Behavior Support Specialist (Classified)

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Marriage and Family Therapists is $91,550. First District Regional Educational Service Agency pays a median base salary of $40,028 for this role, 56% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Median total compensation for this role at First District Regional Educational Service Agency is $40,028, 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.

Behavior Support Specialist (Classified) is held in 18 Georgia departments. In First District Regional Educational Service Agency, the median of $40,028 ranks #6 of 18.

• Instructional Supervisor 13
• Non-Instructional Aide 5
• Psycho-Educational Teacher 15
• Psychoeducational Parapro/Teacher Aide 17
• School Improvement Specialist 8
• Warehouseman 6