Georgia · 2025 pay · 38,956 people
How much does a grade teacher make in Georgia?
$65,932typical pay for a grade teacher in 2025
$52,506 – $78,597what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts · Matches the agency's latest release · audits.ga.gov ↗
Where grade teachers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Gwinnett County Board of Education4,149 people$68,986
- Cobb County School District2,502 people$86,619
- DeKalb County Board of Education1,571 people$74,887
- Cherokee County Board of Education1,140 people$74,338
- Henry County Board of Education1,091 people$56,220
- Atlanta Independent School System907 people$85,360
- Fulton County Board of Education898 people$75,229
- Clayton County Board of Education858 people$74,623
- Paulding County Board of Education846 people$72,944
- Forsyth County Board of Education834 people$67,548
- Hall County Board of Education719 people$64,617
- Columbia County Board of Education716 people$68,959
- Houston County Board of Education716 people$70,364
- Coweta County Board of Education627 people$68,815
- Bibb County Board of Education625 people$52,651
- Muscogee County Board of Education563 people$60,370
- Newton County Board of Education512 people$61,895
- Richmond County Board of Education496 people$52,045
- Douglas County Board of Education465 people$65,077
- Rockdale County Board of Education436 people$58,353
- Barrow County Board of Education435 people$60,331
- Effingham County Board of Education426 people$61,864
- Glynn County Board of Education399 people$62,613
- Whitfield County Board of Education372 people$63,819
- Carroll County Board of Education347 people$59,455
- Walton County Board of Education342 people$74,298
- Lowndes County Board of Education341 people$61,091
- Troup County Board of Education337 people$63,579
- Bryan County Board of Education327 people$59,554
- Walker County Board of Education317 people$59,008
- Catoosa County Board of Education315 people$61,200
- Camden County Board of Education311 people$59,416
- Liberty County Board of Education297 people$56,543
- Colquitt County Board of Education288 people$60,466
- Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education283 people$57,907
- Bartow County Board of Education279 people$73,433
- Floyd County Board of Education262 people$65,093
- City of Gainesville Board of Education258 people$59,515
- Oconee County School District257 people$69,620
- Clarke County Board of Education257 people$59,762
- City of Marietta Board of Education255 people$75,080
- Habersham County Board of Education248 people$63,607
- Coffee County Board of Education246 people$55,727
- City of Dalton Board of Education240 people$58,666
- City of Valdosta Board of Education228 people$49,375
- City of Rome Board of Education222 people$53,189
- Jackson County Board of Education219 people$68,595
- Laurens County Board of Education219 people$70,006
- Lee County Board of Education211 people$62,106
- Dougherty County Board of Education210 people$58,686
- Murray County Board of Education192 people$59,680
- Polk School District188 people$62,947
- City of Buford Board of Education176 people$82,386
- Ware County Board of Education167 people$57,755
- Tattnall County Board of Education167 people$55,205
- Thomas County Board of Education165 people$61,665
- Harris County Board of Education162 people$66,664
- City of Decatur Board of Education160 people$75,777
- City of Carrollton Board of Education160 people$64,518
- Long County Board of Education154 people$45,131
- Jones County Board of Education149 people$60,880
- Madison County Board of Education148 people$63,585
- Grady County Board of Education141 people$57,877
- Wayne County Board of Education139 people$55,346
- Monroe County Board of Education137 people$65,178
- Worth County Board of Education135 people$60,828
- Gordon County Board of Education132 people$62,917
- Crisp County Board of Education127 people$58,480
- Baldwin County Board of Education126 people$53,788
- Gilmer County Board of Education123 people$64,133
- Dawson County Board of Education117 people$66,260
- Peach County Board of Education116 people$52,850
- Franklin County Board of Education116 people$56,291
- Sumter County Board of Education115 people$58,822
- City of Calhoun Board of Education115 people$70,849
- Hart County Board of Education115 people$61,664
- Brantley County Board of Education112 people$60,501
- City of Jefferson Board of Education110 people$70,987
- Stephens County Board of Education109 people$59,602
- Appling County Board of Education109 people$60,053
- Pickens County Board of Education108 people$65,997
- Thomaston-Upson County Board of Education108 people$60,936
- Morgan County Board of Education107 people$65,638
- Lumpkin County Board of Education106 people$65,131
- Bleckley County Board of Education102 people$69,094
- Butts County Board of Education101 people$57,376
- Burke County Board of Education100 people$75,191
- Decatur County Board of Education100 people$55,494
- Pike County Board of Education97 people$67,452
- Toombs County Board of Education97 people$56,728
- Elbert County Board of Education97 people$58,102
- Putnam County Board of Education88 people$64,086
- Banks County Board of Education88 people$56,227
- McDuffie County Board of Education86 people$51,760
- Jeff Davis County Board of Education85 people$60,056
- Cook County Board of Education84 people$56,464
- City of Cartersville Board of Education84 people$67,085
- Greene County Board of Education83 people$61,396
- Tift County Board of Education82 people$58,305
- Union County Board of Education79 people$64,596
- Ben Hill County Board of Education79 people$60,906
- City of Thomasville Board of Education78 people$56,894
- Chattooga County Board of Education77 people$60,481
- Lamar County Board of Education76 people$66,055
- Jefferson County Board of Education73 people$55,640
- Dodge County Board of Education72 people$56,909
- Oglethorpe County Board of Education71 people$60,126
- Fannin County Board of Education70 people$64,684
- Emanuel County Board of Education70 people$48,399
- White County Board of Education69 people$67,776
- Bacon County Board of Education69 people$60,726
- City of Vidalia Board of Education68 people$52,934
- Washington County Board of Education67 people$57,433
- Rabun County Board of Education66 people$66,834
- Candler County Board of Education66 people$57,277
- Heard County Board of Education65 people$64,779
- Bulloch County Board of Education64 people$48,005
- Meriwether County Board of Education64 people$54,387
- Haralson County Board of Education64 people$67,917
- Pierce County Board of Education63 people$68,663
- Screven County Board of Education62 people$54,154
- City of Bremen Board of Education62 people$72,398
- Dade County Board of Education62 people$60,580
- Brooks County Board of Education61 people$53,210
- City of Dublin Board of Education61 people$57,757
- Charlton County Board of Education57 people$57,278
- Irwin County Board of Education56 people$60,776
- Evans County Board of Education56 people$54,301
- Lanier County Board of Education52 people$56,877
- City of Social Circle Board of Education52 people$71,943
- City of Commerce Board of Education50 people$66,353
- Telfair County Board of Education48 people$60,920
- City of Pelham Board of Education46 people$55,778
- McIntosh County Board of Education46 people$52,409
- City of Chickamauga Board of Education46 people$57,401
- Atkinson County Board of Education46 people$61,000
- Jenkins County Board of Education45 people$63,082
- Jasper County Board of Education44 people$68,430
- Wilkes County Board of Education41 people$55,803
- City of Trion Board of Education40 people$66,899
- Mitchell County Board of Education40 people$53,265
- Clinch County Board of Education39 people$61,738
- Macon County Board of Education39 people$40,693
- Early County Board of Education39 people$64,642
- Towns County Board of Education38 people$58,691
- Pulaski County Board of Education37 people$57,005
- Berrien County Board of Education37 people$57,824
- Treutlen County Board of Education37 people$64,125
- Dooly County Board of Education36 people$59,719
- Crawford County Board of Education36 people$53,621
- Schley County Board of Education35 people$70,056
- Lincoln County Board of Education35 people$66,620
- Seminole County Board of Education34 people$60,091
- Taylor County Board of Education33 people$60,840
- Turner County Board of Education33 people$58,394
- Wilcox County Board of Education33 people$70,433
- Wheeler County Board of Education32 people$55,346
- Wilkinson County Board of Education32 people$48,824
- Marion County Board of Education31 people$64,058
- Terrell County Board of Education30 people$52,760
- Miller County Board of Education30 people$43,495
- Chattahoochee County Board of Education29 people$54,119
- Hancock County Board of Education29 people$51,342
- Quitman County Board of Education28 people$38,467
- Montgomery County Board of Education27 people$58,502
- Echols County Board of Education26 people$59,760
- Warren County Board of Education24 people$64,772
- Glascock County Board of Education20 people$60,990
- Webster County Board of Education15 people$64,361
- Twiggs County Board of Education15 people$59,522
- Clay County Board of Education14 people$54,355
- Calhoun County Board of Education14 people$43,992
- Randolph County Board of Education13 people$57,651
- Johnson County Board of Education13 people$55,714
- Talbot County Board of Education12 people$47,020
- Stewart County Board of Education12 people$62,768
- Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education11 people$68,482
- Baker County Board of Education6 people$54,877
- Taliaferro County Board of Education5 people$46,036
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Grade 10 Teacher138 people$62,439
- Grade 6 Teacher3,678 people$64,461
- Grade 7 Teacher3,495 people$64,779
- Grade 9 Teacher345 people$65,267
- Grade 1 Teacher5,672 people$65,274
- Grade 2 Teacher5,779 people$65,735
- Grade 3 Teacher5,756 people$65,980
- Grade 4 Teacher5,219 people$66,004
- Grade 8 Teacher3,537 people$66,350
- Grade 5 Teacher5,155 people$68,718
- Grade 12 Teacher93 people$69,246
- Grade 11 Teacher89 people$70,381
Highest-paid grade teachers, 2025
- 1Erica M HoodGrade 1 Teacher · Atlanta Independent School System$217,225
- 2Christopher A SmithGrade 4 Teacher · Clayton County Board of Education$186,396
- 3Amanda C BakerGrade 2 Teacher · Gwinnett County Board of Education$184,898
- 4Keisha Joy SmithGrade 1 Teacher · City of Decatur Board of Education$180,396
- 5Courtney E BrownGrade 3 Teacher · Gwinnett County Board of Education$161,022
Common questions
How much does a grade teacher make in Georgia?
The typical grade teacher was paid $65,932 in 2025; most earned between $52,506 and $78,597. This counts all 38,956 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Grade Teacher, at any level (for example "Grade 10 Teacher"). 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