Georgia / Dekalb County Board of Education / Grade 1 Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
303 employees hold this title in Dekalb County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $72,593, above the department median of $57,833.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 303 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education — about 43,820 people — is $72,290. Dekalb County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $74,149 for this role, 3% above that figure — about the 58th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Dekalb 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education — about 1,388,390 people — is $63,970. Dekalb County Board of Education’s median base salary is 16% above that national figure, about the 65th 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 272 of 303 people in this role paid at least $25,000in 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 Dekalb County Board of Education is $72,593, 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
Grade 1 Teacher is held in 174 Georgia departments. In Dekalb County Board of Education, the median of $72,593 ranks #12 of 174.
Median total compensation for the Grade 1 Teacher role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Carlethia Nicholson holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $66,779.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Lucas Irvin is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $66,778.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
At Dekalb County Board of Education, Bethany Davis serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,704.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Rekesha Parker holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $66,584.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Alyssa Labonte is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $65,988.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Jonetta Waters holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,683.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Simone Wills holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,652.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
April Araiza works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. April earned $65,529 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Joshua Sellers works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Joshua earned $65,304 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
At Dekalb County Board of Education, Steven Etcher serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,290.
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Jessica Sell holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,055.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
At Dekalb County Board of Education, Morgan Ward serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,849.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Dawn James is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $64,800.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
At Dekalb County Board of Education, Kretesha Cotton serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,772.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Rashida Travis holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,498.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Khadijah Glover holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,385.
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Priscilla Colon-Lee works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Priscilla earned $64,373 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Taria Childs holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,250.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Lilith Edwards works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Lilith earned $64,101 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Jenna Petrillo holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,028.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Avery Ginn is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $63,931.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Jasmine Gooden is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $63,904.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
At Dekalb County Board of Education, Nicole Westbrook serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,673.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Erika Tate is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $63,351.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
At Dekalb County Board of Education, Nicole Chambers serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,076.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Jada Byrd holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $62,999.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
At Dekalb County Board of Education, Bernita Walters serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $62,744.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Deondria Boyer holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $62,312.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Wendi Johnson is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $62,240.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Tasia Garrett works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Tasia earned $62,025 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Chanel James is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $61,992.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Amelia Herbert works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Amelia earned $61,991 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Katherine Young is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $61,991.