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.
Record list
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Arie James works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Arie earned $13,398 in 2025.
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Teneeshia Haynes holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $13,351.
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Kyeana Warner is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $13,287.
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Demetra Mayfield is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $13,260.
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Daria Williams works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Daria earned $13,125 in 2025.
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Dana Nutting is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $13,069.
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Japhia Perry holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $12,958.
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Aisha Fowler holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $12,870.
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Toronda Heggs works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Toronda earned $12,833 in 2025.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Sara Davidson serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $12,787.
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Jazmyne Nabors works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Jazmyne earned $12,787 in 2025.
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Jalynn Young is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $12,714.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Oliveah Brown serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $12,570.
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Lillie Lawrence is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $12,550.
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Chanaria Howard holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $12,537.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Aceline Mendenhall serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $12,537.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Shabreka Sparks serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $12,537.
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Deshauna Thornton is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $12,537.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Kaitlin Tucker serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $12,502.
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Cameron Davis works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Cameron earned $12,389 in 2025.
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Jontay Hendree works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Jontay earned $12,348 in 2025.
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Labria Taylor is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $12,344.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Akira Curry serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $12,303.
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Kadeja Roberts is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $12,087.
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Thelma Williams works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Thelma earned $12,021 in 2025.
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Amanda Phillips holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $11,987.
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Tecarah Taylor works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Tecarah earned $11,834 in 2025.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Anita Jackson-Evans serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $11,787.
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Bertha Smith works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Bertha earned $11,787 in 2025.
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Verissa Thomas holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $11,756.
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Candis Tanner works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Candis earned $11,700 in 2025.
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Kristina Long works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Kristina earned $11,698 in 2025.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Shakeya Clark serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $11,668.
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Christian Griggs is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $11,633.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Kelley Alexander serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $11,622.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Nyaunuwi Jenkins serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $11,505.
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Kenteria Leaks holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $11,500.
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Ne-Queira Liburd works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Ne-Queira earned $11,494 in 2025.
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Janelle Robinson is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $11,242.
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Keri Davis works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Keri earned $11,203 in 2025.