Georgia / Jefferson County Board of Education / Principal
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
5 employees hold this title in Jefferson County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $106,100, above the department median of $29,676.
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. Jefferson County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $106,100 for this role, 3% above that figure — about the 53rd 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 Jefferson 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. Jefferson County Board of Education’s median base salary is in line withthat national figure, about the 50th 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 Jefferson County Board of Education is $106,100, 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 Jefferson County Board of Education, the median of $106,100 ranks #135 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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Principal/Jefferson County Board of Education
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At Jefferson County Board of Education, Carl Prescott serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $118,271.
Principal/Jefferson County Board of Education
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Moya Pope holds the role of Principal at Jefferson County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,465.
Principal/Jefferson County Board of Education
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At Jefferson County Board of Education, Melvin Farmer serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $106,100.
Principal/Jefferson County Board of Education
Christina Ethridge is a Principal at Jefferson County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $104,711.
Principal/Jefferson County Board of Education
At Jefferson County Board of Education, Jessica Howard serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,175.