Georgia / Family & Children Services, Departments Of / Eligibility Specialist 1
Job-title file
Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.
1,456 employees hold this title in Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Median total compensation for the role is $29,459, below the department median of $40,209.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 1,456 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 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs — about 6,120 people — is $44,620. Family & Children Services, Departments Of pays a median base salary of $39,438 for this role, 12% below that figure — about the 28th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Family & Children Services, Departments Of’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs — about 154,800 people — is $54,210. Family & Children Services, Departments Of’s median base salary is 27% below that national figure, about the 11th 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 2,158 of 2,881 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 Family & Children Services, Departments Of is $37,789, 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
Eligibility Specialist 1 is held in 2 Georgia departments. In Family & Children Services, Departments Of, the median of $29,459 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Eligibility Specialist 1 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $37,799 ranks #5 of 5. See Eligibility Specialist across all of Georgia →
Median total compensation for comparable Eligibility Specialist 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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Ryan Cochran holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,993.
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Karissa White works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Karissa earned $34,991 in 2025.
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Octavia Jenkins is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $34,985.
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Shayla Tejada is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $34,972.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Kwanjelin Henderson serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,945.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Erika Roman serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,942.
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Shunjustice Swain holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,931.
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Julyssa Reed holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,906.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Ashley Walker serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,886.
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Genisha Thomas works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Genisha earned $34,831 in 2025.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Mercedes Mcneal serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,774.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Leisa-Amy Wood Fichtner serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,759.
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Conquonila James is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $34,758.
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Kayla Spry-Coleman is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $34,660.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Cimisha Richards serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,655.
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Diondra Stewart is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $34,608.
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Sierra Jordan works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Sierra earned $34,587 in 2025.
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Sharisma Eady is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $34,569.
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Nakahya Mobley is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $34,549.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Laveske Grant serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,519.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Natasha Bell serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,400.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Angela Palmer serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,301.
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Ke'Shanbiann Hawkins works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Ke'Shanbiann earned $34,273 in 2025.
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Madjaline Joseph works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Madjaline earned $34,212 in 2025.
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Dezrick Jackson works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Dezrick earned $34,120 in 2025.
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Diamond Atchison works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Diamond earned $34,053 in 2025.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Desiree Goss serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,006.
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Ashley Martin is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $34,006.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Brittany Bell serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $33,950.
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Tiffany Jackson is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $33,929.
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Tequila Royal is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $33,851.
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Sharonda Pitts works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Sharonda earned $33,807 in 2025.
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Camryn Persinger is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $33,768.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Shonita Anthony serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $33,764.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Jonece Bailey serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $33,722.
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Marquisa Hart holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $33,699.
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Jasmine Dunn holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $33,679.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Marcia Bryant serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $33,679.
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Maria Mapp works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Maria earned $33,679 in 2025.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Mercedez Okoye serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $33,671.