Georgia / Dawson County Board of Education / Elementary Counselor
Job-title file
Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.
5 employees hold this title in Dawson County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $76,416, above the department median of $52,386.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 11,460 people — is $63,720. Dawson County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $76,416 for this role, 20% above that figure — about the 71st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Dawson 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 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 353,310 people — is $64,330. Dawson County Board of Education’s median base salary is 19% above that national figure, about the 66th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Dawson County Board of Education is $76,416, 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
Elementary Counselor is held in 174 Georgia departments. In Dawson County Board of Education, the median of $76,416 ranks #57 of 174.
Median total compensation for the Elementary Counselor 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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Elementary Counselor/Dawson County Board of Education
Sandra Purdy holds the role of Elementary Counselor at Dawson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $90,347.
Elementary Counselor/Dawson County Board of Education
Shannon Cazier holds the role of Elementary Counselor at Dawson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,171.
Elementary Counselor/Dawson County Board of Education
At Dawson County Board of Education, Jeremy Lavender serves as a Elementary Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,416.
Elementary Counselor/Dawson County Board of Education
Kyle Ramsey is a Elementary Counselor at Dawson County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $74,899.
Elementary Counselor/Dawson County Board of Education
Patricia Hammond works as a Elementary Counselor for Dawson County Board of Education. Patricia earned $54,023 in 2025.