Georgia / Putnam County Board of Education / Grade 1 Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
13 employees hold this title in Putnam County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $65,422, above the department median of $37,681.
What the records show
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
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 $65,422 for this role, 10% below that figure — about the 35th 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 2% above that national figure, about the 52nd 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 $65,422, 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
Grade 1 Teacher is held in 174 Georgia departments. In Putnam County Board of Education, the median of $65,422 ranks #49 of 174.
Median total compensation for the Grade 1 Teacher 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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Grade 1 Teacher/Putnam County Board of Education
Heather Bryan holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Putnam County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,479.
Grade 1 Teacher/Putnam County Board of Education
Natalie Waller holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Putnam County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,314.
Grade 1 Teacher/Putnam County Board of Education
Glisa Turner is a Grade 1 Teacher at Putnam County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $76,457.
Grade 1 Teacher/Putnam County Board of Education
At Putnam County Board of Education, Brandy Parham serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $75,320.
Grade 1 Teacher/Putnam County Board of Education
Tricia Coxwell works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Putnam County Board of Education. Tricia earned $72,014 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/Putnam County Board of Education
Candice Brown holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Putnam County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $67,588.
Grade 1 Teacher/Putnam County Board of Education
At Putnam County Board of Education, Heather Donovan serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,422.
Grade 1 Teacher/Putnam County Board of Education
Thereasha Daniels is a Grade 1 Teacher at Putnam County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $64,147.
Grade 1 Teacher/Putnam County Board of Education
Monique Lawson is a Grade 1 Teacher at Putnam County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $58,933.
Grade 1 Teacher/Putnam County Board of Education
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Heather Thrift works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Putnam County Board of Education. Heather earned $55,360 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/Putnam County Board of Education
Janet Hardee holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Putnam County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $44,637.
Grade 1 Teacher/Putnam County Board of Education
Tamera Hill is a Grade 1 Teacher at Putnam County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $43,158.
Grade 1 Teacher/Putnam County Board of Education
Emily Yopp is a Grade 1 Teacher at Putnam County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $26,918.