Georgia / Decatur County Board of Education / High School Counselor
Job-title file
Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.
5 employees hold this title in Decatur County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $78,668, above the department median of $26,989.
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. Decatur County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $81,532 for this role, 28% above that figure — about the 77th 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 Decatur 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. Decatur County Board of Education’s median base salary is 27% above that national figure, about the 73rd 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 4 of 5 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 Decatur County Board of Education is $78,668, 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
High School Counselor is held in 172 Georgia departments. In Decatur County Board of Education, the median of $78,668 ranks #85 of 172.
Median total compensation for the High School 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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High School Counselor/Decatur County Board of Education
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Patti Lowe works as a High School Counselor for Decatur County Board of Education. Patti earned $86,148 in 2025.
High School Counselor/Decatur County Board of Education
At Decatur County Board of Education, Darlene Landy serves as a High School Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,396.
High School Counselor/Decatur County Board of Education
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April Tabb holds the role of High School Counselor at Decatur County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,668.
High School Counselor/Decatur County Board of Education
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Mary Waggoner is a High School Counselor at Decatur County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $71,115.
High School Counselor/Decatur County Board of Education
At Decatur County Board of Education, Jennifer Ray serves as a High School Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,283.