Georgia / Dekalb County Board of Education / Grades K-5 Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
518 employees hold this title in Dekalb County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $76,942, above the department median of $57,833.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 518 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 $78,780 for this role, 9% above that figure — about the 76th 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 23% above that national figure, about the 71st 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 479 of 518 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 $76,942, 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
Grades K-5 Teacher is held in 137 Georgia departments. In Dekalb County Board of Education, the median of $76,942 ranks #13 of 137.
Median total compensation for the Grades K-5 Teacher role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
At Dekalb County Board of Education, Chieh Yun serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,730.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
John Brown works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. John earned $52,401 in 2025.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Karol Fleming-Jeffers is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $52,393.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
At Dekalb County Board of Education, Christine Decastro serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $51,565.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Dejah Makesi Ault is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $51,405.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Catherine Lorenz works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Catherine earned $51,373 in 2025.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Shelia Johnson-Reese holds the role of Grades K-5 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,312.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Bridgette Dixon holds the role of Grades K-5 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,140.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Cheryl Nelms-Lawrence holds the role of Grades K-5 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,830.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Kadeem Chambers is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $50,745.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
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Jerone Dodd holds the role of Grades K-5 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,611.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Katelyn Carter is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $50,556.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
At Dekalb County Board of Education, Latangela Irons serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,532.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Lina Quintero works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Lina earned $50,459 in 2025.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Denetris Murrell works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Denetris earned $49,292 in 2025.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Jihan Bradford works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Jihan earned $49,075 in 2025.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Geraldine Hartry is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $48,825.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Natalie Dix is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $48,302.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Betty Timberlake works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Betty earned $48,189 in 2025.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Rondalene Wright works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Rondalene earned $47,536 in 2025.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education
Tommie Hamilton is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $47,530.