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Georgia / Georgia Highlands College / Student Services Professional

Job-title file

Student Services Professional

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

13 employees hold this title in Georgia Highlands College. Median total compensation for the role is $50,565, above the department median of $25,833.

Employees
13
Total payroll
$606.9K
Role median
$50,565
Agency median
$25,833
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$6,167$69,090+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 13 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

Student Services Professional pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 11,460 people — is $63,720. Georgia Highlands College pays a median base salary of $50,565 for this role, 21% below that figureabout the 28th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Georgia Highlands College sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$42,040
$49,000
$63,720
$79,140
$101,880
Georgia Highlands College median · $50,565

The bar is the range of annual wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Georgia Highlands College’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 353,310 people — is $64,330. Georgia Highlands College’s median base salary is 21% below that national figure, about the 23rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$45,020
$51,270
$64,330
$82,870
$104,770
Georgia Highlands College median · $50,565

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 12 of 13 people in this role paid at least $25,000in 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 Georgia Highlands College is $50,565, 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

This role across Georgia

Student Services Professional is held in 27 Georgia departments. In Georgia Highlands College, the median of $50,565 ranks #9 of 27.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Student Services Professional role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Student Services Professional beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $50,960 ranks #2 of 2. See Student Services Professional across all of Georgia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

California
$62,478 · 5,480

Median total compensation for comparable Student Services Professionalroles 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

Employees with this title

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Sharon Bailey

Student Services Professional/Georgia Highlands College

2025 total comp
$71,460
Base pay
$71,460
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,460

Sharon Bailey is a Student Services Professional at Georgia Highlands College. 2025 total compensation came to $71,460.

Chance Hooper

Student Services Professional/Georgia Highlands College

2025 total comp
$61,586
Base pay
$61,586
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,586

At Georgia Highlands College, Chance Hooper serves as a Student Services Professional. Their 2025 pay totaled $61,586.

Jillian Petro

Student Services Professional/Georgia Highlands College

2025 total comp
$59,107
Base pay
$59,107
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,107

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$823

Jillian Petro is a Student Services Professional at Georgia Highlands College. 2025 total compensation came to $59,107.

Clifton Puckett

Student Services Professional/Georgia Highlands College

2025 total comp
$53,462
Base pay
$53,462
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,462

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,259

Clifton Puckett is a Student Services Professional at Georgia Highlands College. 2025 total compensation came to $53,462.

Lisa Garrett

Student Services Professional/Georgia Highlands College

2025 total comp
$52,973
Base pay
$52,973
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,973

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$332

At Georgia Highlands College, Lisa Garrett serves as a Student Services Professional. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,973.

Jayden White

Student Services Professional/Georgia Highlands College

2025 total comp
$50,565
Base pay
$50,565
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,565

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,017

At Georgia Highlands College, Jayden White serves as a Student Services Professional. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,565.

Mary Sailors

Student Services Professional/Georgia Highlands College

2025 total comp
$50,565
Base pay
$50,565
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,565

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$612

Mary Sailors is a Student Services Professional at Georgia Highlands College. 2025 total compensation came to $50,565.

Amy Wise

Student Services Professional/Georgia Highlands College

2025 total comp
$49,884
Base pay
$49,884
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,884

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$185

Amy Wise works as a Student Services Professional for Georgia Highlands College. Amy earned $49,884 in 2025.

Emily Russell

Student Services Professional/Georgia Highlands College

2025 total comp
$45,924
Base pay
$45,924
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$45,924

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$234

Emily Russell holds the role of Student Services Professional at Georgia Highlands College. In 2025, their total compensation was $45,924.

Lauren Walker

Student Services Professional/Georgia Highlands College

2025 total comp
$44,271
Base pay
$44,271
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$44,271

Lauren Walker works as a Student Services Professional for Georgia Highlands College. Lauren earned $44,271 in 2025.

James Swendsen

Student Services Professional/Georgia Highlands College

2025 total comp
$35,551
Base pay
$35,551
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$35,551

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$28

James Swendsen works as a Student Services Professional for Georgia Highlands College. James earned $35,551 in 2025.

Dwona Alexander

Student Services Professional/Georgia Highlands College

2025 total comp
$25,397
Base pay
$25,397
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,397

Dwona Alexander is a Student Services Professional at Georgia Highlands College. 2025 total compensation came to $25,397.

Rachel Coker

Student Services Professional/Georgia Highlands College

2025 total comp
$6,167
Base pay
$6,167
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,167

Rachel Coker holds the role of Student Services Professional at Georgia Highlands College. In 2025, their total compensation was $6,167.