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Whitfield County Board of Education

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 1,998 employees with median total compensation of $52,619; the highest distinct record was $187,358.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$97.7M
Employees
1,998
Median total
$52,619
Highest record
$187,358

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 1,998 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($52,619) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$48,911 (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
$5,981
$23,707
$52,619
$72,657
$82,529

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $82,529 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,981. 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.

Record list

Employees

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Katherine Ford

Principal/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$105,243
Base pay
$105,243
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,243

At Whitfield County Board of Education, Katherine Ford serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,243.

Paula Wheeler

Principal/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$105,232
Base pay
$105,232
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,232

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$364

At Whitfield County Board of Education, Paula Wheeler serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,232.

Benjamin Hunt

Principal/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$105,102
Base pay
$105,102
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,102

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$658

At Whitfield County Board of Education, Benjamin Hunt serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,102.

Rodney Shields

Principal/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$104,794
Base pay
$104,794
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,794

At Whitfield County Board of Education, Rodney Shields serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,794.

Tara Marie

Principal/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$104,023
Base pay
$104,023
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,023

At Whitfield County Board of Education, Tara Marie serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,023.

Brittany Sewell

Principal/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$103,731
Base pay
$103,731
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,731

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,200

Brittany Sewell is a Principal at Whitfield County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $103,731.

Stephen Stacy

Assistant Principal/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$103,724
Base pay
$103,724
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,724

At Whitfield County Board of Education, Stephen Stacy serves as a Assistant Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $103,724.

Zachary Lumpkin

Vocational/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$103,462
Base pay
$103,462
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,462

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,290

Zachary Lumpkin works as a Vocational for Whitfield County Board of Education. Zachary earned $103,462 in 2025.

Melanie Watson

School Social Worker/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$103,278
Base pay
$103,278
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,278

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,937

Melanie Watson is a School Social Worker at Whitfield County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $103,278.

Lisa Gregg

Principal/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$102,484
Base pay
$102,484
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,484

At Whitfield County Board of Education, Lisa Gregg serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $102,484.

Charles Bragg

Principal/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$102,263
Base pay
$102,263
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,263

At Whitfield County Board of Education, Charles Bragg serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $102,263.

Albert Faulkner

Teacher of Severe Intellectual/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$101,301
Base pay
$101,301
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,301

Albert Faulkner works as a Teacher of Severe Intellectual for Whitfield County Board of Education. Albert earned $101,301 in 2025.

Andrew Carter

Grades 9-12 Teacher/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$101,168
Base pay
$101,168
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,168

Andrew Carter works as a Grades 9-12 Teacher for Whitfield County Board of Education. Andrew earned $101,168 in 2025.

Kendra Evans

Special Education Interrelated/Whitfield County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$101,129
Base pay
$101,129
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,129

Kendra Evans is a Special Education Interrelated at Whitfield County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $101,129.