Georgia / Putnam County Board of Education / Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
5 employees hold this title in Putnam County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $69,389, above the department median of $37,681.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education — about 43,820 people — is $72,290. Putnam County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $69,389 for this role, 4% below that figure — about the 44th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Putnam 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education — about 1,388,390 people — is $63,970. Putnam County Board of Education’s median base salary is 8% above that national figure, about the 58th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Putnam County Board of Education is $69,389, 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
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 is held in 139 Georgia departments. In Putnam County Board of Education, the median of $69,389 ranks #101 of 139.
Median total compensation for the Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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Record list
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Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Putnam County Board of Education
At Putnam County Board of Education, Rita Thomas serves as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5. Their 2025 pay totaled $94,057.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Putnam County Board of Education
Candace Wooten holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Putnam County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,914.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Putnam County Board of Education
At Putnam County Board of Education, Candace Cannon serves as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,389.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Putnam County Board of Education
Jessica Harvin is a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Putnam County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $64,714.
Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Putnam County Board of Education
Sara Burrell holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Putnam County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,742.