Georgia / Thomas County Board of Education / Grade 1 Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
23 employees hold this title in Thomas County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $60,415, above the department median of $30,755.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 23 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. Thomas County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $63,510 for this role, 12% below that figure — about the 30th 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 Thomas 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. Thomas County Board of Education’s median base salary is in line withthat national figure, about the 48th 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 20 of 23 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 Thomas County Board of Education is $60,415, 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 Thomas County Board of Education, the median of $60,415 ranks #97 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/Thomas County Board of Education
Summer Perry works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Thomas County Board of Education. Summer earned $81,700 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Keri Johnson is a Grade 1 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $79,585.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
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At Thomas County Board of Education, Ondrya Devane serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $74,208.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Stephanie Wisham is a Grade 1 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $73,557.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Debbie Carraway is a Grade 1 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $71,587.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Paula Baunoch holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,743.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Lisa Grimes holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $68,408.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Suzanne Barrett is a Grade 1 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $68,309.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Audrey Harper holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $66,131.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Amy Bennett works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Thomas County Board of Education. Amy earned $65,355 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
At Thomas County Board of Education, Laura Mathis serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $61,665.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Kasey Mckenzie is a Grade 1 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $60,415.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
At Thomas County Board of Education, Danielle Carter serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,954.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Carson Kimbrell holds the role of Grade 1 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,768.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Cynthia Tarin is a Grade 1 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $54,346.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
At Thomas County Board of Education, Tonya Mcmullen serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,265.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
At Thomas County Board of Education, Lauren Strickland serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $53,457.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Shelley Wilson is a Grade 1 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $52,503.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Kolbey Bracewell is a Grade 1 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $39,672.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Kathryn Herring works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Thomas County Board of Education. Kathryn earned $39,242 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Janet Lambert is a Grade 1 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $15,680.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
Dana Clark works as a Grade 1 Teacher for Thomas County Board of Education. Dana earned $10,688 in 2025.
Grade 1 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education
At Thomas County Board of Education, Meghan Taylor serves as a Grade 1 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $8,755.