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Education, Department Of

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

The Education, Department Of administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 1,412 employees with median total compensation of $64,761; the highest distinct record was $181,282.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$87.1M
Employees
1,412
Median total
$64,761
Highest record
$181,282

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 1,412 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($64,761) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$61,717 (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
$11,433
$27,484
$64,761
$89,692
$103,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $103,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,433. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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

Page 1

Diane Ochala

Information Technology Architect Senior/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$108,051
Base pay
$108,051
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,051

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$296

Diane Ochala works as a Information Technology Architect Senior for Education, Department Of. Diane earned $108,051 in 2025.

Jeannie Morris

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$108,039
Base pay
$108,039
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,039

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$14,290

At Education, Department Of, Jeannie Morris serves as a Manager Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,039.

Lily Stewart

Information Technology Architect Senior/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$107,750
Base pay
$107,750
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$107,750

Lily Stewart works as a Information Technology Architect Senior for Education, Department Of. Lily earned $107,750 in 2025.

Tionne Coffey

IT Business Analyst 3/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$107,400
Base pay
$107,400
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$107,400

Tionne Coffey works as a IT Business Analyst 3 for Education, Department Of. Tionne earned $107,400 in 2025.

Meghan Cowin

Education Program Specialist 4/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$107,000
Base pay
$107,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$107,000

Meghan Cowin works as a Education Program Specialist 4 for Education, Department Of. Meghan earned $107,000 in 2025.

Linda Castellanos

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$106,689
Base pay
$106,689
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,689

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,155

Linda Castellanos works as a Manager Education Program for Education, Department Of. Linda earned $106,689 in 2025.

Belinda Tiller

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$106,518
Base pay
$106,518
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,518

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$8,416

Belinda Tiller is a Manager Education Program at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $106,518.

Lynn Holland

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$106,462
Base pay
$106,462
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,462

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,929

Lynn Holland holds the role of Manager Education Program at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $106,462.

James Lastly

Education Program Specialist 4/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$106,327
Base pay
$106,327
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,327

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$9,506

James Lastly is a Education Program Specialist 4 at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $106,327.

David Turner

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$106,308
Base pay
$106,308
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,308

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,635

At Education, Department Of, David Turner serves as a Manager Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $106,308.

Larry Hunter

Information Technology Architect Senior/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$106,308
Base pay
$106,308
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,308

Larry Hunter is a Information Technology Architect Senior at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $106,308.

Jr Hughes

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$106,308
Base pay
$106,308
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,308

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,863

Jr Hughes holds the role of Manager Education Program at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $106,308.

Connie Morris

Psychologist, School/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$105,873
Base pay
$105,873
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,873

At Education, Department Of, Connie Morris serves as a Psychologist, School. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,873.

Amanda Gibson

Senior Mgr1, Procurement/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$105,490
Base pay
$105,490
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,490

At Education, Department Of, Amanda Gibson serves as a Senior Mgr1, Procurement. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,490.

Adam Churney

Manager 3, Information Technology/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$105,000
Base pay
$105,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,000

Adam Churney is a Manager 3, Information Technology at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $105,000.

Tiffany Leach

Senior Manager Legal Services/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$105,000
Base pay
$105,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$842

Tiffany Leach works as a Senior Manager Legal Services for Education, Department Of. Tiffany earned $105,000 in 2025.

Emily Jones

Manager 2, Account/Financial Services/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$105,000
Base pay
$105,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,000

Emily Jones holds the role of Manager 2, Account/Financial Services at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $105,000.

Brittan Ayers

Senior Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$104,875
Base pay
$104,875
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,875

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$6,901

At Education, Department Of, Brittan Ayers serves as a Senior Manager Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,875.

Angela Tennyson

Database Architect/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$104,302
Base pay
$104,302
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,302

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$727

Angela Tennyson is a Database Architect at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $104,302.

Angela Ingram

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$104,302
Base pay
$104,302
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,302

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$125

Angela Ingram works as a Manager Education Program for Education, Department Of. Angela earned $104,302 in 2025.

Trudy Smith

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$104,302
Base pay
$104,302
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,302

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$8,174

At Education, Department Of, Trudy Smith serves as a Manager Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,302.

Roger Ivey

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$104,302
Base pay
$104,302
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,302

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$401

Roger Ivey is a Manager Education Program at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $104,302.

Karen Suddeth

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$104,301
Base pay
$104,301
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,301

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,814

At Education, Department Of, Karen Suddeth serves as a Manager Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,301.

Geronald Bell

Manager Budget/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$104,238
Base pay
$104,238
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,238

Geronald Bell is a Manager Budget at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $104,238.

Jaclyn Colona

Senior Manager Business Operations/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$104,200
Base pay
$104,200
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,200

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,705

Jaclyn Colona holds the role of Senior Manager Business Operations at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $104,200.

Mariam Martin

Senior Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$103,839
Base pay
$103,839
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,839

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,510

Mariam Martin works as a Senior Manager Education Program for Education, Department Of. Mariam earned $103,839 in 2025.

Amy Cohen Efron

Teacher (Blind/Deaf)/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$103,677
Base pay
$103,677
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,677

Amy Cohen Efron holds the role of Teacher (Blind/Deaf) at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,677.

James Barnett

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$103,452
Base pay
$103,452
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,452

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,999

James Barnett is a Manager Education Program at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $103,452.

Christopher Leonard

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$103,452
Base pay
$103,452
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,452

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,759

Christopher Leonard is a Manager Education Program at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $103,452.

Vickie Cleveland

Senior Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$103,410
Base pay
$103,410
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,410

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,287

Vickie Cleveland works as a Senior Manager Education Program for Education, Department Of. Vickie earned $103,410 in 2025.

Jessica Booth

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$103,349
Base pay
$103,349
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,349

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,262

At Education, Department Of, Jessica Booth serves as a Manager Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $103,349.

Gloria Cha-Gardiner

Teacher (Blind/Deaf)/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$103,342
Base pay
$103,342
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,342

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,576

Gloria Cha-Gardiner is a Teacher (Blind/Deaf) at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $103,342.

Angelia Mathews

Teacher (Blind/Deaf)/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$103,129
Base pay
$103,129
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,129

At Education, Department Of, Angelia Mathews serves as a Teacher (Blind/Deaf). Their 2025 pay totaled $103,129.

John Avant

Systems Administrator 3/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$103,031
Base pay
$103,031
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,031

John Avant works as a Systems Administrator 3 for Education, Department Of. John earned $103,031 in 2025.

Jesse Peavy

IT Program Manager 2/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$103,000
Base pay
$103,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,400

Jesse Peavy works as a IT Program Manager 2 for Education, Department Of. Jesse earned $103,000 in 2025.

Natalie Heath

Manager Budget/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$103,000
Base pay
$103,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$132

Natalie Heath holds the role of Manager Budget at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,000.

August Ogletree

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$102,710
Base pay
$102,710
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,710

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$126

August Ogletree works as a Manager Education Program for Education, Department Of. August earned $102,710 in 2025.

Rebecca Gillette

Director Business Operations/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$102,675
Base pay
$102,675
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,675

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,515

Rebecca Gillette works as a Director Business Operations for Education, Department Of. Rebecca earned $102,675 in 2025.

Jeffrey Harding

Information Technology Architect Senior/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$102,400
Base pay
$102,400
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,400

At Education, Department Of, Jeffrey Harding serves as a Information Technology Architect Senior. Their 2025 pay totaled $102,400.