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Georgia / Jones County Board of Education / Principal

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Principal

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

7 employees hold this title in Jones County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $115,767, above the department median of $41,363.

Employees
7
Total payroll
$815.8K
Role median
$115,767
Agency median
$41,363
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Principal pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondaryabout 7,530 people is $103,360. Jones County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $115,767 for this role, 12% above that figureabout the 63rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Jones 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
Jones County Board of Education median · $115,767

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 Jones 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 Secondaryabout 328,330 people is $105,870. Jones County Board of Education’s median base salary is 9% above that national figure, about the 59th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,280
$86,040
$105,870
$134,630
$167,770
Jones County Board of Education median · $115,767

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 Jones County Board of Education is $115,767, 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 Jones County Board of Education, the median of $115,767 ranks #74 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 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Stacy Carr

Principal/Jones County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$126,305
Base pay
$126,305
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$126,305

Stacy Carr is a Principal at Jones County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $126,305.

Dennis Woolfolk

Principal/Jones County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$119,839
Base pay
$119,839
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,839

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,340

Dennis Woolfolk works as a Principal for Jones County Board of Education. Dennis earned $119,839 in 2025.

Leigh Anderson

Principal/Jones County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$117,282
Base pay
$117,282
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$117,282

Leigh Anderson works as a Principal for Jones County Board of Education. Leigh earned $117,282 in 2025.

Melody Nebel

Principal/Jones County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$115,767
Base pay
$115,767
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,767

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,320

Melody Nebel holds the role of Principal at Jones County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $115,767.

Gwinnette Hudson

Principal/Jones County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$115,282
Base pay
$115,282
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,282

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,978

Gwinnette Hudson works as a Principal for Jones County Board of Education. Gwinnette earned $115,282 in 2025.

Keisha Pitts

Principal/Jones County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$115,282
Base pay
$115,282
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,282

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,303

At Jones County Board of Education, Keisha Pitts serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $115,282.

James Cavender

Principal/Jones County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$105,998
Base pay
$105,998
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,998

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,234

James Cavender is a Principal at Jones County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $105,998.