Georgia / Telfair County Board of Education / Grade 5 Teacher

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Grade 5 Teacher

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

5 employees hold this title in Telfair County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $60,917, above the department median of $42,209.

Employees: 5
Total payroll: $307.5K
Role median: $60,917
Agency median: $42,209
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Grade 5 Teacher pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education — about 43,820 people — is $72,290. Telfair County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $60,917 for this role, 16% below that figure — about the 25th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Telfair 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

Telfair County Board of Education median · $60,917

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 Telfair 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. Telfair County Board of Education’s median base salary is 5% below that national figure, about the 38th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$47,960

$57,710

$63,970

$81,450

$104,340

Telfair County Board of Education median · $60,917

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 Telfair County Board of Education is $60,917, 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 5 Teacher is held in 172 Georgia departments. In Telfair County Board of Education, the median of $60,917 ranks #108 of 172.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Atlanta Independent School System

$92,310 · 163

Cobb County School District

$87,492 · 332

City of Buford Board of Education

$84,510 · 19

Hancock County Board of Education

$82,897 · 1

Fulton County Board of Education

$82,124 · 157

City of Decatur Board of Education

$80,769 · 26

City of Cartersville Board of Education

$80,144 · 15

Dekalb County Board of Education

$78,528 · 280

City of Social Circle Board of Education

$77,807 · 5

Cherokee County Board of Education

$77,698 · 139

Burke County Board of Education

$77,343 · 11

Clayton County Board of Education

$76,556 · 173

Median total compensation for the Grade 5 Teacher role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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