Georgia / Effingham County Board of Education / Elementary Counselor
Job-title file
Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.
17 employees hold this title in Effingham County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $59,246, above the department median of $46,852.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 17 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 11,460 people — is $63,720. Effingham County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $61,451 for this role, 4% below that figure — about the 46th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Effingham County Board of Education’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 353,310 people — is $64,330. Effingham County Board of Education’s median base salary is 4% below that national figure, about the 44th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 16 of 17 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 Effingham County Board of Education is $59,246, 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 departments
Elementary Counselor is held in 174 Georgia departments. In Effingham County Board of Education, the median of $59,246 ranks #135 of 174.
Median total compensation for the Elementary Counselor role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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Record list
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Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
Kristy Garner is a Elementary Counselor at Effingham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $86,207.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
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Dawn Waldrip holds the role of Elementary Counselor at Effingham County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,165.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
Erin Watson holds the role of Elementary Counselor at Effingham County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,865.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
Staci Israel works as a Elementary Counselor for Effingham County Board of Education. Staci earned $74,070 in 2025.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
Amber Bragg works as a Elementary Counselor for Effingham County Board of Education. Amber earned $72,197 in 2025.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
Jessica Huber is a Elementary Counselor at Effingham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $71,952.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
Erika Hagan works as a Elementary Counselor for Effingham County Board of Education. Erika earned $68,697 in 2025.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
Hayley Rahn works as a Elementary Counselor for Effingham County Board of Education. Hayley earned $63,656 in 2025.
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Waring Harvey is a Elementary Counselor at Effingham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $59,246.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
Morgan Crunk works as a Elementary Counselor for Effingham County Board of Education. Morgan earned $57,470 in 2025.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
At Effingham County Board of Education, Nichole Proulx serves as a Elementary Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $57,267.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
Paige Kutchey is a Elementary Counselor at Effingham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $55,215.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
Amanda Carlson holds the role of Elementary Counselor at Effingham County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,310.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
At Effingham County Board of Education, Jolene Griffin serves as a Elementary Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,311.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
At Effingham County Board of Education, Caleigh Dickey serves as a Elementary Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,521.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
At Effingham County Board of Education, Eryn Bettez-Bell serves as a Elementary Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,307.
Elementary Counselor/Effingham County Board of Education
At Effingham County Board of Education, Susan Hall serves as a Elementary Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $12,258.