How much money do Muscogee school employees earn? Search new list of salaries
The Muscogee County School District in Columbus employs 120 people receiving an annual salary of at least $100,000. That’s an increase of 15 in six-figure earners compared to last year.
This information comes from a searchable database of MCSD salaries compiled by the Ledger-Enquirer. The database comprises the annual salaries as of Nov. 13. School district salaries are public information and can be obtained through a request under the Georgia Open Records Act.
The database has salaries of 4,963 employees (4,856 last year), including part-time workers. Among those employees, 4,587 (4,447 last year) are listed as receiving annual salaries. The others are paid daily or hourly.
Muscogee County School District salaries compared to averages
The average of those annual MCSD salaries is $50,120.03 ($49,368.92 last year). According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau:
- The average (per capita) salary in Columbus (Muscogee County) is $32,811.
- The average salary in Georgia is $39,525.
- The average salary in the United States is $43,289.
To compensate for outliers, a better way to compare the MCSD employee salaries to how much the typical Columbus resident earns is to use the median salary.
Muscogee County School District salaries compared to medians
The median annual salary for MCSD employees is $49,651 ($48,205 last year). The U.S. Census Bureau reports median household income, not the median individual salary. According to the latest census data:
- The median household income in Columbus (Muscogee County) is $56,622.
- The median household income in Georgia is $74,664.
- The median household income in the United States is $78,538.
Top 10 highest-paid employees in Muscogee County School District
Here are MCSD’s 10 highest-paid employees:
- 1. David Lewis, superintendent, $288,399.99
- 2. Travis Anderson, chief operations/facilities officer, $157,243.92
- 3. Janice Bloodworth, chief financial officer, $157,243.92
- 4. Tonya Carter, chief human resources officer, $157,243.92
- 5. Ron Pleasant, chief information officer, $157,243.92
- 6. Tim Smith, chief academic officer, $153,470.00
- 7. Alan Harkness, Chattahoochee Valley Libraries director, $153,120.00
- 8. Terry Baker, chief west region officer, $153,034.10
- 9. Herbert Sanders Jr., JROTC director, $144,722.88
- 10. (tied) Patrick Knopf, chief student services officer, $142,434.65
- 10. (tied) Tamura Magwood, chief central region officer, $142,434.65
- 10. (tied) Marty Richburg, chief east region officer, $142,434.65
How to search complete database of Muscogee County School District salaries
The complete database of MCSD employee salaries is attached below. Enter a name, job title or keyword into the search box in the upper-left corner to find a particular employee or category of employees.
