City of Springfield, MA / 3260 / Assistant Principal
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
2 employees hold this title in 3260. Median total compensation for the role is $128,344, above the department median of $42,124.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Springfield, MA area, the median wage for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary — about 800 people — is $106,210. 3260 pays a median base salary of $128,344 for this role, 21% above that figure — about the 72nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary across every employer in the Springfield, MA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows 3260’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary — about 328,330 people — is $105,870. 3260’s median base salary is 21% above that national figure, about the 70th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Springfield, MA range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at 3260 is $128,344, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Assistant Principal is held in 34 City of Springfield, MA departments. In 3260, the median of $128,344 ranks #3 of 34.
Median total compensation for the Assistant Principal role in other City of Springfield, MAdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In City of Springfield, MA, the median of $107,070 ranks #5 of 7. See Assistant Principal across all of City of Springfield, MA →
Median total compensation for comparable Assistant Principalroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Assistant Principal/3260
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Kathryn Chace is a Assistant Principal at 3260. 2025 total compensation came to $147,285.
Assistant Principal/3260
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Stephanie Denyko holds the role of Assistant Principal at 3260. In 2025, their total compensation was $109,404.