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Georgia / Troup County Board of Education / High School Counselor

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High School Counselor

Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.

10 employees hold this title in Troup County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $85,073, above the department median of $34,654.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$868.4K
Role median
$85,073
Agency median
$34,654
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$71,688$99,271+

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

How total compensation varies among the 10 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

High School Counselor pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisorsabout 11,460 people is $63,720. Troup County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $85,073 for this role, 34% above that figureabout the 79th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Troup County Board of Education sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$42,040
$49,000
$63,720
$79,140
$101,880
Troup County Board of Education median · $85,073

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 Troup 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 Advisorsabout 353,310 people is $64,330. Troup County Board of Education’s median base salary is 32% above that national figure, about the 77th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$45,020
$51,270
$64,330
$82,870
$104,770
Troup County Board of Education median · $85,073

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 Troup County Board of Education is $85,073, 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

High School Counselor is held in 172 Georgia departments. In Troup County Board of Education, the median of $85,073 ranks #45 of 172.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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.

Same department

Other job titles in Troup County Board of Education

Record list

Employees with this title

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Megan Thrasher

High School Counselor/Troup County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$99,720
Base pay
$99,720
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,720

At Troup County Board of Education, Megan Thrasher serves as a High School Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,720.

Leisha Phelps

High School Counselor/Troup County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$97,228
Base pay
$97,228
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,228

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,010

Leisha Phelps works as a High School Counselor for Troup County Board of Education. Leisha earned $97,228 in 2025.

Tiffany Cindrick

High School Counselor/Troup County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$97,039
Base pay
$97,039
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,039

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$722

At Troup County Board of Education, Tiffany Cindrick serves as a High School Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,039.

Valerie Gill

High School Counselor/Troup County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$91,478
Base pay
$91,478
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,478

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,628

At Troup County Board of Education, Valerie Gill serves as a High School Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $91,478.

Andrea Hopson

High School Counselor/Troup County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$85,530
Base pay
$85,530
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,530

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$721

Andrea Hopson is a High School Counselor at Troup County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $85,530.

Bridget Benefield

High School Counselor/Troup County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$84,616
Base pay
$84,616
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,616

Bridget Benefield is a High School Counselor at Troup County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $84,616.

Laura Dodson

High School Counselor/Troup County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$84,454
Base pay
$84,454
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,454

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,453

At Troup County Board of Education, Laura Dodson serves as a High School Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,454.

Catherine Pleasants

High School Counselor/Troup County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$78,457
Base pay
$78,457
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,457

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$304

At Troup County Board of Education, Catherine Pleasants serves as a High School Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,457.

Britany Mcqueen

High School Counselor/Troup County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$78,185
Base pay
$78,185
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,185

At Troup County Board of Education, Britany Mcqueen serves as a High School Counselor. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,185.

Kimberly Little

High School Counselor/Troup County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$71,688
Base pay
$71,688
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,688

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,245

Kimberly Little holds the role of High School Counselor at Troup County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $71,688.