Paraprofessional (Doe)

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

6 employees hold this title in Education, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $32,011, below the department median of $64,761.

Employees: 6
Total payroll: $182.5K
Role median: $32,011
Agency median: $64,761
Comparison: Below

Compared with the local labor market

Paraprofessional (Doe) pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 33,410 people — is $28,770. Education, Department Of pays a median base salary of $33,575 for this role, 17% above that figure — about the 67th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Education, Department Of sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$21,190

$23,120

$28,770

$35,750

$39,120

Education, Department Of median · $33,575

The bar is the range of annual wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Education, Department Of’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 1,420,350 people — is $36,780. Education, Department Of’s median base salary is 9% below that national figure, about the 36th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$27,150

$31,060

$36,780

$45,360

$50,040

Education, Department Of median · $33,575

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 5 of 6 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in 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 Education, Department Of is $32,011, 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 jurisdictions

Paraprofessional beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $32,011 ranks #2 of 2. See Paraprofessional across all of Georgia →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Boston

$54,696 · 1,541

Median total compensation for comparable Paraprofessional roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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