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Georgia / Lee County Board of Education / Principal

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Principal

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

10 employees hold this title in Lee County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $114,859, above the department median of $39,389.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$1M
Role median
$114,859
Agency median
$39,389
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$7,219$133,260+

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

How total compensation varies among the 10 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. Lee County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $115,542 for this role, 12% above that figureabout the 63rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Lee 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
Lee County Board of Education median · $115,542

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 Lee 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. Lee County Board of Education’s median base salary is 9% above that national figure, about the 58th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,280
$86,040
$105,870
$134,630
$167,770
Lee County Board of Education median · $115,542

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.

Computed over the 9 of 10 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Lee County Board of Education is $114,859, 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 Lee County Board of Education, the median of $114,859 ranks #77 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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Karen Hancock

Principal/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$133,963
Base pay
$133,963
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$133,963

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$222

At Lee County Board of Education, Karen Hancock serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $133,963.

Brian Holt

Principal/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$130,060
Base pay
$130,060
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,060

Brian Holt holds the role of Principal at Lee County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,060.

Ginger Lawrence

Principal/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$121,718
Base pay
$121,718
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,718

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$499

Ginger Lawrence works as a Principal for Lee County Board of Education. Ginger earned $121,718 in 2025.

John Savelle

Principal/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$115,676
Base pay
$115,676
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,676

John Savelle works as a Principal for Lee County Board of Education. John earned $115,676 in 2025.

Jaimie Murdock

Principal/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$115,542
Base pay
$115,542
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,542

Jaimie Murdock is a Principal at Lee County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $115,542.

Magdalene Grange

Principal/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$114,176
Base pay
$114,176
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$114,176

Magdalene Grange holds the role of Principal at Lee County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,176.

Melissa Edwards

Principal/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$107,676
Base pay
$107,676
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$107,676

At Lee County Board of Education, Melissa Edwards serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $107,676.

Pamela Willis

Principal/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$106,945
Base pay
$106,945
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,945

Pamela Willis works as a Principal for Lee County Board of Education. Pamela earned $106,945 in 2025.

Hailey Kilcrease

Principal/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$90,290
Base pay
$90,290
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,290

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$755

At Lee County Board of Education, Hailey Kilcrease serves as a Principal. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,290.

Candice Smith

Principal/Lee County Board of Education

2025 total comp
$7,219
Base pay
$7,219
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,219

Candice Smith holds the role of Principal at Lee County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $7,219.