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Georgia / Dekalb County Board of Education / Grade 1 Teacher

Job-title file

Grade 1 Teacher

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.

Employees
303
Total payroll
$20.8M
Role median
$72,593
Agency median
$57,833
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,927$108,755+

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

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

Grade 1 Teacher pay vs. Georgia

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 figureabout the 58th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

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

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,260
$61,110
$72,290
$77,870
$98,030
Dekalb County Board of Education median · $74,149

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.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,960
$57,710
$63,970
$81,450
$104,340
Dekalb County Board of Education median · $74,149

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

This role across Georgia

Grade 1 Teacher is held in 174 Georgia departments. In Dekalb County Board of Education, the median of $72,593 ranks #12 of 174.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

Employees with this title

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Gavrille Henry

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$87,778
Base pay
$87,778
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,778

Gavrille Henry is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $87,778.

Darius Hatcher

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$87,606
Base pay
$87,606
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,606

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,123

Darius Hatcher holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,606.

Christine Ramirez

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$87,333
Base pay
$87,333
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,333

Christine Ramirez holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,333.

Lauren Short

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$87,183
Base pay
$87,183
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,183

Lauren Short holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,183.

Tameka Chester

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$87,151
Base pay
$87,151
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,151

Tameka Chester works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Tameka earned $87,151 in 2025.

Amisha Desai

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$87,133
Base pay
$87,133
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,133

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Amisha Desai serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,133.

Letoya Banks

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$86,957
Base pay
$86,957
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,957

Letoya Banks works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Letoya earned $86,957 in 2025.

John Reilly

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$86,567
Base pay
$86,567
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,567

John Reilly is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $86,567.

Sherri Manning

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$86,366
Base pay
$86,366
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,366

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Sherri Manning serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,366.

Lisa Smith

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$85,921
Base pay
$85,921
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,921

Lisa Smith is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $85,921.

Kathryn Mcdougal

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$85,883
Base pay
$85,883
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,883

Kathryn Mcdougal works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Kathryn earned $85,883 in 2025.

Lindsey Brodzik

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$85,779
Base pay
$85,779
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,779

Lindsey Brodzik is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $85,779.

Nicole Meekins

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$85,626
Base pay
$85,626
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,626

Nicole Meekins holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,626.

Coretta Joseph

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$85,556
Base pay
$85,556
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,556

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Coretta Joseph serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,556.

Danyelle Hundley

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$85,354
Base pay
$85,354
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,354

Danyelle Hundley holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,354.

Daphne Wheat

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$85,264
Base pay
$85,264
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,264

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$311

Daphne Wheat works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Daphne earned $85,264 in 2025.

Rachel Bostic Hudson

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$85,247
Base pay
$85,247
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,247

Rachel Bostic Hudson works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Rachel earned $85,247 in 2025.

Karissa Kitchens

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$85,236
Base pay
$85,236
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,236

Karissa Kitchens works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Karissa earned $85,236 in 2025.

Rasheedah Blackman-Austin

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$84,949
Base pay
$84,949
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,949

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Rasheedah Blackman-Austin serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,949.

Whitney Brown

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$84,735
Base pay
$84,735
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,735

Whitney Brown works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Whitney earned $84,735 in 2025.

Tomeka Watts

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$84,716
Base pay
$84,716
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,716

Tomeka Watts is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $84,716.

Evelyn Hooks

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$84,682
Base pay
$84,682
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,682

Evelyn Hooks works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Evelyn earned $84,682 in 2025.

Vickie Jacobs

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$84,604
Base pay
$84,604
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,604

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Vickie Jacobs serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,604.

Virginia Brandt

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$84,566
Base pay
$84,566
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,566

Virginia Brandt works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Virginia earned $84,566 in 2025.

Ameya Howard

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$84,565
Base pay
$84,565
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,565

Ameya Howard is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $84,565.

Megan Grierson

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$84,015
Base pay
$84,015
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,015

Megan Grierson is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $84,015.

Joanna Williams

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$83,611
Base pay
$83,611
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,611

Joanna Williams holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,611.

Kristi Hickson

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$83,433
Base pay
$83,433
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,433

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Kristi Hickson serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,433.

Sandra Hall

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$83,289
Base pay
$83,289
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,289

Sandra Hall holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,289.

Mignon Woods

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$83,081
Base pay
$83,081
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,081

Mignon Woods is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $83,081.

Cadence Ladrillono

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$83,067
Base pay
$83,067
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,067

Cadence Ladrillono works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Cadence earned $83,067 in 2025.

Allison Calkins

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$82,882
Base pay
$82,882
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,882

Allison Calkins is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $82,882.

Jedawn Jordan

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$82,861
Base pay
$82,861
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,861

Jedawn Jordan is a Grade 1 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $82,861.

Valarie Olds

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$82,634
Base pay
$82,634
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,634

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Valarie Olds serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,634.