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Georgia / Stephens County Board of Education / Grade 1 Teacher

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Grade 1 Teacher

Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.

15 employees hold this title in Stephens County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $55,289, above the department median of $39,195.

Employees
15
Total payroll
$803.6K
Role median
$55,289
Agency median
$39,195
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$7,230$73,920+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 15 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

Grade 1 Teacher pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Educationabout 43,820 people is $72,290. Stephens County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $56,392 for this role, 22% below that figureabout the 19th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

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

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,260
$61,110
$72,290
$77,870
$98,030
Stephens County Board of Education median · $56,392

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 Stephens 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 Educationabout 1,388,390 people is $63,970. Stephens County Board of Education’s median base salary is 12% below that national figure, about the 23rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,960
$57,710
$63,970
$81,450
$104,340
Stephens County Board of Education median · $56,392

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 14 of 15 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 Stephens County Board of Education is $55,289, 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

Grade 1 Teacher is held in 174 Georgia departments. In Stephens County Board of Education, the median of $55,289 ranks #127 of 174.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Meghan King

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$75,770
Base pay
$75,770
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,770

Meghan King holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Stephens County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,770.

Christa Hotalen

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,163
Base pay
$69,163
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,163

Christa Hotalen holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Stephens County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,163.

Jodi Shanks

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$63,544
Base pay
$63,544
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,544

Jodi Shanks works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Stephens County Board of Education. Jodi earned $63,544 in 2025.

Julie Goolsby

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$61,293
Base pay
$61,293
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,293

At Stephens County Board of Education, Julie Goolsby serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $61,293.

Kimberly Ernest

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$58,918
Base pay
$58,918
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,918

Kimberly Ernest is a Grade 1 Teacher at Stephens County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $58,918.

Elizabeth Arnold

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$58,564
Base pay
$58,564
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,564

Elizabeth Arnold holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Stephens County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $58,564.

Kaitlan Prince

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$57,494
Base pay
$57,494
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,494

Kaitlan Prince works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Stephens County Board of Education. Kaitlan earned $57,494 in 2025.

Alicia Patterson

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$55,289
Base pay
$55,289
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,289

Alicia Patterson holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Stephens County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,289.

Sheena Thomason

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$54,209
Base pay
$54,209
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,209

Sheena Thomason holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Stephens County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,209.

Elizabeth Dunavan

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$52,710
Base pay
$52,710
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,710

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$41

Elizabeth Dunavan is a Grade 1 Teacher at Stephens County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $52,710.

Abbigail Nellessen

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$51,909
Base pay
$51,909
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,909

At Stephens County Board of Education, Abbigail Nellessen serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $51,909.

Tara Weimann

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$51,432
Base pay
$51,432
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,432

Tara Weimann holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Stephens County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,432.

Mckenzie Viola

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$47,539
Base pay
$47,539
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,539

At Stephens County Board of Education, Mckenzie Viola serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,539.

Charlotte Lee

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$38,548
Base pay
$38,548
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$38,548

At Stephens County Board of Education, Charlotte Lee serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $38,548.

Rosemary Huff Sumpter

Grade 1 Teacher/Stephens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$7,230
Base pay
$7,230
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,230

Rosemary Huff Sumpter holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Stephens County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $7,230.