Georgia / Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education / Grades K-5 Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
9 employees hold this title in Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $42,826, above the department median of $37,769.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 9 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. Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $42,826 for this role, 41% below that figure — below the 10th 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 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education — about 1,388,390 people — is $63,970. Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education’s median base salary is 33% below that national figure, below the 10th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education is $42,826, 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 K-5 Teacher is held in 137 Georgia departments. In Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education, the median of $42,826 ranks #103 of 137.
Median total compensation for the Grades K-5 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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Grades K-5 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Donna Fouts holds the role of Grades K-5 Teacher at Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,503.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Haley Warren is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $62,928.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Katherine Mcnutt works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. Katherine earned $52,655 in 2025.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
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Kayleigh Manley is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $44,092.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Melissa Heredia-Chegue holds the role of Grades K-5 Teacher at Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $42,826.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Andrea Daniel holds the role of Grades K-5 Teacher at Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $39,911.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Traci Harrison is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $38,375.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Brenda Ragsdale is a Grades K-5 Teacher at Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $38,375.
Grades K-5 Teacher/Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education
Wendy Mcwaters works as a Grades K-5 Teacher for Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education. Wendy earned $34,580 in 2025.