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Georgia / Ware County Board of Education / Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5

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Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5

Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.

8 employees hold this title in Ware County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $73,538, above the department median of $41,253.

Employees
8
Total payroll
$583K
Role median
$73,538
Agency median
$41,253
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$58,875$81,587+

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

How total compensation varies among the 8 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

Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Educationabout 43,820 people is $72,290. Ware County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $73,538 for this role, 2% above that figureabout the 56th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

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

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,260
$61,110
$72,290
$77,870
$98,030
Ware County Board of Education median · $73,538

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 Ware 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 Educationabout 1,388,390 people is $63,970. Ware County Board of Education’s median base salary is 15% above that national figure, about the 64th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,960
$57,710
$63,970
$81,450
$104,340
Ware County Board of Education median · $73,538

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 Ware County Board of Education is $73,538, 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

Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 is held in 139 Georgia departments. In Ware County Board of Education, the median of $73,538 ranks #74 of 139.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Debra Cox

Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$81,656
Base pay
$81,656
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,656

Debra Cox holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Ware County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $81,656.

Papani Saini

Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$81,161
Base pay
$81,161
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,161

Papani Saini holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Ware County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $81,161.

Lorie Smith

Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$78,933
Base pay
$78,933
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,933

At Ware County Board of Education, Lorie Smith serves as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,933.

Katherine Zachary

Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$76,026
Base pay
$76,026
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,026

Katherine Zachary holds the role of Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Ware County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,026.

Tori Lairsey

Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$71,050
Base pay
$71,050
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,050

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$495

Tori Lairsey is a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 at Ware County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $71,050.

Libby Trogdon

Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$67,854
Base pay
$67,854
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,854

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,112

Libby Trogdon works as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 for Ware County Board of Education. Libby earned $67,854 in 2025.

Jenna Gardner

Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$67,447
Base pay
$67,447
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,447

Jenna Gardner works as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 for Ware County Board of Education. Jenna earned $67,447 in 2025.

Christina Gruver

Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5/Ware County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$58,875
Base pay
$58,875
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,875

Christina Gruver works as a Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 for Ware County Board of Education. Christina earned $58,875 in 2025.