Teacher salary spending per teacher, by Georgia school district

Cobb County spent $81,518 on teacher salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Georgia district with 500 or more students; the median across all 215 Georgia districts with a figure, the smaller ones included, is $60,911. It is not the salary a teacher is paid: it is the teacher salaries a district reported spending, divided by the full-time teachers counted in a different federal file, without benefits, so it can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes; a district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (U.S. $66,397; NCES Digest table 211.60). It is compared within Georgia only because states book salaries and count teachers differently.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23 · method

Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Georgia, fiscal year 2022-23Cobb County $81,518; Buford City $80,825; Fayette County $77,213; Georgia Cyber Academy $76,721; Fulton County $74,921; DeKalb County $74,911; Marietta City $74,070; Forsyth County School District $73,930; Paulding County $72,201; Atlanta Public Schools $72,107; State median $60,911.025k50k75k100kCobb County$81,518Buford City$80,825Fayette County$77,213Georgia Cyber Academy$76,721Fulton County$74,921DeKalb County$74,911Marietta City$74,070Forsyth County School District$73,930Paulding County$72,201Atlanta Public Schools$72,107State median $60,911
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Georgia, fiscal year 2022-23Cobb County $81,518; Buford City $80,825; Fayette County $77,213; Georgia Cyber Academy $76,721; Fulton County $74,921; DeKalb County $74,911; Marietta City $74,070; Forsyth County School District $73,930; Paulding County $72,201; Atlanta Public Schools $72,107; State median $60,911.025k50k75k100kCobb County$81,518Buford City$80,825Fayette County$77,213Georgia Cyber Academy$76,721Fulton County$74,921DeKalb County$74,911Marietta City$74,070Forsyth County School District$73,930Paulding County$72,201Atlanta Public Schools$72,107State median $60,911
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Georgia, fiscal year 2022-23Cobb County $81,518; Buford City $80,825; Fayette County $77,213; Georgia Cyber Academy $76,721; Fulton County $74,921; DeKalb County $74,911; Marietta City $74,070; Forsyth County School District $73,930; Paulding County $72,201; Atlanta Public Schools $72,107; State median $60,911.050k100kCobb County$81,518Buford City$80,825Fayette County$77,213Georgia Cyber Academy$76,721Fulton County$74,921DeKalb County$74,911Marietta City$74,070Forsyth County School District$73,930Paulding County$72,201Atlanta Public Schools$72,107State median $60,911
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Georgia, fiscal year 2022-23Cobb County $81,518; Buford City $80,825; Fayette County $77,213; Georgia Cyber Academy $76,721; Fulton County $74,921; DeKalb County $74,911; Marietta City $74,070; Forsyth County School District $73,930; Paulding County $72,201; Atlanta Public Schools $72,107; State median $60,911.050k100kCobb County$81,518Buford City$80,825Fayette County$77,213Georgia Cyber Academy$76,721Fulton County$74,921DeKalb County$74,911Marietta City$74,070Forsyth County School District$73,930Paulding County$72,201Atlanta Public Schools$72,107State median $60,911

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 188 districts with 500 or more students, highest teacher salary spending per teacher first

DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Cobb CountyCobb County7,408$81,518
Buford CityGwinnett County359$80,825
Fayette CountyFayette County1,466$77,213
Georgia Cyber AcademyClayton County653$76,721
Fulton CountyFulton County6,050$74,921
DeKalb CountyDeKalb County6,250$74,911
Marietta CityCobb County678$74,070
Forsyth County School DistrictForsyth County3,281$73,930
Paulding CountyPaulding County2,100$72,201
Atlanta Public SchoolsFulton County3,980$72,107
Social Circle CityWalton County131$70,966
Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County12,255$70,765
Houston CountyHouston County2,014$70,349
Bartow CountyBartow County931$69,881
Walton CountyWalton County918$69,768
The other 173 on the list
DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Cherokee CountyCherokee County2,974$69,636
State Charter Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter SchoolFulton County35$69,575
Douglas CountyDouglas County1,683$69,266
Floyd County SchoolsFloyd County631$69,255
Cartersville CityBartow County295$69,145
Coweta County School SystemCoweta County1,577$69,038
City Schools of DecaturDeKalb County449$68,596
Carrollton CityCarroll County323$68,534
Clayton County Public SchoolsClayton County3,382$68,211
Jefferson CityJackson County269$68,194
Columbia CountyColumbia County1,841$68,004
Dawson CountyDawson County259$67,569
Oconee CountyOconee County577$67,406
Rabun CountyRabun County176$67,289
Lamar County SchoolsLamar County175$67,158
Burke CountyBurke County324$66,973
Pickens CountyPickens County294$66,848
Rockdale CountyRockdale County1,204$66,698
Savannah-Chatham CountyChatham County2,675$66,499
Bremen City SchoolsHaralson County144$66,486
Glynn CountyGlynn County949$66,293
Liberty CountyLiberty County640$66,164
Polk CountyPolk County559$66,118
Fannin CountyFannin County207$66,009
Newton CountyNewton County1,153$65,791
Hall County SchoolsHall County1,891$65,434
Lincoln County SchoolsLincoln County86$65,389
Bulloch CountyBulloch County795$65,366
Greene County School SystemGreene County243$65,064
Laurens CountyLaurens County437$64,729
White CountyWhite County261$64,669
Coweta Charter AcademyCoweta County43$64,651
Union CountyUnion County221$64,543
Gilmer County SchoolsGilmer County282$64,534
Jackson CountyJackson County722$64,256
Irwin CountyIrwin County124$64,082
Commerce CityJackson County129$63,977
Effingham CountyEffingham County965$63,956
Banks CountyBanks County211$63,735
Putnam County Charter School SystemPutnam County250$63,689
Gainesville City School SystemHall County509$63,576
Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County258$63,559
Marion County SchoolsMarion County80$63,554
Monroe CountyMonroe County303$63,544
Henry CountyHenry County2,626$63,497
Dalton Public SchoolsWhitfield County615$63,460
Elbert CountyElbert County216$63,193
Harris CountyHarris County366$63,083
Thomas CountyThomas County419$62,982
Calhoun CityGordon County229$62,893
Haralson CountyHaralson County257$62,868
Pike CountyPike County243$62,825
Schley CountySchley County87$62,763
Pierce County SchoolsPierce County247$62,742
Habersham CountyHabersham County541$62,709
Turner CountyTurner County97$62,693
Madison County SchoolsMadison County368$62,548
Troup CountyTroup County848$62,501
Hart CountyHart County241$62,487
Morgan CountyMorgan County245$62,481
Bleckley County School DistrictBleckley County186$62,473
Whitfield CountyWhitfield County919$62,376
Heard CountyHeard County149$62,366
Carroll CountyCarroll County1,024$62,307
Wheeler County SchoolsWheeler County65$62,160
Chickamauga City School DistrictWalker County82$62,136
Charlton CountyCharlton County120$62,052
Thomasville CityThomas County191$62,012
Jenkins CountyJenkins County96$61,766
Peach CountyPeach County265$61,757
Jones CountyJones County365$61,684
Berrien CountyBerrien County209$61,555
Jasper CountyJasper County170$61,519
Franklin County SchoolsFranklin County253$61,510
Gordon CountyGordon County447$61,489
Rome CityFloyd County510$61,454
Dublin CityLaurens County179$61,384
Clinch CountyClinch County88$61,383
Muscogee CountyMuscogee County2,006$61,334
Crisp CountyCrisp County255$61,327
Catoosa CountyCatoosa County824$61,267
Thomaston-Upson SchoolsUpson County283$61,253
Wayne CountyWayne County360$60,963
Lee County School SystemLee County420$60,911
Telfair CountyTelfair County122$60,721
Barrow CountyBarrow County1,073$60,655
Taylor CountyTaylor County105$60,600
Pelham City Schools Charter SystemMitchell County111$60,586
Appling CountyAppling County256$60,566
Murray CountyMurray County477$60,541
Dade CountyDade County141$60,523
Lowndes CountyLowndes County749$60,411
Chattooga CountyChattooga County184$60,408
Butts CountyButts County234$60,303
Camden CountyCamden County653$60,233
Warren CountyWarren County62$60,114
State Charter Schools II- Baconton Community Charter SchoolMitchell County76$60,105
Wilkes CountyWilkes County95$60,095
Dodge CountyDodge County212$60,066
Wilcox CountyWilcox County86$59,918
Atkinson CountyAtkinson County119$59,715
Terrell CountyTerrell County71$59,621
Washington CountyWashington County192$59,619
Grady CountyGrady County326$59,608
McDuffie CountyMcDuffie County235$59,566
Candler CountyCandler County144$59,561
Oglethorpe CountyOglethorpe County170$59,531
Dougherty CountyDougherty County915$59,481
Ware County SchoolsWare County453$59,466
State Charter Schools II- Pataula Charter AcademyCalhoun County41$59,333
Glascock CountyGlascock County45$59,306
Bryan CountyBryan County709$59,205
State Charter Schools II- SAIL Charter Academy - School forColumbia County42$59,084
Tift CountyTift County528$58,923
Bibb CountyBibb County1,513$58,887
Colquitt CountyColquitt County683$58,881
Trion CityChattooga County95$58,784
Coffee CountyCoffee County519$58,624
Ben Hill CountyBen Hill County237$58,524
Brantley CountyBrantley County244$58,507
Griffin-Spalding CountySpalding County661$58,394
Cook CountyCook County241$58,270
Walker County School DistrictWalker County693$58,249
Towns CountyTowns County89$58,242
Bacon CountyBacon County162$58,116
Jefferson County SchoolsJefferson County175$58,042
Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County62$57,929
Lanier CountyLanier County120$57,885
Clarke CountyClarke County1,221$57,712
Worth CountyWorth County201$57,613
Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County84$57,509
Decatur County SchoolsDecatur County286$57,468
Sumter CountySumter County264$57,442
McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County98$57,314
State Charter Schools- Cherokee Charter AcademyCherokee County44$57,227
Vidalia CityToombs County171$57,132
Dooly CountyDooly County80$56,958
Seminole County SchoolsSeminole County102$56,621
Treutlen CountyTreutlen County84$56,607
Echols CountyEchols County60$56,584
Stephens CountyStephens County282$56,547
Screven CountyScreven County164$56,394
Baldwin CountyBaldwin County345$56,284
Pulaski CountyPulaski County95$56,107
Johnson County School DistrictJohnson County79$56,076
Valdosta CityLowndes County600$55,902
Early County School SystemEarly County168$55,411
Montgomery CountyMontgomery County72$55,375
Long CountyLong County246$55,252
Mitchell CountyMitchell County124$55,201
State Charter Schools II- Academy For Classical EducationBibb County130$54,885
Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County210$54,792
Brooks CountyBrooks County159$54,625
Toombs CountyToombs County220$54,574
State Charter Schools- Dubois Integrity AcademyClayton County81$54,547
Tattnall CountyTattnall County278$54,529
Miller County SchoolsMiller County60$53,916
State Charter Schools II- Furlow Charter SchoolSumter County45$53,863
Crawford CountyCrawford County120$53,663
Mountain Education High SchoolWhite County136$53,466
Emanuel CountyEmanuel County317$52,817
Richmond CountyRichmond County2,136$52,647
Twiggs CountyTwiggs County61$52,099
State Charter Schools II- Brookhaven Innovation AcademyGwinnett County38$52,080
Meriwether CountyMeriwether County180$51,453
Macon CountyMacon County73$51,317
State Charter Schools- International Charter School of AtlaFulton County54$50,646
State Charter Schools- Scintilla Charter AcademyLowndes County57$50,211
Evans CountyEvans County136$49,071
Hancock County SchoolsHancock County84$46,311
Randolph CountyRandolph County52$45,827
State Charter Schools- Georgia School for Innovation and thRichmond County68$44,919
State Charter Schools II- Northwest Classical AcademyCobb County44$41,172

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23: teachers (full-time equivalent). Districts with 500 or more students (V33).

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Sources

Source: NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics) Estimated average annual salary of teachers, by state · 2021-22

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District teacher salaries (Z35-Z38) and membership · FY 2022-23

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