Georgia / Jackson 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 Jackson County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $121,279, above the department median of $48,156.
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. Jackson County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $121,279 for this role, 17% above that figure — about the 69th 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 Jackson 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. Jackson County Board of Education’s median base salary is 15% above that national figure, about the 63rd 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 Jackson County Board of Education is $121,279, 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 Jackson County Board of Education, the median of $121,279 ranks #45 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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John Uesseler holds the role of Principal at Jackson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $152,768.
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At Jackson County Board of Education, Jason Wester serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,372.
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Meredith Blackburn holds the role of Principal at Jackson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $134,156.
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Matt Stratemeyer holds the role of Principal at Jackson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,236.
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Miriam Ledford-Lyle is a Principal at Jackson County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $129,334.
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At Jackson County Board of Education, Melissa Gillespie serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,111.
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Kristin Holloway works as a Principal for Jackson County Board of Education. Kristin earned $121,678 in 2025.
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Katherine Warwick holds the role of Principal at Jackson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $120,880.
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Allyson Pennington holds the role of Principal at Jackson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $119,370.
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Joshua Todd works as a Principal for Jackson County Board of Education. Joshua earned $119,370 in 2025.
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At Jackson County Board of Education, Lori King serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,370.
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Sharon Ausburn works as a Principal for Jackson County Board of Education. Sharon earned $118,426 in 2025.
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Johnathan Harris works as a Principal for Jackson County Board of Education. Johnathan earned $116,460 in 2025.
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At Jackson County Board of Education, Amy Adams serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $112,716.