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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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Melisa Hawkins serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,716.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Kaneshia Simmons serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,716.
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Brittiny Blalock holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,716.
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Tracie Givens works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Tracie earned $37,715 in 2025.
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Destiny Williams is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $37,709.
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Malakia Odoms holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,701.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Morgan Holmes serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,696.
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Tara Harris works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Tara earned $37,694 in 2025.
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Khadijia Ingram works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Khadijia earned $37,690 in 2025.
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Tiffany Isaac is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $37,690.
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Zilphia Spencer holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,680.
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Kayla Waters works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Kayla earned $37,677 in 2025.
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Chelsea Fambro works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Chelsea earned $37,667 in 2025.
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Amil Jones holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,663.
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Shakina Freeman holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,657.
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Jennifer King holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,657.
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Akeyah Williams holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,654.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Akilah Deboest serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,651.
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Angela Praseuth is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $37,639.
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Dwayne Williams is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $37,629.
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Nicole Mosley is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $37,629.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Britney Gary serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,621.
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Precious Jackson holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,609.
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Danielle Tapley works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Danielle earned $37,607 in 2025.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Alexandria Mccloud serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,599.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Breondra Corbin serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,593.
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Leilannete Owens is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $37,583.
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Zykia Adams works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Zykia earned $37,580 in 2025.
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Krystle Walker works as a Eligibility Specialist 1 for Family & Children Services, Departments Of. Krystle earned $37,564 in 2025.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Harmonee Coats serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,563.
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Elizabeth Pugh holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,558.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Jasmine Christful serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,550.
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Yawavi Dossou holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,549.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Heather Merritt serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,534.
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Maria Perry holds the role of Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,531.
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David Huszar is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $37,525.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Lashebra Linder serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,518.
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Patricia Carter is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $37,516.
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At Family & Children Services, Departments Of, Iva Wilkins serves as a Eligibility Specialist 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,515.
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Erika Lattimore is a Eligibility Specialist 1 at Family & Children Services, Departments Of. 2025 total compensation came to $37,510.