City of Springfield, MA / 3380 / Principal
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
2 employees hold this title in 3380. Median total compensation for the role is $69,469, above the department median of $32,226.
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. 3380 pays a median base salary of $69,469 for this role, 35% below that figure — below the 10th 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 3380’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. 3380’s median base salary is 34% below that national figure, below the 10th 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 3380 is $69,469, 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
Principal is held in 54 City of Springfield, MA departments. In 3380, the median of $69,469 ranks #49 of 54.
Median total compensation for the 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 $138,995 ranks #5 of 7. See Principal across all of City of Springfield, MA →
Median total compensation for comparable 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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Principal/3380
Source-specific fields
Rhonda Stowell-Lewis works as a Principal for 3380. Rhonda earned $76,819 in 2025.
Principal/3380
Source-specific fields
Latasha Green holds the role of Principal at 3380. In 2025, their total compensation was $62,120.