Georgia / Dekalb County Board of Education / Grade 8 Teacher

Job-title file

Grade 8 Teacher

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

4 employees hold this title in Dekalb County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $81,630, above the department median of $57,833.

Employees: 4
Total payroll: $328.6K
Role median: $81,630
Agency median: $57,833
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Grade 8 Teacher pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education — about 23,610 people — is $64,780. Dekalb County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $81,630 for this role, 26% above that figure — about the 77th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Dekalb 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

Dekalb County Board of Education median · $81,630

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 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 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education — about 620,090 people — is $64,370. Dekalb County Board of Education’s median base salary is 27% above that national figure, about the 76th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$48,080

$58,530

$64,370

$80,490

$102,540

Dekalb County Board of Education median · $81,630

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 Dekalb County Board of Education is $81,630, 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 8 Teacher is held in 167 Georgia departments. In Dekalb County Board of Education, the median of $81,630 ranks #8 of 167.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Clayton County Board of Education

$99,016 · 4

Atlanta Independent School System

$89,760 · 13

Cobb County School District

$88,677 · 221

City of Calhoun Board of Education

$84,512 · 11

Burke County Board of Education

$84,141 · 16

City of Decatur Board of Education

$83,148 · 12

City of Jefferson Board of Education

$82,966 · 14

Hancock County Board of Education

$80,491 · 2

City of Marietta Board of Education

$79,585 · 30

Houston County Board of Education

$79,058 · 74

City of Carrollton Board of Education

$77,327 · 16

Schley County Board of Education

$77,105 · 4

Median total compensation for the Grade 8 Teacher role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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