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Georgia / Atkinson County Board of Education / Principal

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Principal

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

5 employees hold this title in Atkinson County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $109,235, above the department median of $42,218.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$445.4K
Role median
$109,235
Agency median
$42,218
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Principal pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondaryabout 7,530 people is $103,360. Atkinson County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $111,071 for this role, 7% above that figureabout the 58th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Atkinson County Board of Education sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$81,440
$93,980
$103,360
$126,630
$135,990
Atkinson County Board of Education median · $111,071

The bar is the range of annual wages for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Atkinson County Board of Education’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. Atkinson County Board of Education’s median base salary is 5% above that national figure, about the 55th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,280
$86,040
$105,870
$134,630
$167,770
Atkinson County Board of Education median · $111,071

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 Georgia range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 4 of 5 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Atkinson County Board of Education is $109,235, 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

This role across Georgia

Principal is held in 179 Georgia departments. In Atkinson County Board of Education, the median of $109,235 ranks #107 of 179.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Principal role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Principal beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $125,516 ranks #6 of 7. See Principal across all of Georgia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Chicago Public Schools
$223,911 · 478
New York City
$200,053 · 1,959
District of Columbia
$197,776 · 116
South Carolina
$117,713 · 14

Median total compensation for comparable 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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Calandra Holmes

Principal/Atkinson County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$116,515
Base pay
$116,515
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,515

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$694

At Atkinson County Board of Education, Calandra Holmes serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $116,515.

Jarred Morris

Principal/Atkinson County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$112,906
Base pay
$112,906
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$112,906

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$923

At Atkinson County Board of Education, Jarred Morris serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $112,906.

Cassandra Griffis

Principal/Atkinson County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$109,235
Base pay
$109,235
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,235

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$978

Cassandra Griffis is a Principal at Atkinson County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $109,235.

Tomie Gurley

Principal/Atkinson County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$100,732
Base pay
$100,732
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,732

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$850

Tomie Gurley is a Principal at Atkinson County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $100,732.

Elisha Meeks

Principal/Atkinson County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$6,000
Base pay
$6,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,000

Elisha Meeks holds the role of Principal at Atkinson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $6,000.