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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
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

$0$136,500+

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

Highest-paid first / page 2

Eshwar Kedari

IT Senior Program Manager/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$130,336
Base pay
$130,336
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,336

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,228

Eshwar Kedari holds the role of IT Senior Program Manager at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,336.

Paula Swartzberg

Director Business Ops/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$130,000
Base pay
$130,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,443

Paula Swartzberg holds the role of Director Business Ops at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,000.

Whitney Wright

Director Legal Services/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$130,000
Base pay
$130,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,250

Whitney Wright holds the role of Director Legal Services at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,000.

Nathan Miller

Director Infrastructure/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$130,000
Base pay
$130,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$6,417

Nathan Miller works as a Director Infrastructure for Education, Department Of. Nathan earned $130,000 in 2025.

Katherine Manthey

Director Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$130,000
Base pay
$130,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,618

At Education, Department Of, Katherine Manthey serves as a Director Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $130,000.

Travis Allen

Director Information Technology/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$129,774
Base pay
$129,774
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$129,774

Travis Allen is a Director Information Technology at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $129,774.

Steven Roache

Director Business Ops/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$129,774
Base pay
$129,774
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$129,774

Steven Roache is a Director Business Ops at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $129,774.

Kathleen Yarbrough

Director Business Ops/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$129,646
Base pay
$129,646
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$129,646

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,748

At Education, Department Of, Kathleen Yarbrough serves as a Director Business Ops. Their 2025 pay totaled $129,646.

Udhyakumar Arumugam

IT Senior Program Manager/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$127,934
Base pay
$127,934
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$127,934

Udhyakumar Arumugam holds the role of IT Senior Program Manager at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $127,934.

Nicholas Handville

State Superintendent Schools, Associate/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$127,404
Base pay
$127,404
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$127,404

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$7,173

Nicholas Handville holds the role of State Superintendent Schools, Associate at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $127,404.

Jayesh Dave

Senior Manager Information Technology/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$126,803
Base pay
$126,803
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$126,803

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,644

Jayesh Dave is a Senior Manager Information Technology at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $126,803.

Jamila Pollard

Senior Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$126,008
Base pay
$126,008
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$126,008

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$6,026

At Education, Department Of, Jamila Pollard serves as a Senior Manager Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $126,008.

Mahesh Pawar

IT Senior Program Manager/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$125,520
Base pay
$125,520
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$125,520

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,756

At Education, Department Of, Mahesh Pawar serves as a IT Senior Program Manager. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,520.

Tanzy Kilcrease

Director Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$125,365
Base pay
$125,365
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$125,365

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$18,103

Tanzy Kilcrease is a Director Education Program at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $125,365.

Jon Cooper

Senior Manager Budget/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$125,000
Base pay
$125,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$125,000

At Education, Department Of, Jon Cooper serves as a Senior Manager Budget. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,000.

Jessica Bergeron

Director Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$124,258
Base pay
$124,258
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$124,258

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,175

Jessica Bergeron holds the role of Director Education Program at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $124,258.

Meghan Frick

Senior Director, Business Ops/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$123,923
Base pay
$123,923
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$123,923

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,220

Meghan Frick works as a Senior Director, Business Ops for Education, Department Of. Meghan earned $123,923 in 2025.

Christopher Rivera

Senior Manager Information Technology/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$123,090
Base pay
$123,090
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$123,090

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$19

Christopher Rivera holds the role of Senior Manager Information Technology at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $123,090.

Michael Sanders

Director Business Ops/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$122,346
Base pay
$122,346
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$122,346

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,914

Michael Sanders works as a Director Business Ops for Education, Department Of. Michael earned $122,346 in 2025.

Amy Denty

Director Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$121,500
Base pay
$121,500
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,500

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$21,420

At Education, Department Of, Amy Denty serves as a Director Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $121,500.

Cassandra Holifield

Senior Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$121,000
Base pay
$121,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,380

At Education, Department Of, Cassandra Holifield serves as a Senior Manager Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $121,000.

Joyce Bearden

IT Program Director/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$120,000
Base pay
$120,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$120,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$858

Joyce Bearden holds the role of IT Program Director at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $120,000.

Kristen Easterbrook

Director Business Ops/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$119,743
Base pay
$119,743
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,743

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,876

Kristen Easterbrook is a Director Business Ops at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $119,743.

Felicia Purdy

State Superintendent Schools, Associate/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$119,708
Base pay
$119,708
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,708

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$11,895

Felicia Purdy is a State Superintendent Schools, Associate at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $119,708.

Amanda Williamson

Senior Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$119,699
Base pay
$119,699
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,699

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,250

Amanda Williamson holds the role of Senior Manager Education Program at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $119,699.

Juan-Carlos Aguilar

Director Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$118,354
Base pay
$118,354
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$118,354

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,434

Juan-Carlos Aguilar works as a Director Education Program for Education, Department Of. Juan-Carlos earned $118,354 in 2025.

Charisse Windom

Education Program Specialist 4/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$117,239
Base pay
$117,239
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$117,239

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,678

Charisse Windom is a Education Program Specialist 4 at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $117,239.

Felicia Peavy

Senior Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$116,808
Base pay
$116,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,808

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$6,643

Felicia Peavy holds the role of Senior Manager Education Program at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $116,808.

Sarah Morris

Senior Manager 2, Fac Maint/Const/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$116,389
Base pay
$116,389
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,389

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$584

Sarah Morris works as a Senior Manager 2, Fac Maint/Const for Education, Department Of. Sarah earned $116,389 in 2025.

Elena Nightingale

Senior Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$116,207
Base pay
$116,207
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,207

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,794

At Education, Department Of, Elena Nightingale serves as a Senior Manager Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $116,207.

Nijia Byrd

Senior Manager 2, Business Ops/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$115,932
Base pay
$115,932
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,932

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$673

At Education, Department Of, Nijia Byrd serves as a Senior Manager 2, Business Ops. Their 2025 pay totaled $115,932.

Stephen Paine

Education Program Specialist 4/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$115,769
Base pay
$115,769
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,769

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$9,607

Stephen Paine works as a Education Program Specialist 4 for Education, Department Of. Stephen earned $115,769 in 2025.

Joseph Blessing

Senior Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$115,554
Base pay
$115,554
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,554

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,616

At Education, Department Of, Joseph Blessing serves as a Senior Manager Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $115,554.

Kellie Goss

IT Program Manager 2/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$115,173
Base pay
$115,173
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,173

Kellie Goss is a IT Program Manager 2 at Education, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $115,173.

Bibi Jankinath

Director Accounting/Financial Services/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$115,000
Base pay
$115,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,000

Bibi Jankinath works as a Director Accounting/Financial Services for Education, Department Of. Bibi earned $115,000 in 2025.

Charity Roberts

Director Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$113,823
Base pay
$113,823
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,823

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$12,996

At Education, Department Of, Charity Roberts serves as a Director Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,823.

Tyrene Neil

Instructor Supervisor/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$113,565
Base pay
$113,565
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,565

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,392

Tyrene Neil holds the role of Instructor Supervisor at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,565.

Eric Mcghee

Senior Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$113,028
Base pay
$113,028
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,028

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,633

At Education, Department Of, Eric Mcghee serves as a Senior Manager Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,028.

Margaret Baker

Senior Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$112,488
Base pay
$112,488
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$112,488

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$10,134

Margaret Baker holds the role of Senior Manager Education Program at Education, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,488.

Kermit Gilliard

Senior Manager Education Program/Education, Department Of

2025 total comp
$112,115
Base pay
$112,115
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$112,115

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$14,719

At Education, Department Of, Kermit Gilliard serves as a Senior Manager Education Program. Their 2025 pay totaled $112,115.