Georgia / Atlanta Independent School System / Principal
Job-title file
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.
What the records show
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
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 figure — above the 90th 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 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.
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
Principal is held in 179 Georgia departments. In Atlanta Independent School System, the median of $166,522 ranks #2 of 179.
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
This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $125,516 ranks #6 of 7. See Principal across all of Georgia →
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/Atlanta Independent School System
Shermaine Jennings is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $186,239.
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Ronald Garlington works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Ronald earned $184,187 in 2025.
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Robin Christian works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Robin earned $183,680 in 2025.
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Kimberly Whitfield is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $183,167.
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Lakisha Wright is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $182,576.
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At Atlanta Independent School System, Yusuf Muhammad serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $182,538.
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At Atlanta Independent School System, Barbara Shea serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $181,768.
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Reginald Lawrence holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $180,821.
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John Waller is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $179,180.