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Dekalb County Board of Education

Source file: Georgia — State Employee Salaries (Open Georgia / TIGA) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Dekalb County Board of Education administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 17,025 employees with median total compensation of $57,833; the highest distinct record was $378,000.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$990.3M
Employees
17,025
Median total
$57,833
Highest record
$378,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 17,025 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($57,833) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$58,169 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$11,838
$28,610
$57,833
$84,445
$102,075

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $102,075 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,838. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Grades 9-12 Teacher
1,331 · $79,568
Substitute Teacher
1,149 · $13,354
Grades 6-8 Teacher
981 · $76,625
Custodial Personnel
827 · $36,762

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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Russell Hearn

Plant Operations Director/Mgr/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,156
Base pay
$69,156
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,156

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Russell Hearn serves as a Plant Operations Director/Mgr. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,156.

Robert Galbreath

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,148
Base pay
$69,148
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,148

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Robert Galbreath serves as a Grades 9-12 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,148.

Catherine Stafford

Lottery Pre-School Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,144
Base pay
$69,144
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,144

Catherine Stafford is a Lottery Pre-School Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $69,144.

Eusebio Avila

Paraprofessional/Teacher Aide/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,144
Base pay
$69,144
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,144

Eusebio Avila holds the role of Paraprofessional/Teacher Aide at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,144.

Mia Carmichael

Other Instructional Provider/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,142
Base pay
$69,142
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,142

Mia Carmichael works as a Other Instructional Provider for Dekalb County Board of Education. Mia earned $69,142 in 2025.

Marco Holmes

Plant Operations Director/Mgr/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,141
Base pay
$69,141
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,141

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Marco Holmes serves as a Plant Operations Director/Mgr. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,141.

Catherine Dodd

Lottery Pre-School Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,141
Base pay
$69,141
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,141

Catherine Dodd is a Lottery Pre-School Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $69,141.

Tyherrona Gosse

Staff Development Specialist/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,119
Base pay
$69,119
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,119

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,555

Tyherrona Gosse holds the role of Staff Development Specialist at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,119.

Lauren Sturm

Grades 6-8 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,115
Base pay
$69,115
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,115

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Lauren Sturm serves as a Grades 6-8 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,115.

Shaheen Supariwala

Esol Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,113
Base pay
$69,113
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,113

Shaheen Supariwala works as a Esol Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Shaheen earned $69,113 in 2025.

Corey Jefferson

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,112
Base pay
$69,112
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,112

Corey Jefferson holds the role of Grades 9-12 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,112.

William Crews

Adapted Phys Education Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,110
Base pay
$69,110
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,110

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$653

William Crews is a Adapted Phys Education Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $69,110.

Briana Allen

Special Education Interrelated/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,100
Base pay
$69,100
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,100

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Briana Allen serves as a Special Education Interrelated. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,100.

Antionette Horton

Special Education Interrelated/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,100
Base pay
$69,100
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,100

Antionette Horton is a Special Education Interrelated at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $69,100.

Aliyah Copeland

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,094
Base pay
$69,094
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,094

Aliyah Copeland works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Aliyah earned $69,094 in 2025.

William Tansil

Grades 6-8 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,087
Base pay
$69,087
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,087

At Dekalb County Board of Education, William Tansil serves as a Grades 6-8 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,087.

Vanessa Madden

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,077
Base pay
$69,077
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,077

Vanessa Madden is a Grades 9-12 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $69,077.

Joy Hart

Grade 5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,067
Base pay
$69,067
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,067

Joy Hart is a Grade 5 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $69,067.

Andrea James

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,060
Base pay
$69,060
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,060

Andrea James works as a Grades 9-12 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Andrea earned $69,060 in 2025.

Bryan Reese

Principal/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,048
Base pay
$69,048
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,048

Bryan Reese holds the role of Principal at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,048.

Claribel Pineiro

School Secretary/Clerk/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,044
Base pay
$69,044
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,044

Claribel Pineiro is a School Secretary/Clerk at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $69,044.

Lanisa Brown

School Social Worker/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,035
Base pay
$69,035
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,035

Lanisa Brown works as a School Social Worker for Dekalb County Board of Education. Lanisa earned $69,035 in 2025.

Adriana Lewis

Vocational/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,008
Base pay
$69,008
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,008

Adriana Lewis holds the role of Vocational at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,008.

Phoebe Kaplan

Teacher of Hearing Impaired Student/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,002
Base pay
$69,002
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,002

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Phoebe Kaplan serves as a Teacher of Hearing Impaired Student. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,002.

Deyanna Hartsfield

Grade 1 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,988
Base pay
$68,988
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,988

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Deyanna Hartsfield serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,988.

Edward Waters

Plant Operations Director/Mgr/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,987
Base pay
$68,987
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,987

Edward Waters holds the role of Plant Operations Director/Mgr at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $68,987.

Elizabeth Hoadley

Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,987
Base pay
$68,987
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,987

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Elizabeth Hoadley serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,987.

Ashleigh Baskin

Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,987
Base pay
$68,987
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,987

Ashleigh Baskin works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Dekalb County Board of Education. Ashleigh earned $68,987 in 2025.

Neil Swenson

Grade 3 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,987
Base pay
$68,987
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,987

Neil Swenson is a Grade 3 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $68,987.

Courtney Purvis

Special Education Interrelated/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,987
Base pay
$68,987
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,987

Courtney Purvis works as a Special Education Interrelated for Dekalb County Board of Education. Courtney earned $68,987 in 2025.

Virginia Marion

Grades K-5 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,987
Base pay
$68,987
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,987

Virginia Marion is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $68,987.

Keyra Moran

Grade 2 Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,975
Base pay
$68,975
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,975

Keyra Moran holds the role of Grade 2 Teacher at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $68,975.

Richard Brinson

Plant Operations Director/Mgr/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,952
Base pay
$68,952
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,952

Richard Brinson holds the role of Plant Operations Director/Mgr at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $68,952.

Dana Menefee

Elementary Counselor/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,943
Base pay
$68,943
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,943

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Dana Menefee serves as a Elementary Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,943.

Sandra Burns

Bus Driver/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,940
Base pay
$68,940
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,940

Sandra Burns is a Bus Driver at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $68,940.

Maia-Joi Headley

Kindergarten Teacher/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,927
Base pay
$68,927
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,927

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$106

At Dekalb County Board of Education, Maia-Joi Headley serves as a Kindergarten Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,927.

Corey Williams

Special Education Interrelated/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,925
Base pay
$68,925
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,925

Corey Williams is a Special Education Interrelated at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $68,925.

Janice Corley

Bus Driver/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,925
Base pay
$68,925
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,925

Janice Corley works as a Bus Driver for Dekalb County Board of Education. Janice earned $68,925 in 2025.

Shdora Hodges Hill

Teacher of Moderate Intellectual/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,924
Base pay
$68,924
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,924

Shdora Hodges Hill is a Teacher of Moderate Intellectual at Dekalb County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $68,924.

Sandra Cato

Bus Driver/Dekalb County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,900
Base pay
$68,900
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,900

Sandra Cato holds the role of Bus Driver at Dekalb County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $68,900.