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Georgia / Lee County Board of Education / High School Counselor

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High School Counselor

Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.

6 employees hold this title in Lee County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $71,647, above the department median of $39,389.

Employees
6
Total payroll
$380.7K
Role median
$71,647
Agency median
$39,389
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

High School Counselor pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisorsabout 11,460 people is $63,720. Lee County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $73,249 for this role, 15% above that figureabout the 65th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Lee County Board of Education sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$42,040
$49,000
$63,720
$79,140
$101,880
Lee County Board of Education median · $73,249

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 Lee County Board of Education’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 Advisorsabout 353,310 people is $64,330. Lee County Board of Education’s median base salary is 14% above that national figure, about the 62nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$45,020
$51,270
$64,330
$82,870
$104,770
Lee County Board of Education median · $73,249

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 5 of 6 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 Lee County Board of Education is $71,647, 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

High School Counselor is held in 172 Georgia departments. In Lee County Board of Education, the median of $71,647 ranks #121 of 172.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Haley Miller

High School Counselor/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$80,739
Base pay
$80,739
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,739

Haley Miller holds the role of High School Counselor at Lee County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,739.

Melissa Royals

High School Counselor/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$80,511
Base pay
$80,511
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,511

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$126

Melissa Royals holds the role of High School Counselor at Lee County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,511.

Ashley Brown

High School Counselor/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$73,249
Base pay
$73,249
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,249

Ashley Brown is a High School Counselor at Lee County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $73,249.

Ryan Tindell

High School Counselor/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$70,044
Base pay
$70,044
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,044

Ryan Tindell is a High School Counselor at Lee County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $70,044.

Celeste Gardner

High School Counselor/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$64,120
Base pay
$64,120
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,120

Celeste Gardner holds the role of High School Counselor at Lee County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,120.

Brandi Chester

High School Counselor/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$12,039
Base pay
$12,039
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,039

Brandi Chester holds the role of High School Counselor at Lee County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $12,039.