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Assistant Principal

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

5 employees hold this title in Florida School for the Deaf & Blind. Median total compensation for the role is $105,075, above the department median of $55,484.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$513.8K
Role median
$105,075
Agency median
$55,484
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Assistant Principal pay vs. Florida

Across all employers in Florida, the median wage for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondaryabout 16,960 people is $96,490. Florida School for the Deaf & Blind pays a median base salary of $105,075 for this role, 9% above that figureabout the 68th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Florida School for the Deaf & Blind sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$61,030
$78,590
$96,490
$108,680
$130,650
Florida School for the Deaf & Blind median · $105,075

The bar is the range of annual wages for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary across every employer in Florida, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Florida School for the Deaf & Blind’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 Secondaryabout 328,330 people is $105,870. Florida School for the Deaf & Blind’s median base salary is in line withthat national figure, about the 49th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,280
$86,040
$105,870
$134,630
$167,770
Florida School for the Deaf & Blind median · $105,075

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 Florida range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Florida School for the Deaf & Blind is $105,075, 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 jurisdictions

Assistant Principal beyond Florida

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Florida, the median of $105,075 ranks #6 of 7. See Assistant Principal across all of Florida

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Chicago Public Schools
$184,844 · 603
District of Columbia
$151,403 · 231
New York City
$148,338 · 3,883
Georgia
$100,974 · 4,650

Median total compensation for comparable Assistant Principal roles 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

Employees with this title

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Justin Cosgrove

Assistant Principal/Florida School for the Deaf & Blind

2026 total comp
$110,360
Sub-department
Program St Grant/K12-Non Fefp
Base pay
$110,360
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$110,360
Hire date
2001-02-06
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Class Code
9539
Position Number
008128

At Florida School for the Deaf & Blind, Justin Cosgrove serves as a Assistant Principal within Program St Grant/K12-Non Fefp. Hired in 2001, they have about 25 years of service, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $110,360.

Ellen Fertsch

Assistant Principal/Florida School for the Deaf & Blind

2026 total comp
$105,159
Sub-department
Program St Grant/K12-Non Fefp
Base pay
$105,159
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,159
Hire date
2016-07-29
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
Lisa

Source-specific fields

Class Code
9539
Position Number
008414

Ellen Fertsch holds the role of Assistant Principal at Florida School for the Deaf & Blind within Program St Grant/K12-Non Fefp. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 10 years as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,159.

Karen Newton

Assistant Principal/Florida School for the Deaf & Blind

2026 total comp
$105,075
Sub-department
Program St Grant/K12-Non Fefp
Base pay
$105,075
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,075
Hire date
2007-07-24
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
Ann

Source-specific fields

Class Code
9539
Position Number
008052

At Florida School for the Deaf & Blind, Karen Newton serves as a Assistant Principal within Program St Grant/K12-Non Fefp. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 19 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,075.

Marcelle Healy

Assistant Principal/Florida School for the Deaf & Blind

2026 total comp
$99,771
Sub-department
Program St Grant/K12-Non Fefp
Base pay
$99,771
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,771
Hire date
2022-06-29
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
Rose

Source-specific fields

Class Code
9539
Position Number
008280

At Florida School for the Deaf & Blind, Marcelle Healy serves as a Assistant Principal within Program St Grant/K12-Non Fefp. They have served since 2022 (about 4 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $99,771.

Jessica Waldbillig

Assistant Principal/Florida School for the Deaf & Blind

2026 total comp
$93,482
Sub-department
Program St Grant/K12-Non Fefp
Base pay
$93,482
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,482
Hire date
2022-08-03
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
G

Source-specific fields

Class Code
9539
Position Number
008075

At Florida School for the Deaf & Blind, Jessica Waldbillig serves as a Assistant Principal within Program St Grant/K12-Non Fefp. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 4 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $93,482.