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Georgia / Butts County Board of Education / Principal

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Principal

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

6 employees hold this title in Butts County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $112,190, above the department median of $35,399.

Employees
6
Total payroll
$678.2K
Role median
$112,190
Agency median
$35,399
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. Butts County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $112,190 for this role, 9% above that figureabout the 59th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Butts 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
Butts County Board of Education median · $112,190

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 Butts 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. Butts County Board of Education’s median base salary is 6% 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
Butts County Board of Education median · $112,190

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 Butts County Board of Education is $112,190, 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 Butts County Board of Education, the median of $112,190 ranks #90 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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Desmond Foster

Principal/Butts County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$122,223
Base pay
$122,223
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$122,223

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$586

Desmond Foster is a Principal at Butts County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $122,223.

Suzan Harris

Principal/Butts County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$121,938
Base pay
$121,938
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,938

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$599

Suzan Harris is a Principal at Butts County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $121,938.

Tiffany Flanders

Principal/Butts County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$113,225
Base pay
$113,225
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,225

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,333

Tiffany Flanders holds the role of Principal at Butts County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,225.

Belinda Boyd

Principal/Butts County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$111,154
Base pay
$111,154
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$111,154

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,272

Belinda Boyd is a Principal at Butts County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $111,154.

Shannon Daniel

Principal/Butts County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$105,041
Base pay
$105,041
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,041

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,801

Shannon Daniel works as a Principal for Butts County Board of Education. Shannon earned $105,041 in 2025.

Derek Vander Ven

Principal/Butts County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$104,617
Base pay
$104,617
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,617

Derek Vander Ven is a Principal at Butts County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $104,617.