.

Thomas Mattison

Special Education Interrelated/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,906
Base pay
$50,906
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,906

Thomas Mattison is a Special Education Interrelated at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $50,906.

Maria Zuniga

Grade 4 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,853
Base pay
$50,853
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,853

At Columbia County Board of Education, Maria Zuniga serves as a Grade 4 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,853.

Kimberlind Hill

Special Education Parapro/Aide/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,727
Base pay
$50,727
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,727

Kimberlind Hill holds the role of Special Education Parapro/Aide at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,727.

Abigail Turner

Grade 5 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,696
Base pay
$50,696
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,696

Abigail Turner holds the role of Grade 5 Teacher at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,696.

Nicholle Smillie

Grade 1 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,616
Base pay
$50,616
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,616

Nicholle Smillie works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Columbia County Board of Education. Nicholle earned $50,616 in 2025.

Shanta Dent

Special Education Bus Driver/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,504
Base pay
$50,504
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,504

Shanta Dent works as a Special Education Bus Driver for Columbia County Board of Education. Shanta earned $50,504 in 2025.

Jerry Parker

Maintenance Personnel/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,469
Base pay
$50,469
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,469

Jerry Parker is a Maintenance Personnel at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $50,469.

Barbara Strength

Secretary/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,458
Base pay
$50,458
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,458

Barbara Strength is a Secretary at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $50,458.

Lindsey Johnson

Grade 2 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,435
Base pay
$50,435
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,435

At Columbia County Board of Education, Lindsey Johnson serves as a Grade 2 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,435.

Jeffrey Williams

School Resource Officer/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,376
Base pay
$50,376
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,376

Jeffrey Williams is a School Resource Officer at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $50,376.

Jessica Jordan

Finance/Business Personnel/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,359
Base pay
$50,359
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,359

Jessica Jordan holds the role of Finance/Business Personnel at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,359.

Jennifer Kent

Grade 1 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,357
Base pay
$50,357
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,357

Jennifer Kent holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,357.

Briceli Gil-Broughton

Vocational/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,350
Base pay
$50,350
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,350

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$196

Briceli Gil-Broughton is a Vocational at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $50,350.

Casey Killough

Grade 2 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,313
Base pay
$50,313
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,313

Casey Killough works as a Grade 2 Teacher for Columbia County Board of Education. Casey earned $50,313 in 2025.

Adrian Mccladdie

Instructional Specialist/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,307
Base pay
$50,307
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,307

Adrian Mccladdie is a Instructional Specialist at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $50,307.

Tonya Cullars

Maintenance Personnel/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,261
Base pay
$50,261
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,261

At Columbia County Board of Education, Tonya Cullars serves as a Maintenance Personnel. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,261.

Allison Morrison

Teacher of Emotional/Behavioral/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,256
Base pay
$50,256
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,256

Allison Morrison holds the role of Teacher of Emotional/Behavioral at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,256.

Alison Luce

Grade 2 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,057
Base pay
$50,057
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,057

Alison Luce works as a Grade 2 Teacher for Columbia County Board of Education. Alison earned $50,057 in 2025.

Rhonda Henderson

Custodial Personnel/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,054
Base pay
$50,054
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,054

At Columbia County Board of Education, Rhonda Henderson serves as a Custodial Personnel. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,054.

Elizabeth Haas

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,010
Base pay
$50,010
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,010

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,930

Elizabeth Haas holds the role of Grades 9-12 Teacher at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,010.

Katelyn Morgan

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$49,976
Base pay
$49,976
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,976

Katelyn Morgan is a Grades 9-12 Teacher at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $49,976.

Emily Bunch

Grade 7 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$49,891
Base pay
$49,891
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,891

Emily Bunch holds the role of Grade 7 Teacher at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $49,891.

Ashley Grizzaffi

Preschool Special Education Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$49,821
Base pay
$49,821
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,821

At Columbia County Board of Education, Ashley Grizzaffi serves as a Preschool Special Education Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $49,821.

Christy Brunk

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$49,807
Base pay
$49,807
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,807

At Columbia County Board of Education, Christy Brunk serves as a Grades 9-12 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $49,807.

Annette Drowlette

Technology Specialist/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$49,739
Base pay
$49,739
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,739

Annette Drowlette holds the role of Technology Specialist at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $49,739.

Ryan Barfield

Grade 2 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$49,710
Base pay
$49,710
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,710

Ryan Barfield is a Grade 2 Teacher at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $49,710.

Sonya Ohara

Food Service Sec/Clerk/Bkkpr/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$49,614
Base pay
$49,614
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,614

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$40

Sonya Ohara works as a Food Service Sec/Clerk/Bkkpr for Columbia County Board of Education. Sonya earned $49,614 in 2025.

Evelyn Johns

Grade 6 Teacher/Columbia County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$49,588
Base pay
$49,588
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,588

At Columbia County Board of Education, Evelyn Johns serves as a Grade 6 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $49,588.