Georgia / Columbia County Board of Education / Principal
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
36 employees hold this title in Columbia County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $127,161, above the department median of $47,369.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 36 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. Columbia County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $128,307 for this role, 24% above that figure — about the 78th 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 Columbia 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. Columbia County Board of Education’s median base salary is 21% above that national figure, about the 70th 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 34 of 36 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in 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 Columbia County Board of Education is $127,161, 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 Columbia County Board of Education, the median of $127,161 ranks #29 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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At Columbia County Board of Education, Charles Fulmer serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $162,057.
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Juliet King holds the role of Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $161,947.
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Wrenford White works as a Principal for Columbia County Board of Education. Wrenford earned $161,795 in 2025.
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Casey Dees is a Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $160,819.
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Holly Barnes works as a Principal for Columbia County Board of Education. Holly earned $152,662 in 2025.
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Vicki Tarleton holds the role of Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $147,314.
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Elijah Putnam works as a Principal for Columbia County Board of Education. Elijah earned $143,339 in 2025.
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Andrew Young works as a Principal for Columbia County Board of Education. Andrew earned $142,661 in 2025.
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Marlo Leatherwood is a Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $138,763.
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Jeremy Medlin holds the role of Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $138,588.
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Grace Meyer is a Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $138,509.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Katherine Yeargain serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,297.
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Sherry Allen holds the role of Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $138,217.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Mary Bridges serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,077.
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Tonya Gambrell is a Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $137,793.
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Leslie Dial works as a Principal for Columbia County Board of Education. Leslie earned $135,127 in 2025.
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Rodney Tyson holds the role of Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $129,329.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Angela Mcdaniel serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $127,284.
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Stephanie Winter holds the role of Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $127,038.
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Tonia Ellis holds the role of Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $127,022.
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Angela Young is a Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $126,862.
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Antonia Miller works as a Principal for Columbia County Board of Education. Antonia earned $126,742 in 2025.
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Bridgette Cliatt works as a Principal for Columbia County Board of Education. Bridgette earned $122,193 in 2025.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Valerie Allen serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,774.
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Toni Cliatt works as a Principal for Columbia County Board of Education. Toni earned $118,365 in 2025.
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Whitney Smith works as a Principal for Columbia County Board of Education. Whitney earned $116,620 in 2025.
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Brian Killips holds the role of Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $116,103.
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Sean Prouty is a Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $115,996.
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John Bush works as a Principal for Columbia County Board of Education. John earned $115,508 in 2025.
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Michael Carraway holds the role of Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,278.
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Valery Reed works as a Principal for Columbia County Board of Education. Valery earned $109,234 in 2025.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Susan Odom serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,501.
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Lynn Gardner works as a Principal for Columbia County Board of Education. Lynn earned $104,621 in 2025.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Clifton Stitcher serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,350.
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At Columbia County Board of Education, Melissa Culpepper serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $11,390.
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Benton Cunningham holds the role of Principal at Columbia County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $8,664.