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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Langston Longley works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Langston earned $161,968 in 2025.
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Tekeshia Hollis works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Tekeshia earned $160,296 in 2025.
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Benita Grant holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $160,230.
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Jacob Bland works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Jacob earned $158,905 in 2025.
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Thalise Perry holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $158,213.
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Melissa Stjoy holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $157,594.
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Tonetta Green holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $157,029.
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Carla Mccall holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $156,411.
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Gretchian Blair is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $155,905.
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Jaron Trimble is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $155,905.
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Kristy Reese is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $152,653.
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Melanie Sithole is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $146,816.
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Dominique Merriweather is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $146,720.
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Teruko Dobashi is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $139,923.
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Phillip Braziel works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Phillip earned $139,692 in 2025.
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Denise Bringslid works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Denise earned $138,743 in 2025.
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Lami Aiken holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $126,047.
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Heather Stephenson is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $125,402.
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Michael Forehand is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $123,766.
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William Wade is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $102,746.
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Joseph Salley works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Joseph earned $70,790 in 2025.
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Paula Snowden works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Paula earned $44,189 in 2025.
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Anyee' Payne holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $33,185.
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Ernest Sessoms works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Ernest earned $19,054 in 2025.
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Timothy Jones holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $12,465.
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Joi Kilpatrick works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Joi earned $11,092 in 2025.
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Octavius Harris works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Octavius earned $10,696 in 2025.
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At Atlanta Independent School System, Brenton Mcbride serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $9,938.
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Lachendra Dupree holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $7,441.
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At Atlanta Independent School System, Francine Greer serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $7,301.
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At Atlanta Independent School System, Tiffany Brown serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $6,952.
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At Atlanta Independent School System, Adib Shakir serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $6,278.
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Camisha Perry works as a Principal for Atlanta Independent School System. Camisha earned $5,292 in 2025.
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Keenya Jackson holds the role of Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,287.
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Dione Simon is a Principal at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $960.
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At Atlanta Independent School System, Summer Clayton serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $504.