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Walton County Board of Education

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 2,368 employees with median total compensation of $49,654; the highest distinct record was $323,926.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$121.4M
Employees
2,368
Median total
$49,654
Highest record
$323,926

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 2,368 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($49,654) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$51,253 (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
$3,359
$15,712
$49,654
$82,183
$100,956

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $100,956 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,359. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Substitute Teacher
281 · $3,184
Grades 9-12 Teacher
136 · $81,226
Bus Driver
126 · $29,386

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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Brandon Hardy

Teacher of Emotional/Behavioral/Walton County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,448
Base pay
$69,448
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,448

Brandon Hardy holds the role of Teacher of Emotional/Behavioral at Walton County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,448.

Lauren Thrash

Teacher of Moderate Intellectual/Walton County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,413
Base pay
$69,413
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,413

Lauren Thrash holds the role of Teacher of Moderate Intellectual at Walton County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,413.

John Cooksey

Special Education Interrelated/Walton County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,285
Base pay
$69,285
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,285

At Walton County Board of Education, John Cooksey serves as a Special Education Interrelated. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,285.

Mackenzie Bennett

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Walton County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$69,165
Base pay
$69,165
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,165

Mackenzie Bennett is a Grades 9-12 Teacher at Walton County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $69,165.