Georgia / Colquitt County Board of Education / Principal
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
14 employees hold this title in Colquitt County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $107,667, above the department median of $52,367.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 14 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. Colquitt County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $107,667 for this role, 4% above that figure — about the 55th 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 Colquitt 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 Secondary — about 328,330 people — is $105,870. Colquitt County Board of Education’s median base salary is 2% above that national figure, about the 52nd 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Colquitt County Board of Education is $107,667, 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 Colquitt County Board of Education, the median of $107,667 ranks #118 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 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.
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Record list
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Christopher Merritt is a Principal at Colquitt County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $159,525.
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Frederick Smith is a Principal at Colquitt County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $143,007.
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At Colquitt County Board of Education, Joshua Purvis serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $126,699.
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Gistacy Brown is a Principal at Colquitt County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $117,115.
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Kristyn Nelms is a Principal at Colquitt County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $108,042.
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Darius Dawson works as a Principal for Colquitt County Board of Education. Darius earned $107,917 in 2025.
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At Colquitt County Board of Education, Marlon Daniels serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $107,917.
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Summer Hall holds the role of Principal at Colquitt County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $107,417.
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At Colquitt County Board of Education, Kati Stephan serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,527.
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Brian Knighton holds the role of Principal at Colquitt County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $100,450.
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Brian Beaty works as a Principal for Colquitt County Board of Education. Brian earned $98,038 in 2025.
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At Colquitt County Board of Education, Kati Strickland serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $91,759.
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At Colquitt County Board of Education, Brad Roberts serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,847.
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Janet Smith works as a Principal for Colquitt County Board of Education. Janet earned $85,425 in 2025.