Georgia · 2025 pay · 1,893 people
How much does an elementary counselor make in Georgia?
$75,051typical pay for a elementary counselor in 2025
$59,772 – $88,457what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts · Matches the agency's latest release · audits.ga.gov ↗
Where elementary counselors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Gwinnett County Board of Education203 people$75,351
- DeKalb County Board of Education143 people$81,487
- Cobb County School District141 people$95,862
- Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education69 people$73,580
- Forsyth County Board of Education56 people$71,851
- Clayton County Board of Education54 people$96,088
- Cherokee County Board of Education52 people$77,316
- Henry County Board of Education52 people$69,969
- Fulton County Board of Education49 people$90,652
- Atlanta Independent School System41 people$109,463
- Muscogee County Board of Education36 people$68,271
- Richmond County Board of Education34 people$61,179
- Columbia County Board of Education29 people$68,196
- Paulding County Board of Education28 people$85,237
- Bibb County Board of Education27 people$71,767
- Houston County Board of Education26 people$90,691
- Coweta County Board of Education24 people$74,944
- Douglas County Board of Education24 people$80,526
- Hall County Board of Education23 people$70,140
- Barrow County Board of Education19 people$56,784
- Clarke County Board of Education19 people$74,224
- Newton County Board of Education18 people$77,907
- Fayette County Board of Education18 people$78,736
- Effingham County Board of Education17 people$59,246
- Bulloch County Board of Education16 people$76,181
- Whitfield County Board of Education15 people$64,298
- Carroll County Board of Education15 people$75,146
- Glynn County Board of Education15 people$67,780
- Rockdale County Board of Education15 people$66,022
- Bartow County Board of Education15 people$94,109
- City of Marietta Board of Education15 people$84,845
- Dougherty County Board of Education15 people$78,723
- Jackson County Board of Education14 people$59,296
- Colquitt County Board of Education12 people$67,005
- City of Decatur Board of Education12 people$83,347
- Troup County Board of Education11 people$72,285
- Catoosa County Board of Education11 people$71,249
- Tift County Board of Education11 people$56,253
- Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education11 people$77,987
- Habersham County Board of Education10 people$47,860
- Ware County Board of Education10 people$67,157
- Bryan County Board of Education10 people$63,108
- Oconee County School District9 people$61,277
- City of Gainesville Board of Education9 people$53,903
- Walker County Board of Education9 people$68,880
- Camden County Board of Education9 people$82,182
- Walton County Board of Education9 people$92,668
- City of Dalton Board of Education9 people$63,337
- Floyd County Board of Education9 people$59,998
- City of Rome Board of Education9 people$55,603
- City of Valdosta Board of Education9 people$74,697
- Coffee County Board of Education9 people$63,388
- Lowndes County Board of Education9 people$65,334
- Liberty County Board of Education8 people$65,450
- Madison County Board of Education7 people$79,659
- Polk School District7 people$79,767
- City of Buford Board of Education7 people$82,437
- Sumter County Board of Education7 people$57,841
- Burke County Board of Education7 people$69,892
- Lee County Board of Education6 people$64,538
- Laurens County Board of Education6 people$80,049
- Baldwin County Board of Education6 people$31,451
- Morgan County Board of Education6 people$50,790
- Wayne County Board of Education6 people$68,295
- Murray County Board of Education6 people$68,915
- Gordon County Board of Education6 people$83,489
- Jones County Board of Education5 people$73,464
- Brantley County Board of Education5 people$69,964
- Appling County Board of Education5 people$67,198
- Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education5 people$73,353
- Decatur County Board of Education5 people$65,015
- Union County Board of Education5 people$48,380
- White County Board of Education5 people$74,682
- Harris County Board of Education5 people$79,791
- Hart County Board of Education5 people$51,798
- McDuffie County Board of Education5 people$57,707
- Grady County Board of Education5 people$56,031
- Dawson County Board of Education5 people$76,416
- City of Cartersville Board of Education5 people$82,627
- Stephens County Board of Education5 people$55,648
- Putnam County Board of Education4 people$75,961
- City of Bremen Board of Education4 people$69,547
- Jeff Davis County Board of Education4 people$59,811
- Haralson County Board of Education4 people$74,483
- Berrien County Board of Education4 people$48,168
- Chattooga County Board of Education4 people$63,952
- Long County Board of Education4 people$57,694
- Pierce County Board of Education4 people$76,747
- Peach County Board of Education4 people$35,775
- City of Carrollton Board of Education4 people$82,897
- Franklin County Board of Education4 people$61,623
- Pickens County Board of Education4 people$69,946
- Butts County Board of Education3 people$76,888
- Emanuel County Board of Education3 people$68,091
- Worth County Board of Education3 people$44,645
- City of Calhoun Board of Education3 people$83,686
- Thomas County Board of Education3 people$69,526
- City of Commerce Board of Education3 people$31,561
- Jasper County Board of Education3 people$58,830
- Dade County Board of Education3 people$52,264
- City of Thomasville Board of Education3 people$65,733
- Gilmer County Board of Education3 people$75,983
- Jefferson County Board of Education3 people$79,212
- Lumpkin County Board of Education3 people$79,171
- Fannin County Board of Education3 people$81,433
- Evans County Board of Education3 people$58,022
- Lamar County Board of Education3 people$35,781
- Bleckley County Board of Education3 people$57,394
- Toombs County Board of Education3 people$56,403
- Crisp County Board of Education3 people$54,947
- Atkinson County Board of Education3 people$57,469
- Monroe County Board of Education3 people$89,826
- Greene County Board of Education3 people$69,696
- Meriwether County Board of Education3 people$70,848
- Screven County Board of Education3 people$70,118
- Wheeler County Board of Education2 people$23,757
- Cook County Board of Education2 people$64,843
- Dodge County Board of Education2 people$67,110
- Seminole County Board of Education2 people$80,946
- Macon County Board of Education2 people$34,349
- City of Jefferson Board of Education2 people$76,757
- Rabun County Board of Education2 people$77,084
- Tattnall County Board of Education2 people$53,926
- Pike County Board of Education2 people$75,457
- Washington County Board of Education2 people$69,536
- Irwin County Board of Education2 people$66,773
- Marion County Board of Education2 people$26,159
- Mitchell County Board of Education2 people$81,993
- Calhoun County Board of Education2 people$24,784
- Oglethorpe County Board of Education2 people$63,881
- Wilkes County Board of Education2 people$81,706
- City of Vidalia Board of Education2 people$58,418
- Heard County Board of Education2 people$63,015
- McIntosh County Board of Education2 people$26,302
- City of Dublin Board of Education2 people$42,342
- Wilkinson County Board of Education2 people$28,647
- Brooks County Board of Education2 people$80,169
- Charlton County Board of Education2 people$63,782
- Candler County Board of Education2 people$61,394
- Elbert County Board of Education2 people$73,523
- Early County Board of Education2 people$81,191
- Banks County Board of Education2 people$75,816
- Crawford County Board of Education2 people$72,440
- Echols County Board of Education1 person$86,942
- Randolph County Board of Education1 person$4,181
- Lincoln County Board of Education1 person$70,943
- Chattahoochee County Board of Education1 person$48,628
- Towns County Board of Education1 person$60,879
- Pulaski County Board of Education1 person$65,501
- Webster County Board of Education1 person$55,236
- Hancock County Board of Education1 person$68,159
- Montgomery County Board of Education1 person$62,777
- Wilcox County Board of Education1 person$79,143
- City of Chickamauga Board of Education1 person$78,033
- City of Trion Board of Education1 person$87,048
- Miller County Board of Education1 person$72,454
- Schley County Board of Education1 person$84,645
- Treutlen County Board of Education1 person$87,032
- Clay County Board of Education1 person$67,690
- Dooly County Board of Education1 person$62,906
- Telfair County Board of Education1 person$78,411
- Lanier County Board of Education1 person$104,653
- Clinch County Board of Education1 person$88,735
- Terrell County Board of Education1 person$83,223
- City of Social Circle Board of Education1 person$87,352
- Johnson County Board of Education1 person$79,198
- Ben Hill County Board of Education1 person$67,798
- Quitman County Board of Education1 person$57,918
- Twiggs County Board of Education1 person$62,986
- Bacon County Board of Education1 person$83,067
- Glascock County Board of Education1 person$87,140
- Turner County Board of Education1 person$94,920
- Jenkins County Board of Education1 person$67,055
- Baker County Board of Education1 person$83,936
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Highest-paid elementary counselors, 2025
- 1Francine SamuelsElementary Counselor · Atlanta Independent School System$141,265
- 2Nashetta R RowellElementary Counselor · Atlanta Independent School System$137,599
- 3Camela Y JohnsonElementary Counselor · Clayton County Board of Education$133,749
- 4Melanie D SheadElementary Counselor · Clayton County Board of Education$133,048
- 5Rhonda L BanksElementary Counselor · Atlanta Independent School System$132,989
Common questions
How much does an elementary counselor make in Georgia?
The typical elementary counselor was paid $75,051 in 2025; most earned between $59,772 and $88,457. This counts all 1,893 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Elementary Counselor, at any level (for example "Elementary Counselor"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this