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Georgia / Thomas County Board of Education / Grade 5 Teacher

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Grade 5 Teacher

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

14 employees hold this title in Thomas County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $68,901, above the department median of $30,755.

Employees
14
Total payroll
$900K
Role median
$68,901
Agency median
$30,755
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$10,922$82,198+

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

How total compensation varies among the 14 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 5 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. Thomas County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $68,938 for this role, 5% below that figureabout the 43rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Thomas 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
Thomas County Board of Education median · $68,938

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 Educationabout 1,388,390 people is $63,970. Thomas County Board of Education’s median base salary is 8% above that national figure, about the 57th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,960
$57,710
$63,970
$81,450
$104,340
Thomas County Board of Education median · $68,938

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 13 of 14 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 $68,901, 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 Thomas County Board of Education, the median of $68,901 ranks #49 of 172.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Katherine Lattay

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$82,279
Base pay
$82,279
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,279

Katherine Lattay holds the role of Grade 5 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,279.

Sarah Rigdon

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$81,966
Base pay
$81,966
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,966

Sarah Rigdon holds the role of Grade 5 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $81,966.

Ashley Lanatta

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$76,025
Base pay
$76,025
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,025

Ashley Lanatta holds the role of Grade 5 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,025.

Katie Brewer

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$72,781
Base pay
$72,781
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,781

At Thomas County Board of Education, Katie Brewer serves as a Grade 5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $72,781.

Alicia Cook

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$72,480
Base pay
$72,480
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,480

Alicia Cook works as a Grade 5 Teacher for Thomas County Board of Education. Alicia earned $72,480 in 2025.

Melissa Butler

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$71,261
Base pay
$71,261
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,261

Melissa Butler holds the role of Grade 5 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $71,261.

Shelley Holt

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,938
Base pay
$68,938
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,938

At Thomas County Board of Education, Shelley Holt serves as a Grade 5 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,938.

Rena Ramirez

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$68,865
Base pay
$68,865
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,865

Rena Ramirez is a Grade 5 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $68,865.

Jordan Norris

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$67,959
Base pay
$67,959
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,959

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$428

Jordan Norris works as a Grade 5 Teacher for Thomas County Board of Education. Jordan earned $67,959 in 2025.

Kathryn Buechner

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$66,447
Base pay
$66,447
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,447

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,198

Kathryn Buechner holds the role of Grade 5 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $66,447.

Austin Futch

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$55,950
Base pay
$55,950
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,950

Austin Futch holds the role of Grade 5 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,950.

Kena Yarbrough-Ledford

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$53,838
Base pay
$53,838
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,838

Kena Yarbrough-Ledford holds the role of Grade 5 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,838.

Anna Hester

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$50,316
Base pay
$50,316
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,316

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$214

Anna Hester holds the role of Grade 5 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,316.

Haylee Pope

Grade 5 Teacher/Thomas County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$10,922
Base pay
$10,922
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,922

Haylee Pope is a Grade 5 Teacher at Thomas County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $10,922.