Georgia / Polk School District / Behavior Support Specialist (Certified)

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Behavior Support Specialist (Certified)

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

6 employees hold this title in Polk School District. Median total compensation for the role is $70,491, above the department median of $49,015.

Employees: 6
Total payroll: $431K
Role median: $70,491
Agency median: $49,015
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Behavior Support Specialist (Certified) pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Marriage and Family Therapists is $91,550. Polk School District pays a median base salary of $60,845 for this role, 34% below that figure — about the 21st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Polk School District sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$42,430

$67,320

$91,550

$101,460

$102,320

Polk School District median · $60,845

The bar is the range of annual wages for Marriage and Family Therapists across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Polk School District’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Marriage and Family Therapists — about 66,740 people — is $66,940. Polk School District’s median base salary is 9% below that national figure, about the 41st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$44,650

$50,070

$66,940

$93,840

$123,730

Polk School District median · $60,845

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.

Median total compensation for this role at Polk School District is $60,845, 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.

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This role across Georgia

Behavior Support Specialist (Certified) is held in 22 Georgia departments. In Polk School District, the median of $70,491 ranks #16 of 22.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Coweta County Board of Education

$107,300 · 3

Fannin County Board of Education

$107,033 · 1

Toombs County Board of Education

$105,882 · 1

Appling County Board of Education

$101,292 · 1

Habersham County Board of Education

$92,003 · 1

Muscogee County Board of Education

$91,158 · 8

Lumpkin County Board of Education

$89,878 · 1

Columbia County Board of Education

$89,053 · 1

Newton County Board of Education

$88,911 · 24

Gwinnett County Board of Education

$88,285 · 11

Cherokee County Board of Education

$87,464 · 8

City of Social Circle Board of Education

$82,764 · 1

Median total compensation for the Behavior Support Specialist (Certified) role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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