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Georgia / Laurens County Board of Education / Principal

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Principal

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

9 employees hold this title in Laurens County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $112,078, above the department median of $46,631.

Employees
9
Total payroll
$1M
Role median
$112,078
Agency median
$46,631
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$98,021$137,902+

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

How total compensation varies among the 9 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 Secondaryabout 7,530 people is $103,360. Laurens County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $112,078 for this role, 8% above that figureabout the 59th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Laurens 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
Laurens County Board of Education median · $112,078

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 Laurens 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. Laurens County Board of Education’s median base salary is 6% above that national figure, about the 55th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,280
$86,040
$105,870
$134,630
$167,770
Laurens County Board of Education median · $112,078

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 Laurens County Board of Education is $112,078, 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 Laurens County Board of Education, the median of $112,078 ranks #91 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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Dewana Kemp

Principal/Laurens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$140,225
Base pay
$140,225
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$140,225

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$6,017

At Laurens County Board of Education, Dewana Kemp serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $140,225.

Christopher Cannon

Principal/Laurens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$125,706
Base pay
$125,706
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$125,706

At Laurens County Board of Education, Christopher Cannon serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,706.

Janelle Butler

Principal/Laurens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$121,815
Base pay
$121,815
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,815

At Laurens County Board of Education, Janelle Butler serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $121,815.

Scotty Waldrep

Principal/Laurens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$121,516
Base pay
$121,516
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,516

Scotty Waldrep is a Principal at Laurens County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $121,516.

Edwin Bland

Principal/Laurens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$112,078
Base pay
$112,078
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$112,078

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,245

At Laurens County Board of Education, Edwin Bland serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $112,078.

Kelly Dean

Principal/Laurens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$106,277
Base pay
$106,277
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,277

Kelly Dean is a Principal at Laurens County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $106,277.

Keldrick Burke

Principal/Laurens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$103,476
Base pay
$103,476
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,476

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,041

Keldrick Burke holds the role of Principal at Laurens County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,476.

Jeffery Dean

Principal/Laurens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$100,531
Base pay
$100,531
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,531

Jeffery Dean works as a Principal for Laurens County Board of Education. Jeffery earned $100,531 in 2025.

Brandi Purser

Principal/Laurens County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$98,021
Base pay
$98,021
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,021

Brandi Purser is a Principal at Laurens County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $98,021.