Georgia / Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education / Grades 9-12 Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
54 employees hold this title in Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $59,238, above the department median of $37,769.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 54 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 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education — about 25,730 people — is $75,480. Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $60,008 for this role, 20% below that figure — about the 24th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Thomaston-Upson 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 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education — about 1,065,210 people — is $72,040. Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education’s median base salary is 17% below that national figure, about the 25th 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 52 of 54 people in this role paid at least $25,000in 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 Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education is $59,238, 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
Grades 9-12 Teacher is held in 179 Georgia departments. In Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education, the median of $59,238 ranks #145 of 179.
Median total compensation for the Grades 9-12 Teacher role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Ashley Pelham holds the role of Grades 9-12 Teacher at Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $43,857.
Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
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At Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education, Crystal Wheeler serves as a Grades 9-12 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $43,539.
Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
At Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education, Erica Walker serves as a Grades 9-12 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $43,539.
Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Sarah Chapman is a Grades 9-12 Teacher at Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $43,348.
Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
At Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education, Christian Puckett serves as a Grades 9-12 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,964.
Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
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Georgianne Renfroe holds the role of Grades 9-12 Teacher at Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $39,911.
Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
At Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education, Kimberly Phillips serves as a Grades 9-12 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $38,925.
Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Karen Puckett is a Grades 9-12 Teacher at Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $38,681.
Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
At Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education, Jana Mimbs serves as a Grades 9-12 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $38,375.
Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
At Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education, Rebecca Barfield serves as a Grades 9-12 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,791.
Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Erik Foster holds the role of Grades 9-12 Teacher at Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $36,598.
Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Nathaniel Legg works as a Grades 9-12 Teacher for Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. Nathaniel earned $27,117 in 2025.
Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Logan Winkles works as a Grades 9-12 Teacher for Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. Logan earned $5,610 in 2025.
Grades 9-12 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
At Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education, Willie Daniely serves as a Grades 9-12 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $4,532.