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Forsyth County Board of Education

Source file: Georgia — State Employee Salaries (Open Georgia / TIGA) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Forsyth County Board of Education administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 8,777 employees with median total compensation of $54,815; the highest distinct record was $342,314.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$444.1M
Employees
8,777
Median total
$54,815
Highest record
$342,314

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 8,777 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($54,815) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$50,599 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$3,210
$15,780
$54,815
$78,994
$93,032

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $93,032 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,210. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Substitute Teacher
1,408 · $4,349
Grades 9-12 Teacher
756 · $80,895
Grades 6-8 Teacher
655 · $74,847
Bus Driver
436 · $32,824

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Alyson Fitzgerald

Grades 6-8 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,526
Base pay
$79,526
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,526

Alyson Fitzgerald holds the role of Grades 6-8 Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,526.

Veronica Gonzalez

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,509
Base pay
$79,509
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,509

Veronica Gonzalez holds the role of Grades 9-12 Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,509.

Tracie Jackson

Speech-Language Pathologist/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,501
Base pay
$79,501
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,501

At Forsyth County Board of Education, Tracie Jackson serves as a Speech-Language Pathologist. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,501.

Leslie Marulanda

Early Intervention Primary Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,486
Base pay
$79,486
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,486

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,070

Leslie Marulanda works as a Early Intervention Primary Teacher for Forsyth County Board of Education. Leslie earned $79,486 in 2025.

Theresa Witalis

Grades 6-8 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,477
Base pay
$79,477
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,477

Theresa Witalis is a Grades 6-8 Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $79,477.

Alexis Palmer

Early Intervention Primary Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,474
Base pay
$79,474
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,474

Alexis Palmer holds the role of Early Intervention Primary Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,474.

Jonathan Arant

Teacher of Mild Intellectual/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,473
Base pay
$79,473
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,473

Jonathan Arant works as a Teacher of Mild Intellectual for Forsyth County Board of Education. Jonathan earned $79,473 in 2025.

Gina Steffensen

Grades 6-8 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,456
Base pay
$79,456
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,456

Gina Steffensen holds the role of Grades 6-8 Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,456.

Eugene Humphrey

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,446
Base pay
$79,446
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,446

At Forsyth County Board of Education, Eugene Humphrey serves as a Grades 9-12 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,446.

Brian Cole

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,438
Base pay
$79,438
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,438

Brian Cole is a Grades 9-12 Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $79,438.

Morgan Wade

Grades 6-8 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,424
Base pay
$79,424
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,424

Morgan Wade works as a Grades 6-8 Teacher for Forsyth County Board of Education. Morgan earned $79,424 in 2025.

Melissa Sherman

Teacher Support Specialist/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,407
Base pay
$79,407
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,407

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,539

Melissa Sherman holds the role of Teacher Support Specialist at Forsyth County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,407.

Emily Ginn

Grade 4 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,403
Base pay
$79,403
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,403

At Forsyth County Board of Education, Emily Ginn serves as a Grade 4 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,403.

Kimberly Stilwell

Grade 1 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,399
Base pay
$79,399
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,399

Kimberly Stilwell holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,399.

Krista Williams

Special Education Interrelated/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,394
Base pay
$79,394
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,394

Krista Williams is a Special Education Interrelated at Forsyth County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $79,394.

Hina Patel

Esol Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,394
Base pay
$79,394
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,394

Hina Patel is a Esol Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $79,394.

Jori Gibson

Grades K-5 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,364
Base pay
$79,364
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,364

Jori Gibson works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Forsyth County Board of Education. Jori earned $79,364 in 2025.

Lindsay Bacon

Grades 6-8 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,362
Base pay
$79,362
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,362

Lindsay Bacon holds the role of Grades 6-8 Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,362.

Jennifer Smith

Grade 2 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,356
Base pay
$79,356
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,356

At Forsyth County Board of Education, Jennifer Smith serves as a Grade 2 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,356.

Alesia Simmons

Technology Specialist/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,351
Base pay
$79,351
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,351

Alesia Simmons holds the role of Technology Specialist at Forsyth County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,351.

Joanna Spalding

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,340
Base pay
$79,340
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,340

Joanna Spalding is a Grades 9-12 Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $79,340.

Amy Tillery

Technology Specialist/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,332
Base pay
$79,332
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,332

Amy Tillery holds the role of Technology Specialist at Forsyth County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,332.

Melissa Shelnutt

Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,330
Base pay
$79,330
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,330

At Forsyth County Board of Education, Melissa Shelnutt serves as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,330.

Kelli Oglesby

Grades 6-8 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,295
Base pay
$79,295
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,295

Kelli Oglesby holds the role of Grades 6-8 Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,295.

John Edler

Teacher Support Specialist/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,295
Base pay
$79,295
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,295

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$773

At Forsyth County Board of Education, John Edler serves as a Teacher Support Specialist. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,295.

Samantha Warren

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,295
Base pay
$79,295
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,295

Samantha Warren works as a Grades 9-12 Teacher for Forsyth County Board of Education. Samantha earned $79,295 in 2025.

Patricia Cox

Grades K-5 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,220
Base pay
$79,220
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,220

At Forsyth County Board of Education, Patricia Cox serves as a Grades K-5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,220.

Rachel Collins

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,220
Base pay
$79,220
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,220

Rachel Collins works as a Grades 9-12 Teacher for Forsyth County Board of Education. Rachel earned $79,220 in 2025.

Patricia Thomas

Grade 4 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,208
Base pay
$79,208
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,208

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$139

At Forsyth County Board of Education, Patricia Thomas serves as a Grade 4 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,208.

Kaila Copenhaver

Grades 6-8 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,195
Base pay
$79,195
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,195

Kaila Copenhaver works as a Grades 6-8 Teacher for Forsyth County Board of Education. Kaila earned $79,195 in 2025.

Julia Philmon

Grade 3 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,194
Base pay
$79,194
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,194

Julia Philmon holds the role of Grade 3 Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,194.

Kirsten Martelli

Esol Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,168
Base pay
$79,168
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,168

Kirsten Martelli is a Esol Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $79,168.

Jessica Lee

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,163
Base pay
$79,163
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,163

At Forsyth County Board of Education, Jessica Lee serves as a Grades 9-12 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,163.

Heidi Archer

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,146
Base pay
$79,146
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,146

Heidi Archer holds the role of Grades 9-12 Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,146.

Amy Easley

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,143
Base pay
$79,143
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,143

Amy Easley is a Grades 9-12 Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $79,143.

Christine Crowder

Teacher of Autistic Students/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,140
Base pay
$79,140
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,140

Christine Crowder is a Teacher of Autistic Students at Forsyth County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $79,140.

Jennifer Pennington

Grades 6-8 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,138
Base pay
$79,138
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,138

Jennifer Pennington holds the role of Grades 6-8 Teacher at Forsyth County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,138.

Kimberly Jackson

Grades 6-8 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,129
Base pay
$79,129
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,129

Kimberly Jackson works as a Grades 6-8 Teacher for Forsyth County Board of Education. Kimberly earned $79,129 in 2025.

Kim Sarfaty

Grades K-5 Teacher/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,107
Base pay
$79,107
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,107

Kim Sarfaty works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Forsyth County Board of Education. Kim earned $79,107 in 2025.

Wendy Mcginnis

Speech-Language Pathologist/Forsyth County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$79,096
Base pay
$79,096
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,096

Wendy Mcginnis is a Speech-Language Pathologist at Forsyth County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $79,096.