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Georgia / Atlanta Independent School System / Principal

Job-title file

Principal

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

76 employees hold this title in Atlanta Independent School System. Median total compensation for the role is $166,522, above the department median of $66,865.

Employees
76
Total payroll
$10.3M
Role median
$166,522
Agency median
$66,865
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$504$197,007+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 76 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Principal pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary — about 7,530 people — is $103,360. Atlanta Independent School System pays a median base salary of $168,908 for this role, 63% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Atlanta Independent School System sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$81,440
$93,980
$103,360
$126,630
$135,990
Atlanta Independent School System median · $168,908

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 Atlanta Independent School System’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. Atlanta Independent School System’s median base salary is 60% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,280
$86,040
$105,870
$134,630
$167,770
Atlanta Independent School System median · $168,908

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 63 of 76 people in this role paid at least $25,000in 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 Atlanta Independent School System is $166,522, 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 Atlanta Independent School System, the median of $166,522 ranks #2 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 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

Employees with this title

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Christina Rogers

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$177,143
Base pay
$177,143
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$177,143

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,025

Christina Rogers holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $177,143.

Qualyn Mcintyre

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$176,351
Base pay
$176,351
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$176,351

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$4,304

At Atlanta Independent School System, Qualyn Mcintyre serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $176,351.

Timmy Foster

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$176,165
Base pay
$176,165
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$176,165

Timmy Foster is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $176,165.

Stacey Perot

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$175,410
Base pay
$175,410
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$175,410

At Atlanta Independent School System, Stacey Perot serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $175,410.

Shelante Patton

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$174,525
Base pay
$174,525
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$174,525

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,193

Shelante Patton is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $174,525.

Ramon Garner

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$173,078
Base pay
$173,078
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$173,078

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$165

Ramon Garner is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $173,078.

Angela Mitchell

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$172,874
Base pay
$172,874
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$172,874

Angela Mitchell holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $172,874.

Joy Antone

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$172,821
Base pay
$172,821
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$172,821

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$305

Joy Antone holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $172,821.

Quentina Pruitt

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$172,209
Base pay
$172,209
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$172,209

At Atlanta Independent School System, Quentina Pruitt serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $172,209.

Kimberly Gibbs

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$171,670
Base pay
$171,670
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$171,670

Kimberly Gibbs holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $171,670.

Tiauna Crooms

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$171,610
Base pay
$171,610
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$171,610

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,587

At Atlanta Independent School System, Tiauna Crooms serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $171,610.

Crystal January

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$171,443
Base pay
$171,443
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$171,443

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$6,443

Crystal January is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $171,443.

Terry Harness

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$171,292
Base pay
$171,292
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$171,292

Terry Harness holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $171,292.

Kristen Horton

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$169,667
Base pay
$169,667
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$169,667

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$719

At Atlanta Independent School System, Kristen Horton serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $169,667.

Tony Ford

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$169,084
Base pay
$169,084
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$169,084

At Atlanta Independent School System, Tony Ford serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $169,084.

Jerry Parker

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$169,084
Base pay
$169,084
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$169,084

At Atlanta Independent School System, Jerry Parker serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $169,084.

Tiffany Momon

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$168,908
Base pay
$168,908
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$168,908

Tiffany Momon is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $168,908.

Tiffany Franklin

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$168,788
Base pay
$168,788
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$168,788

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,964

Tiffany Franklin works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Tiffany earned $168,788 in 2025.

Enrique Ralls

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$168,704
Base pay
$168,704
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$168,704

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,743

Enrique Ralls holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $168,704.

Tiffany Ragin

Principal/Atlanta Independent School System

2025 total comp
$168,584
Base pay
$168,584
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$168,584

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,031

Tiffany Ragin is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $168,584.