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Georgia / Walker County Board of Education / School Social Worker

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School Social Worker

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

5 employees hold this title in Walker County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $55,336, above the department median of $37,917.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$277.5K
Role median
$55,336
Agency median
$37,917
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

School Social Worker pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workersabout 7,110 people is $47,510. Walker County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $55,336 for this role, 16% above that figureabout the 65th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

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

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$35,690
$41,600
$47,510
$60,250
$83,380
Walker County Board of Education median · $55,336

The bar is the range of annual wages for Child, Family, and School Social Workers across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Walker 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 Child, Family, and School Social Workersabout 392,550 people is $59,550. Walker County Board of Education’s median base salary is 7% below that national figure, about the 41st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$42,280
$48,270
$59,550
$76,070
$95,530
Walker County Board of Education median · $55,336

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 Walker County Board of Education is $55,336, 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

School Social Worker is held in 134 Georgia departments. In Walker County Board of Education, the median of $55,336 ranks #115 of 134.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the School Social Worker role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

School Social Worker beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $76,516 ranks #3 of 3. See School Social Worker across all of Georgia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Chicago Public Schools
$117,192 · 688
New York City
$113,005 · 2,635

Median total compensation for comparable School Social Worker roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Same department

Other job titles in Walker County Board of Education

Record list

Employees with this title

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Cory Lowe

School Social Worker/Walker County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$64,583
Base pay
$64,583
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,583

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,342

At Walker County Board of Education, Cory Lowe serves as a School Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,583.

Kristie Ferguson-Johnson

School Social Worker/Walker County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$61,817
Base pay
$61,817
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,817

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,783

Kristie Ferguson-Johnson is a School Social Worker at Walker County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $61,817.

Christine Brown

School Social Worker/Walker County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$55,336
Base pay
$55,336
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,336

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,111

At Walker County Board of Education, Christine Brown serves as a School Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,336.

Tricia Jackson

School Social Worker/Walker County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$48,341
Base pay
$48,341
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$48,341

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$753

Tricia Jackson works as a School Social Worker for Walker County Board of Education. Tricia earned $48,341 in 2025.

Rachel Wood

School Social Worker/Walker County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$47,416
Base pay
$47,416
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,416

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,172

Rachel Wood is a School Social Worker at Walker County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $47,416.