Georgia / Public Health, Department Of / Executive Director
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
6 employees hold this title in Public Health, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $96,250, above the department median of $57,383.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 4,080 people — is $208,180. Public Health, Department Of pays a median base salary of $99,167 for this role, 52% below that figure — about the 22nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Chief Executives across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Health, Department Of’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 204,350 people — is $213,990. Public Health, Department Of’s median base salary is 54% below that national figure, about the 17th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Public Health, Department Of is $96,250, 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
Executive Director is held in 62 Georgia departments. In Public Health, Department Of, the median of $96,250 ranks #43 of 62.
Median total compensation for the Executive Director role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $101,500 ranks #12 of 16. See Executive Director across all of Georgia →
Median total compensation for comparable Executive Director roles 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.
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Executive Director/Public Health, Department Of
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Helen Durrence works as a Executive Director for Public Health, Department Of. Helen earned $178,365 in 2025.
Executive Director/Public Health, Department Of
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Megan Andrews works as a Executive Director for Public Health, Department Of. Megan earned $157,510 in 2025.
Executive Director/Public Health, Department Of
Jason Ellington works as a Executive Director for Public Health, Department Of. Jason earned $99,167 in 2025.
Executive Director/Public Health, Department Of
Brian Easom works as a Executive Director for Public Health, Department Of. Brian earned $93,333 in 2025.
Executive Director/Public Health, Department Of
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Michael Polacek is a Executive Director at Public Health, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $63,746.
Executive Director/Public Health, Department Of
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Christopher O'Connell is a Executive Director at Public Health, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $16,917.