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Georgia / Houston County Board of Education / Principal

Job-title file

Principal

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

43 employees hold this title in Houston County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $145,386, above the department median of $41,621.

Employees
43
Total payroll
$6.1M
Role median
$145,386
Agency median
$41,621
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$99,871$160,409+

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

How total compensation varies among the 43 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 Secondary — about 7,530 people — is $103,360. Houston County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $145,386 for this role, 41% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Houston 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
Houston County Board of Education median · $145,386

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 Houston 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. Houston County Board of Education’s median base salary is 37% above that national figure, about the 80th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,280
$86,040
$105,870
$134,630
$167,770
Houston County Board of Education median · $145,386

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 Houston County Board of Education is $145,386, 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 Houston County Board of Education, the median of $145,386 ranks #8 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 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

Employees with this title

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Mark Sams

Principal/Houston County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$153,245
Base pay
$153,245
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$153,245

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,400

Mark Sams works as a Principal for Houston County Board of Education. Mark earned $153,245 in 2025.

Sherry Johnson

Principal/Houston County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$152,457
Base pay
$152,457
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$152,457

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,704

Sherry Johnson holds the role of Principal at Houston County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $152,457.

Ronald Wynn

Principal/Houston County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$152,457
Base pay
$152,457
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$152,457

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,063

At Houston County Board of Education, Ronald Wynn serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $152,457.

Charles Burch

Principal/Houston County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$152,457
Base pay
$152,457
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$152,457

Charles Burch holds the role of Principal at Houston County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $152,457.

Joseph Dean

Principal/Houston County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$152,457
Base pay
$152,457
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$152,457

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,377

Joseph Dean holds the role of Principal at Houston County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $152,457.

Marlon Robinson

Principal/Houston County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$152,457
Base pay
$152,457
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$152,457

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,125

Marlon Robinson holds the role of Principal at Houston County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $152,457.

Kawanya Isom

Principal/Houston County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$152,457
Base pay
$152,457
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$152,457

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$236

Kawanya Isom holds the role of Principal at Houston County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $152,457.

Alma Mundy

Principal/Houston County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$152,457
Base pay
$152,457
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$152,457

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,991

Alma Mundy holds the role of Principal at Houston County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $152,457.