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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

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Jeffrey Castle

Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$40,385
Base pay
$40,385
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$40,385

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,785

Jeffrey Castle holds the role of Manager Education Program at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $40,385.

Herschel Stephens

Purchasing Assistant 1/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$40,356
Base pay
$40,356
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$40,356

Herschel Stephens is a Purchasing Assistant 1 at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $40,356.

Patty Taylor

Food Service Worker 2/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$40,247
Base pay
$40,247
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$40,247

Patty Taylor holds the role of Food Service Worker 2 at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $40,247.

Terri Orr

Instruction Paraprofessional 3/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$40,238
Base pay
$40,238
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$40,238

At Education, Department Of, Terri Orr serves as a Instruction Paraprofessional 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,238.