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Tift County Board of Education

Source file: Georgia — State Employee Salaries (Open Georgia / TIGA) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Tift County Board of Education administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 1,307 employees with median total compensation of $44,003; the highest distinct record was $246,723.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$57.2M
Employees
1,307
Median total
$44,003
Highest record
$246,723

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,307 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($44,003) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$43,802 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$7,656
$17,917
$44,003
$65,869
$79,592

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $79,592 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,656. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Kelly Fresh

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Tift County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$96,864
Base pay
$96,864
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,864

Kelly Fresh works as a Grades 9-12 Teacher for Tift County Board of Education. Kelly earned $96,864 in 2025.

Patricia Walters

Assistant Principal/Tift County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$96,352
Base pay
$96,352
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,352

At Tift County Board of Education, Patricia Walters serves as a Assistant Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $96,352.

Lorenzo Simmons

Food Service Administrator/Tift County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$96,179
Base pay
$96,179
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,179

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,729

At Tift County Board of Education, Lorenzo Simmons serves as a Food Service Administrator. Their 2025 pay totaled $96,179.

Kimberly Watson

Special Education Interrelated/Tift County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$96,032
Base pay
$96,032
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,032

Kimberly Watson works as a Special Education Interrelated for Tift County Board of Education. Kimberly earned $96,032 in 2025.

Melissa Busbin

Vocational/Tift County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$95,760
Base pay
$95,760
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$95,760

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,534

Melissa Busbin holds the role of Vocational at Tift County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,760.

Donald Bailey

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Tift County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$93,548
Base pay
$93,548
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,548

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$337

At Tift County Board of Education, Donald Bailey serves as a Grades 9-12 Teacher. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,548.

Earlletheia Williams

Middle School Counselor/Tift County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$93,497
Base pay
$93,497
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,497

At Tift County Board of Education, Earlletheia Williams serves as a Middle School Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,497.