Georgia · 2025 pay
How much do Polk School District employees make?
$49,245typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$21,276 – $71,083what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Grades 9-12 TeacherSpecial Education InterrelatedSpecial Ed Parapro/Aide
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and AccountsMatches the agency's latest releaseaudits.ga.gov ↗
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $32,263 in 2016 to $49,245 in 2025 (+53%).
What changed since 2024
- +2.9%Typical pay went up from $47,871 to $49,245.
- −341,298 people were paid in 2025, compared with 1,332 in 2024.
- +53%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $32,263 to $49,245, while the number of people paid went up from 1,198 to 1,298.
The next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by December).
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 9-12 Teacher | 93 | $64,805 | $49k – $76k | ▲ 6.6% |
| Special Education Interrelated | 78 | $62,367 | $47k – $76k | ▲ 6.2% |
| Special Ed Parapro/Aide | 73 | $20,884 | $14k – $25k | ▼ 2.8% |
| Bus Driver | 69 | $22,850 | $19k – $30k | ▼ 2.6% |
| Custodial Personnel | 65 | $27,647 | $18k – $34k | ▼ 3.7% |
| School Food Service Worker | 55 | $20,439 | $15k – $23k | ▲ 13.1% |
| Paraprofessional/Teacher Aide | 50 | $21,452 | $16k – $25k | ▲ 9.9% |
| Instructional Specialist P-8 | 38 | $65,617 | $49k – $77k | ▲ 9.5% |
| Other Transportation | 33 | $10,432 | $7k – $12k | ▲ 2.2% |
| Grade 2 Teacher | 32 | $58,504 | $43k – $66k | ▼ 1.3% |
| Grade 3 Teacher | 31 | $66,956 | $56k – $72k | ▲ 5.9% |
| Kindergarten Teacher | 31 | $59,614 | $52k – $72k | ▲ 3.4% |
| School Secretary/Clerk | 30 | $30,642 | $27k – $33k | ▲ 2.8% |
| Grade 1 Teacher | 29 | $60,074 | $55k – $76k | ▲ 7.7% |
| Instructional Specialist | 28 | $73,129 | $67k – $80k | ▲ 0.0% |
| Grade 4 Teacher | 28 | $58,647 | $50k – $71k | ▲ 9.3% |
| Grades 6-8 Teacher | 27 | $62,966 | $17k – $74k | ▼ 0.3% |
| Substitute Teacher | 27 | $1,875 | $1k – $3k | ▼ 2.9% |
| Vocational | 26 | $71,007 | $64k – $84k | ▲ 4.7% |
| Grade 5 Teacher | 26 | $65,121 | $59k – $78k | ▼ 1.3% |
| Early Intervention Primary Teacher | 22 | $74,087 | $49k – $81k | ▲ 0.0% |
| Esol Teacher | 18 | $72,419 | $67k – $84k | ▼ 4.3% |
| Assistant Principal | 17 | $91,985 | $84k – $102k | ▲ 0.7% |
| Family Services Coordinator | 17 | $43,872 | $28k – $60k | ▼ 3.1% |
| Grade 6 Teacher | 16 | $66,698 | $54k – $76k | ▲ 31.0% |
| Lottery Pre-School Teacher | 16 | $53,066 | $51k – $56k | ▲ 18.3% |
| Parapro Personnel - Pre-K | 16 | $24,555 | $22k – $25k | ▲ 22.7% |
| Grade 8 Teacher | 14 | $63,114 | $54k – $73k | ▼ 0.4% |
| School Resource Officer | 14 | $60,637 | $55k – $74k | new |
| Maintenance Personnel | 14 | $54,122 | $51k – $57k | ▼ 1.4% |
| Speech-Language Pathologist | 13 | $76,820 | $66k – $85k | ▼ 1.1% |
| Principal | 12 | $112,796 | $109k – $118k | ▲ 0.4% |
| Teacher of Moderate Intellectual | 12 | $72,395 | $59k – $76k | ▲ 18.6% |
| Bookkeeper | 12 | $35,115 | $31k – $45k | ▲ 3.2% |
| Grade 7 Teacher | 11 | $62,526 | $60k – $80k | ▲ 15.5% |
| Librarian/Media Specialist | 10 | $84,128 | $70k – $85k | ▲ 8.0% |
| Gifted Elementary Teacher P-5 | 10 | $72,779 | $52k – $77k | ▲ 6.1% |
| School Food Service Manager | 10 | $39,330 | $38k – $40k | ▲ 2.2% |
| Member Board of Education | 10 | $2,175 | $1k – $3k | ▼ 6.5% |
| Special Education Specialist | 8 | $82,673 | $71k – $95k | ▲ 2.3% |
| Middle School Career Technical and Agricultural Teacher | 8 | $75,393 | $74k – $81k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Parent Coordinator | 8 | $29,165 | $27k – $32k | ▲ 7.1% |
| Elementary Counselor | 7 | $79,767 | $59k – $88k | ▲ 43.1% |
| High School Counselor | 6 | $87,384 | $69k – $105k | ▼ 2.2% |
| Eip 4th and 5th Grade Teacher | 6 | $77,029 | $76k – $80k | ▼ 4.0% |
| Behavior Support Specialist Certified | 6 | $70,491 | $59k – $86k | new |
| Preschool Special Ed Teacher | 6 | $40,304 | $18k – $51k | new |
| Early Intervention Teacher | 5 | $65,329 | $58k – $67k | new |
| Finance/Business Personnel | 5 | $55,612 | $48k – $69k | ▼ 20.1% |
| Transportation Mechanic | 5 | $52,965 | $31k – $70k | ▲ 8.2% |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k156
- $10k – $30k327
- $30k – $50k174
- $50k – $70k302
- $70k – $90k265
- $90k – $110k51
- $110k – $150k22
- $150k or more1
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Polk School District in 2025
- 1Katherine Mitchell ThomasSuperintendent$196,000▼ $2,179 vs 2024
- 2Christopher Mark LumpkinDeputy/Associate/Assistant Supt$145,972▲ $11,500 vs 2024
- 3Biff L ParsonGrades 9-12 Teacher$139,901▲ $9,252 vs 2024
- 4Hubert F AdamsPrincipal$139,664▲ $856 vs 2024
- 5Daniel S WilsonPrincipal$130,639▲ $7,655 vs 2024
- 6James W AbramsInstructional Specialist P-8$126,040▼ $3,563 vs 2024
- 7Brigitte R TilleryVocational Supervisor - School$125,889▲ $30,745 vs 2024
- 8William Barry WilliamsDirector of Student Services$124,692▲ $1,350 vs 2024
- 9Angela M Shuman-SmithVocational Director$122,943▲ $2,251 vs 2024
- 10Johnathan E KirschTitle I Director$122,192▲ $1,500 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Polk School District employee make?
The typical employee was paid $49,245 in 2025: half of the 1,298 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $21,276 and $71,083.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 156 people (12.0%) were paid under $10,000.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is gross pay as published; the source does not split it into regular pay and overtime.
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts (audits.ga.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by December).
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 1 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals