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Georgia / Cook County Board of Education / Grade 6 Teacher

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Grade 6 Teacher

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

13 employees hold this title in Cook County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $50,195, above the department median of $24,353.

Employees
13
Total payroll
$601.6K
Role median
$50,195
Agency median
$24,353
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$8,800$82,483+

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

How total compensation varies among the 13 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

Grade 6 Teacher pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Educationabout 23,610 people is $64,780. Cook County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $57,651 for this role, 11% below that figureabout the 23rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Cook County Board of Education sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,540
$58,830
$64,780
$78,680
$97,960
Cook County Board of Education median · $57,651

The bar is the range of annual wages for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Cook 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 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Educationabout 620,090 people is $64,370. Cook County Board of Education’s median base salary is 10% below that national figure, about the 24th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,080
$58,530
$64,370
$80,490
$102,540
Cook County Board of Education median · $57,651

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 10 of 13 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 Cook County Board of Education is $50,195, 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

Grade 6 Teacher is held in 168 Georgia departments. In Cook County Board of Education, the median of $50,195 ranks #149 of 168.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Grade 6 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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Candace Strassburg

Grade 6 Teacher/Cook County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$85,863
Base pay
$85,863
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,863

Candace Strassburg is a Grade 6 Teacher at Cook County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $85,863.

Susan Exum

Grade 6 Teacher/Cook County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$71,777
Base pay
$71,777
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,777

Susan Exum holds the role of Grade 6 Teacher at Cook County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $71,777.

Julie Elrod

Grade 6 Teacher/Cook County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$66,878
Base pay
$66,878
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,878

Julie Elrod is a Grade 6 Teacher at Cook County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $66,878.

Tabatha Jones

Grade 6 Teacher/Cook County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$63,170
Base pay
$63,170
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,170

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$88

At Cook County Board of Education, Tabatha Jones serves as a Grade 6 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,170.

Christopher Craft

Grade 6 Teacher/Cook County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$60,926
Base pay
$60,926
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,926

Christopher Craft is a Grade 6 Teacher at Cook County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $60,926.

Destry Walker

Grade 6 Teacher/Cook County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$54,376
Base pay
$54,376
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,376

Destry Walker is a Grade 6 Teacher at Cook County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $54,376.

Chelsea Mefford

Grade 6 Teacher/Cook County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,195
Base pay
$50,195
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,195

At Cook County Board of Education, Chelsea Mefford serves as a Grade 6 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,195.

Stephanie Danforth

Grade 6 Teacher/Cook County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$39,964
Base pay
$39,964
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,964

At Cook County Board of Education, Stephanie Danforth serves as a Grade 6 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,964.

Mikayla Morris

Grade 6 Teacher/Cook County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$39,270
Base pay
$39,270
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,270

At Cook County Board of Education, Mikayla Morris serves as a Grade 6 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,270.

Corey Fulton

Grade 6 Teacher/Cook County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$38,953
Base pay
$38,953
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$38,953

Corey Fulton holds the role of Grade 6 Teacher at Cook County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $38,953.

Natalie Broome

Grade 6 Teacher/Cook County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$11,397
Base pay
$11,397
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,397

Natalie Broome holds the role of Grade 6 Teacher at Cook County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $11,397.

Parker Exum

Grade 6 Teacher/Cook County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$10,059
Base pay
$10,059
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,059

At Cook County Board of Education, Parker Exum serves as a Grade 6 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $10,059.

Trenton Mathis

Grade 6 Teacher/Cook County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$8,800
Base pay
$8,800
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,800

Trenton Mathis holds the role of Grade 6 Teacher at Cook County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $8,800.