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Georgia / Bryan County Board of Education / Principal

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Principal

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

9 employees hold this title in Bryan County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $125,308, above the department median of $45,495.

Employees
9
Total payroll
$1.1M
Role median
$125,308
Agency median
$45,495
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$100,672$146,003+

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

How total compensation varies among the 9 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 Secondaryabout 7,530 people is $103,360. Bryan County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $125,308 for this role, 21% above that figureabout the 74th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Bryan 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
Bryan County Board of Education median · $125,308

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 Bryan 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. Bryan County Board of Education’s median base salary is 18% above that national figure, about the 67th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,280
$86,040
$105,870
$134,630
$167,770
Bryan County Board of Education median · $125,308

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.

Median total compensation for this role at Bryan County Board of Education is $125,308, 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 Bryan County Board of Education, the median of $125,308 ranks #35 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.

Same department

Other job titles in Bryan County Board of Education

Record list

Employees with this title

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Cleave Miller

Principal/Bryan County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$149,158
Base pay
$149,158
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$149,158

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,494

Cleave Miller works as a Principal for Bryan County Board of Education. Cleave earned $149,158 in 2025.

Jonathan Lea

Principal/Bryan County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$129,439
Base pay
$129,439
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$129,439

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$434

Jonathan Lea works as a Principal for Bryan County Board of Education. Jonathan earned $129,439 in 2025.

Nancy Highsmith

Principal/Bryan County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$125,524
Base pay
$125,524
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$125,524

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$660

At Bryan County Board of Education, Nancy Highsmith serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,524.

Karen Smith

Principal/Bryan County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$125,310
Base pay
$125,310
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$125,310

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$592

Karen Smith is a Principal at Bryan County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $125,310.

Joshua Cooper

Principal/Bryan County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$125,308
Base pay
$125,308
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$125,308

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,044

Joshua Cooper is a Principal at Bryan County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $125,308.

Jesse Winter

Principal/Bryan County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$124,217
Base pay
$124,217
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$124,217

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,062

Jesse Winter is a Principal at Bryan County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $124,217.

Heather Tucker

Principal/Bryan County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$119,854
Base pay
$119,854
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,854

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$179

Heather Tucker holds the role of Principal at Bryan County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $119,854.

Alison Holcombe

Principal/Bryan County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$118,109
Base pay
$118,109
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$118,109

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$412

At Bryan County Board of Education, Alison Holcombe serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $118,109.

Cassandra Cooper

Principal/Bryan County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$100,672
Base pay
$100,672
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,672

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$446

Cassandra Cooper works as a Principal for Bryan County Board of Education. Cassandra earned $100,672 in 2025.