Georgia / Thomas County Board of Education / High School Counselor
Job-title file
Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.
7 employees hold this title in Thomas County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $62,670, above the department median of $30,755.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 11,460 people — is $63,720. Thomas County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $82,169 for this role, 29% above that figure — about the 77th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 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 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 353,310 people — is $64,330. Thomas County Board of Education’s median base salary is 28% above that national figure, about the 74th 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 5 of 7 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 $62,670, 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
High School Counselor is held in 172 Georgia departments. In Thomas County Board of Education, the median of $62,670 ranks #149 of 172.
Median total compensation for the High School Counselor 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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High School Counselor/Thomas County Board of Education
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At Thomas County Board of Education, Tamela Shealey serves as a High School Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,530.
High School Counselor/Thomas County Board of Education
Ashley Bulloch works as a High School Counselor for Thomas County Board of Education. Ashley earned $82,509 in 2025.
High School Counselor/Thomas County Board of Education
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Kristen Benfield holds the role of High School Counselor at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,169.
High School Counselor/Thomas County Board of Education
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Emily Register works as a High School Counselor for Thomas County Board of Education. Emily earned $62,670 in 2025.
High School Counselor/Thomas County Board of Education
At Thomas County Board of Education, Melissa Rodgers serves as a High School Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $60,093.
High School Counselor/Thomas County Board of Education
Richard Gainey holds the role of High School Counselor at Thomas County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $6,694.
High School Counselor/Thomas County Board of Education
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Lee Grimes works as a High School Counselor for Thomas County Board of Education. Lee earned $0 in 2025.